About Able2Wear
Able2Wear is the UK’s leading supplier of wheelchair and adaptive clothing, and it has worked closely with wheelchair users, carers, and professionals for over 25 years to develop a range of disabled clothing to meet specialist needs. They were searching for a Magento Solutions Partner to rebuild their existing Magento 2 site, which had been poorly coded with core file modifications and a number of broken functions, and approached chilliapple to carry out the rebuild. The site was developed again from scratch using the Luma theme, and the design was customized to keep with Able2Wear’s brand guidelines.
Partners Used
Technologies Used
We utilized Magento 2 alongside various tools and integrations to rebuild Able2Wear’s online store from scratch, ensuring functionality, stability, and scalability.
Services we offered
We provided a comprehensive solution for Able2Wear by rebuilding their Magento 2 website, customising the design, and optimising the platform for both users and administrato.
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Full Data Migration and Clean Installation of Magento 2:
Migrated all products, categories, customers, and orders from the old site into a fresh Magento 2 installation while ensuring clean, stable application code for better performance and security.
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Luma Theme Customization:
Customized the Luma theme to align with Able2Wear’s brand guidelines, giving the website a fresh look and feel while maintaining a user-friendly design.
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Royal Mail Click & Drop Integration:
Enabled seamless order management by integrating the Royal Mail Click & Drop functionality, simplifying the shipping process.
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Multiple Currencies and Custom Stock Status:
Configured the site to support multiple currencies and added custom stock status features, enhancing the shopping experience for users and enabling clear product availability information.
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Frontend and Backend Enhancements:
Optimized the user journey for better conversions, made the site mobile and tablet responsive, and ensured efficient VAT management with a validation feature for eligible users to claim VAT exemption.
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Speed Optimization and Stability Improvements:
Focused on improving website speed, security, and overall stability, ensuring a seamless experience for both customers and administrators.
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Technical Integration for Able2Wear
The project involved key integrations to streamline processes and enhance user engagement, including SagePaySuite Pro for payments, VAT exemption management, and MailChimp to automate email marketing activities.
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SagePaySuite Pro
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VAT Exemption
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MailChimp integration
Our Process
Able2Wear approached us seeking a reliable partner to rebuild their poorly coded Magento 2 site. Our process involved analyzing their requirements, performing a full data migration, customizing the Luma theme, and configuring modules to ensure a robust, secure, and user-friendly platform. We prioritised enhancing the user journey and optimizing the site’s functionality to align with Able2Wear’s mission and branding.
Requirements
They came to us while searching for a reliable Magento Solutions Partner. Their project aim was to rebuild their existing Magento 2 site that suffered from a poor application code. The website also had several broken functions and needed a good rebuilding. We planned to rebuild the online store again from scratch using the Luma theme. The website UI/UX designs were customised to keep with Able2Wear’s brand guidelines.
Solutions
chilliapple undertook full data migration of products, categories, customers, and orders from the old Magento 2 site into the fresh install and configured updated third-party modules to provide the required functions within the frontend user journey and the backend Admin area. The main objectives for the new site were successfully delivered. We simplified the user journey to optimise conversion and built a fully responsive for mobile and tablet devices.
Results
Our team also handled security and stability and made arrangements for pricing to consider VAT relief, with the function for eligible users to validate their VAT exemption. Our developers also optimise the website speed. Able2Wear now has a new look and feel, is more user-friendly and it is easier for customers to purchase products. This is a site that combines community with shopping – a website that educates, supports and advises customers about their requirements, and then seamlessly nudges them towards a purchase.
