An Introduction of Export Criteria in Magento 2

In Magneto 2, Export Criteria contains two factors, these are Export Filters and Export Attributes. In this article, we would like to give you an overview of these two. Let’s take attendance below to get more information about them.

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Export Filters

Export filters are used as a kind of tools which can help you determine the data they want in the export file based on attribute values. Furthermore, you can designate which attribute data you want to include or exclude from the export as wish. The types of filter complement with all types of database.

In order to choose exactly SKUs you aim to be included in the export file, filters will help you to determine. For instance, if you select Women in Gender filter, the exported CSV file will contain only products for women.

Date and time is also supported to be filtered in the export part. You just need to choose the date from the Calendar, then, all the information on that day will be exported with CSV file.

If you intend to include only database with a particular value, such as SKU, please enter the value into the Filter field. Besides, there are some fields such as Weight, Price, Dynamic SKU, VAT number, and Set Product as New have a form/to range of values.

Exclude Attributes

Let’s take a look at the the first column on the left, you can realize that the checkbox is used to exclude attributes from the export file. If you do not want an attribute to appear in exported files, you can choose that attribute in Exclude column by clicking.

In short, that is all the knowledge of Export Criteria in Magento 2 we want to share with you. If you find it helpful for you, please Like, Share and Subscribe to keep updating for more upcoming blogs!

 

How to Configure Persistent Cart in Magento 2

In the last blogs, we’ve provided you a general view of Persistent Cart and the way it works in stores using Magento 2 platform. Accordingly, this article will give you information about how to configure persistent cart through the backend. During the setup process, admins can choose to activate the persistent cart or not, set up the time due for the sessions and other options for the Persistent Cart.

To set up for the Persistent Cart in Magento 2, do the following:

  1. Sign in with your admin account. On the Admin Sidebar, click Stores.
  2. Next, select Configuration under Settings.
  3. On the left panel, expand the row named Customers. Choose Persistent Shopping Cart after that.
  4. If the Enable Persistence box is set to “No”, there will be only one section on the working space. In that case, you need to change the box to “Yes” to enable persistent cart and go on further setting options. If the Enable Persistence box is set to “Yes” already, just do the next step as below.

a. Persistence Lifetime (seconds): The lifetime of the persistent cookie. You can enter any number that fit your preference (remember that the unit is “second”). The maximum time allowed for the cookie is 31,536,000 seconds which is equal to one year. This number is also set as the default number of the field.

b. Enable “Remember Me”: There are two options here:

  • Yes: Allow the “Remember me” checkbox to be available on the log-in page so that your customers’ information is saved for the next visit.
  • No: The “Remember me” checkbox is not displayed on the log-in page. Customers have to fill in their information every time they shopping in your store.

c. Remember Me Default Value: Set this to “Yes” to preselect the “Remember me” checkbox.

d. Clear Persistence on Log Out: This box gives options to end/ or continue the persistence on customers’ shopping cart when they log out.

  • If it is set to “Yes”, persistent settings for all entities will be cleared once a registered customer logs out. The entities are: Shopping Cart, Wish List, Recently Ordered Items, Currently Compared Products, Comparison History, Recently Viewed Products, and Customer Group association.
  • In contrast, all the mentioned entities will be retained if the box is set to “No”.

e. Persist Shopping Cart: You can choose one of the following:

  • “Yes”: When a customer logs out, the session cookie expires but , the persistent cookie is still in use. When that customer logs in, the shopping cart is restored.
  • “No”: Not-registered customers’ shopping cart is not preserved after the session cookie expires.

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  1. When finishing all the settings, tap Save Config to save the changes.

Those are 5 steps to Configure Persistent Cart in Magento 2 you should know to manage your online store. Now, let’s try the configuration and see what it can do for your customers.

How to Configure Online Session Length in Magento 2

All the information that is given by customer when they register into your system and the customer’s experience during the registration process is determined in the customer account settings. Here are six factors included in configuring customer account: Online Session Length, Customer Account Scope, Login Landing Page, New Account Options, Name and Address Options, Password Options. Thus, in this article, we would like to give you an overview of Online Session Length and how to configure it in the customer account setting.

An introduction of Online Session Length in Magento 2

The Online Session Length is included in the customer account settings. For your information, fifteen minutes is the default length per customer session.

The current session automatically ends if you do not have any interaction with keyboard during active time. After that, customers have to log in to their accounts again to continue shopping. If customers set Enabled for Persistent Cart, in the next time they log in to their accounts, they still see the contents of their carts before. In addition, the online session length totally can be configured by admin in the customer account setting.

How to configure Online Session Length in Magento 2

To configure the online session length, do the following:

  1. Open the Admin home page. Then take a look at slidebar and click on Stores symbol. Next, choose Configuration under Settings.
  2. In the board on the left, expand Customers and choose Customer Configuration.
  3. When Customer Configuration appears, expand the Online Customers Options sector.
  4. In the Online Minutes Interval area, enter the number of minutes you want to set for one online customer session length. You are allowed to leave that field empty and then the interval time will be set to default by fifteen minutes.
  5. If you are ready to save information, click on Save Config button to finish.

We have presented about Configuring Online Session Length in Magento 2. We hope that this article can show you useful information to select the appropriate extension for your online shop. If you find it helpful for you, please Like, Share and Subscribe to keep updating for more upcoming blogs!