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3 Apr 2023Magento and Openmage updates 2023 Magento and OpenMage are rapidly evolving and experiencing several major changes. Magento 2 is currently available in version 2.4.6, while for OpenMage, the unofficial development for Magento 1.9, versions 19.5...2 min read
3 Apr 2023Google Analytics 4 (gtag) module for Magento 1.9 / Openmage You have probably received several emails from Google informing you that as of July 1, 2023, the analytics system (Universal Analytics) will be retired and will need to be upgraded...3 min read
12 Jan 2023Magento lowest price in the last 30 days (change in consumer protection law) Soon (26.01.2023), a new Consumer Protection Act will come into effect, requiring some changes to online stores. The biggest change is the display of the lowest price the company used...4 min read
21 Nov 2022Online store and SMS notifications You have probably heard of emails about abandoned carts but have you ever thought about SMS messages? In an online store, it is very important for us to convert as...3 min read
18 Nov 2022How to choose the right platform for an online store? Usually, when we are about to start setting up an online store, one of the most important factors for success is the appropriate choice of e-commerce platform. There are more...6 min read
18 Oct 2022Online stores and dual pricing for Croatia In Croatia, dual pricing has been mandatory since September 5, 2022. Providers of commercial goods and services must display prices in both kunas and euros, using the fixed exchange rate...3 min read
18 Oct 2022Super fast Magento 2 store on shared hosting Magento 2 is a commerce platform known for its extensive functionality and consequently its complexity. This complexity is quite a challenge for many, resulting in numerous stores that are slow...6 min read
13 Oct 2022Editing promotional rules in Magento 2 store With promotional rules in the Magento online store, we can create a wide variety of promotions. We start with simple rules and continue with increasingly complex ones. The more knowledge...2 min read
13 Oct 2022Editing pages and blocks in a Magento 2 store Knowing how to edit content in an online store allows us a lot of creativity, and so that you won't need support but can manage everything yourself, we have prepared...2 min read
13 Oct 2022Mass editing of products in Magento online store Managing an online store requires quite a bit of work to set everything up as needed, and usually, the most time-consuming task is editing products. It often happens that once...2 min read
13 Oct 2022Editing and creating new attributes or fields for a Magento 2 store The more attributes or fields the items have, the more customization options we have for the appearance, and we can create a more functional page. Usually, when setting up a...2 min read
13 Oct 2022Editing categories in Magento 2 online store Products in your online store are mostly divided into categories. Categories are displayed on your online store page, allowing visitors to navigate more easily to the desired products. A product...5 min read

Cookie name	Cookie purpose
PHPSESSID	Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests.
magelan_geo	Remembers that the visitor closed the suggestion of the other language version of the store, so it is not shown again.
form_key	Protects visitor's data from Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks.
guest-view	Stores the Order ID that guest shoppers use to retrieve their order status. Used in “Orders and Returns” widgets.
login_redirect	Preserves the destination page the customer was loading before being directed to log in.
mage-banners-cache-storage	Stores banner content locally to improve performance.
mage-cache-sessid	The value of this cookie triggers the cleanup of local cache storage.
mage-cache-storage	Local storage of visitor-specific content that enables ecommerce functions.
mage-cache-storage-section-invalidation	Forces local storage of specific content sections that should be invalidated.
mage-messages	Tracks error messages and other notifications that are shown to the user, such as the cookie consent message, and various error messages. The message is deleted from the cookie after it is shown to the shopper.
private_content_version	Appends a random, unique number and time to pages with customer content to prevent them from being cached on the server.
section_data_ids	Stores customer-specific information related to shopper-initiated actions such as display wish list, checkout information, etc.
user_allowed_save_cookie, cookie_consent	Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.
X-Magento-Vary	Configuration setting that improves performance when using Varnish static content caching.

Cookie name	Cookie purpose
product_data_storage	Stores configuration for product data related to Recently Viewed / Compared Products.
recently_compared_product	Stores product IDs of recently compared products.
recently_compared_product_previous	Stores product IDs of previously compared products for easy navigation.
recently_viewed_product	Stores product IDs of recently viewed products for easy navigation.
recently_viewed_product_previous	Stores product IDs of recently previously viewed products for easy navigation.
_fbp	This cookie is installed by Facebook to store and track visits across websites.

Cookie name	Cookie purpose
dc_gtm_*	Throttles request rate when Google Analytics is deployed with Google Tag Manager.
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