{"id":1166,"date":"2019-06-24T12:36:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T12:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nethues.com\/blog\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2023-08-09T09:58:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T09:58:03","slug":"5-best-practices-for-magento-maintenance-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nethues.com\/blog\/5-best-practices-for-magento-maintenance-support\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Practices For Magento Maintenance &#038; Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Magento has become one of the popular platforms when it comes to eCommerce. Used by some of the major brands and tech giants, the platform, no wonder, has been a blessing for online store owners. However, like every eCommerce platform, it is also susceptible to some minor issues such as speed, security\u00a0and updates. If not taken care of, these can hamper the store performance, customer experience\u00a0and ultimately your business.<\/p>\n<p>So, as a Magento store owner, it is your responsibility\u00a0to make sure whether your site\u00a0or store\u00a0is running smoothly and efficiently. In case your site goes down or your shop stops working, you might lose your existing as well as potential customers. Further, It\u2019s not only about store crashes but slow responding sites as well, which are actually frustrating. Such situations can harm your revenue and brand reputation.<\/p>\n<p><em><i>It takes\u00a0<\/i><\/em><em><i>about 50 milliseconds<\/i><\/em><em><i>\u00a0(that\u2019s 0.05 seconds) for users to form an opinion about your website that determines whether they like your site or not, whether they\u2019ll stay or leave.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thus, a little delay or ignorance in maintenance can have a big impact. Along with this, you could experience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Customers\u2019 identity theft<\/li>\n<li>financial loss<\/li>\n<li>reputation damages<\/li>\n<li>loss of merchandise<\/li>\n<li>high processing fees and a lot more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aren\u2019t these terrifying?<\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s next? What should be done to avoid such a scenario?<\/p>\n<p>Following a few practices\u00a0could &#8211; practices that make way for an effective support and maintenance of your Magento store.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Upgrade to the Latest Version<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>The first maintenance and support practice you need to implement to upgrade your Magento website to the latest version. One of the major benefits of doing this is to protect your website from hackers.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em><b><i>7 out of 10 businesses are not prepared to respond to a cyber attack.<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This is done with security patches.\u00a0Every time the Magento community releases a new version, they release security patches that comprise of updates to\u00a0mend and fix security issues.\u00a0You need to\u00a0update your current Magento to\u00a0ensure that your website stays updated. Other\u00a0benefits of upgrading\u00a0to the latest version are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved performance and scalability<\/li>\n<li>Improved checkout process<\/li>\n<li>Mobile friendliness<\/li>\n<li>Key integrations<\/li>\n<li>Instant purchase<\/li>\n<li>Email marketing automation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&#8217;t have\u00a0enough time or resources for the upgrade? Don\u2019t worry. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nethues.com\/hire-adobe-magento-developer\">Hire a\u00a0certified Magento developer<\/a>\u00a0to ensure maximum proficiency and results.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Choose a Reliable Hosting Service<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>Next, you need to select a reliable hosting service that comes with all the industry standard security features. Also, choose according to the system requirements of your Magento version, the size of your store and the amount of traffic you expect. However, a channel which is HTTP secured will give you added SEO benefits.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Configure Magento Site Cache<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>To improve and optimize site performance, it is important to configure your Magento site cache.<\/p>\n<p>One such way is to select the varnish cache as it acts as a web accelerator. It is also known as the reverse HTTP proxy. The proxy helps in optimizing the speed of your Magento store by saving a copy of the page in the RAM.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Secure Server Environment<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>You have to keep your server safe and secure from a whole range of online and environmental threats. Your site consists of sensitive data of your customers so it\u2019s your duty to make sure you are doing everything possible to keep them safe.<\/p>\n<p>Ensure that there is no unnecessary software running in the background. It is suggested to use strong passwords instead of easy-to-decode passwords and change them from time to time.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Update Magento Extensions<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>Extensions are super useful but they need to be checked frequently and proactively. This will help in identifying updates and reduce the risk of low performance. Moreover, if you are planning to migrate to another version of Magento, ensure that your extensions are up-to-date with the new version.<\/p>\n<p>Having mentioned the best practices for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nethues.com\/adobe-magento-support\">Magento support and maintenance<\/a>, it\u2019s time to know who can do this for you? Or can it be done on your own?<\/p>\n<p><em><i>W<\/i><\/em><em><i>ell, we would suggest hiring a Magento development company because experience and expertise always speak louder. <\/i><\/em><em><i>Y<\/i><\/em><em><i>ou might be able to perform some of it by yourself but some parts will still be untouched. <\/i><\/em><em><i>S<\/i><\/em><em><i>o, it is recommended to ask for help and make the most out of your online <\/i><\/em><em><i>business<\/i><\/em><em><i>. <\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magento has become one of the popular platforms when it comes to eCommerce. 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