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Magento Pre-Launch Checklist
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Magento Pre-Launch Checklist
Magento’s search-friendly ecommerce shopping cart offers some powerful SEO and customization opportunities. Here’s a quick and easy checklist to use when setting up your Magento shopping cart:
1. Images:
a. Favicon: Update the favicon logo (your Magento favorites icon). For information on updating the favicon, see Changing the Magento ‘favicon’ on the Magento Commerce website.
b. Dog image: Update or remove the dog image. If you are using the default theme, the dog image is located in the app/design/frontend/default/default/template/callouts folder.
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b. Dog image: Update or remove the dog image. If you are using the default theme, the dog image is located in the app/design/frontend/default/default/template/callouts folder.
2. 404 update: Update your 404 error page.
3. Email:
a. Customize all email templates to reflect your company's look and feel.
b. Make sure your Magento email server is functioning correctly.
c. Check that order email confirmations are working properly.
b. Make sure your Magento email server is functioning correctly.
c. Check that order email confirmations are working properly.
4. Credit card information:
a. To make sure no credit card information is stored on the server,
go to
System --> Configuration --> Payment Methods --> Saved CC,
and click to select No in the Enabled field.
b. Make sure you can pass credit card information.
c. Verify that your store is connected to your gateway provider. Most providers have a "test mode" setting.
System --> Configuration --> Payment Methods --> Saved CC,
and click to select No in the Enabled field.
b. Make sure you can pass credit card information.
c. Verify that your store is connected to your gateway provider. Most providers have a "test mode" setting.
5. Pricing:
a. Verify that all products are accurately priced.
b. Verify that your shipping rates are configured correctly and that you aren’t taxing your shipping rates.
c. If you offer specialized group-based product pricing, make sure no one outside of those groups can view the special pricing.
b. Verify that your shipping rates are configured correctly and that you aren’t taxing your shipping rates.
c. If you offer specialized group-based product pricing, make sure no one outside of those groups can view the special pricing.
6. Tax settings: Verify that your tax settings are correct.
7. Product names and images:
a. Check the spelling and names of all products.
b. Optimize every product by filling in all of the required meta information fields, including:
c. Attach an image to the product. If you do not have an image for a product, use the default Magento image with your company logo.
b. Optimize every product by filling in all of the required meta information fields, including:
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c. Attach an image to the product. If you do not have an image for a product, use the default Magento image with your company logo.
Your first deployment of Magento commerce can be very nerve wracking and stressful. I hope that this article gives you some final gotchas that are routinely overlooked. Thank you for reading.
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 Author Info: Errett Cord is a former excutive of a web hosting firm who has worked with many small- to medium-sized companies developing effective internet strategies. As part of his commitment to helping others improve their businesses, Errett has become deeply involved with Magento, WordPress, SharePoint and how to effectively set up and manage the platform. Contact Errett Cord (ecord@ecord.us)
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