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Once the migration to Magento 2 is over and your newly-established store is ready for business, we advise you not to rush into the eCommerce world immediately. Even if the transition went smoothly and error-free, you may still need to settle some issues before the store goes live.
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Magento is a platform for people with professional web development experience. Thus, handling its post-migration peculiarities can sometimes be challenging. Therefore, today we'll provide you with some tips and tricks for managing the Magento 2 store after the switch.
One should keep in mind that Magento 2 indexes data to manage it faster. Thus, it is essential to perform the reindexing to make imported entities displayed on the front end correctly.
There are two ways of data reindexing - you can either do it from the Magneto 2 admin panel or reindex via SSH.
Alternatively, you can set the indexing mode to Update on save. The reindexing procedure will begin right after the admin configurations have been saved. Both the Magento company and Cart2Cart highly recommend this particular option.
Sometimes, it is impossible to reindex all the indexes through the Admin panel, even though their status is already set to "Updated." Hence, we urge you to check the reindex process using the SSH/CLI reindex method:
Indexer Name | Indexer Method Name |
Category Products | catalog_category_product |
Product Categories | catalog_product_category |
Product Price | catalog_product_price |
Product Entity Attribute Value | catalog_product_attribute |
Stock | cataloginventory_stock |
Catalog Rule Product | catalogrule_rule |
Catalog Product Rule | catalogrule_product |
Catalog Search | catalogsearch_fulltext |
Important note: Cart2Cart performs reindexing of your store's data right after the migration is over. But we often lack some of the necessary access details, so it's recommended to reindex data manually via SSH.
Another thing that makes the store's data visible on the front end is cache management. Caches are used for saving loaded data, images, etc. Clearing them helps to improve the overall performance of your store.
To clear your store's cache, please follow these steps:
It is also possible to use the Flush Magento Cache and Flush Cache Storage buttons. The first one refreshes the cache from the backend and inner cache with the Magento tag. The latter - cache from all the Magento stores with the same storage, but located on different servers.
After clearing the cache, don't forget to refresh your browser and check whether the most recent files are visible. Please note that you may also need to clear the web browser cache to see all the updated content.
Additionally, it is advisable to flush the cache when:
Important note: We recommend you to disable the cache during the store maintenance to avoid any unforeseen issues. Just go to the Cache Management menu, select all cache types, and set Disable by clicking the Submit button on the upper left drop-down menu. Once done, make sure to Enable the cache by repeating the same procedure.
One of the most common problems that may arise right after the migration is the non-visibility of some products. If this issue remains after the reindexing and cleaning the cache, we suggest you to consider the following:
Magento doesn't show products with no inventories by default. Therefore, they do not appear on the front end and are not visible to visitors.
If you wish to display the out of stock notification on the product page, do the next:
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If the categories or products have the wrong location or status, they may become invisible. To change that:
The problem with the product images visibility is quite common among the Magento 2 store owners. To resolve it, we advise you to do the following:
Magento 2 transfers prices without taxes by default. You can configure the tax calculation in the admin panel:
eCommerce replatforming is a major step forward for every online business owner. It is surely not a one-click affair. But when done with the right tools at hand, it will improve the overall performance of your store and increase the revenue. Now you're equipped with all the necessary knowledge and skills for managing your Magento 2 store not only during, but also after the migration.
Data transformation in Magento 2 is called reindexing, and it updates the transformed data as it changes. Changing a product price, for example, requires reindexing to appear correctly on the front end.
In Magento, cached pages are stored to speed up loading. This allows requests for data to be served quickly by storing it in a cache. As a result, users will be able to quickly access content in the storefront & the overall user experience will be enhanced. There are many types of caches available in Magento, ranging from layouts to block HTML layouts.
The tax rate is the result of combining a country's tax zone, a state's tax zone or a zip code's tax zone with a percentage. The following steps will guide you through setting up tax rates.
P.S. Don't forget that the Magento 1 era is coming to an end. The company stops supporting this software in June 2020. Therefore, it is high time consider migration to Magneto 2. Run a free demo and be up to date with the latest trends!