Although Magento 1 is no longer officially supported, many plugins are still available for adding essential functionalities to Magento 1 stores. Here are some of the best plugins for Magento 1, organized by category:
Yoast SEO for Magento: Adds SEO features such as XML sitemaps, canonical URLs, and meta tag optimizations.
MageWorx SEO Suite: A comprehensive SEO toolkit for metadata templates, rich snippets, and 301 redirects.
One Step Checkout by Aheadworks: Simplifies the checkout process into a single page, reducing cart abandonment.
Stripe Payment Gateway: Integrates Stripe to accept credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
PayPal Payments Pro: Allows you to offer PayPal as a payment option, enabling both direct and credit card payments.
ShipStation: Automates order fulfillment with carriers like USPS, FedEx, and UPS.
MatrixRate by WebShopApps: Configures custom shipping rates based on destination, price, quantity, and weight.
Ajax Cart Pro by Aheadworks: Enables customers to add products to the cart without reloading the page.
Layered Navigation by Amasty: Improves the category navigation with filter options for attributes, price sliders, and more.
Customer Attribute Manager by MageWorks: Adds customizable fields to the customer registration form.
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): Adds an extra security layer to the Magento admin login.
Google reCAPTCHA: Prevents bots from submitting forms and spam registrations on your store.
Full Page Cache by Amasty: Improves page load speed by caching entire pages.
Advanced Reports by Mirasvit: Provides detailed reports on sales, products, and customer behavior.
Google Analytics Enhanced Ecommerce: Tracks user actions, checkout funnels, and sales.
Multi-Warehouse Inventory by BoostMyShop: Manages stock across multiple locations and warehouses.
Out of Stock Notification by Amasty: Sends back-in-stock notifications to customers.
Facebook Pixel by PixelYourSite: Enables Facebook pixel tracking for conversions and remarketing.
Instagram Feed: Displays Instagram photos on the storefront, encouraging social engagement.
MailChimp Integration: Syncs customer and order data with MailChimp for targeted email marketing.
Follow-Up Email by Aheadworks: Sends automated follow-up emails based on customer actions like cart abandonment.
Since Magento 1 is no longer supported, several tools are available to help with migration:
Data Migration Tool by Ubertheme: Helps migrate customer, product, and order data to Magento 2.
Cart2Cart Migration Service: Facilitates migration from Magento 1 to Magento 2 or other eCommerce platforms.
Download the Extension: Most extensions are available as .zip files or through repositories.
Upload the Extension:
app, skin, js).System > Cache Management and clear the cache.System > Configuration to find and configure the new plugin.