Nowadays, there is a growing trend of using the open source Content Management System (CMS) in order to make professional websites. There are several CMS available for creating the finest websites but Magento is a powerful CMS for creating eCommerce based website.
One of the main reasons behind its popularity is that it has several powerful plugins. Developers mostly prefer them for developing the clients’ website. Some of them are free whereas the others are paid.
Let’s glance at some plugins that are mostly used by the developers.
• Canonical URL of Magento:
Canonical URL is the finest plug-in in the website development and from SEO point of view, it is developed by Yoast. It is a life saver for the website and will help you to add the canonical link in all the pages of Magento. It shows you the duplicate pages with different URLs from your Magento website. This plug-in will provide you the information to Google about the original page of the website. Avail services free of cost from Magento website.
• Fooman Google Analytics Plus:
This plug-in tracks your website’s individual pages. It enables you to show the entire report of the customers.
• Fontis WYSIWYG:
This is a free plug-in which allows adding a JavaScript WYSIWYG editor on the admin page. It is an important extension when you are bringing out a developed website to your client.
• Z-blocks:
Developed by aheadworks.com, this paid plug-in allows developers to generate several fixed blocks and content items. Developers do not need to edit template. The characteristics of this plug-in are it has its own GUI. It has an ability to enable and disable the z-block for CMS pages. You can easily create HTML content without special knowledge. Developers prefer this plug-in for generating promotions which are crucial for sale conversions.
• Shop by brands:
This is an important plug-in that helps to generate the individual brand pages. It gives links to the product pages. By using this tool, consumers can easily search for specific brands on your website. Additionally, you can add any category according to your website instead of brand name.
• Magento EasyLightBox:
This tool helps to install the lightbox widget. It is easy to install because it does not require any special programming skill to install. It will help to fill the zoom image and display it as lightbox.
• Auto CrossSell Product:
This plug-in enables to show the related items to the consumers which they have selected in the shopping cart. There is no need to wait till the product displays, for which, it is called time saver.
• Checkout newsletter:
This is a crucial plug-in in the website development. If there are any new offers and products available, it automatically sends the mail to the consumers and also provides the information of their latest transaction.
• IW PayPal Standard currencies:
This is a plug-in that helps in the payment gateways. It allows you to add the currency to your admin panel and is supported by PayPal payment gateway.
