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Prevent Hackers from Accessing your Miva Admin

September 04, 2018
at 17:58 pm
By: James Byrne After Dark Grafx

The first time a new Miva admin logs in to a Miva account from a new browser, a 6-digit verification code will be sent to the email address on file. This added layer of security will alert you via email if someone is attempting to login to Miva using your credentials.

Browser verification is a new security feature available in Miva 9.10. It adds an additional layer of protection to prevent someone logging into your Miva administrative interface with stolen login credentials. Across the industry, online fraud and credit card theft continues to rise. Attacks to steal login credentials include phishing, malware and malicious activity. Browser verification add an important layer of protection preventing someone who is not you from using your credentials to log in to your Miva admin.

Each time you login to the Miva admin via a new device or browser you’ll be required to enter in a verification code which is emailed to the email associated with your user.

Once entered, a cookie will be set on that browser which by default last 1 year. You’ll be required to do this process for each browser you use to login to Miva with (Chrome, FireFox, etc). For example if you used your home computer to login into Miva to check orders, the very first time you login you’ll need to verify your browser by entering in the authentication code which is emailed to you.

This process also has the benefit of notifying you if someone is trying to use your login credentials as you’re receive an email notifying of their IP address. If this login attempt was not made by you, you’ll then want to change you admin password as someone other then you is attempting to use your credentials to login to the Miva admin.

Editor Note:
Although this may initially seem as an inconvenience, the internet as a whole would be better served if all apps and websites embraced this process to maintain security and peace of mind.

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Reusing The What’s Popular Carousel Miva ReadyTheme

January 12, 2018
at 22:19 pm
By: James Byrne After Dark Grafx

So for anyone having this issue… (and assuming that you have already have copied over the template from the best sellers)

HOW TO:
a) locate the folder in your mm5 or miva public folder called js (this where my scripts are installed)
b) find the file called scripts.js (make a backup of course)
c) edit that file with a text editor. and do a find for this string

// —- Product Carousel —- //
cornerstoneUX.sharedFunctions.productsCarousels(‘# js-whats-popular-carousel’);
it will look like this…

jsSFNT: function () {
// —- Product Carousel —- //
cornerstoneUX.sharedFunctions.productsCarousels(‘# js-whats-popular-carousel’);

I have FEATURED PRODUCTS and NEW ARRIVALS product sliders on my homepage.

so I added this and change the ID # to your ID in your product listing file in the them (see below)

jsSFNT: function () {
// —- Product Carousel —- //
cornerstoneUX.sharedFunctions.productsCarousels(‘#js-whats-popular-carousel’);
cornerstoneUX.sharedFunctions.productsCarousels(‘#js-featured-carousel‘);
cornerstoneUX.sharedFunctions.productsCarousels(‘#js-new-arrivals-carousel‘);

d) Save the file and upload it back to the server /mm5/js/scripts.js

e) Next Login to Miva Admin
f) Click on the MENU top left
h) Then select the ARROW to the right of UTILITIES
i) Your theme comes up –> select PRODUCT LISTINGS
j) 4th line of code down look for this

and change it to

notice by bolded entries above are the same referenced names as the code placed in the scripts.js file above. If not the same this won’t work. the ID=”js-features-carousel” is the most important. The second one featured-carousel is for specific css styling.

k) Save the setting – then refresh your homepage and your sliders should work.

Just though it would be nice to put a how to! Of course you could just hire us 🙂