Why Magento for Your Online Store?
Magento remains one of the most capable open-source eCommerce platforms, especially for businesses with more complex catalogues, pricing or integration needs. HTL Support designs, builds and supports Magento stores for London businesses, combining strong technical implementation with reliable hosting and ongoing IT support.
Magento is a professional, flexible and feature rich eCommerce CMS that offers full control over your online store. Considered as one of the most popular open source software, developers can easily adapt and add features either by creating their own module or by installing one from the Magento Connect Marketplace.
Because of its integrity and security, it has been one of the top choices to use for e-commerce needs by famous retailer brands in the industry. Its intuitive administration interface makes it easy for merchants to manage their online presence.
Magento gives merchants a powerful, extensible platform with fine control over products, pricing and customer experience.
Magento Features and Extensions
Magento’s core features cover most eCommerce needs out of the box, and its marketplace of add-ons means you can extend your store as your business grows.
Shopping cart ready
Product management
Mobile customization
Multi-site functionality
Layared navigation
Order management
Report generation
Promotions and special offers
Newsletter integration
Shipping integration
Extend Joomla
Third Party Add-ons We Love to Use
Ebizmarts SagePay
Integrate and accept payments using SagePay integration..
Why we love it: Very easy and secure method of accepting payments using SagePay. It has the ability to accept credit cards and Paypal with different options of checkout process.
Magento eCommerce Services from HTL Support
We don’t just install Magento and hand it over. HTL Support provides end-to-end services to design, build and run your online store, so you can focus on products, customers and revenue.
Store design and UX
Responsive Magento themes designed around your brand and conversion goals.
Catalog and product setup
Structuring categories, attributes and product data so your catalogue is easy to manage and easy to shop.
Payment and shipping integration
Configuration of payment gateways (e.g. SagePay, PayPal) and shipping methods to suit your fulfilment model.
Promotions and merchandising
Rules, offers and product recommendations to help boost average order value.
Security and compliance
Hardening, updates and best practice to reduce security risk and support PCI-DSS obligations.
Support and maintenance
Ongoing support, monitoring and performance tuning to keep your Magento store running smoothly.
How We Deliver Magento eCommerce Projects
Consult & Plan
We review your products, target customers, current systems and growth plans to shape the right Magento solution.
Design & Build
We design your storefront, configure Magento, set up integrations and customisations, then populate sample products.
Data Migration & Integrations
Where needed, we migrate products, customers and orders from existing platforms and connect ERPs, CRMs or inventory systems.
Testing & Go-Live
We test checkout, payments, performance and security before launching and monitoring your live store.
Optimise & Support
After go-live, we provide ongoing optimisation, reporting and technical support.
Is Magento Right for Your eCommerce Business?
Magento is especially strong for:
Retailers with large or complex catalogues and many SKUs.
B2B businesses needing tiered pricing, account management and custom ordering rules.
Organisations that want deep control over checkout, promotions and integrations.
Businesses committed to an open-source platform with room to grow.
If your needs are simpler, we can advise whether alternative platforms may be a better fit.
Related Web & IT Services
Many clients start with professional website design and then extend into other digital services:
Magento eCommerce
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Magento still a good platform for new eCommerce sites?
Yes. Magento remains a strong choice for businesses that need flexibility, control and the ability to customise. For certain use cases and budgets we may suggest alternative platforms, but Magento is still widely used and actively developed.
Can you take over support for an existing Magento store?
In most cases we can. We’ll run a technical review, highlight any urgent issues, and propose a support and improvement plan.
Do you manage hosting for Magento?
Yes. We offer managed hosting and server solutions suitable for Magento, including backups, monitoring and performance tuning.
Need a website that actually supports your business goals?
Call 0207 093 6000 or Request a Website Design Quotation and we’ll come back with practical options and costs.