Month: April 2014
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HOW TO CREATE AN ANCHOR CATEGORY ON MAGENTO
Magento offers you the ability to create Anchor Categories. Then this is where its subcategories are shown like layered navigation options. For example if you choose to have ‘Electronics’ as the anchor category, then the subcategories will be shown in a layered navigation way like this; Laptop TV’s Mobile Phones To create an Anchor Category, […]
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HOW TO CREATE A PRODUCT ON MAGENTO
Magento allows you to add as many products to your store as you wish. You also have the opportunity to fill in any information you want about the product to entice customers into buying it. It is possible to add ‘Meta Information’ which will make your product easier to find from a search engine such […]
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HOW TO CREATE A SUBCATEGORY ON MAGENTO
Subcategories are another way for customers to identify specific products on your website without searching through products they don’t want. Magento offers the ability for a category to have as many subcategories as needed and they can be accessed by the customer through the categories drop down menu on your site navigation bar. In turn […]
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HOW TO CREATE A NEW PAGE IN MAGENTO
Magento provides a basic content management system to present your information using however many pages you want. The first important pages to show your customers who you are and a little bit about you and your store are your ‘About Us’ or ‘Contact Us’. By going to the backend of your website and filling in […]
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HOW TO CREATE STORE EMAIL ADDRESSES IN MAGENTO
Magento offers the ability to create store email addresses for your website. This will offer a more professional look when emailing customers and you can personalize the name of these to what you wish. You can allocate specific emails for General Contact, Customer Support and Sales. These emails are also used to send error reports […]
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HOW TO EDIT YOUR SHIPPING SETTINGS ON MAGENTO
Magento offers you the ability to configure your shipping settings from the backend of your website, which will mean you can provide customers with a range of methods and costs during checkout. It is possible to link in major couriers meaning you can print the labels straight away and send it off, Magento has links […]
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HOW TO CREATE STORE EMAIL ADDRESSES IN MAGENTO
Magento offers the ability to create store email addresses for your website. This will offer a more professional look when emailing customers and you can personalize the name of these to what you wish. You can allocate specific emails for General Contact, Customer Support and Sales. These emails are also used to send error reports […]
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HOW TO CREATE TAGS ON MAGENTO
Tags can be used by customers to find a selection of products on your site. The tag describes a certain aspect of the product, such as; Red Electronic Gift Popular tags make it easier for customers to find a product of a specific type without hunting through the website, which is more likely to make […]
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HOW TO CREATE A POLL IN MAGENTO
Although polls are often the 1st thing that are turned off when creating your site they do have their place. Magento has integrated polls from an early date and there is a management interface to allow you to create new questions and answers. Used correctly you can collect insights / opinions / trends from your […]