10 useful magento extensions
12 Comments 8th JUL 2010 | Posted by Željko Prša in E-Commerce, Magento
Whether your web-shop is already generating revenue or it’s at it’s very beginning, it’s always good to enhance it where it’s needed especially if it’s for free.
These 10 extensions for magento are here for their value and usefulness. Also, almost all of them exist for quite some time so they have been tested and more importantly supported by their authors with the exception of the Easy Lightbox but it works with Magento 1.4.
One of them is our own product by Domagoj Potkoc.
- 1. Direct Resize
Give the possibility to resize images without distorting them. You can specify a Width and a Height value as well as a ratio. Everyone dealing with images in Magento will appreciate this one for sure.http://www.magentocommerce.com/extension/153/direct-resize - 2. Magento Easy lightbox
This small extension will help to install Lightbox widget. Installation and configuration will take approximately 5 minutes.http://www.magentocommerce.com/extension/1487/magento-easy-lightbox - 3. Exploded Menu
Replaces the standard single column drop down with a multi-column dropdown featuring 2nd and 3rd level menu items.http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/Raptor+Commerce+%28toby%29/extension/1345/raptor_explodedmenu - 4. Magento Easy Tabs
This small extension will help to add informational tabs on product page. No files are replaced and no codding experience needed to install.http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/TemplatesMaster/extension/1725/magento-easytabs - 5. Canonical URL
This extension adds the new canonical links to the head of your Magento pages.http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/Yoast/extension/906/canonical-url-s-for-magento - 6. Fooman Google Analytics PlusAdditional features for the default GoogleAnalytics module. Track every individual page – including sections retrieved via AJAX during one-page-checkout
Enter DomainName to track via the Magento back-end / check here if you should use it. Track the actual typed in keywords for adwords instead of only the term you bid on (this might not yet work due to a bug in Magento itself). Optionally track Adwords conversions for purchaseshttp://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/FOOMAN/extension/171/fooman-google-analytics-plus
- 7. Delete orders
Allows you to delete testing orders from the drop-down menu in the Admin panel.http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/Boutik+Circus/extension/873/delete-orders - 8. uGiftCert
Allow your customers to purchase and use Gift Certificates. http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/Unirgy/extension/751/unirgy_giftcert - 9.Featured products
This extension gives your Magento ability for easy management of featured products. Frontend features include separate interface for listing of all featured products and a block usage for easy placement to the interfaces of your choice.http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/Inchoo/extension/2513/featured-products - 10. Enhanced Admin Products Grid
Adds some exciting customizable features to the products grid like: Full Product Search, Grid Row Highlighter,Catalog Grid Thumbnails/Images,Mass Product Refresh etc.http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/WDCA/extension/748/enhanced-product-grid
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July 9th, 2010 at 0:08
I’ve been wondering about “5. Canonical URL” since Magento 1.4′s admin has settings for Canonical URLs. Is the plugin now redundant?
July 9th, 2010 at 0:17
For some reason the Delete Orders extension is reported by Magento as Not Found. I’d like to find out more information about that extension though. It looks very useful!
July 9th, 2010 at 3:44
Great list! Canonical URLs are really important when you have the category as part of the product URL.
July 9th, 2010 at 5:46
and one of the best i found is: http://alanstorm.com/magento_configuration_search
July 9th, 2010 at 7:32
About Delete Orders, I should removed this extension last week, I missed time to fix a bug for the 1.4… It should be back in September
July 9th, 2010 at 8:55
@Brady Yes, it seems that the page is unavailable at the moment. Hope it will be back online soon
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July 12th, 2010 at 10:51
I’ve just found some useful extension here http://www.mage-world.com/free-magento-themes-extensions/.
They are all free.
July 16th, 2010 at 16:11
“Enhanced Admin Products Grid” is a great extension. Really nice work.
July 22nd, 2010 at 8:02
5. Canonical URL is not necessary in Magento 1.4.x since it’s part of the core.
July 25th, 2010 at 18:28
Dear magento experts…, Im a new user of Magento (1.3) as a store owner. Im developing the store, I installed 2 extensions, but, but, I made a mistake: I installed the url canonical extension….. that is for magento 1.4… I uninstalled it, but now I cant access to the website ¡¡
What can I do please???
Thanks ¡¡¡
July 27th, 2010 at 15:34
One powerful extension forgot to mention by the site webmaster.
Order Management by order book extension.
http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/Modulesoft+Solutions/extension/4047/mspl_orderbook
August 17th, 2010 at 17:29
You have recommended a Canonical URL Module without mentioning that it is a feature built into 1.4.X and also has many recent reviews of it destroying peoples sites.
http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/Yoast/extension/906/canonical-url-s-for-magento/reviews#reviews