Commative launches new Magento extension for Google Shopping

Posted on May 1, 2013 by admin

Commative, the developer of some of the leading Magento themes and extensions, is pleased to announce its latest Magento extension for Google Shopping. This powerful tool enables e-commerce companies to manage and list their products to Google’s latest product listing directory from their Magento admin panel.

Google Shopping is an increasingly dominant price comparison engine that is highly visible when searching for products on Google providing an ideal avenue for online retailers to connect with shoppers on desktop, mobile and tablet devices. When customers search for a product, Google Shopping will show a selection of provide pictures, pricing, product details and all the other information customers need to purchase the product.

With Commative’s new Magento Google Shopping Extension, you can easily manage this new sales opportunity through your Magento admin panel. The tool will automatically update information and prices when you change your main catalog. You can easily map the product to the category of your choice in Google and configure the settings down the product level.

Try this new Magento extension today and buy with confidence: Commative’s extensions and themes all come with 30 day money-back guarantee, free professional support and updates for life!

Thanks,

The Commative Team

Live Magento Theme: 8CUB on Ultimento 3

Posted on April 22, 2013 by admin

This is a great example of what you can do with Ultimento 3 by using some CSS edits and add some promotional blocks to the home page of the template. Many of Ultimento’s core features are enabled including the Magento javascript slider extension, the Magento instant shopping cart, and the Magento optimized check-out page.

It is a sleek look and perfect for a fashion brand like 8CUB. Please take a minute to look at some of the features at 8cub.com

Magento Imagine 2013 Going On Now

Posted on April 8, 2013 by admin

Magento’s 2013 Imagine Conference has officially begun! Follow Magento’s own liveblog of the event to stay up to date with all the activity from Las Vegas.

Tonight began with a brief overview and some time to network with other Magentoites, and tomorrow has lots in store. There will be presentations on SEO, a keynote speech from eBay CEO John Donahoe and Magento COO Roy Rubin, and a number of breakout sessions on a variety of Magento topics.

This by far the biggest Magento event of the year so stay tuned to hear if Magento has any surprise announcements up their sleeve!

The Commative Team

New Live Magento Template: Nordelectronics on Ultimento 3

Posted on March 29, 2013 by admin

This online retailer of electronics in the Baltic states is a great example of using Ultimento’s many built-in Magento extensions and customizable theme to build your store. For example, in addition to customizing the color scheme and some layout features, this Magento store has taken full advantage of the Magento exploded menu extension and the ability to showcase products and brands in the drop-down menu.

According to the team at Nordelectronics they chose Ultimento as their Magento theme because it “offers all the possibilities we need in order to create a successful e-commerce website and are extremely happy with Commative.”

The site is also good case study for how Ultimento works with other Magento extensions. This store uses Gomage’s Advanced Navigation and Php4u’s Blast Search Lucence.

Please take a moment to review the entire site at nordelectronics.ee

Internet Retailing Expo 2013

Posted on March 19, 2013 by admin

If you’re an online or multichannel retailer then you’re going to want to check out Internet Retailing Expo 2013 at the NEC in Birmingham, England. This is one of the largest shows in the world dedicated to selling online and is an excellent resource for learning about new trends, networking with like minded colleagues, meeting new vendors, understanding best practices, and getting insights to keep you competitive.

The show packs a lot into two days and includes 12 workshops, 6 conferences, and over 150 exhibitors. Magento will be there taking up residence in the Pavilion along with a number of other Magento partners and providers. There are a number of speakers who will be presenting as well, including representatives from Forrester Research, Amazon, PayPal, and more.

There will also be free one on one consultations with Tony Sales, once labeled Britain’s Greatest Fraudster. Reformed after hacking his way to £30,000,000, he’ll be holding meetings to help retailers understand how criminals can abuse and break into their systems.

It’s a great show if you can make, so make sure to check it out.

The Commative Team

Magento’s New Privacy Policy

Posted on March 9, 2013 by admin

Most people tend to pass on reading through long boring legal documents whenever they’re installing new software, filling out forms, and especially hearing about changes to their privacy policies. It may not always be the most pressing information to stay on top of, but Magento recently updated their privacy policy and it’s good to know what kinds of changes may affect you…

Cookies – There have been changes to how Magento tracks users on its site with cookies and other tracking technologies.
Collecting Personal Information – Updates have been made both to how Magento describes your personal information and an expansion of what they collect (mostly through calls and text messages)
Sharing Personal Information – Magento will not share personal information with any third parties, but note this doesn’t preclude them from giving information to parent company eBay.
Privacy Disputes – Magento now works with privacy dispute resolution provider TRUSTe

The changes are immediate for new users of Magento and will apply to all customers starting on April 6th, 2013.

Stay informed!

The Commative Team

New live Ultimento Template on Magento: CLn Skin Care

Posted on March 5, 2013 by admin

We are pleased to showcase another recent launch of a Magento store using Ultimento. As opposed to some of our more traditional online retailers, this website only has two products. However, the Ultimento template is still ideal to help showcase the products and uses CMS pages and blocks to provide much more detailed product information, news and customer testimonials.

The Magento template has been edited throughout the header by moving some pieces around off the menu bar, and it uses Google fonts and different colors throughout the site. However, the major edits have been made to the product pages by using a 3 column display, edits to the main price box, and leveraging the built-in product tab extension to incorporate custom attribute information. It also uses a custom tier message system (buy X and save Y) to have an actual add to cart box and link (‘our most popular offer’). For those interested, the “3″ in three pack is pulled from the tier volume, and pricing from backend

Please take a closer look at all the features here: www.clnwash.com

Magento template on Ultimento: CLn Skin Care

Get Your Magento Site Ready for IE10

Posted on February 26, 2013 by admin

The two words that scare web developers the most are often “Internet Explorer”. While version 9 of Microsoft’s flagship browser ushered in a new era of stability and speed, earlier versions of IE are almost universally derided for incompatibilities and poor performance.

Unlike Chrome and Firefox, the biggest problem with IE has always been the fact that it can’t upgrade itself. No browser is perfect, but without the ability to go get updates behind the scenes most users end up using software that is sometimes years old. This all changed with Internet Explorer 10 which supports automatic upgrades, but unfortunately IE 10 was only available on Windows 8. Until now…

Microsoft has just announced the availability of IE 10 on Windows 7, making their newest browser available to the largest audience of Windows users. You should soon see a majority of users move over allowing developers to begin standardizing their projects across modern browsers. For online shop owners, especially the Magento ones, this is vital to simplifying testing, feature roll outs, and general compatibility. If you haven’t gotten IE 10 on your own computers now is the time!

The Commative Team

Nexcess Beefs Up Magento Hosting Options

Posted on February 3, 2013 by admin

Premier web hosting Magento partner Nexcess has announced a new high-end hosting option for Magento users with heavy volume. The MCE-SIP-400 option now buttresses the base SIP-100, 200, and 300 offerings by giving customers access to a scalable solution that can grow with your business.

Even the largest Magento sites can be served with a MCE-SIP-400 account as the base configuration includes:

6 Web Application Servers – Dell Power Edge R420, 2x Eight Core Sandy-Bridge Processors, 24GB of Memory, 2x 73GB 10K SAS Drives – RAID 1
2 Database Servers – Dell Power Edge R420, 2x Eight Core Sandy-Bridge Processors, 24GB of Memory, 4x 146GB 15K SAS Drives – RAID 10
File Server – Dell R410, 2x Quad Core Processors, 24GB of Memory, 4x 300GB 15K SAS Drives – RAID 10
Load Balancer - Dell Power Edge 1950, 2x Quad Core Processors, 16GB of Memory, 2x 73GB 10K SAS Drives – RAID 1

As you can see, this is a monster system! Nexcess has always been a Commative Magento hosting favorite, and now they can fit any need big or small so check them out.

The Commative Team

Learn More With Magento Webinars

Posted on January 24, 2013 by admin

Ecommerce presents almost unlimited options for what you can do to improve your store, the customer experience, the presentation of your product, and to ultimately sell more. Magento is the best tool for the job to start, but part of what makes Magento so great is the massive community that has grown up around it to help broaden the platform into the ultimate ecommerce offering.

So how does one learn about all the extensions and themes and tips and tricks that can take Ultimento to the next level? Well, you can start by checking out a series of Magento webinars that have been put together to help guide you. Learn about everything from conversion optimization and responsive themes to system integrations and the power of B2B commerce.

The ecommerce landscape is as competitive as ever so it’s critical you find the advantages that will give your store the edge. Take a look at Magento’s webinars and keep your eyes peeled for blogs (especially the Commative Blog) to make sure you stay ahead of the pack.

The Commative Team