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PrestaShop vs Magento comparison – Which platform should you choose? (Part 3)

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On the last two parts, you were introduced to the benefits and drawbacks of the leading e-commerce platforms: PrestaShop, Shopify and OpenCart. Moving on, we will review another powerful solution – Magento. Below is a general Prestashop vs Magento comparison to help you find out the winner between two popular e-commerce solutions – PrestaShop and Magento. A summary of PrestaShop and Magento PrestaShop and Magento are both open-source e-commerce platforms which enable you to build and manage online store effectively. Their customization abilities will allow you to make a unique and attractive online shop. To open a shop you will need some technical knowledge both with PrestaShop and Magento. PrestaShop is considered a little simpler and would be suggested for beginners and those merchants who are not particularly tech-savvy. Magento is somehow more complicated, yet the functionality it offers cannot be compared with any other solution currently available on the e-commerce market. P

PrestaShop vs OpenCart comparison – Which platform should you choose? (Part 2)

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Welcome back to my top trending e-commerce platforms review series. After a battle between PrestaShop vs Shopify, now I’m going to introduce you to a new candidate for the best e-commerce platform title – OpenCart. In this article, we will learn more about OpenCart and compare PrestaShop vs OpenCart so you can decide which one is best for your store. To do that, I’ll break them down using several criteria, including: User-friendliness Price and extra costs SEO optimized E-commerce templates and design Customer support Trending With all these information, picking the best e-commerce platform should be simple. Let’s jump right into PrestaShop vs OpenCart! An Introduction to PrestaShop and OpenCart PrestaShop is a self-hosted platform published under Open Source License. It provides online, antecedent and mobile compatible solutions for SME businesses. OpenCart, on the other hand, was released in 2009 and is an open source e-commerce management system that can also provide on

PrestaShop vs Shopify comparison – What platform should you choose? (Part 1)

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Selecting the correct e-commerce platform can be challenging. Today’s market offers you a huge number of choices, one is better than another. To make your store highly profitable, you need to choose the shopping cart that meets your initial needs, and along with it gives you the expected functionality to develop. To ease you of the burden of choice, I arranged the top trending e-commerce platforms review series. On this first part, we will put Shopify and PrestaShop on the scale and compare them with some criteria. Which one will be the best option for you? Read on to find out.   PrestaShop Shopify Pricing Being an open source shopping cart, PrestaShop is completely free to download and use. In any case, that does not imply that this e-commerce solution is no-cost. As other open-source solution, it requires a paid web hosting. Hosting fees can vary from $7.99 to $14.99 per month. There’s no way you are going to build a functional store without purchasing several p

How to manage PrestaShop faceted search module on PrestaShop 1.7

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If you’ve got a PrestaShop online store with a large product catalog, you already realize you need to make sure your customers can find what they want without too much guess-work. Your most prospective customers are the ones who use the search function on your site. Only 40% of online stores offer faceted search, so adding it to your PrestaShop store can boost your conversion rates and make you much more familiar with online customers. Within this article, I will introduce to you a short and simple tutorial about PrestaShop faceted search module on PrestaShop version 1.7. For PrestaShop older versions (1.4, 1.5 and 1.6) the module is named “Layered navigation block”. Its configuration page is similar with faceted search module, so if you’re using these older versions, this tutorial is still helpful. What is PrestaShop faceted search? Faceted search module is a default PrestaShop module that displays a block with the layered navigation filters. It allows the customers to define com

PrestaShop error 500 – explained and how to troubleshoot

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“500 Internal Server Error” or plain “Internal Server Error” is popular when installing and using any web platform. Not only PrestaShop but you might also encounter this error on WordPress, Shopify, Magento websites and so on. This disreputable HTTP Error 500 could turn an online store owner’s smile to a bewildered frown with one click. The fear of lost sales, it stonewalls your customers’ ability to browse your store and purchase products. For web developers, this error is a nightmare. Everyone has to scurry to get his or her stores back online. As terrible as it sounds, it’s not too scary. On this post, I’ll explain the error and offer some troubleshooting ideas for your PrestaShop store. The next time you encounter this error, instead of hiding under your blanket, you’ll be prepared to act fast, handle the issue and keep on making deals. Even if you’re not using PrestaShop, these solutions can still worth to take a try. How to perceive the HTTP Error 500 It’s necessary to not c

Full versions PrestaShop logo collection for design purpose

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Are you looking for a PrestaShop logo and icon collection?  You don’t want to spend time adjusting the vectors but still have various sizes of PrestaShop icon or logo? This article is definitely for you! On this post, you will find: All the versions of PrestaShop logo, from the latest release – PrestaShop 1.7 back to PrestaShop 0.9. Different file formats for you to select: JPG, PNG, AI, ESP and SVG. Transparent background images – say no to background delete step! Including the most common logo/icon sizes Direct download link is attached so you can easily pull the logo down to your computer. If you’re ready, let’s start! The PrestaShop logo and icon from version 1.6.1 to 1.7 With the release of PrestaShop 1.6.1.0, PrestaShop team also made a big change on their logo. Preston – a cute seabird from Northern Europe became PrestaShop friendly mascot. You can select a logo you prefer with Preston on various kinds of cloth, anything fits your design style.   Preview Downloa

Top 5 modules to integrate Amazon and eBay into PrestaShop

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Amazon and eBay are the undisputed goliaths of online business, drawing a huge number of monthly clients and producing billions in yearly income from each specialty and industry, everywhere throughout the world. Prepared to make all that offering power work for your store? You’re just a step from connecting and integrating Amazon, eBay, or both into PrestaShop. This article will indicate you how simple it is to integrate your online PrestaShop store with Amazon and eBay via 5 modules. They can help transform the world’s biggest marketplaces into new deals channels for your online business and associate you with many forthcoming customers. Amazon Pay Free Module for PrestaShop Amazon Pay gives a payment method appropriate to your customers. It is a trusted and familiar payment solution which enables customers to use recognizable login to identify themselves and transact on your site. Amazon Pay can allow you to build, keep up loyal customers and as a result increase your revenue. B