The 3 major search engines Yahoo, Google & Microsoft that they have have all agreed to follow a new standard “Canonical Tag” in an attempt to reduce duplicate content across the web.
This news has only just been released and already there is a extension for Magento to capitalise on this, for more info on what the “Canonical Tag” means, checkout this post;
Just found out about this great event taking place in London late April! It’s called Mage::Camp, the first Magento event to take place in the UK, at London’s Earls Court between April 28th and 30th.
Great news the new Magento version 1.2.0 for download and upgrade.
This version includes numerous issue resolutions for Magento version 1.1.x and some highly requested new features such as:
Multi Store Management has been a hot topic in the eCommerce market for a while now and the fact thet Magento has had this functionality as part of Magento’s core product from the begining is testimate to how forward thinking the whole platform is.
In keeping with its proven history of coming up with effective enhancement time and again, Magento has released new version with number of fixes and improvements.
Magento, our choice of open-source eCommerce solution which offers unprecedented flexibility and control, the new release covers over 350 issue resolutions with new functionalities.
Google Website Optimizer Integration in Magento 1.1.7 is a major enhancement to the application. Website Optimizer is an easy-to-use tool for testing site content that delivers actionable results.
Here is the list of major highlights:
As usual Live Concepts offers development of the new version to ensure you can benefir from these great new additions.
One of the few drawbacks to Magento has been it’s lack of UK Shipping options making it difficult to offer a competative and flexible postage options to website visitors.
However this has now been solved with the release of the Royal Mail Shipping Options Extension this great extension.
The extensions initially only calculated UK rates but due to requests from the Magento Community; EU and World Wide rates were introduced. Currently most of the Royal Mail’s service line has been factored in, see the options below:
We think this is great and can’t wait for mot carrier extensions to be introduced!
The busy guys at Magento have done it again and have been producing Webinars on how to Maximise the Magento platform.
If you aren’t already using the Magento or if you have already made the move; you can view recordings of the webinars on the best tips and tricks and how to get the most out of Magento.
These webinars provide information on setting up promotions to maximize margin and increase average order size, targeting demographics in their native language, and setting up niche sites to increase your market-share.
So don’t hang about Click Here to get stuck in!
Magento continues to grow at a staggering pace and its flexibility, scalability and value have brought it to the Half a Million download mark. The momentum of Magento continues in other ways as well, with new extensions being added to Magento Connect, the continued growth of the community and impressive sites launching every day.
With new features and other exciting developments in the coming months, the next 500,000 downloads are on track to come at an even faster pace than the first.
Leading brands across the world are looking to Magento to power their next generation eCommerce sites and an impressive eco-system of partners, consultants and professionals has emerged to service the incredible demand for services around the product.
For these reasons and more, Magento is set to take a lead in the eCommerce technology market as the premier product of choice for innovative online retailers. Our vision doesn’t stop there as we’ll continue to push the boundaries, innovating and disrupting the stagnant market along with our community.
Magento have announce a licensing change from OSL 3.0 to AFL 3.0 (Academic Free License) for the following Magento Connect extensions:
With this change, it is now clear that modifications made to the extensions listed, although they are derivative works of the extension under copyright law, need not be disclosed to anyone. This license is identical to OSL 3.0 except it does not require you to disclose the source code of derivative works. (See section 1(c) of AFL 3.0.)
The licensing for Magento software as distributed by Varien (outside of the aforementioned files and third party libraries) continues to be licensed under OSL 3.0 (http://opensource.org/licenses/osl-3.0.php) with no changes whatsoever. Further licensing relaxation is expected as of the next release (1.1.7), expected by the end of November.
It is important to note that changes made to the files licensed under OSL 3.0 are considered derivative works. As such, you must disclose any changes you make to the OSL 3.0-licensed copyrighted works whenever you distribute Magento or make your Magento store or software available over the web to a third party. (See sections 1(c) and 5 of OSL 3.0.). For example, modifications made to the Magento Core files and distributed must be licensed under OSL 3.0 and made publicly available.
For organization seeking to waive the OSL 3.0 license requirement to disclose such changes for derivative works, Varien offers a Magento commercial license. Varien’s dual-licensing for Magento is based on the principle of quid pro quo – Latin for “something for something” or “a favor for a favor.” In return of the advantages you gain from using Magento, we ask that you contribute your changes back to the Magento community under the same license. Alternatively, as mentioned, you can obtain a commercial license from Varien which waives the requirement to disclose such changes.
Varien’s OSL 3.0 and AFL 3.0 licenses do not require you to disclose independent works, including extensions that you create yourself or that you license from a third party even if they override functional classes in the Magento Core—as long as those works aren’t copies or derivative works of Varien’s copyrighted Magento software.
Varien encourages participation by both open source and commercial parties in the Magento platform. We offer Magento under OSI-approved open source licenses. We encourage you to build unique online commerce sites using our software and we are excited to foster a community process and a software architecture that permits your private and commercial extensions to be combined freely with Magento.
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