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Magento 1 End of Life - Security and Performance
28 Feb 2020

Magento 1 End of Life - Security and Performance

The 30th June ‘20 was Magento 1 ‘End of Life’ but what does this mean for retailers who choose to stay on M1? 

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Only 99 days to go until Magento will cease supporting its Magento 1 platform.
24 Feb 2020

Only 99 days to go until Magento will cease supporting its Magento 1 platform.

Reasons why you should act now

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Downgrading Magento Commerce
16 Jan 2020

Downgrading Magento Commerce

Sometimes the use of an 'off the shelf' CMS or eCommerce platform doesn’t support the business strategy of our clients. Or, such platform may provide a range of features that are surplus to requirements

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Absolute have been recognised as a Magento Business Solution Partner
09 Dec 2019

Absolute have been recognised as a Magento Business Solution Partner

We are are delighted to announce that we have been appointed as a Magento Business Solution Partner, making us one of only 43 approved partner agencies with offices in the UK.

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Absolute team travel to China
04 Dec 2019

Absolute deliver a global marketing plan in China

Over the last six months we’ve been developing the global marketing plan for WinTech Racing, a leader in the manufacturing of rowing racing boats, with production based in China.

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Improving M2 Content Pages with Widget Extensions
09 Oct 2019

Improving M2 Content Pages with Widget Extensions

The Situation If you’re using Magento 2 Open Source, you’ll be relying on developers to setup a way for you to edit your content. You can often be at the mercy of time and budget constraints, which can hamp...

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We won BIG at the 2019 Ecommerce Awards
30 Sep 2019

We won BIG at the 2019 Ecommerce Awards

Absolute are thrilled to announce that we scooped the award for “Best Leisure, Fitness & Outdoors eCommerce” at the 2019 Ecommerce Awards.

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Retail vs trade pricing, and a mixed-basket deal
24 Sep 2019

Retail vs trade pricing, and a mixed-basket deal

Our client Weavers Wines had a particular requirement when it came to their pricing structure.

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Magento Custom Catalog rule
21 Sep 2019

Custom catalog rule banners on product pages

We recently launched a new website for Weavers Wines which had been rebuilt in order to migrate them from Magento 1 to Magento 2.

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We're finalists at the 2019 Ecommerce Awards
06 Sep 2019

We're finalists at the 2019 Ecommerce Awards

Absolute are delighted to announce we are finalists at the 2019 Ecommerce Awards.

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Top 5 reasons to migrate to Magento 2 now!
28 Jun 2019

Top 5 reasons to migrate to Magento 2 now!

Differences between Magento 1 and Magento 2

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Using NGINX for SSL Termination with Varnish and Magento 2
19 Jun 2019

Using NGINX for SSL Termination with Varnish and Magento 2

Configuring NGINX for SSL termination with varnish can be tricky to get your head around...

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Estimating for migration from M1 to M2 what you need to know
06 Jun 2019

Estimating for migration from M1 to M2 what you need to know

There is still a great deal of confusion when it comes to migrating your Magento 1 site and with the ‘sunset’ of M1 in June 2020, we thought we’d explain how we go about this to help our existing and future ...

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Magento 2 Image slider
01 May 2019

The Absolute Magento 2 Image Slider Module. Now available for free on the Magento Marketplace

As a Magento Business Solution Partner, we wanted to create a module that enabled our developers to easily integrate and style a carousel for a bespoke build, without including unnecessary libraries and exce...

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Magento PWA Studio Released
25 Jan 2019

Magento PWA Studio Released

At the end of 2018 Magento released Open Source version 2.3, which included a number of long awaited features both for developers and merchants.

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Giftpup
12 Dec 2018

Giftpup

We are delighted to announce Absolute were the winner of the ‘Retail & Ecommerce’ award at the UK Business Awards, hosted at the Park Plaza, London.

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Why should you update your PHP version?
10 Dec 2018

Why should you update your PHP version?

If your store is using Magento 1 and running on PHP 5.6, your site will be vulnerable as from the 30th December 2018. PHP provides security support for various versions of PHP, and version 5.6 is the latest ...

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Your new Magento 2 website interest free
09 Dec 2018

Your new Magento 2 website interest free

We have partnered with PayPal Working Capital to offer interest free loans

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How to remove test data from a Magento website
09 Dec 2018

How to remove test data from a Magento website

How to remove test data from a Magento website

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Which eCommerce platform is best for me? Magento vs Shopify vs WooCommerce
06 Dec 2018

Which eCommerce platform is best for me? Magento vs Shopify vs WooCommerce

​Which eCommerce platform is best for me?

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What are the differences between Magento Open Source vs Magento Commerce?
30 Nov 2018

What are the differences between Magento Open Source vs Magento Commerce?

Why Magento? If you’re researching the best ecommerce system for your business, Magento should certainly be on the list due to its prominence within the ecommerce market (approximately 13% of ecommerce webs...

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Absolute release Magento Ninja 2 PWA
23 Sep 2018

Absolute release Magento Ninja 2 PWA

We’re excited to present our latest research and development project, Magento Ninja 2 - The Migration. Stepping back in time with a retro 80s arcade design and soundtrack, Magento Ninja 2 is an interactive q...

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Magento 1 end of life
11 Sep 2018

End of life for Magento 1 - It’s Official!

You may have seen a new notification in your Magento admin panel titled "Magento Open Source 1 software security patches thru June 2020"

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We’re finalists of TWO prestigious awards
22 Aug 2018

We’re finalists of TWO prestigious awards

We’re delighted to announce we’ve recently become finalists in not one, but TWO prestigious awards

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