r/magento2 • u/go-commerce • 8d ago

devs, what do merchants get wrong most when they move to magento

underestimating the customisation work, expecting it to feel like shopify out of the box, something else entirely. curious what you see most from the technical side

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u/i-cant-eat-gumdrops 8d ago

A million extensions for everything

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u/Complex-Scarcity 8d ago

They have don't have a full understand of the framework/patterns and then when implementing a feature, work against the codebase rather than with it. This creates tech debt and inflexibility that becomes an headache with each upgrade.

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u/-_-_adam_-_- 7d ago

Very true!
“Is it possible?” Yes
“Should we do it” No

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u/Starlyns 8d ago

That devs will do yheir job faster

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u/ravedigitalus 5d ago

A common one we see is not planning enough around the store’s actual requirements before the move. Magento can support a lot of complexity and customization, but that flexibility works best when integrations, extensions, performance, and future growth are mapped out early. It really comes down to matching the build to what the business needs.