Have you got a Magento 1 E-Commerce store or marketplace and are worried your software has reached end-of-life?  There are a lot of businesses out there in the same position as you and there are a few different options to consider.

The Options

Firstly there is a group of die-hard coders that have got together and created ‘OpenMage’, which is an organisation that is extending the life of Magento 1 for at least 5 years. OpenMage LTS allows Magento 1.x EOL merchants to continue running a secure, stable Magento-based platform while remaining PCI compliant. So for now you have time to consider your options.

If you are currently considering your alternatives there a quite a few different configurations to think about.

Do you want to simplify your site?  WordPress has come a long way in the last few years. There are 1000’s of different themes and plugins for you to customise your site.

Is your site complex and customised to meet your business needs and you need additional customisation as you grow.

That’s where Apprato can help. We can discuss the many different options for upgrading.

Questions to Consider

The main questions you need to consider are:

• Do you need a more complex or customised front-end to support your user needs?
• Or do you have a more complex or customised back-end to cater for complex business, payment or shipping processes?
• Are you looking to scale your business in your current location or overseas?
• Are you looing to develop a specific function of your site to create better efficiencies through automation?
• Or are you looking to create deeper integrations with partners to be more productive and share data?

Decide on the Solution

Once you have answered these questions and have a better understanding of why you are looking to upgrade, the solution to what technologies to select is so much easier to answer.

Get in contact if you would like to discuss the possible options for upgrading so Apprato can make this process less daunting for you.