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Browsing forums, we came across a recurring problem or rather, a request from Magento store owners addressed to extension vendors to develop Magento 1 and Magento 2 modules with the same set of features or, at least, indicate what M1 version features are duplicated in the M2 one.
We completely understand your concerns, especially when we are talking about M1EOL and M1 to M2 migration, and, therefore, have prepared a comparison table of our flagman Magento 1/Magento 2 Layered Navigation extensions.
We now test the type of content, so, if you find the comparison table useful and want to see more, please share what extensions you’d like us to cover next time in the comments below.
Article summary
#1. Filters
34% of shoppers said that too complicated website navigation is the most frustrating aspect in online shopping.
| Features | Magento 1 | Magento 2 |
|---|---|---|
| filter products by attributes (price, manufacturer, color) | ||
| set positions for filters in a block | ||
| fold/unfold filter options |
set the number of unfolded options | |
| show/hide dependent filter options | ||
| one or multiple options to choose | ||
| ’Apply filters’\’Show’ button for multiple options | ||
| radio buttons for single-choice filters |
by default | |
| filters display options |
images only, labels only, drop-down list |
labels, drop-down, images, images and labels, test swatches |
| gather filter options into groups | ||
| exclude attribute from the navigation |
include attributes to use them as navigation filters | |
| vertical and horizontal filter blocks | ||
| add swatches to filters | ||
| select different values of the same filter | ||
| add search box and tooltips to filters | ||
| add vertical scroll to the vertical filter block | ||
| quick AJAX filtering | ||
| Go to M1ILN>> | Go to M2ILN>> |
#2. Price sliders and other numeric filters
89% of online customers make a purchase based on a price factor.
| Features | Magento 1 | Magento 2 |
|---|---|---|
| price filter modes (default; dropdown; from-to only; slider) | ||
| remove price filter from specified categories | ||
| Go to M1ILN>> | Go to M2ILN>> |
#3. ‘Shop by’ options
| Features | Magento 1 | Magento 2 |
|---|---|---|
| ’On sale’, ‘New’, ‘Top-rated’, ‘In-stock’ products |
as separate attributes | |
| Go to M1ILN>> | Go to M2ILN>> |
#4. Shop by brand
61% of shoppers won’t finish their purchase because the trust brands are missing.
| Features | Magento 1 | Magento 2 |
|---|---|---|
| alphabetical block of brands |
featured brands |
all brands slider |
| filters with brand logos in the navigation block |
brand filter in the left or top navigation menu | |
| brand page with unique content | ||
| single or multiple brand selections in the navigation | ||
| brands display modes (images and labels; labels only; images only; drop-down list; labels in 2 columns) |
except drop-down list; labels in 2 columns | |
| brand logo on a product page | ||
| use any attribute instead of ‘brand' | ||
| display logos on catalog pages | ||
| brand tooltip on product, category, all-brand page |
you can add a tooltip for a category, however you can’t for a brand (attribute) | |
| ’More from’ a brand block | ||
| brands drop-down menu in the main navigation | ||
| Go to M1ILN>> | Go to M2ILN>> |
43% of online shoppers consider customer experience as a driving factor for their loyalty.
| Features | Magento 1 | Magento 2 |
|---|---|---|
| category display modes |
default; dropdown; menu with sub-categories; 2-level tree |
dropdown, labels |
| configure category depth | ||
| display product quantity | ||
| show subcategories with thumbnails | ||
| hide/move category filters | ||
| multiselect categories option | ||
| show subcategories in a category tree | ||
| slider with subcategories thumbnails | ||
| Go to M1ILN>> | Go to M2ILN>> |
#6. SEO settings
54% of online shoppers search for products on search engine first.
| Features | Magento 1 | Magento 2 |
|---|---|---|
| short brand URLs | ||
| custom meta title and description for pages with selected attributes | ||
| multi-language titles and descriptions | ||
| canonical URL structure | ||
| customizable URLs | ||
| Go to M1ILN>> | Go to M2ILN>> |
| Features | Magento 1 | Magento 2 |
|---|---|---|
| display relevant configurable product images (simple) on the results page | ||
| show the dependent attribute only when the parent one is selected | ||
| add attribute tooltips | ||
| use separate cache management for attributes | ||
| all products page with the full product list | ||
| Go to M1ILN>> | Go to M2ILN>> |
#8. Additional options
| Features | Magento 1 | Magento 2 |
|---|---|---|
| add layered navigation to home or any CMS page | ||
| category breadcrumbs | ||
| change filter values on the fly | ||
| Go to M1ILN>> | Go to M2ILN>> |
If you’re a starting business or simply don’t need so many features, go to our Lite and Shop by Brand navigations.
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