2. 17 useful Magento extensions for your
ecommerce store
An online store always has the need to
compete to take the lead. With the latest
marketing tools and online strategies set in
action by the competition, it is indeed a pretty
tough call. Magento-based stores have always
had great flexibility, especially with a great
range of Magento extensions. Here is a list of
17 best Magento extensions that could work
wonders on your ecommerce store.
3. A brilliant extension created by Fishpig – Magento
WordPress Integration, makesMagento store work
hand-in-hand with your official blog which you can
base on the venerable WordPress.
Hassle-free, with seamless integration of the
features from Magento and WordPress it also
permits the usage of the same URLs for both
software installations.
Why you’ll love this extension
SEO – you can become an eye grabber! Magento
WordPress Integration can positively make your
ecommerce site rank higher in search engine
rankings.
4. With Delete Orders extension, you can delete
orders; selectively, individually or even in
bulks from your Magento store!
Why you’ll love this extension
The best and simplest way to delete test
orders: a facility which Magento does not
provide by default.
You do not require any knowledge of the
database to carry out this function and it
works perfectly on all Magento versions since
1.4!
5. In SEO parlance, SERP (Search Engine Result Page),
is the page that Google shows, as a result to every
‘search query’.
SERP Editor provides the option to edit targeted
keywords, long-tail keywords, ad posts: thecrucial
bits of information that search engines value.
Why you’ll love this extension
The more often your store becomes visible, greater
are the chances of increased CTR (Click Through
Rate), visitors and them turning into customers.
6. Lesti_Fpc is a must-have Magento extension
to impress your customer with the super fast
loading time and performance of your store.
this internal full page cache for Magento
comes without the need for any external
software like the popular Varnish cache.
Why you’ll love this extension
Easy configuration, free installation, replaces
dynamic blocks or lazy blocks before sending a
response to customer and has great customer
reviews, too!
7. The smart extension that provides your customers
with exactly what they need from an online store:
easy, quick and pressure free checkout.
With this extension, you can build your page to
have Shipping Details, Payment Method, Preferable
Date of Delivery, Order Review, and several other
choices to meet customer preferences. One Step
Checkout has been designed with auto-suggestion
options on Zip Code and State Names.
Why you’ll love this extension
This Magento extension is indeed a foolproof
method to minimize distraction from purchase and
guarantees better conversions.
8. MatrixRate is an efficient and helpful Magento
extension to ease administrative overheads
related to shipping charges.
This software calculates and delivers the total
sum to be paid by your customer, taking into
account- destination, quantity or number of
products in the shopping cart and weight of
the shopping cart.
Why you’ll love this extension
MatrixRate thrives in speed and accuracy,
provides you with the choice of not to miss out
on critical details of shipping.
9. This software, works for the better, benefitting
both you, the admin and your customers.
While it provides features to help the
customer stay informed on product updates
and availability, it also helps the admin be
aware of the product and price changes that
are required to be updated.
Why you’ll love this extension
From a business point of view, you get the
most valuable report on the products that are
fast selling on your store.
10. As the name suggests, this Magento extension
facilitates bargaining on the product price.
The price suggested by the customer reaches
the admin, who can then choose between the
options of Accept, Reject or Suggest New Price.
Why you’ll love this extension
Price Bargaining is an excellent idea to
promote sales, keep the customer engaged and
keep them coming back for more.
11. Daily Deal allows you to set deals on your products.
You can set deals on products every day or even on
an hourly basis (customizable), fix a countdown on
the deal, notify the customer on discounts and
saving benefits on the product, show the customer
information like the number of products sold and
still available on the deal, etc.
Why you’ll love this extension
Customers will love this! Increases sales, promotes
your visibility on social media, very likely to bring
your store publicity through word of mouth.
12. Images being the most important aspect of
the online store, Magic Zoom Plus Magento
extension promises the best for you.
This extension provides your customer with
the best possible view of your products.
Why you’ll love this extension
While Magic Zoom Plus provides you
frontend themes and easy to scroll options,
thumbnails, etc., it also handles backend
working quite effortlessly.
13. This extension allows you to edit the product
grid to suit the details and needs of your
business. The extension comes with the
features that allow you to add all details on
every product on your ecommerce store.
Why you’ll love this extension
A thorough, hassle-free record on product
details is a must for any store, and this
Magento extension provides just that.
Comes with W3C validated code and follows
Magento Code Architecture, easy
customization and 100% Open Source.
14. Zopim Live Chat bridges the gap between your
customers and you, giving you an ability to
interact with your customers in real-time.
Zopim sports advanced features to monitor
visitors’ entry, location, history, current URL,
repeated visits to the site and product.
Why you’ll love this extension
You not alone have the facility to set triggers to
pop up chat widgets, but the extension comes
with the feature of being browser friendly and
all-device friendly, available in over 40
languages and comes with an average uptime
of 99.8%.
15. This is a Magento extension that works to
boost sales and your store’s ranking; the
dashboard allows the admin to incorporate
features to increase customer engagement.
Comes with interesting features like Refer-a-
Friend, Behavioural Targeting, Contests and
Giveaways, Dynamic Retargeting, Smart
Sharing Buttons (to share your products and
offers on social media), etc.
Why you’ll love this extension
AddShoppers is a great tool to identify your
setbacks and leave room for no more.
16. Install Layered Navigation Pro to bring in SEO
friendly URLs that facilitate navigation, drop
downs, multiple categorization of products,
brand and color coded filtration, price slider
control (a must have feature that lets
customers narrow down on products within
their budgets), and many more.
Why you’ll love this extension
With the efficient filtering systems and
multiple-language support, simple installation
and configuration, Layered Navigation Pro is
never a bad choice for your Magento store.
17. Advanced FAQ is the Magento extension that
lets your customers ask questions, be
informed of your services, and also get
comfortable in shopping with your online
store.
You can categorize and organize the FAQ
section – the top FAQs can be placed to appear
first, set individual FAQ blocks for each
product, etc.
Why you’ll love this extension
The extension supports all major browsers
Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox,
etc.
18. With this Magento extension, customers can
place their reviews on the product purchased,
which could then be beneficial to audience
with similar interests. Customer reviews on an
online store is a sign of a store that is thriving.
Why you’ll love this extension
The extension can be modified to gel well with
your website, it’s widgets can be placed
anywhere you prefer and the Mail After
Purchase sent to customers is done without
any lag.
19. Integrate eBay, Amazon and Rakuten platforms into
your Magento store using a single extension – M2E
Pro!
Ordering stock, monitoring sales, product updates,
and all aspects of order import and stock level
synchronization from a single dashboard.
Why you’ll love this extension
To maintain logs on listings, product price updates
on multiple platforms, marketing log and to carry
out flexible transactions, opt for M2E Pro’s one
single dashboard that would bring them all
together for you.