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GraphQL API in Magento 2

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Aug 13, 2020 Update: UB PWA Mega Menu v1.1.9 is fully compatible with Magento PWA Studio v.7.0.0.
Jan 10, 2020 Update: Check out UB PWA Mega Menu v1.1.8, packed with a newly added service layer --  MegaMenuGraphQL that helps you build flexible mega menus on top of Magento PWA Studio. View details here.

The new GraphQL API turns out to be one of the major moves in Magento 2.3, as written in our first blog post. Originally, GraphQL is a query language developed internally by Facebook in 2012 and has introduced a new era in web development since it was publicly released in 2015.

Let’s explore the advantages of using GraphQL API over REST API and the current state of GraphQL API in Magento 2.

Why GraphQL API?

As you might know, GraphQL has become the main API to support PWA Studio functionality and other custom storefronts. Magento introduced a layer of GraphQL endpoints as a communication protocol with PWA based storefront since Magento 2.3.0. There are still some gaps in GraphQL API coverage (not 100% of the functionalities available in Magento 2 are fully prepared), however its capabilities have increased with each release cycle of Magento. Continue reading →

UB Data Migration Pro v3.2.2

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We’re pleased to announce the 3.2.2 release of our UB Data Migration Pro module. Here are two important new features we added to the version 3.2.2:

  • It’s now possible to migrate CMS content from Magento 1 to Magento 2
  • Keeping the migrated data in Magento 2 in sync with the source data that no longer exists in Magento 1

Ability to migrate CMS content to Magento 2

Since version 3.2.2, UB Data Migration Pro module enables you to migrate all CMS blocks and CMS pages from Magento 1 to Magento 2. In order to migrate these CMS contents, you can optionally tick the CMS Pages, CMS Blocks checkboxes in Step 8 -- Migrating Other Data like this screenshot: Continue reading →

Magento 2 Development bundle

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Jun 25 Update: UB Trex Pro theme has just been updated with a new Furniture Homepage, fully compatible with Magento 2.3.5-p1. It’s also improved with Infinite Scrolling/Load More, Advanced Product Tabs

The creation of different Magento 2 stores is a time consuming and costly process. What if you could lay one strong Magento 2 bundle that can help get you started with any Magento 2 project faster and more stable development?

With UB Trex Pro, you have a new theme and pre-integrated extension package that can speed up the development on the Magento 2 platform. It contains one core theme, built-in extensions, and theme helper covering essential Magento 2 theme elements -- many of which are easily extendable.

Here are five of the key improvements of UB Trex Pro that you are sure to benefit the most from: Continue reading →

Product Image Hotspot & Lookbook - UB Content Slider

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Oct 22, 2020 Update: UB Content Slider v1.1.7 built in Slick carousel by default in addition to OWL carousel. Fully compatible with Magento 2.4.1. Check it out here!
Aug 30, 2019 Update: UB Content Slider v1.1.4 with Product Image Hotspot and Lookbook now available.

We’re happy to announce that we’ve just released v1.1.4 of our [M2] UB Content Slider module! This update brings two new important features -- Product Image Hotspot and Lookbook.

As introduced in the first public preview, the Product Image Hotspot and Lookbook are built on top of our UB Content Slider module. This combination makes it a powerful module for any Magento 2 developer. You can do quite a lot:

  • Adding multiple regular banner sliders
  • Setting up multiple slideshows with hotspots
  • Adding a single static image with hotspots
  • Creating awesome lookbooks

Here is a quick overview of how you can come up with a better way to setup product hotspot and lookbook for your Magento 2 store. Continue reading →

UB Data Migration Pro v.3.2.0

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We have just released a maintenance release for UB Data Migration Pro which focused on further improving the delta migration performance. The goal is automatically finding any data changes that occur on your current production instance between the last migration and the delta migration, and migrate only the differences. In most cases, the new delta migration from version 3.2.0 will complete much faster than the prior versions.

Apart from that, several incremental enhancements are also included in this release. Read on to learn more about the update. Continue reading →

Product Hotspot - UB Content Slider

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Oct 22, 2020 Update: UB Content Slider v1.1.7 built in Slick carousel by default in addition to OWL carousel. Fully compatible with Magento 2.4.1. Check it out here!

Aug 30, 2019 Update: UB Content Slider v1.1.4 with Product Image Hotspot and Lookbook now available.

Allow us to introduce you to Image Hotspot -- a new light, beneficial add-on that is built on top of our [M2] UB Content Slider module. Here’s a short overview of this new feature that we’re working on at present.

With Image Hotspot feature, it allows you to upload any static image and add various hotspots (any number possible) over that image. When you hover a hotspot, key product information like product title, thumbnail and price will be highlighted as a layer over the image like this screenshot: Continue reading →

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Jun 25, 2020 Update: A new Furniture Homepage has just been added to UB Trex Pro. Fully compatible with Magento 2.3.5-p1. More details here.

Some of you already know and use UB Trex -- our free Magento 2 theme, but this week, we have finally launched our premium Magento 2 theme -- UB Trex Pro. Having this premium theme available is incredibly important for so many reasons, the most important being that we have completely re-constructed the robust theme configuration panel and code base.

With the power of UB Theme Helper, there are many advantages to using UB Trex Pro theme and customizing your entire site parts using UB Theme Helper, without having to deal with conflicts or code.

Apart from that you now have all premium M2 modules bundled in the theme -- UB Mega Menu, UB Content Slider, UB Quick View, plus a suite of pre-made layouts and many new features.

Let’s look at some of the new features to learn the ins and outs of this amazing theme. Continue reading →

4th July Offer - All Magento products

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Happy 4th of July! We at Ubertheme wish all our American friends a Happy Independence Day. Hope you have an awesome holiday!

It’s that special time again and we are offering exclusive discounts to celebrate this holiday season. For a limited time (1 -- 4 July), you can save up to 25% on our top Magento extensions and themes. To get the discount, simply enter the coupon code below in the shopping cart: Continue reading →

UB Bookshop v1.0.7 for Magento 2.3.1

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Feb 5, 2020 Update: UB Book Shop v1.1.0 for Magento 2.3.4 has just been released.

We’re pleased to announce that, after all the hard work, UB Bookshop v1.0.7 is now available for download.

In the latest 1.0.7 release of the theme, we’ve added Infinite Loading, Advanced Custom Tabs, revamped Deals of the Week, Sticky mega menu along with a couple of other goodies. Here’s a quick overview on those new enhancements and important changes: Continue reading →

Sweet Easter Deals

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The Easter season is here again. Ubertheme would like to take the opportunity to wish you and yours a warm and wonderful Easter!

Easter Deals - Magento 2 Extensions and themes

Sweet Easter Deals -- Magento 2 Extensions and themes

Let’s celebrate Easter together! You will be pleased to know that we are offering an amazing 20% off all new single purchases. On top of that, the 20% discount is applicable for product renewal too.

Here’s our best seasonal Magento 2 offers to brighten up your Easter:

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