Magento; a great platform!
For those who are not yet very familiar with Magento, Magento is a popular and user-friendly open-source program for designing online stores.
A standard Magento installation offers the possibility to create a platform where you can present and sell your products. However, the platform has the potential to be fantastic.
You could compare it to the popular iPhone/iPad operating system: iOS. The standard Apple applications pre-installed on it are useful and meet your needs. But there is so much more! The App Store hosts many applications that can truly be an addition to your iDevice. In short, they allow you to turn your iDevice into a fantastic product. It is the same with Magento; Magento has its own App Store. In the Magento App Store, too, you can sometimes feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of options. There are thousands of applications available.
Hence this article. I want to present my top 5 Magento applications to you. These applications have been selected to take existing functionalities (which in my opinion are mediocre/reasonable) to a higher level.
1. One Step Checkout: checkout on 1 page
This module reduces the Magento checkout page from six steps to just one step. As a result, the customer can modify details quite easily – without going to a previous step.
2. Elasticsearch: the default search engine of Magento 2
This module replaces Magento's old search function and uses Elasticsearch, a powerful search technology that displays results lightning fast. Thanks to features like fault tolerance and autocomplete, customers find what they are looking for faster — even if they make a typo.
3. Advanced Reports
This module replaces Magento's standard statistics module. In my opinion, the standard statistics module in Magento is negligible. It does not display up-to-date or accurate data for every report. Advanced Reports does. This module also provides the ability to view various types of relevant reports.
4. Configurable Product Matrix & Grid
This extension makes managing and ordering products with multiple variants much easier. Instead of separate product pages, you see all sizes, colors, and quantities in a single overview, allowing customers to choose and buy faster.
>>View Configurable Product Matrix & Grid
5. Extended Product Grid with Editor
This module is for the administrator's convenience. In the admin panel, you can add grid attributes to the products and visualize them. By default, this is not possible.
>>View Extended Product Grid With Editor
I hope my personal top 5 Magento applications show you what is possible within Magento, and perhaps you will start working with them yourself! Of course, you are always welcome to contact me for advice or information.