Having a singular, unique theme for your online store in PrestaShop is a great and easy way to stand out among the competitors and be remembered by the customers and visitors. Here’s a comprehensible guide on how to create your own PrestaShop 1.7 theme template for those who have only recently began working with this solution. Read more
Choosing ecommerce platform is the most fundamental decision you should make before launching a webstore. Of course, it is possible to migrate from one platform to another, but do you really want to spend time and money doing this? It would be much wiser to explore the question, look into the distinctions between platforms and only then make a choice. To facilitate the task let’s overview and compare two popular platforms: PrestaShop and Shopify.
Search engine optimization is too important for a webstore to be ignored. And we are sure every online store owner knows about it. If you are a beginner in SEO, don’t be afraid of all these tags and keywords. Slow down, exhale and start from the main element — the title tag.
I have seen some truly terrifying code in the course of my professional life. When you see such a code, all you want to do is to leave the project, hide in a corner and cry.
A discount coupon is a great tool for drawing customer attention to some particular products on your store and promoting your sales. PrestaShop 1.7 offers a convenient tool for creating vouchers and discount coupons directly in the admin panel. Let’s take a look at how you can create discount codes in PrestaShop via the admin panel and programmatically.
Gifts are something that everyone likes. That’s why it has become almost a rule of thumb in ecommerce to launch a special offer or a discount to surprise and please customers during the holiday season. And what is the best way to inform every webstore visitor about your current offer? Right, it’s popup! BelVG took this into account and developed a special popup module for PrestaShop 1.7 online stores. The two main features of the module are: it is made for the upcoming Halloween and it’s absolutely free!
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In case you are using Google Maps API on a localhost or your domain was not active prior to June 22nd, 2016, you’ll need to use the API Key for sending requests. Otherwise, you’ll get a gray error message instead of the map rendering. To fix this problem, please see the documentation to get a Google Maps Api key and add it to your application.
Sitemap is a file that is needed to increase the indexing speed of your website by search engines. To create a Sitemap in PrestaShop 1.7, you need to install and configure a special “Google Sitemap” module.
SEO settings play an important role in the life of a website. Without them, you won’t be able to increase the position in the search result and provide visitors exactly with the products they are looking for. In this article, we will discuss such an important SEO tool as <alt> and <title> attributes of a product image. But first, let’s take a look at some theory.
In this article, we will talk about a module that has been used for a long time by more than a thousand online stores — Pre-order and Waiting List Module. With the release of CMS PrestaShop 1.7, we started rewriting the modules for this version of the platform. Today I’ll tell you about the difficulties I encountered when developing the module for this version of PrestaShop.
Being one of the most used e-commerce platforms in the world, Prestashop has established the reputation as a reliable tool that meets all client’s expectations. Despite benefits, it brings there are so many questions left that need explanation. Prestashop is constantly changing so its users need to keep pace with it. That’s why the BelVG company has accepted the responsibility to enlighten the minds, having created the blog dedicated the relevant issue. The questions that are being observed contain the following: Prestashop updates, Prestashop modules and themes reviews, “How to…” tutorials, recent news about new Prestashop 1.7 version, Prestashop User Guides, Prestashop Developer Guides. All the topics are written by experienced developers who have been involved in Prestashop world for more than 7 years. Relying on the experience of highly-qualified professionals, you’re provided with straightforward information while keeping updated.