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Magento Security Checklist :  How to make your Magento website secure before client delivery A secure e-commerce website is a trusted e-commerce website. Trust plays an important part when you have an online store.   By following this checklist, you can prevent (and to some extent, fix) Magento security issues. TIP# 1: Use the latest Magento version Many a time, you will be told that  latest  is not the best. Most of the times, it is a lie. Magento consistently gets updated at a good pace. Subsequent Magento versions fix security issues of the preceding ones. Hence, it is very important to stay informed about the latest Magento version. Once a stable release is out, test it and get it implemented. TIP# 2: Use two-factor authentication In today’s world, a secure Magento password is sadly not enough. In order to discourage attacks, it is best that you use a two-factor authentication for your Magento site security. There are a few extensions that de...

Prelaunch-Checklist   Magento E-Commerce Store  before final delivery of Store      These are subtle, yet very important things that the Magento / eCommerce website owners often aren't aware of during the completion process and have to be done pre-launch. Remove Sample Banners Editing CMS Pages Store Information and Contacts Shipping Method and Setup Payment Method Magento Security Email Templates Meta Data Default Missing Product Image Enable Cache and Compilation ****************************************************   Magento store from development to production Checklist. Base URLs Favicon.ico HTML Head Placeholder Images Contact Information Transactional Emails Plain-text Passwords Change Admin Url Invoice and Packing Slip Design Tax Settings Shipping Origin 404 Page Clear Test Data Product Inventory Flush JavaScript to 1 file Minify the CSS Flush CSS to 1 file Maintenance.flag Error Page Design Index Manage...

Top 10 places you should never use your debit card (1) Consider avoiding debit card use online Some consumers choose to only use credit cards online since a fraudulent credit card transaction will take more time and can become an item of dispute rather than an instant removal of cash from your checking account. (2) Restaurants Restaurants are one of the few places where you have to let cards leave your sight when you use them. A form of high-tech financial fraud, is on the rise worldwide. It relies on sophisticated data-reading electronics to copy the magnetic stripe information from your credit card or debit card. It can capture both your credit card number and your PIN. (3) Petrol pumps Petrol bunks are high risk for debit card users.  Gas station terminals have many characteristics that fraudsters love. The lack of supervision in the pump station, make it easy for fraudsters to place skimming machines. (4) When you’re a new customer Wheth...

Science Behind Magento Multi Stores Magento is an amazing piece of software. Roy Rubin, the founder of Magento, created it in such a way that it can serve the dynamic needs of e-Commerce businesses and marketers all over the world. It is due to this reason that it is highly adaptable, extensible and user-friendly. The multi store feature is one of the most important and powerful feature of Magento. (Multi store is also known as multi site.) It allows growing businesses to  manage multiple websites and stores through one Magento installation under a single admin panel. If you are new to Magento multi store or have plans to create them, this post will serve you as a guide. Advantages Of Using Magento Multi Store Functionality Utilizing the multi store feature will definitely make your life easier and provide you with following benefits: Your customers will find your site easy to explore. You can create a clean, uncluttered site that will result in imp...