Upcoming New Feature Updates by Mageplaza - November 2022

November is coming, and we are also trying our best for more useful updates during this month!

Besides constant feature updates, Mageplaza also enhances extension compatibilities to make sure they work well with the Magento 2.4.5 version. Our improvements are planned according to customer requests and our own thorough research.

Now, let’s see what to expect in the upcoming releases!

Table of Contents

• 1. Affiliate
• 2. Abandoned Cart Email
• 3. Store Locator and Pickup
• 4. Free Gifts

1. Affiliate

What is the Affiliate extension for?

Affiliate marketing is known as an effective marketing solution to drive new leads, increase sales and optimize SEO rankings.

With Magento 2 Affiliate extension, stores are free to create affiliate campaigns with multiple tiers, smart referral links, and flexible commission earnings and withdrawal conditions. The affiliates can refer a friend in various ways: through a URL or a banner with links, via social buttons or snippets on websites. Moreover, all of the affiliate data can be managed via backend reports (thanks to the compatibility with the Magento 2 Report extension) and imported and exported with ease.

Upcoming New Features:

• Restrict transactions to N orders

2. Abandoned Cart Email (Updated)

What is the Abandoned Cart Email extension for?

Abandoned carts are not the end of the world, you just need the right tool to recover them. Magento 2 Abandoned Cart Email extension converts your abandoned carts to sales via email by reminding customers and giving them the motivation to complete the purchases. It is possible for admins to configure email chains and generate automatic coupons. Besides that, it supports Google Analytics to make it easier to track where the cart is recovered.

This module also enables simple management where email logs are recorded in the backend with details such as email subject, receiver, status, coupon code, sending date, and more.

Upcoming New Features:

• Exclude Out of stock and disable products from emails
• Shopping Behavior Analysis
• Compatible with Magento 2 One Step Checkout

3. Store Locator and Pickup

What is the Store Locator and Pickup extension for?

By using Mageplaza Store Locator and Pickup extension, brands can take advantage of the e-commerce website to promote physical locations and bring omnichannel experience to customers.

The integration of Google Maps allows users to locate the exact address of the store, and shoppers are suggested the nearest shops. Moreover, merchants are able to add extra information about the store, such as opening hours, holidays, contact info, images, etc. The design is flexible as there are 4 ready map designs for brands to choose from, and the marker icon is free to be uploaded.

Upcoming New Features:

• Allow Customers Leave Comments
• Enable Customers Reviews for Locations
• Locations Reviews: List customers’ store reviews
• Locations Attributes: Set extra information about the store for customers when coming to pick up: Parking Availability, Payment Methods, Brand,…
• Manage Location: add Skype and WhatsApp

4. Free Gifts

What is the Free Gifts extension for?

While the default Magento 2 does not support free gifts configuration, Mageplaza Free Gifts extension will be a great add-on solution for businesses.

Thanks to the plugin, online merchants are now able to offer free gifts to customers based on product attributes or cart attributes. The gifts will be displayed on the product page and shopping cart page, with a notification and manual selection. Moreover, customers are given the option to pick gifts or change gifts as they wish.

Upcoming New Features:

• Support Multiple free gifts for one product
• Add Free Gifts from the checkout page
• Configure free gift rules based on after-tax order total (tax included)

We hope that you can find useful features in the above list. If you want to request new features, please contact us or get them customed through our Magento 2 customization service. Don’t forget to follow this blog post to see future changes and updates.