The launch of Magento 2.0 has taken the eCommerce industry to a new era by improving the scalability, speed, and performance of the platform. The innovative update of Magento has made developers make their useful extensions compatible with Magento 2 and serve merchants with more diverse functionalities.

For serving more than 200,000 online stores worldwide, it is estimated that every 1 in 4 businesses is using the Magento platform to reach their targeted audience and brilliantly showcase their products or services.

An old version of any platform becomes obsolete with the passage of time as the developers have to cope up with the changing business trends and security measures. Magento has also addressed the common issues with the latest update. The latest version is said to be safe, fast, and easy to use. If you have been using Magento for long, you will be well aware of the simple user interface, whereas the latest version is a lot easier to understand and use than the older one.

Top Magento 2 Extensions to consider

The extensions that were developed for the previous Magento version are no more operational on the latest version. To let you enjoy the additional features on the new platform, developers have created compelling extensions that work well on Magento 2. Following is a list of the most useful Magento 2 extensions you need to consider for your business-specific needs.

Magento 2 GDPR

Magento 2 GDPR extension by FME is an all in one solution to make your website in compliance with the latest General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). Allow customers to export their data, delete their orders & delete accounts from your website. Draft & display privacy policy, terms & conditions checkboxes on user registration forms, so that visitors can read about the website policies. With this Magento 2 GDPR compliance extension, you can display a cookie consent notification bar once a visitor lands on our website.

Features:

• Acquire cookie consent from users
• Option to retain orders
• Manage user requests
• Display “Forget Me” option
• Unsubscribe from newsletters
• Provide Data Protection Officer (DPO) details

Magento 2 Partial Payment

Magento 2 Partial Payment extension by FME allows you to sell products on installments by creating product specific & global layaway plans. Set product down payment, number of installments, layaway fee and duration of each installment. With this partial payment Magento 2 extension, you can set the layaway fees & down fees in percentage or fixed amount. Display the layaway information on the cart page featuring all the details like total amount, layaway fee, layaway remaining, tax & discount (if any), and order total amount.

Features:

• Create custom-built installment plans
• Charge layaway fee per product or order
• Manage layaway orders
• Layaway orders section in the customer account
• Global & product specific layaway plans
• Configure layaway deposit (fixed/percentage)
• Select payment methods
• Customize layaway labels

CSV Based Pricing

It is an amazing Magento 2 extension that enables merchants to easily sell products in variable sizes. For example, selling carpets, fabric, and tiles with respect to length and width. The plugin calculates the price based upon the customer's entered values.

Features:

• Product pricing through CSV / Excel sheet
• Supports 2-dimensional pricing
• Use any 2 dimensions like length, width, height, etc
• Upload CSV pricing files for each product
• Five measurement units: meter, mm, cm, feet, inches

Restrict Products by Customer groups

With the help of this plugin, merchants can restrict a product, category, or CMS page from specific customers. The store managers can block products for a specific customer group and either redirect them to another product or CMS page or show them an error message.

Features:

• Restrict catalog by customer groups or store views
• Block whole website, specific products, categories, or CMS pages
• Hide products from related, Up-sells, and Cross-sells
• Redirect restricted customers or display them an error message

Magento 2 FAQs Extension

With Advance FAQs extension, merchants can create a dedicated page with all the common questions being answered thoroughly. It saves customers’ time in finding a solution relevant to their query and saves them from contacting the support team and waiting for a reply. You can also download this Magento 2 FAQ extension from the Magento marketplace.

Features:

• Creates a dedicated FAQs page
• Add unlimited FAQS divided into categories
• Show FAQs anywhere using FAQ block
• Accordion-style and FAQs rating
• Import & export Faqs

GEO IP Ultimate Lock

GEO IP Ultimate Lock is very helpful for online stores that want to restrict users from a specific region. Merchants can block irrelevant, spam, and malicious traffic to strengthen the security and user experience of their stores. Give exception to specific users from restriction by adding their IPs.

Features:

• Block visitor by region, country & IP addresses
• Block access to the entire store or specific product & CMS pages
• Add IP addresses for exceptions
• Show custom message or redirect blocked users to another page

Magento 2 Store Switcher

Geo IP default store switcher recognizes users’ location which is based on their IP addresses and takes them to a store that is assigned to the region they belong to. Merchants can set auto or manual redirections as per the convenience of the users. Download Magento 2 Store switcher from official Magento Marketplace.

Features:

• Detects user's location from their IP address
• Automatically redirects users to the relevant store
• Allows manual redirection
• Disable store switcher for specific IP addresses

Magento 2 Banners Slider (Free)

The free banners extension allows merchants to utilize the effectiveness of attractive banners and display than on any of their pages. Multiple banners can also be added with different slider effects to make the pages more compelling and engaging. Download our free Magento 2 banner slider from the marketplace.

Features:

• Add a custom title for the banner
• Show images in an attractive slider
• Add banners to any page of your website
• Set sorting order of the banner
• One-click enable/disable option

Request for Quote (Free)

Merchants can simplify the process of asking for a price estimate with the help of this free Request for Quote extension. It adds an easy to fill form for customers to instantly enquire about the price they need to pay to have a product or service. You can also download this extension from this Magento marketplace link.

Features:

• Add a request for quote form for customers
• Enable file upload to get enough details from customers
• Send RFQ notification email to customers & Admin

Image Gallery

The problem of adding multiple images to products and categories is now solved with the help of this extension. It allows merchants to create an entire photo gallery of the entire website, or create a product-focused one. The additional photos enhance the conversion rate of your products. Download Magento 2 Photo Gallery from the marketplace.

Features:

• Creates a dedicated gallery page
• Attaches albums to products & category pages
• Add the photo album anywhere on your website
• Configure thumbnails, slider & frame settings
• Fully responsive & multi-Store supported

Magento 2 Product Videos

With the Product Videos extension, Magento merchants can make their product pages more engaging by adding relevant promotional or educational videos. Adding multiple videos from a computer system is a hassle-free job, whereas videos from online sources can easily be embedded in product pages. Download Magento 2 Product Video from the marketplace.

Features:

• Add multiple videos to product pages
• Display videos in a separate tab & under “Add to Cart”
• Upload & embed videos from Youtube & Vimeo
• Make videos gallery & customize thumbnail images

Product Attachments for Magento 2

With Product Attachments, merchants can easily attach supporing materials such as user guides, tutorials, video links, and manuals for the ease of end-users. The potential buyers, who want to learn more about a product or service before buying them can easily go through the attachments. You can also download our Magento 2 Product Attachments from the marketplace.

Features:

• Attach more than one files with any product or a CMS page
• Create a separate file downloads page
• Multiple file formats supported i.e. PDF, PPT, Docs, audio, etc.
• Restrict attachments by customer groups & store views
• Set download limit & display counter
• Drag & drop to upload files

Magento 2 Product Questions

Magento 2 product questions extension allows you to answer common product questions right on the product page. Display product frequently asked questions in a customized FAQ block on any webpage. You can also create a dedicated FAQ page with questions properly categorized into topics for easy navigation. An ‘ask a question’ form allows customers to create a query if a particular question is not listed in the FAQs.

Features:

• Display FAQs on product pages
• Dedicated store FAQs page
• Organize store FAQs under different categories like shipping, refund policy, etc.
• Add the “Ask A Question” button on any product page

Magento 2 Email Templates Extension

Magento 2 Email Templates extension is loaded with a variety of email template themes to enhance communication. The wow factor is that themes are responsive and work perfectly on every display size including laptops, mobiles, tablets, etc. With 3 different themes, you can choose an appealing layout and design for the transactional emails. Select between Blue Lagoon, Black and Red Tux, and Orange Peak whichever goes in-line with your website design and appeal. You can also include social media links in the emails for bringing your business profiles to the limelight. The mobile-responsive themes further improve the readability of your email content. The readability of the content further gets improved using mobile-responsive themes.

Key Features

• Free lifetime support and lifetime upgrades
• Turn the conventional email templates to mobile-responsive ones
• Add a charm to transaction emails with the help of captivating themes
• Maximize social media exposure by adding social links to the email content
• The cool and eye-appealing themes make it easier to differentiate between various email messages

Magento 2 Size Chart Extension

Magento 2 Size Chart Extension empowers you to add and remove customizable product size charts. You can add unlimited charts as per the product’s size, so the user gets the best-fit item. Moreover, you can either add a size chart as a pop-up or a tab, it’s up to your ease and choice. Using this Magento size chart extension you can add data by yourself or you can import it from any other channel in a CSV file. Magento 2 size charts are helpful as they result in a reduction of product returns by elaborating proper sizes. Increase sales and conversions by removing the misunderstanding about the sizing that is among the core hurdles of purchases.

Key Features

• Define rules to assign size charts to specific products by their attributes
• Choose Store Views for each Size chart to restrict users of other store views from viewing the sizing guide
• You can import data from another source via a CSV file to quickly configure it in your store
• Create & Customize Size Charts for Products
• You can display Size Chart in a Tab or Popup as per need
• You can restrict Size Charts to Store Views

Magento 2 Maintenance Mode Extension

Set up a coming soon or maintenance page on your eCommerce website with a click using Magento 2 Maintenance Mode extension. Create eagerness about new arrivals and upgrades by enabling this customize-able ‘Coming Soon’ page. Adding a sign-up form to the page will help you to collect subscribers and users. Activate Maintenance mode on your website during its modification to stop the users visiting the broken website. Add media on the background to make pages appealing. Offer live access of the website to the whitelisted users based on their IP addresses. Amazingly this extension offers free lifetime support and upgrades.

Key Features

• Free lifetime support and upgrades
• 3 Website Modes - Live, Coming Soon, Maintenance Mode
• Enable Coming Soon Page with user sign-up form
• Activate Maintenance Mode with countdown timer
• Add media to Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode pages
• Whitelist website traffic with respect to IP addresses

Magento 2 gift wrap extension

Using Magento 2 gift wrap extension you can offer multiple eye-appealing gifts wraps to the customers of your online store. This extension provides the ease of choosing gift wrap as per each product during the time of purchase and shows the availability status of each gift wrapper. You can categorize the gift wraps on the basis of their type and events like birthday, wedding, promotion, etc. The wow factor is that your customer can get the relevant gift wrap just on a click and you can generate revenue by adding the price of the gift wrapper. Moreover, this Magento 2 gift wrap empowers you to restrict the gift wrap to specific store views and customers. A gift wrap option is available on the cart and checkout step.

Key Features

• Add attractive and eye-appealing gift wraps to your store.
• Personalize gift wrap option
• Categorize gift wraps for a variety of occasions.
• Specify the availability status of each gift wrap.
• Earn revenue by adding the price of gift wrap
• Customers can customize gift wraps by writing names and adding a picture
• Free lifetime support and upgrades

Magento 2 Canonical URLs Extension

Content duplication and beautification of URLs of your website remains no more an issue after this Magento 2 canonical URLs extension. Add meta tags and remove the redundancy in the content of your website. You can add tags to products, categories, and CMS pages to define its relevancy with other pages. Furthermore, you can declare the authoritative version of your web-shop by adding canonical tags to store views, storefront, or a custom URL. With the addition of rel = ”NEXT” and rel = ”PREV” attributes, you can show the relationship between category and catalog pages for the ease of search engine robots. You can choose to end the URLs with a trailing slash. It is more beneficial in improving user experience than SEO rankings.

Key Features

• Add Canonical tags to a custom or Store URL, to pagination, layered navigation pages
• Exclude Canonical Meta tag on certain pages
• Add rel = “next” and rel = “prev” attributes to show the relation between category and catalog pages
• Add trailing slash for canonical Meta tag to make all the URLs SEO-friendly

Order Attributes for Magento 2

Default Magento checkout fields may not always fulfill merchants and/or client’s requirements. They may need extra checkout fields to collect/provide extra details on the checkout page. The Magento 2 order attributes & custom checkout fields extension comes in handy. It effortlessly adds custom fields to any checkout step. The extension supports 8 different field types such as text field, text area, radio button, checkbox, dropdown, a date with time, Yes/No, and multi-select. It is a feature-rich extension that allows sorting custom fields, making them optional or mandatory, and providing them default values. A useful feature is that admins can set input validation for these fields to get accurate data.

Key Features

•  Add 8 types of customizable fields to the checkout page
• Select any checkout step i.e. shipping address, shipping method, review, etc.
• Display fields data in order details
• Select store for order pickup
• Display custom checkout fields in email and PDFs
• Restrict fields by customer groups & store views

Magento 2 Customer Attributes

Add extra fields to the user registration form with Magento 2 customer attributes extension by FME. You can add 10 types of fields and make them optional or mandatory. Set default values and customize field titles. With this extension, you can create conditional fields in order to make a useful and powerful sign-up form. Show or hide custom fields from the registration page & restrict them by specific customer groups. This extension also supports input validation like decimal numbers, integers, email address, URL, letters, alphanumeric.

Key features

• Add multiple fields in the sign up form
• Arrange fields in a top-down order
• Restrict fields from specific store views
• Show OR hide them from a specific group of users
• Add fields on the conditional basis

Add the following types of fields to the registration form:

• Text Field
• Text Area
• File Upload
• Image Upload
• Date
• Dropdown
• Multiple Select
• Yes/No
• Radio
• Check Boxes

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Conclusion

Building an online store on Magento is no more a difficult task now, as the enhanced user experience is quite easy to understand. Furthermore, the availability of compatible extensions as discussed above removes the barrier of acquiring technical expertise for a layman to enhance the functionality of his or her store. You can select any plugin and its user-manual will guide you step by step through the installation, customization, and configuration of the application.