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Miva 9.8 and Stone Edge (IMPORTANT)

Miva Stone Edge

For any of our Miva clients that use Stone Edge Order Manger, please make sure to update your order import module. In 9.8, Miva changed the name of the payment method code for PayPal Express Checkout. It used to be PAYP and it got changed to PPAL_OSEL. The Stone Edge import module had a hard […]

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Miva – Optimized Search Facets

Miva Search Facets

Miva introduced search facets with Miva 9.0007. Facets give your shopper the ability to narrow down their search results by any number of specified fields. This is a staple on eCommerce websites these days, and do wonders for improving the customer experience. It allows shoppers to find what they need quickly and efficiently without having […]

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Important! Check your SSL

Google decided not to trust certain SSL certificates and they set a cutoff date that is approaching soon. We advise everyone to do the following easy steps to see if your site is affected. The resolution is a simple support ticket to get the SSL reissued, followed by a couple of emails. NOTE: Chrome 70 is the […]

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Miva 9.7 – URI Management Bug Fix for Full HTTPS Stores

Miva Video Tutorial – Miva 9.7 – URI Management Bug Fix for Full HTTPS Stores. We show you how to fix your URL Prefix settings for full HTTPS stores to now be fully HTTPS. This addresses a bug fix release by Miva and is available to stores running Miva 9.7 or greater. If you would […]

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A Video Guide to URI Management in Miva

URI Management in Miva

It’s easy to get confused between a URL and a URI, and for good reason. They are two peas in the same pod. Miva has a great feature that allows you to manage your URIs in a quick and easy way.  While URIs used to be mostly handled behind the scenes, store owners now have […]

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Custom Sign-Up Form for Dealer Discounts and Availability

Custom Sign-Up Form

Miva offers the option of really customizable price and availability groups. They are particularly helpful if you are a retailer that sells both B2C and B2B. As new dealers sign up with you, you can place them into specific price groups in order to provide them with custom discounts and product availability. By providing discount pricing […]

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Video Tutorial: Add Blog Posts as Products for a Blog Alternative

Blog Alternative

This Miva video tutorial will show you how to add blog posts as products – a fast and easy blog alternative! Regardless of whether you want to delve into blogging for your store, there’s no denying that it’s useful. Blog content is chalk-full of opportunities for Google and other search engines to find and rank […]

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How to swap the main image when the color is selected using variants

Miva Video Tutorial – We set up a product with multiple attributes and color options so that when a color is selected the main image changes. We go into depth and show you how this all works and that variants are real products. To generate the variants in this video, we have Miva auto-generate them […]

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Video: Automatic Drop Down Menus For Advanced Variants

Auto Drop Down Menus for Advanced Variants

This video tutorial will walk you through how to get your Miva advanced variants to populate automatically. Giving your shopper lots of options is a great way to appeal to the widest audience. You can cater to all sorts of tastes and preferences with Miva’s advanced variants. But having a ton of options does start […]

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