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[ps2chiper]

Analytic, you can try piwik

 

[Rahel Goldstein]

For analytics on a website level I recommend Google Analytics due to ease of integration and data sharing with other Google Products. Regarding plugins, you will need a follow up email plugin and enhanced admin grid among others.

Is there an easy way to specify image dimensions in magento to boost page loading time?

Yes you just have to specify image dimensions in the PHTML template file. But I would not recommend it, as you will loose responsiveness of your template as your images will not scale anymore with the size of the screen.

 

[igormarschaloskis]

/app/design/frontend/default/{theme}/template/catalog/product/list.phtml

Change resize(width, height)
<img src="<?php echo $this->helper('catalog/image')->init($_product,'small_image')->resize(158,150);?>

 

[Rahel Goldstein]

I think what he meant was specify fixed dimensions in HTML like
<img src="..." width="120" height="120">

If your using a responsive template do not specify the dimensions because your images will stop being responsive.

 

[b2565826]

defering js, is it good to faster the load time?

 

[Rahel Goldstein]

Yes it will speed up the load time (by not blocking html, css and image loading) but be careful which scripts you put at the end. For example if you put the jquery lib at the end, all the inline jquery code in your template will stop working.

 

[alogzorazero]

defering js, is it good to faster the load time?

It also depends on how much dynamic JS have you used on your website.
It's very recommended and effective, if you are using a well-designed theme then you shouldn't face any problems.

For analytics on a website level I recommend Google Analytics due to ease of integration and data sharing with other Google Products. Regarding plugins, you will need a follow up email plugin and enhanced admin grid among others.


Yes you just have to specify image dimensions in the PHTML template file. But I would not recommend it, as you will loose responsiveness of your template as your images will not scale anymore with the size of the screen.

I'll definitely consider your tips. Thanks!

What about business intelligence levels?

Any other suggestions and tips about modules for front-end and customer loyalty and enhancing user experience and making the website more future rich would be appreciated.

 

[Rahel Goldstein]

BI you have to do within your ERP or pull out data from the DB and process it in Excel or tableau. If you have the budget, you can contract one of many BI SaaS providers out there, some of them even have Magento integrations, but starting cost is usually quite high, like 300 US$ per month and more.

For customer loyalty there are many reward point extensions (have not used any of them though) but generally speaking I like Mirasvit and Amasty extensions. I have bought several from them over the years and support is always good and extensions are always updated. Can't recommend Mirasvit enough! You would also need a product label extension for highlighting new and on-sale products.

 

[b2565826]

It also depends on how much dynamic JS have you used on your website.
It's very recommended and effective, if you are using a well-designed theme then you shouldn't face any problems.



I'll definitely consider your tips. Thanks!

What about business intelligence levels?

Any other suggestions and tips about modules for front-end and customer loyalty and enhancing user experience and making the website more future rich would be appreciated.

regarding rewards point extension, i recommend j2t reward points. it is easy to configure and set up. it also comes with an additional extension j2t reward group which can automatically update the member group based on the criteria u set.

Yes it will speed up the load time (by not blocking html, css and image loading) but be careful which scripts you put at the end. For example if you put the jquery lib at the end, all the inline jquery code in your template will stop working.

You pointout the key - inline jquery code and jquery lib! A js defer extension loaded before stop my template running further.
Do u have any recommended extension?

 

[Rahel Goldstein]

you would not need an extension for deferring JS, you can do it manually with your local.xml