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Magento 2 extensions – The Best Magento 2 Plugins

By Merel Mensink on Monday, 15 August, 2022

Magento 2 extensions – The Best Magento 2 Plugins

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Increase your webshop sales with these plugins!

Every Magento webshop requires additional functionality. Webshops need to be faster, generate more sales, and incorporate extra marketing features. One relatively straightforward way to meet these needs is by using Magento extensions. However, exercise caution when using and installing plugins. Installing too many plugins can slow down your Magento webshop and require more time for maintenance.

We have compiled a list of 11 Magento extensions that can help boost your shop’s revenue.

Please note: these extensions are not necessarily a must-have, and they may not be suitable for every webshop. This list is mainly intended for inspiration and to demonstrate the possibilities of the platform.

Smartsupp live chat – Support | Customer Service | £0 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

First on the list is the Smartsupp live chat. This plugin allows you to integrate live chat functionality on your website, enabling you to chat with your website visitors in real-time. The plugin is user-friendly with an attractive interface, appreciated by visitors, which indirectly builds trust.

The tool offers essential features, including a mobile app and the option to add your logo to the chatbox. It comes with a free basic version, and if you need more than three staff profiles, you can opt for the paid version.

Facebookchat by Meetanshi | Marketing | £0 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Facebook Messenger recently introduced a chat plugin. With this plugin, you can communicate with potential customers directly through your Facebook page’s business profile. The conversations can be saved via Facebook, allowing you to continue them even after the website visitor has left the site. Additionally, the plugin opens up new targeting opportunities for Facebook Ads, expanding your reach and enhancing brand awareness.

Poptin Smart Popups | On-page | £0 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This plugin is an effective way to capture visitors’ attention, aiding in conversion rate optimisation, and growing your mailing list, among other benefits. It can also persuade quick website abandoners to reconsider their decision. However, make sure to use pop-ups appropriately to avoid irritating customers.

The free basic version offers various functionalities, including different pop-up templates, A/B testing for pop-ups, reporting, advanced targeting options, and more. In the paid version, you’ll receive additional features like autoresponders, whitelabeling, and the ability to display pop-ups to 10,000 visitors per month instead of 1000.

Rich Snippet Suite | Marketing | £85 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Increasing sales doesn’t solely rely on an appealing webshop design; attracting high-quality traffic is fundamental. To stand out on search engines like Google, consider investing in the Rich Snippets Suite plugin. This extension adds comprehensive JSON markup to your webshop, allowing you to easily enable or disable specific markups. You can even add attributes such as descriptions, brands, SKUs, GTIN, and more for detailed product data.

Follow Up Email Mirasvit | Marketing | £149 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Email marketing remains an effective strategy for boosting sales. With this plugin, you can automate your email marketing process, integrating marketing automation into your Magento webshop. If you prefer not to subscribe to external marketing automation software, this plugin serves as a good alternative.

The plugin costs £149 and includes features such as:

  • Abandoned Shopping Cart Reminder
  • Review reminder
  • Automatically emailing inactive customers
  • Sending product recommendations
  • Automatically emailing customers on their birthdays

Better Blog | On-page | £0 | ⭐⭐⭐

The Better Blog plugin by Mageplaza is a widely used free plugin in Magento webshops. It allows you to run a blog alongside your webshop. Adding a blog to your webshop can be an excellent strategy for producing more relevant content and serving as a backup for a backlink strategy. With this extension, you can also import blogs from platforms like WordPress to your Magento Shop.

Instagram Integration | Marketing | £169 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The next plugin, Instagram Integration, costs £169. Online shopping via social media is becoming increasingly popular. With this plugin, you can connect your social media channels in various ways. Instagram is one of the most popular social platforms at the moment. This extension allows you to link your webshop’s products to images on social media. You can also link your Instagram feed to your webshop.

Featured Products | On-page | £0 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐

With this free plugin, you can highlight top-selling products or high-margin products on any page of your webshop. It’s easy to add to the webshop and includes features such as:

  • An easy on/off option
  • Fully open-source code
  • Easy configuration settings
  • Display product slider on a CMS page or template file
  • Suitable for multi-store setups

Automatic Related Products | Marketing | £299 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This plugin displays related products on other pages within the webshop, such as blog articles. By doing so, you keep visitors engaged and provide them with the opportunity to explore related products further. The plugin is easy to set up, and you can customise the look and feel. It streamlines and simplifies related product management:

  • Save time – flexible rule conditions enable the automatic creation of appealing related product blocks for various products
  • Increase sales by effectively using upsells and cross-sells
  • Extensive statistics available to analyse what works and what doesn’t

The plugin is relatively expensive at £299. However, it can pay off quickly if you receive many cross- and upsells.

Product Image Enhancements | On-page | £25.00 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐

If product images are crucial for your business, consider the Product Image Enhancements plugin. Priced at £25, it is relatively simple but potentially of great value. With this plugin, you can add carousels and zoom options to your product images.

For many products, details matter. With this plugin, you enable customers to zoom in on these details and make better-informed decisions. The more uncertainty you eliminate during the visitor’s orientation phase, the higher the chances they will place an order with you.

YotPo Reviews | Marketing | £0 | ⭐⭐⭐

Yotpo is an effective marketing tool that offers advanced solutions for customer reviews, visual marketing, loyalty, and referrals. Yotpo leverages social proof to increase trust and sales. It helps you collect reviews and user-generated content, such as photos or FAQs. You can then publish this content in places where you want to convince visitors to become customers.

This plugin helps you gather and publish user-generated content on your webshop.

 

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