Did you have a great month? We hope so. Please meet the Magento extensions update list for November.
Admin Actions Log 1.1.0
Extension description
Log all actions performed in store backend by admin users, view log history on the grid and keep the log records for as long as you need. View login activity and block malicious login attempts. Know what have been done in your store admin panel and by whom.
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Demo
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GeoIP support for login country/city detection
Now you can improve accuracy for country detection.
Better highlighting of modified data
E-mail notification to admin when there are multiple login faults in a short time
This feature will secure your Magento store from break-ins: such activity informs you that someone is trying to guess or brute force your password.
E-mail notification to admin on successful login from unusual country (using GeoIP)
This feature will immediately inform your about logins from unusual countries, as this activity tells you it’s possible that someone has stolen your password and used it to log in to your backend.
403 Forbidden status returned by failed login page in the backend, which makes easier to integrate with server security tools
Full Page Cache 1.2.8
Extension description
Speed up your Magento using cache to the full. Decrease pages time load and improve user experience, which leads to a better conversion rate and higher search rankings.
Magento loads pages much-much faster
Huge decrease of your server load
Better search engine indexing and higher rankings
Dynamic blocks / “hole punch” support
Save time for your customers to retain them
Extension details
Demo
User Guide
Possibility not to separate cache for different customer groups (improves storage usage)
Performance optimization
Compatibility with SagePay extension
Color Swatches Pro 3.9.6
Extension description
Color Swatches Pro is a Magento color selector module which presents configurable products on a new level by animating boring text attributes. Be creative in presenting products to stand out in competitive crowd.
Extension details
Demo
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Indexing implemented to improve speed on category pages
Minor improvements
One Step Checkout 2.8.5
Extension description
Easy and rapid checkout process for Magento. Make your store a place where customers won’t even notice how they’ve completed all checkout steps and received their orders.
Extension details
Demo
User guide
Compatibility with MW Reward Points extension
Customer Attributes: fix for validation with enabled compilation
Compatibility with new Auto Add extension and RWD responsive theme
Abandoned Cart Email 1.9.0
Extension description
Increase your conversion rate by motivating customers to recover their abandoned carts. Send mass cart reminders, easily customize email templates and generate coupons to encourage visitors come back to your store.
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Coupons now are restricted to the same customer EMAIL as in the cart
Admin can show configuration options for products in the cart in the email template
Product Parts Finder 2.1.1
Extension description
Create product filters based on key criteria, which help to locate the right products very quickly. Make it easy for customers to find spare parts and components – add year-make-model or similar filters to your website.
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Demo
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Fix for AJAX and HTTPS websites
Smart Review Reminder 1.0.8
Extension description
Encourage your customers to share their experience in reviews and reward them with special offers.
Extension details
Demo
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Improved test functionality
Full multistore support
No reminders for canceled orders
Gift Wrap 1.0.2
Extension description
Boost holiday sales by offering your customers to wrap their gifts and deliver them with greeting cards.
Extension details
Demo
User guide
Visual improvements
Possibility to disable gift wrap for specified products
New setting to allow message cards for products when gift wrap is not available
Google Rich Snippets 1.1.3
Extension description
Improve your website appearance in organic search. Use easily adjustable rich snippets for highlighting any site information you need. Significantly increase your visibility and draw highly targeted traffic to your online store.
Extension details
Demo
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Support for Google Search Box snippet implemented
Thanks to our extension you can add improved sitelinks search box to Google search results. It will make it quite more convenient for customers to find a specific product on your store directly through your own site-search box in Google.
And it looks like this in SERP:
Possibility to display price including tax
Special Promotions 1.5.2
Extension description
Attract customers with exclusive promotions like ‘buy X product get Y product with 30% discount’, ‘Each 2nd shirt for 50%’, ‘Get 10% off if placed more than 3 orders before’, ‘Buy 3 products and get 50% off for the cheapest’ and many more.
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Now you can exclude products with catalog price rules discount from promotions
Specially priced items are already cheap. Applying discounts to them in most cases means that you would lose money on such products – now you can prevent this. The extension enables you to skip products with special prices created with Catalog price rules as well.
Bundle product support for Magento CE 1.9 and EE 1.14
Special Promotions Pro 1.5.2
Extension description
Create personal promotions using customers’ account information. Build customer devotion with specials based on order history.
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Now you can exclude products with catalog price rules discount from promotions
Specially priced items are already cheap. Applying discounts to them in most cases means that you would lose money on such products – now you can prevent this. The extension enables you to skip products with special prices created with Catalog price rules as well.
Bundle product support for Magento CE 1.9 and EE 1.14
Loyalty Program 1.5.2
Extension description
Reward customers with discounts using Magento shopping cart rules and it will automatically increase average order amount and eventually drive more sales. Make customers stay with you instead of shopping at competitors’ stores.
Extension details
Demo
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One cent rounding bug fix
Bundle product support for Magento CE 1.9 and EE 1.14
Meta Tags Templates 1.3.2
Extension description
Automatically generate tags for category and product pages as well as for any other pages of your web store. Quick and accurate website optimization will lead your site to the top in search results.
Extension details
Demo
User guide
Ability to inherit templates
If the subcategory doesn’t have meta tags, it will automatically inherit the category template.
Minor fix for `parent category` variable
Handy Sales Tabs 1.0.3
Extension description
This useful admin tool enables you to easily find all products ordered by a customer and all orders of a particular product.
Extension details
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Fix empty tab for Magento CE 1.9 when customer has no purchased products
Customer Attributes 5.3.3
Extension description
Customer Attributes Magento extension is a powerful tool to get the necessary data directly from your customers in an easy way. Place fields on registration page to know age, preferences and interests, receive documents and all other information you may need.
Extension details
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User guide
Possibility to send customer registration notification to multiple admin e-mails
Minor improvements
Fix for validation with enabled compilation
Auto Add Promo Items 2.0.1
Extension description
Log all actions performed in store backend by admin users, view log history on the grid and keep the log records for as long as you need. View login activity and block malicious login attempts. Know what have been done in your store admin panel and by whom.
Extension details
Demo
User guide
Nice responsive popup for products selection
Paid shipping for free gifts (optional)
Virtual and configurable products support
Minor improvements
Advanced Permissions
Extension description
Assign permissions to users for editing products and categories, Magento store-views and websites. No mess when having a lot of users in your store – vendors, category managers, etc – let them see and edit certain categories and products.
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Demo
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Fixing and improvements
Customer Product Images
Extension description
The module provides you with the tools to improve presentation of your product catalog and sales conversion. Let your customers upload images for products and provide real-life examples of product usage. Let them take active part in the life of your business and benefit from it!
Extension details
Demo
User guide
Lightbox replaced with Fancy box.
How to get the updates?
You can easily download the updated extensions in your account.
If you have any questions regarding module updates, please submit a ticket here, and we’ll quickly help you out.
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