Maintenance and Security

We have recently identified a security threat affecting certain online stores in the PrestaShop ecosystem. A malicious script ("digital skimmer") has been detected and may have...

Updating PrestaShop is an essential action for security, performance, and to benefit from the latest features. However, an update can sometimes seem complex. Here are the best...

Why use the new version of the PrestaShop Account module (v8)?The new version of the PrestaShop Account module (v8) allows you to maintain access to several key services (paid or...

In a PrestaShop site, the file.htaccess is essential for the proper functioning of numerous features. It is involved in the management of rewritten URLs, security, performance, and...

Whitelisting an IP address on Cloudflare explicitly allows traffic from that IP, even if other security or filtering rules might block it. This operation is essential to ensure the...

You will find most of the server configuration information in your back office, under Advanced Settings > Information. For a more detailed assessment, you may also use our system...

Depending on its versions, PrestaShop requires different server configurations. Required configuration for PrestaShop 9.Web server: Apache Web Server 2.4 or any later version....

Creating a backup of your PrestaShop store is essential to protect your data against human errors, bugs, hacking, or losses related to your hosting provider. Here is how to set up...

Most often, you have two types of environments: Local: Your store is installed locally, on your computer, and is accessible only by you. Production: Your store is hosted online and...

It is useful to use a recent version of PHP, especially to secure your store and improve its performance. Version 9 of PrestaShop supports up to version 8.4 of PHP.   ⚠️...

PrestaShop 9 brings a major innovation with a completely new Admin API based on API Platform, one of the most modern and robust API frameworks in the PHP ecosystem. This evolution...

You can add two types of properties to Google Search Console: an estate a URL Adding a domain requires DNS validation, a somewhat complex process (instructions are available on the...

PrestaShop has numerous settings that allow you to adjust the behavior of your store. According to the selected settings, your store may be more optimized.   Use the Smarty cache....

Lighthouse is an automated open-source tool from Google that is integrated into the DevTools of Chrome, Opera, Arc, Edge, etc. (non-exhaustive list). It is designed to assist...

Do you wish to make small code modifications directly on your store? Here is the installation process for Sublime Text, a lightweight and powerful code editor.   Step 1: Download...

Like most modern software, PrestaShop has been available in different versions since its inception, which increment with each update. The versions are named by a sequence of numbers...

To send emails to your store's customers from your personal email, you have the option to add your personal email account as a sending address via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer...

Configuring the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server is an important step to ensure that emails sent from your PrestaShop online store reach their destination. In this...

The security of your store is crucial, both for you and your customers. Hacking can occur in many ways: hijacking your payment methods to steal funds or banking details, stealing...

Enable simplified URLs A simplified URL is a URL that is readable by a visitor (and consequently easier to type into an address bar). Furthermore, it also contains key phrases that...

The management of the product catalog is an essential element of the daily operations of an e-commerce merchant. Categories, product sheets, product images, and the organization of...

An employee account allows you to grant your team or external users the necessary access rights to perform their tasks, without sharing your own credentials.   The Employees tab....

Identification and automatic verification of your store.Upon the installation of the PrestaShop Account module, a procedure for identification and verification of the authenticity...