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Override post thumbnail attributes in your WordPress theme
December 20, 2011 | Phil
Since WordPress 2.9 we’ve had the ability to associate images with posts. The “Post thumbnails” feature is just one of the powerful tools web designers can utilise to give their websites an interesting and unique design based around their content.
The …
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- CMS, Development, images, SEO, User Experience, WordPress Training
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- WordPress
Prevent WordPress from automatically linking images to their attachment page
October 12, 2011 | Phil
By default WordPress links images to their attachment page. While this can be useful functionality, the majority of WordPress users rarely remember to click the “none” button.
This default link behaviour can be changed with a quick entry in your …
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- CMS, User Experience, WordPress Training
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- WordPress
Google Website Optimiser
September 22, 2011 | Ian
An introduction to Google Website Optimiser
Before we get started lets cover the basics first, some of you may be wondering what Google Website Optmiser is and how it can add value to your Magento Store.
In a nutshell Google …
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- Conversion, Google, Magento, Open Source, Optimisation, ROI, SEO, Testing, User Experience
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- Magento
AJAX Quick Shopping with Magento
September 21, 2011 | Matt
We’ve recently been playing with a plug-in for “Quick Shopping” in one of our client websites, this allows an AJAX loaded on-screen pop-up to appear to get more information about a product without leaving the category product list itself. It …
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- Magento, Plugin, ROI, User Experience
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- Magento
Sorting Products by Bestsellers, Most Viewed, Top Rated & Date Added in Magento
September 21, 2011 | Matt
By default in Magento you can sort your product list or grid by your attributes such as SKU, Product Name, Manufacturer and so on. Or you can sort them by manual position by defining a position number under “Manage Categories …
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- Magento, Plugin, User Experience
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- Magento
Customers Also Bought This Functionality with Magento
September 20, 2011 | Matt
It’s important to link to other products from your product pages in Magento. Out of the box we have the functionality to list “related” and “upsell” products on this page, however you will have to set-up these product links manually …
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- Magento, Plugin, ROI, User Experience
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- Magento
Improving Magento with Ajax Add to Basket Functionality
September 20, 2011 | Matt
Magento out of the box doesn’t have the best approach to adding products to your shopping basket, however we can improve this quite easily using a Magento plug-in called “AJAX Cart Pro” (http://ecommerce.aheadworks.com/magento-extensions/ajax-cart-pro.html). It features the ability to add products …
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- Magento, Optimisation, Plugin, ROI, Speed, User Experience
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- Magento