Latest Industry News & Insights

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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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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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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28 Jun 2019

Top 5 reasons to migrate to Magento 2 now!

Differences between Magento 1 and Magento 2

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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23 Jul 2018

We're the 1st UK partner to achieve Magento 2 Professional Front End Certification

As a Magento Business Solution Partner, it’s our policy to train our developers to be Magento certified. With Magento 2 now our preferred solution for new ecommerce websites and with a number of large builds...

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03 May 2018

Magento 2.2.4 - What to expect

Our overview of Magento 2.2.4 and what you can expect from the latest release

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27 Apr 2018

Upgrading your Magento website to PHP 7.1 - What you need to know

The majority of Magento 1 sites run on PHP 5.6 and early versions of M2 run on PHP 7.0

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11 Apr 2018

The benefits of Magento 2 Certified Solution Specialist status

Using a team of Magento certified developers is highly recommended in order to achieve a successful design & build for your Magento project, or if you’re looking for high quality support for an existing ...

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29 Mar 2018

Laravel certification for developers. Why It’s important

Sometimes the use of an 'off the shelf' CMS or eCommerce platform doesn’t support the business strategy of our clients.

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01 Feb 2018

Magento 2.2.2 - What to expect

Our overview of Magento 2.2.2 and what you can expect from the latest release.<

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29 Jan 2018

Hardening Concrete5 and Enhancing Security

Concrete5 is our chosen CMS for the development of content or brochure websites. Security of any website is always of paramount importance and that's no different with C5. Here we look at how to make your Co...

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