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During the installation process we set up the admin username as “admin”. While this is easy to use, it can be guessed easily by hackers. It’s best practice to change your username for your admin account in Magento 1.6 to something that hackers and unwanted guests will less likely guess. You can change the admin Read More >

When you first installed Magento 1.6 you added the admin email address to your account. At times you may find it necessary to update this email address to something else. This can easily be done in the Magento 1.6 Admin Panel. Log into your Magento Admin Panel Go to System ->> My Account Type in Read More >

Hosting Magento 1.6 gives you access to its powerful content management system built into the backend. You can disable any of the static CMS pages without deleting them. This can be handy if you need to “turn off” a page for a specific time. This saves the administrator time since the static page does not Read More >

Many Magento hosting providers, like InMotion Hosting, include a pre-configured set of static pages in the CMS section of Magento 1.6. However, depending on your website’s requirements, you may find it necessary to remove certain pages. Fortunately, deleting pages in the CMS section of Magento 1.6 is a straightforward task that can be easily completed Read More >

You can preview any of the pages in the content management system (CMS) built into Magento. Having the ability to preview the page allows you to quickly edit the pages without leaving the Magento 1.6 Backend. Previewing the CMS pages is easily done in the Magento 1.6 Backend. Log into your Magento Admin Backend Go Read More >

You can customize the 404 page in Magento 1.6. If your site visitors try to go to a page that does not exist, you can diplay a personalized message to them, or maybe provide a link to another page. Editing the 404 page is accomplished in the Magento 1.6 Admin Backend. Log into your Magento Read More >

As the admin of your Magento 1.6 web store, you may have to delete customers from time to time. A customer could have a fraudulent account, or maybe the account is no longer in use. Deleting a customer is easily accomplished using the Magento 1.6 Admin panel. Log into your Magento Admin Backend Go to Read More >

Welcome to InMotion Hosting, your trusted partner in Magento Hosting and e-commerce success. Today, we’ll take you through the essential steps of creating a new customer account in Magento, the world’s leading e-commerce platform. This fundamental process lays the foundation for seamless transactions, customer engagement, and a flourishing online business. The Importance of Customer Accounts Read More >

Magento 1.6 will allow you to see customers that were logged into your website at any given time. This includes any customer not logged in and the first name of the visitor will be listed as “Guest”. For each customer you can see the IP address from which they visited your site, the time their Read More >

Magento 1.6 allows you to create customer groups. At any time you need to remove or delete a customer group it can be easily done. Customer groups are deleted in the Magento 1.6 Admin Backend. Log into your Magento Admin Backend Go to Customers ->> Customer Group Click on the customer group you want to Read More >

You can create customer groups within Magento 1.6 to further customize your Magento store. Customer groups are an easy way to cluster customers together to keep your Magento 1.6 backend further organized. Customer groups are created in the Magento Admin Backend. Log into your Magento Admin Backend Go to Customers ->> Customer Group Click “Add Read More >

In Magento 1.6, you have the opportunity to create promotions to entice your webstore’s visitors to purchase products from your website. There’s different ways to create different types of promotions such as creating promo codes. Promo Codes are codes the shopper will enter into the shopping cart during the checkout process that provides them some Read More >

In Magento, you have the opportunity to create promotions to entice your website’s visitors to purchase products from your website. There are different ways to create different types of promotions such as creating promo codes. Promo Codes are codes the shopper will enter into the shopping cart during the checkout process that provides them with Read More >

You may want to delete a tag that was previously approved or pending in the Magento Backend. One good reason to delete tags is if you no longer carry products the tag may apply to. Deleting a product tag can be done in the Magento Backend. Log into your Magento Admin Backend Go to Catalog Read More >

If a customer submits a tag for a product, it must be approved by the admin or store owner before it will display on the front end of Magento. Approving tags is easily accomplished in the Magento Admin Backend. Log into your Magento Admin Backend. Go to Catalog ->> Tags ->> Pending Tags. Click on Read More >

Now, that you’ve read the article on what product tags are, we can create tags in the backend of Magento. Tags are great ways to further categorize your products and can be added in the front-end by logged in customers and in the Magento Admin Panel. Log into your Magento Admin Backend. Go to Catalog Read More >

When it comes to running a successful online store, effective organization and management of your products are essential, especially when considering the vital aspect of Magento Hosting. One of the key tools in achieving this within the Magento e-commerce platform is the use of tags. Tags are a versatile feature that can help you categorize Read More >

Magento can be quite memory intensive due to its robust design. You can adjust the memory limits to reduce or eliminate the memory errors altogether. You’ll have to add code to 2 separate files and we’ll walk you through the process using the file manager in cPanel. Log into cPanel and open File Manager In Read More >