How Can I Create E-Commerce Websites Using Magento?

Introduction

We all know and believe that online shopping is used daily as a part of our necessity, from general stores to anything extravagant we log in to e-commerce stores. Moreover, a company that offers services related to product base makes itself visible on e-commerce platforms as well.

With an immense increase and usage of e-commerce platforms, there are plenty of

e-commerce available out there with various offerings.

We know that e-commerce is a trend that is a never-ending one making it more and more platforms available where developers are on hand building e-commerce platforms with different tools and frameworks.

From Woo-commerce to Open-cart are the frameworks used to build e-commerce websites and from all of them Magento is also one of them.

What is Magento?

In simple terms, it’s an open-source e-commerce platform written in PHP. Currently, Magento is also known as Adobe Commerce which not only allows developers to create a flexible shopping cart system but it controls the look content, and functionality of their online store.

Why To Choose Magento?

So, before creating an e-commerce website on Magento let's find out how this platform can be beneficial to developers while creating one?

• Customisable
  
  
  Being an open-source framework it allows you to customise the entire website per your requirements and convenience for the look of the design to categories and offerings. Moreover, plenty of plugins are available for accounting, payment, processing, and shipping.
  
  
• Scalable
  
  
  It’s one of the major benefits that Magento offers, allowing a hassle-free launch for an efficient product migration in an e-commerce website. It’s a platform that's capable of storing and managing the entire data on a single backend server. Additionally, it offers the most caching and robust tool which improves the site performance for a scalable and smooth e-commerce process.   
  
  
• Flexible
  
  
  It’s true as it offers a good scope for experimentation and innovation. While working on the eCommerce shop, the eCommerce platform gives developers complete control over various operations like customizing the backend side of the website, and a robust architecture for more flexibility for online stores that gives seamless customer experience and engagement for the end-users.
  
  
• Easy Integration
  
  
  There are multiple services offered on an e-commerce website such as data shipping, shipping, order tracking, returns, and many more. So, it’s quick and easy to integrate third-party integration even with Google tools like analytics, and checkout for continuous optimization and performance of your e-commerce platform.
  
  
• SEO-Friendly
  
  
  Magento knows that without any traffic your e-commerce won't stand out in the competitive world. Therefore, Magento is super-efficient for SEO(Search Engine Optimization) and gives better visibility to your offerings. Moreover, it includes features related to friendly URLs, meta descriptions, sitemaps, auto-generation of Google roadmap, and tags that help you rank higher and buyers find you faster. 
  
  

Create E-Commerce Websites Using Magento

As we know Magento is a platform that allows you to create a robust, user-friendly, and optimised e-commerce platform. So let's begin by creating one.

1. Review The System Requirements

You can say Magento is just any CMS that requires specific system requirements such as

• Operating System: It’s recommended to use Ubuntu as other OS like Mac and Windows can face some incompatibility issues.
  
  
• Web Server: For a web server you opt to use Apache or Nginx server.
  
  
• Memory Usage: It’s preferred to use 2GB RAM.
  
  
• Database: It’s compatible to work with MySQL version 5.6 or 5.7
  
  
• PHP: It's recommended to use a PHP 7.2, PHP 7.3, or PHP8 versions.
  
  
• Security: Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) are a must Integration.

2. The right hosting and domain name

It's necessary that your hosting has a fast response time. Moreover, it requires an SSL certificate with plenty of security systems included. Moreover, it should have an option to upgrade to an advanced plan with more capabilities and server resources.

3. Download and Install Magento

Downloading and installation won't be tricky as the hosting provides a one-click installation as an easy setup. However, it’s essential to keep these key points before installation.

• Set Up a Server.
• Create a Magento file system owner.
• Get composer.
• Get magento code repository keys.

You can download the latest Magento release via Composer as it offers various benefits that will come in handy in further use. 

4. Configure Your Design

Design matters as your customers will be mostly influenced by your web design. Over here LUMA theme can help you out you just need to set up logos, banners, and colors to give your brand a look. If you're starting from scratch with Magento, you'll also need to consider logos, colors, layout, and other variables. To acquire them just go to the Content > Design > Configuration area. 

5. Website Store and Store Views

If you have left out any of the previous steps from here on you can take the configuration into your hands. While the website is apparent let's describe the location of stores and store views here. Within a website, you can set up many stores that share a catalog yet sell different products. 

Simultaneously, store views represent different viewpoints on the same store, which differ mostly in language.

So, you can have multiple stores within a single website in a single language. However, different store views are required if you wish to construct a multi-language website to sell globally.

6. General Settings

The most fundamental store settings must be configured before moving on to the catalog configuration. There are a few things to consider when starting from scratch to construct an eCommerce website

• Place and time zone.
• Money and exchange rates.
• Tax laws. 
• Email Address.
• Setup for SMTP(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

Together with other settings, you can modify each of them in the Stores > Configuration tab.

7. Create Products

Here is where you can list down your products. Magento will help you to create an unlimited number of products and categories. You have to make sure that your e-commerce website is engaging and well-structured for easy navigation. Moreover, it allows you to create simple, configurable, virtual, and downloadable products.

If you need to add more information, just add your custom product features to the product attribute list. The same for category configuration. You can categorize your items after they've been created by using product or category pages. 

8. Payment and Shipping Options

If you have reached here then you are just a step away from your first e-commerce website. As over all the transaction setup over here. Magento offers various payment details such as bank transfers, purchase orders, check/money orders, and zero subtotal.

As for shipping, there are more than 7 shipping methods and integrations you can configure under Stores > Configuration > Sales > Shipping Methods. 

9. Launch Your Website

Here is your final step where you have to perform all required tests to assess the responsiveness of the website across several devices, order placement speed, code vulnerabilities, and conflicts with custom extensions, and if all these are in proper setup then the e-commerce website is good to go.

Future Scenario Of Magento On E-Commerce

There is no doubt that Magento provides numerous features that allow developers to create a perfect e-commerce website. Currently, it’s one the fastest-growing platforms as it gets easily adaptable with AI tools that eliminate a lot of manual work and lead towards a better user experience.

Magento has a tool for a perfect e-commerce business to create a progressive web app studio for a fast, responsive, and optimised store.

As with upcoming new technologies to ongoing software upgrades, new feature additions, performance, and security enhancements give a clear view of Magento with a promising future.

Conclusion

So, if you are now willing to create a perfect e-commerce website with the help of Magento at this same time you may need a perfect developer as well. A collaboration of skills and expertise will give a perfect and seamless outcome.

Therefore, Techvoot Solutions is the word for perfection when it comes to its services. We are an association of all the IT services that an organisation seeks for growth. Give us a call as our experts await to bring the best from your company with new heights and achievements.

FAQ's

1. What is Magento, and why should I use it for my e-commerce website?

    Magento is a powerful e-commerce platfrom with many customisation options may features,

    scalability, and flexibility make it the perfect option for e-commerce companies.

       

2. How can I customize the look and feel of my Magento e-commerce website

    You can customise your magento website's appearance by selecting a suitable theme and

    using magento's built in customisation tools.

3. Can I integrate third-party extensions and plugins into my Magento store?

    Yes, Magento offers a wide range of extensions and plugins available in the magento

     marketplace.