Technical articles about performance, search and product filters on PrestaShop.
Migrating from PrestaShop to Shopify: when it pays off
Moving from PrestaShop to Shopify can be the right call, but not always. When it pays off, what actually moves to the new store, where rankings get lost and how to prepare the switch.
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Slow PrestaShop search: causes, filters and how to measure
Why native search slows down on large catalogues, why a filter count does not add up, what an external engine changes and how to measure.
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301 redirects and 404s after a migration: what to check
301, 302, 404 and 410 redirects after a migration: what PrestaShop 9.1 does by itself, how to map old URLs and what to see in Search Console.
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EU VAT number check with VIES in B2B and reverse charge
How to check EU VAT numbers on VIES, what “invalid” and “service unavailable” mean and what to do if VIES does not respond.
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A Search That Forgives Typos: How Typo Tolerance Actually Works
Someone types "hummingbrid" instead of "hummingbird" and your search shows nothing. A typo-tolerant search engine is supposed to catch that. Here is what "catching it" actually requires, and where the easy version of it…
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Age Verification on an Online Store: What It Actually Protects (and What It Doesn't)
A pop-up asking "are you over 18?" with a Yes/No button looks like a legal safeguard. It isn't one. Here is what that kind of gate actually protects, what it does not, and where the real line sits.
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Hidden Prices and Quote Requests in B2B: How Price Masking Actually Works
Hiding prices and forcing a quote request is a common B2B pattern. What is less common is understanding what a "hidden" price actually hides at the technical level, and why the negotiated price has to be calculated…
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When a 410 Is Better Than a 404 (and How to Actually Implement It)
In our article on 301s and 404s, 410 got a single line. Here that line gets a full article: when it genuinely earns its place, when it backfires, and how we implemented it at the HTTP header level, with a real case of a…
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GPSR: What Actually Has to Appear on a Product Page
"Make your store GPSR compliant" does not tell you what to actually put on the page. Here is the concrete list of data the regulation requires, field by field, including the four types of economic operator almost no…
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