Mirasvit Extensions Update Weekly Digest 3.06

Updates at a glance:

Take a closer look on our recent innovations and how can you benefit from them:

Search Sphinx Ultimate for Magento 1: ability to use custom attributes in search by categories added.

Image 1. Custom attributes in search by categories

What does this feature mean and why should I use it?

Ability to use custom attributes in search by categories allows you to extend the capabilities of search index “Categories” set up, allowing you to customize search more than you ever could! By setting up the weight of all the categories attributes, you can influence the search result pages in a way you see it more relevant to the customer. Before the update the only two options that were available were name and description attributes for categories search and in case you had a niche store with similar categories descriptions or names you could experience lower relevance of the results by categories than it is now possible after the new Sphinx Search Ultimate update.

What’s new about this feature?

BEFORE Update: You could only set up name and description attribute for search index “Categories”.

AFTER Update: Now you can choose even custom attributes for categories, increasing the search results relevance!

What’s in it for my store?

Customized, even more relevant search by categories.

Product Feed: Implemented autocomplete for category mapping.

Image 2 Implemented Autocomplete for category mapping

What does this feature mean and why should I use it?

Setting up your product feed requires choosing the appropriate category, our new feature reduces the time you need to complete Feed creation by providing autocomplete option, which significantly fastens the process. Before, you had to input each category on your own, checking which one is the most suitable.

What’s new about this feature?

BEFORE Update: You had to complete all the set up for the Product Feeds manually.

AFTER Update: From now on autocomplete feature suggest you the categories for the feed.

What’s in it for my store?

More accurate and fast Product Feeds creation!

Advanced Reports: ability to filter all reports by store.

Image 3 Ability to filter all reports by store

What does this feature mean and why should I use it?

This improvement is crucial for those who manage multiple stores through common Magento admin panel – this feature allows to distinguish reports between different stores as well as create common merged report for all the stores. This feature reduces the efforts needed while making analysis of your stores profitability or other indicators.

What’s new about this feature?

BEFORE Update: You couldn’t set up separate report for each store.

AFTER Update: Store owners can set up filter by store to see relevant customized data.

What’s in it for my store?

Now you can actually run accurate analysis of all of your stores performances to make data-based decisions for growth of your business/es.

Full Page Cache Warmer:  Warmer for Varnish cache added.

What does this feature mean and why should I use it?

Varnish Cache is one of the most popular caching systems, used by numerous stores accross the globe. It is valued so much due to high speed it provides. Varnish is Magento recommended solution for store owners. That’s why, we are glad to inform you our Full Page Cache Warmer now supports Varnish cache.

What’s new about this feature?

BEFORE Update: There were no support of Varnish Cache server for Cache Warmer.

AFTER Update: From now on, Cache Warmer supports Varnish Cache which would influence your page loading speed.

What’s in it for my store?

Faster page load speed within Magento recommended solution thanks to Varnish Cache server usage.

What’s next?

Our team will be glad to hear from you and bring your inquiries on our existing and future extensions into life. Please, advice us, what you wish to see next:

• New Magento extension you want.
• New feature in one of our existing solutions.

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