What is the Hyvä UI Library?

Hyvä UI Library is a collection of pre-designed user interface elements that can be easily integrated into Hyvä Themes. This UI Library likely provides ready-to-use components, templates, or styles to enhance the user interface of websites built with Hyvä Themes.

Hyvä UI is a Library: It implies a collection of UI elements, possibly including components like Header, Footer, accordion, banners, etc., designed to work seamlessly with Hyvä Themes.

Ready-to-Use Elements: The library offers elements ready to be used without extensive customization. Developers can simply copy and paste these elements into their Hyvä Themes.

Available for Hyvä Theme License Holders: Access to the UI Library might be restricted or provided as a bonus for those with a valid Hyvä Theme license.

More details can be found on the Hyvä UI page and the release announcement. 

This approach is common in web development where UI libraries or component libraries provide a consistent and efficient way to build user interfaces, saving time and effort for developers.

Instead of plain HTML templates though, Hyva Team provides fully functional .phtml files with all the logic required to make the elements work on your Magento store, built with Hyvä.

New to Hyvä?? Learn about the Hyvä Theme from scratch!

How to use this UI Library?

Explore the complete set of components either in the PDF overview or through the Figma Community (refer to the section below).

Every individual component is located within the ./components/ directory, accompanied by a dedicated README.md file in its respective folder, offering precise instructions.

To integrate most components into your Hyvä theme, you’ll need to copy the template file. At times, minor adjustments to the Tailwind CSS configuration, a CSS file, or Layout/Theme XML might be necessary. Thoroughly review the Readme for each component to understand specific requirements closely.

Some components are built to be pasted directly into your Magento admin panel, using the Hyvä CMS JIT compiler.

If you have not created a child theme then you need to, first follow the instructions to create your Child Theme via our documentation.

This is not a Magento Module, Even though you can download Hyvä UI via Private Packagist (if you are a Hyvä Theme licensee), this repository is not a Magento Module. You can download it as a resource and then copy/paste individual components into your custom Hyvä Theme.

You shouldn’t copy all the Hyvä UI components into your project’s code base, as it would have some unwanted side effects:

• More Tailwind CSS classes would be generated than needed, bloating your styles.css file.
• In the future, the Hyva Team might remove, rename, or change components in a backward incompatible manner, breaking your site.
• The idea is really to copy the templates into your project and adjust them as needed for a given Magento store.

Installation process

The Hyvä UI library is not designed for installation as a project dependency. Instead, you should individually copy components into your theme and customize them according to your requirements.

To ensure exclusive access to the Hyvä UI for Hyvä license holders, access to the components is granted through Composer:

1). If you’ve got the Hyvä Theme Packagist key configured in your project, just run this composer command:

composer require --dev hyva-themes/hyva-ui

Or, for Hyvä Theme V1.1.X (using Tailwind CSS and AlpineJS version 2):

composer require --dev hyva-themes/hyva-ui:1.0.0

Here you can see all components on this path: vendor/hyva-themes/hyva-ui/components

2). If you have a Hyvä-Themes license and GitLab access as a partner/contributor, you can find the UI Elements here.

You can see the available components on the above links and the attached below screenshot for reference: 

Usage

Each component has a dedicated README.md file in its folder with component-specific usage instructions.

For most components, using them only requires the template file to be copied into your Hyvä theme, possibly followed by some tailwind configuration adjustments.

Usage – CMS

1. Ensure you’ve installed CMS Tailwind JIT module in your project

2. Copy the contents from `cms-content` into your CMS page or Block

3. Adjust the content and code to fit your own needs and save

4. Refresh the cache

Usage – Template

1. Copy or merge the following files/folders into your theme:

   Ex : *`Magento_Cms/templates/elements/banner-a.phtml`

2. Adjust the content and code to fit your own needs and save

3. Create your development or production bundle by running `npm run watch` or `npm run build-prod` in your theme’s tailwind directory

How to Make a Banner Section on the Home page using Files?

• Create an app/design/frontend/Your_Vendor/Your_Theme/Magento_Cms/templates/elements/banner-a.phtml file in your active Hyvä theme and copy the below content in this file.

You need to copy and paste the required files into your current Hyva theme. 

<?php
declare(strict_types=1);

use Magento\Framework\Escaper;
use Magento\Framework\View\Element\Template;

/** @var Template $block */
/** @var Escaper $escaper */

$imageUrl = "https://unsplash.com/photos/F7D7oWb8aO0/download?force=true&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=80";
// Or, get an image from `web/images/` in your theme:
// $imageUrl = $escaper->escapeHtmlAttr($block->getViewFileUrl('images/banner.jpg'));
?>
<div class="relative my-2 h-[600px] sm:h-[500px] md:h-[400px]">
   <img class="absolute w-full h-full object-cover"
        alt="Hit the court in style"
        src="<?= $escaper->escapeHtmlAttr($imageUrl) ?>"
        width="1200"
        height="800"
        loading="lazy"
   />
   <div class="absolute bottom-0 w-full p-6 pt-28 bg-gradient-to-t to-transparent from-gray-800/75">
       <div class="mb-2 text-white text-6xl leading-none font-bold"><?= $escaper->escapeHtml(__('Hit the court in style.')) ?></div>
       <a href="<?= $escaper->escapeUrl($block->getUrl('home')) ?>" class="block text-white text-2xl leading-8 font-semibold"><?= $escaper->escapeHtml(__('Shop our tennis gear →')) ?></a>
   </div>
</div>

• Call this section anywhere on the home page.

Now, create an app/design/frontend/Your_Vendor/Your_Theme/layout/cms_index_index.xml

file in your active Hyvä theme and copy the below content in this file.

<page xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:View/Layout/etc/page_configuration.xsd">
   <body>
       <referenceContainer name="content">
           <block name="banner-a" template="Magento_Cms::elements/banner-a.phtml" before="hero" />
       </referenceContainer>
   </body>
</page>

Your directory structure might look something like this:

app/design/frontend/Your_Vendor/Your_Theme/
|-- layout/
   |-- cms_index_index.xml
|-- templates/
|   |-- elements/
|   |   |-- content-1.phtml

• Adjust the content and code to fit your own needs and save
• Create your development or production bundle by running `npm run watch` or `npm run build-prod` in your theme’s tailwind directory.

Execute the build script using the following command on this path: app/design/frontend/Your_Vendor/Your_Theme/web/tailwind/

For Developer mode, run the below command: 

npm run watch

For Production mode, run the below command : 

npm run build-prod 

• Last step is to run the below command on this path: app/design/frontend/Your_Vendor/Your_Theme/

php bin/magento setup:upgrade && php bin/magento c:f

Remember to clear your Magento cache after making these changes to ensure the new styles are applied. 

You can check the banner output:

Conclusion

By adopting a copy-and-paste integration method and allowing individual component customization, developers gain flexibility and control over the design process. 

This approach minimizes potential issues associated with unnecessary code generation and ensures that the use of Hyvä UI components remains exclusive to license holders, fostering a seamless and user-friendly experience in building sophisticated and visually appealing Hyvä Themes.

Read more resources on Hyva themes:

1. InstaBuild—Hyvä Theme Accelerator: Best Alternative To Custom Hyvä Development
2. Hyva Themes Development – For Online Merchants
3. Hyvä Theme Benefits that your store needs
4. 10 Best Hyva Compatibility Extension Providers For Magento 2 Stores
5. Hyvä VS PWA: Where to Invest?
6. How a Slow Magento Website Can Cost You Advertising Dollars
7. Mobile Commerce: How Hyva Themes Boost Mobile Conversions

Big news from the Aureate team! We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been recognized as a Hyvä Silver Partner. This badge signifies more than just recognition; it’s a testament to our expertise and valuable contributions to the Hyvä ecosystem.

Our Journey with Hyvä

It began in early 2021, making us pioneers as India’s first Hyvä Theme Supplier. We kicked things off with an in-house proof of concept, not only showcasing Hyvä’s potential but also laying the groundwork for spreading awareness about this innovative platform. Since then, we’ve successfully implemented Hyvä Themes in 12 stores, learning and accelerating with each project.

The Path to Silver Partnership

Becoming a Silver Partner is a big deal for us. It shows how hard we’ve worked to tell potential merchants about the benefits of Hyvä themes. We’ve demonstrated Hyvä’s capabilities through real-world examples and case studies.

Our first major challenge was creating a unique Hyvä theme for Umniah that could handle right-to-left (RTL) text; our work has significantly boosted store performance with a 224% increase in speed – faster than it would have been with a regular Magento setup. After this success, we completed 12 more successful projects, earning us the Silver Partner status.

Giving Back and Moving Forward

With our new Silver Partner badge, we’re celebrating and thinking about how to help our clients and the whole Hyvä community. We’re putting together some helpful Hyvä tutorials packed with screenshots, code snippets, and valuable advice to make working with Hyvä even better.

And for merchants just starting, we’re about to roll out a bunch of ready-to-use Hyvä Theme Templates “InstaBuild for Hyvä“ for different types of businesses. These templates mean you can get your Magento store up and running faster with Hyvä – we’re talking days, not weeks.

Looking forward

We’re doubling down on our mission to convert as many Magento stores as possible in 2024. At Aureate, we’re all about delivering exceptional commerce experiences, and Hyvä is a crucial piece of that puzzle. We’re committed to leveraging Hyvä’s full potential, continuing to roll out top-notch stores throughout the coming year.

We’re convinced that Hyvä Themes can make a big difference for every Magento store.

Hyva theme may have been new, but it’s getting popular among Magento developers and merchants for its eCommerce performance enhancement features, all at a lower cost than headless PWA.

But since it’s just the beginning, many Magento extensions are incompatible with Hyva. Businesses are still figuring out ways to develop compatibility between the Hyva theme and Magento extensions.

To address the Hyva compatibility issue, many third-party extension providers are working in tandem with Hyva. They are working towards a seamless integration experience for customers & developers. This article will cover 10 of these Hyva compatibility extension providers. 

Top 11 Best Hyva Compatibility Extensions Providers

Hyva Compatibility Extension Provider #1: Amasty

Amasty, founded in 2009, is an official partner of Adobe and is one of the best companies in offering Hyva compatibility extensions. It offers more than 300+ extensions of Magento and provides a wide range of Magento solutions and services to 100,000+ customers and partners worldwide. 

Amasty is also an official partner of Hyva and has almost 25 Hyva-compatible extensions published. They are working on 10+ extensions to make it compatible with Hyva. Here are some top extensions:

• Improved Layered Navigation
• One Step Checkout
• GiftCard
• Shop by Brand
• GDPR M2

Hyva Compatibility Extension Provider #2: Mageworx

Located in the USA, Mageworx has been a well-known Magento extensions provider since 2008; it is pioneered in developing SEO extensions and provides affordable extensions for businesses of any size. Their team of 30 people is certified, professional and experts in providing quality extensions and solutions that help merchants succeed. 

As a Magento extension developer, Mageworx believes it is extremely important that their extensions are compatible with the Hyva theme. Therefore they have made their best extensions compatible with Hyva. Here is the list of extensions. 

• Shipping Suite
• SEO Suite Ultimate
• Advanced Product Options
• Multi Fees

Hyva Compatibility Extension Provider #3: BSS Commerce

BSS Commerce has one of its offerings in Hyva compatibility extension services. Even with more than 40 compatible extensions, the company is continuously working to make each of its modules Hyva-compatible. 

It has been Adobe Bronze Solution as well as Hyva Partner since 2021. With more than 9+ years of experience in building Magento extensions and providing services to small, medium and Enterprise level businesses, it is the most reliable and efficient Magento solutions provider. 

This company is most active on the Hyva board and creates maximum issues on the board; here are some of their most popular Hyva-compatible extensions:

• Magento 2 Product Attachments
• Magento 2 Checkout Custom Field
• Magento 2 B2B Registration Form
• Magento 2 One-Step Checkout

Hyva Compatibility Extension Provider #4: AheadWorks

AheadWorks is the child company of Rave Digital, a pioneer in Magento Development and a Magento Professional Solutions Partner. Rave Digital has headquarters in the USA, roofing over 50+ Certified Magento Developers and excellence in providing end-to-end eCommerce solutions for leading B2C brands and global merchants. 

They have created very few Hyva-compatible extensions, which are very useful and effective in running the eCommerce business. Here are some of them:

• Help Desk Ultimate
• Popup Pro for Magento 2
• Automatic Related Products

Hyva Compatibility Extension Provider #5: MageComp

Magecomp was established in 2014 and is now one of the leading Magento extensions and services providers. Their team strength has certified Magento developers who provide traditional and customised Magento solutions and deliver the projects on time per the client’s business requirements. The best part of this company is they provide one year of free upgrades and free support for all their extensions and projects. 

They have the highest number of open issues listed on the Hyva board, which means they are making most of their extensions Hyva compatible and few of them are made compatible with Hyva.

In addition, they have almost 45+ extensions that are Hyva-compatible out of the box.

Below are a few compatible extensions. 

• Shoppable Instagram 
• Advanced Delivery Date
• WebP Images Support

Hyva Compatibility Extension Provider #6: Mirasvit

Mirasvit is considered one the top Magento extension providers, with 14 years of professional experience in building ready-to-use modules for the Magento platform. 

They provide quality products and can come up with the best solutions for the challenges faced by the merchants, which are also cost-effective. 

Mirasvit has around 15 Hyva-compatible extensions, and that few of them are listed below.

• Elastic Search Ultimate
• Advanced Product Feeds M2
• Advanced SEO Suite
• Advanced Reports

Hyva Compatibility Extension Provider #7: WebKul

Webkul is a 2010-based diversified company that provides extensions for many open-source eCommerce platforms such as Magento, Shopify, Woo commerce, Opencart, etc. 

It has developed the highest number of extensions in Magento, and they are hunting to create more. Most popular amongst customers across the globe, WebKul takes pride in offering end-to-end solutions and excellent customer service. 

Regarding Hyva-compatible extensions, Webkul has very few compatible extensions compared to the number of extensions they have. Though, what they have as their compatible extensions are very effective. Here is the list of them:

• Shopping List
• Look book Module
• Daily deals
• Recurring Payments

Hyva Compatibility Extension Provider #8: MagePlaza

Mageplaza offers a wide range of feature-rich and high-quality Magento 2 extensions for merchants and developers. They have over 220+ extensions for the latest Magento 2 version. 

They strongly emphasise providing the best and most innovative product features and outstanding technical support. Hence they are recognised as the most popular extension provider amongst merchants of all sizes of businesses. 

As they wanted to keep up with the latest themes, they have built some Hyva-compatible extensions, as mentioned below: 

• One step Checkout
• Social Login 
• Instagram Feed

Hyva Compatibility Extension Provider #9: RedChamps

RedChamps is known for providing innovative and scalable solutions for Magento store merchants. They have developed several Magento extensions and provide the best services to merchants to help them achieve their eCommerce business goals and requirements.  

This company has 25 Hyva-compatible extensions published on the Hyva board, and they don’t stop here. They are continuously working on creating more feature-ladened extensions. Below are the top extensions they provide: 

• Notification Bar
• Sample Products
• Coupon code error message
• Custom option Default value

Hyva Compatibility Extension Provider #10: MageFan

An eCommerce agency from Ukraine that started developing Magento 2 extensions in 2015 and has provided many cost-effective and feature-rich solutions. 

Their Magento extensions have been used and downloaded by more than 100K customers since the beginning till now. They strive to provide the best extensions to their customers despite the challenges they have faced in the last few years. 

Below are some of the Hyva-compatible extensions: 

• Blog
• WebP Images
• GeoIP Switcher
• Automatic Related Products 

Hyva Compatibility Extension Provider #11: MageDelight

MageDelight, the child company of  Krish Technolabs,  is deeply committed to providing Magento extensions and ensures its compatibility with Hyva. It has proudly held the titles of an Adobe Bronze Solution and a trusted Hyva Partner.

With years of hands-on experience crafting Magento extensions and catering to businesses of all sizes, they’ve earned their reputation as the go-to source for dependable and effective Magento solutions.They have developed various Hyva theme compatible extensions for Magento 2 that will reshape the online shopping experience for your valued clientele, and a few of them are listed below:

• GA4 with GTM
• Mobile OTP Login and Order SMS Notifications
• Subscribe Now Pro
• Social Media Login
• Mega Menu Extension
• Advanced Promotions
• Product Label

Custom Hyva Theme Extension Compatibility

As we mentioned. One way to go about compatibility is to wait for your extension providers to create compatible extensions for your store. But that would lead to uncertainty and may make you wait until they deliver.

The second way is to hire an agency that can help you with custom hyva theme extension compatibility. Don’t worry if the extension of your Magento store is not listed in the above list. You don’t need to remove incompatible plugins with Hyvä. We are one of those agencies that make extensions compatible for your Hyva store.

You will get Hyva development, integration & maintenance support, all under one roof, Hyva theme service.  Feel free to contact our experts to get started today.

FAQs

Here are some Hyva compatibility extensions questions & answers:

What are Hyva compatibility extensions?

Hyva compatibility extensions are the Magento extensions that are made keeping Hyva themes in mind, or if they’re not compatible, they are turned compatible to work with Hyva themes. 

What are Hyva compatibility extension providers?

Hyva compatibility extension providers are the companies that offer Hyva-compatible extension solutions for Hyva-based stores to take advantage of Magento extensions on Magento 2.

Why do you need Hyva compatibility extensions?

As more and more merchants look forward to having a Hyva frontend theme, there’s a desperate need to have all the extension support as they did on Luma or Blank theme. But since the technology stack is new for Hyva, not all extensions are compatible with the theme.

So what do you do? Remove all the extension features that don’t support Hyva? No! You either

• wait for Hyva-compatible extensions developed by extension providers, or
• hire agencies that can bring incompatible Luma code into Hyva-compatible code as and when you need

All the incompatibility is at the frontend level, where the Hyva theme replaces Luma. The backend-related modules are compatible with Hyva as they are built on the Magento Open Source platform. 

Generally, Magento Stores uses/installs more or less similar kinds of extensions; it makes sense to share compatibility extensions than spending time over and again to make them compatible.

How to check whether the extension is compatible with the Hyva theme?

A Compatibility Module Tracker board is available to check whether the extension is compatible with the Hyva theme. Board is divided into six labels, each representing the status of the extension. Labels are as below:

Open: Extensions in open status means it is yet to be made compatible. 

Accepted: This means extensions are accepted to make it compatible.

In Progress: Extensions on which developers are working to make it compatible. 

Published: Extensions that are made available to use. 

Compatible: Extensions that are fully compatible with Hyva and can be used. 

Closed: Some extensions might be duplicates, or there is an alternative solution for that extension. 

Based on the statuses above, one can find compatible extensions per their requirements. 

References 

• Gitlab.Hyva
• hyva.io
• Amasty hyva theme extensions for Magento 2
• Amasty partners with Hyva
• Amasty-benefits of hyva theme
• BSS- hyva compatibility extension providers
• Mirasvit-why check hyva compatibility
• Magefan- hyva theme extensions
• Aheadworks- Magento 2 extensions
• Mageworx- Magento 2 themes ready
• Mageworx hyva compatibility
• Setubridge- Top Hyva benefits
• Setubridge- All Hyva-related answers
• Webkul- Hyva theme development
• Setubridge- Hyva development cost breakdown
• Foundationcommerce- Hyva theme stats
• Scandiweb- Hyva theme setup
• Yireo- Hyva compatibility native or fallback

We somehow feel your store has gotten the vaccination for slow page loads… 

And a sure-shot happiness booster as well.

How? Well, anyone looking to 

• increase conversion rates, 
• boost store profitability,
• & have early returns

… have access to the fastest Magento 2.0 theme ever, Hyvä themes. 

What is the Hyvä theme?

The Hyva theme is “Everything your current store offers + Lightning fast page speed.”

Don’t trust us yet? Here’s how Hyvä boosts your super-tired store.

What are the benefits of the Hyvä theme for merchants?

You’ll have “Hyvä theme Benefits” + “benefits of your current store” – “the downsides of your existing store.” Easy peasy? 

#1: Need for speed… most wanted! 

#A: Your users want speed! They love instant gratification. And their attention span is depleting in general (we’re not using the goldfish myth :D). So, it’s natural, speed is the most wanted thing from your store.

#B: Store speed is the first thing your users notice. Your older store gave one impression— “you didn’t care about your users.” You may feel you cared, but a dead-tired store flips your efforts upside down.

#C: 70% of customers feel page speed impacts their buying decisions. Enough reason to have a fast-loading website? The biggest takeaway from Hyvä is… check out number 4.

#D: 50% of users can give up videos and animations to have a fast surfing experience. But Hyvä themes make sure your users don’t have to give up on anything. Your users can achieve intergalactic glory without having to give up on visual content. 😀

#2: From dead conversion rates… to the daddy conversion rates…

e-Commerce site speed is one of the biggest fuels for conversion. You want your Magento store to be blazing quick because:

• initial 5 seconds of Page Load Time influence conversion rates.
• you also lose 4.42% of conversion rates with a 1-second page load delay (between seconds 0-5).

Now conversion rate correlates with e-Commerce performance. That’s sole reason why businesses are traveling length for conversion rate optimization.. This is why you need the Hyvä theme benefits to tickmark all the needs for web performance. Which it does! 

And with better page speed, 

• you spend less time optimizing your store and 
• invest more time in other key areas such as branding.

#3: Not free… but costs less in the long run!

Hyvä theme costs you 1,130 US Dollars… only 1,130 US Dollars more than your existing store! 😀 Now, what makes you buy such an expensive deal? Well, everything!

Let’s break it down for you…

1. You will spend money to fix site speed in Luma. Right?
2. You will tune your Luma store. Right?
3. You will overuse Luma functionalities because it’s free. Right?

Everything comes with an extra cost. Tuning and fixing other fronts will take you at least 50 more hours. Let’s say you pay 25 dollars to optimize your store. Where are you standing now?

The idea is clear: you don’t want the website to get clumsy. Otherwise, you pay again to optimize that… back to square one?

And for a matter of fact, we know merchants are somehow fed up with the slow Magento 2 storefront. The tweet sums it up:

#4: Early to market… and early to rise!

If Hyvä theme benefits implementation takes 100 hours, other technologies take thrice as much time.

So what it takes your store three months to get ready, let’s say, may take six months or even 9 months with existing technology. Of course, you don’t want it when time is a valuable commodity at the moment.

Your competitors are charging up with the latest themes and technology. You’re competing with 24 million e-Commerce businesses in the world. Don’t forget about businesses in the hybrid space. 

But what keeps us talking about the Hyvä theme is— it might even beat its record.

Take a look at the tweet:

So they Hare-d their way one month earlier to their Hyvä schedule. Well done, Hyvä!

#5: A vaccinated developer… is a non-spreader!

Hyvä theme benefits give a lot of control to you, but you may still need developers for high-end personalization.

Your developers have had toxic relationships with old themes. You might not be aware of it. But as we said— Hyvä rolled out as a vaccine for them. 

It would help if you had developers and designers in the best mental state. They’re more stressed than the industry thinks. Otherwise, they’ll spread their state to your website. 

And your website state would be passed on to the users. And you already know what that would result in…

• Terrible website
• Poor conversion rate
• Hysterised sales funnel
• Poor sales figure 🙁

Check the tweet… 

If transitivity theory existed in real life… it would be this tweet!

Happy Developers = Happy Merchants = Happy Customers.

Our final argument… 

You need Hyvä if your customers demand performance. Hands down! Hyvä is an optimal solution if you’re 

• creating a new website from scratch… Have Hyvä deployed straight away!
• migrating from Magento 1 to Magento 2... The fact you’re switching Magento versions, it’s best you migrate to Hyva at the same time. You avoid cost doubling.

You can also put in place Hyvä if you’re already on Magento 2. Hyvä migration may play a bit tricky. To benefit from Magento theme migration, you may want to leave it to experts. So check out our Hyvä theme development service package now.

And, if you’re looking for a quick and affordable solution, then you can consider the pre-built Hyva theme templates. Just install the template in minutes and launch your store in days!!

As a good story is incomplete without its characters, similarly, your online eCommerce shop front is incomplete without a fast-performing and easy-to-use theme.

To fill this gap we recommend Hyvä themes: lighting fast, highly integrated, easy-to-operate website themes.

eCommerce is a booming industry. Especially with the pandemic-induced digitalization, almost every business is now working on building its own eCommerce page.

When businesses ask an eCommerce development company to build them a website, the efficiency and performance all come down to the platform on which they construct the website. By far, Magento eCommerce has been one of the widely used platforms for that purpose.

They use inbuilt themes to create and deploy a website. However, recent developments have led to a new and improved Hyvä theme developed by Hyvä.

In this blog, we will explain to you all the basics you need to understand when it comes to Hyvä themes. Also, be sure to check out our verdict on whether hiring a Hyva theme development service is really worth the hype.

Understanding of Magento and Luma Before Moving On To Hyvä Themes

Magento is a platform dedicated to designing web pages for your online store in the most optimized way. It facilitates programmers to create eCommerce websites in a short period of time.

With Magento, a programmer does not have to build every code from scratch. Instead, they already have a base on top of which the website gets built.

Since it is an open-source platform, it gained huge popularity among developers. Even popular companies like Nike and Samsung started their online store by using this platform.

There are many other similar platforms like Shopify and WooCommerce. However, there are some ways in which this particular platform stands out from the rest.

1. It’s open-source:

This means anyone can customize it. Customization further leads to improved scalability and flexibility. Assume that you own a business and want to start an eCommerce website for your brand.

You’ll need it to look different from your competitors. Hence, you need the platform to be highly customizable.

2. It doesn’t force you to choose a hosting service:

Many similar platforms only offer a very small list of hosting providers that you can choose from to host your website.

It’s not the case when it comes to Magento. You have the freedom to choose any hosting service you want.

3. It facilitates multi-platform integration:

If you need your customers to trust your eCommerce website, you need to provide them with several payment options. Third-party integration is what comes in handy right about now.

It lets you use the features of a third-party add-on to make it easy for the customer. You can readily install several web plugins and enhance the functionality of your online store.

4. It’s SEO friendly:

When developing a website, it is vital for you to optimize it. Optimizing it makes your website more visible and preferably rank better in the search engine results.

Magento gives you the best URL structure, keywords, meta tags, etc., to move your website up in the search results.

The Drawbacks

The only drawback of using Magento is the default frontend, Luma. The rollout of Magento 2 has only highlighted the flaws in Luma.

The thriving developer community has identified the various ways in which it lacks as a theme. Let us list them for you:

1. Very less speed:

The speed of a website is crucial to the brand’s growth. Customers have tonnes of other options to choose from, if not your website.

This is why many developers are pointing out that using Luma-based themes directly affects the speed of the website.

Mainly due to the use of outdated technologies like RequireJS, KnockoutJS, and Bootstrap. This makes the base code bulkier and thus needs heavy optimizations.

2. Not very mobile-friendly:

Magento 2’s default theme is nothing close to mobile-friendly. Due to the irremovable, unwanted codes in the architecture, the websites created using this aren’t any smoother on smaller devices.

3. So many dead codes:

Creating a website that doesn’t function as it should is a huge loss for your business. And developers are pointing out that there are so many dead codes in the architecture. Which makes certain functions of an eCommerce website unavailable for use by the customers.

4. Costs more than it should:

With it being open-source, you’d expect your development costs to go down. However, as there are tonnes of things that your developers need to optimize, it naturally takes a higher development time. Hence, the cost of making an eCommerce website soars. Read out how you can make your Magento store more profitable.

Hyvä Themes Development – The ultimate Frontend for Magento 2

To overcome all these issues in Luma, the creators have given Hyvä a fresh start by removing outdated technologies like RequiredJS, KnockoutJS, and bootstrap from the frontend architecture.

Instead, it runs on more advanced and relatively new technology stacks like Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js. Tailwind CSS is an advanced framework that manages to reduce the unwanted bulkiness you can see in traditional CSS. Similarly, Alpine.js combines the functions of several JavaScript files in a single framework.

These two are the only things that are fundamental for Hyvä. You can customize all the other components of a website. Thus, programmers can now create well-responsive eCommerce websites with a very lean structure.

The Core Principles of Hyvä Themes

We can say with confidence that Hyvä themes religiously follow all of these core principles:

1. Lesser complexity:

The main aim of Hyvä is to retain the functionalities while offering a simple structure. And with the ability to reset the native templates, you can be assured that there is much lesser complexity while building an online store.

2. Better Performance:

The websites created using Hyvä are significantly faster than the ones created using Luma. Thus, we can say that Hyvä heavily focuses on improving the speed of a website.

Many online shoppers do not like a laggy website. Hence, this principle is truly beneficial for online store owners.

3. Easy for the developers:

Hyvä Themes is built not only focusing on improving the customer experience of online stores but also on helping the developers.

The more simplified and lag-free UI lets you create and develop without any hindrance. Also, the learning curve for developers is quite minimal.

The creators of Hyvä made it so that it is easy to adapt. The Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js are the only things you need to get used to.

Other than that, your developers do not need any special training to operate the new theme builder.

And so far, Hyvä seems to adhere to all these core principles. Every review from the developer community has pointed towards it being a faster and more reliable frontend.

Why should you choose Hyvä Themes?

We can answer this simply by saying that it is the best alternative for you if you want to keep working with your Magento platform.

Other platforms mean that you have to train your employees for it and even recruit new ones to do the job more efficiently. Let us take a look at some of the benefits of the Hyva theme and why you should choose it:

1. The performance

Like we had mentioned several times, the performance of Hyvä themes is way superior to Luma-based themes.

According to several tests, the Luma-based websites take more time to fully load all the elements and functions.

Whereas, Hyvä themes are faster both on desktops and mobile devices.

The primary difference between Luma Themed websites and Hyvä themed websites is their Time to Interactive (TTI) metric.

Hyvä themes give users the ability to interact with all the website functions in less than 2 seconds. While it takes almost half a minute for most Luma websites to become interactive.

2. Maintenance

Many people think that having the default theme is the best way to avoid future maintenance. But, in this case, replacing your default theme with Hyvä means you’d be dealing with very little maintenance.

When it comes to Luma, any upgrades made by the Magento 2 platform impact the templates. Whereas, Hyvä removes all the default output.

Thus, any upgrades made by the Magento platform will not directly impact how your templates look on the website.

Another major benefit of using Hyvä is its ability to store HTML, CSS, and JS files in different components.

Thus, you can easily reduce the maintenance time by only selecting the component that needs changing.

3. Simplicity

Time is crucial for a business. Hence, you must be able to deploy your website as soon as possible. Using Hyvä, you can reduce the time taken by the developers to create a fully functioning eCommerce website.

They are far more simple when compared to default Luma-based themes. They have a more complex architecture for every element you see on the website and not intertwined codes that make it tough for the developers.

With Luma themes, any changes you make to one part may impact the other components as well. But, with Hyvä, you can make changes without having to worry about it impacting other parts of the website.

Also, the newer versions Alpine.js and Tailwind CSS are much easier to use than the older frameworks like RequireJS, KnockoutJS, and Bootstrap.

All these efforts to make it simple not only help the developer but also the online store owner. They can start working on their marketing and sales faster than ever and that too on a website that has a faster response.

4. Usability and adaptability

Imagine you already have a Magento 2 site. Now, if you want to replace your existing default theme with Hyvä, you can easily do so.

Without having to do a fresh installation of the platform and rebuild custom functionality all over again.

But, you have to note that Hyvä doesn’t work on Magento 2.3 or lesser.

You need to update to Magento 2.4 or a newer version to access Hyvä seamlessly.

5. Thriving community

Even the best of developers need help with some issues every now and then. For that purpose, Hyvä has an extensive community of developers all across the globe who actively discuss the theme.

Also, the time needed to learn the Hyvä frontend is much lower than the Luma frontend. Making it one of the best and easily adaptable frontends for Magento 2.

6. Suitable for all business sizes

Hyva themes emerge as a powerful solution, that caters to the diverse needs of small, medium, and even enterprise-level businesses.

Pre-built Hyva theme templates offer a user-friendly and cost-effective way for small and medium businesses to launch their online stores with modern designs and functionalities. These ready-made templates are optimized for performance and a smooth customer experience.

On the other side, Enterprise businesses can leverage custom Hyva theme development to create unique online stores that reflect their brand identity and incorporate specific functionalities.

The Difference Between PWAs and Hyvä Themes

Progressive Web Apps are a great way of producing efficient websites. But they suit better for larger budgets.

Also, it takes a longer time to build using PWA than a Magento platform.

However, the traditional Magento platform lacked the performance to create websites using PWAs.

The Hyvä frontend, however, takes a middle ground in these operations by offering the best of both worlds.

They offer you amazing performance whilst also reducing the time needed to build an eCommerce store. So, Hyvä is an option that will prove beneficial to most SMBs with smaller budgets.

Are Hyvä Themes really worth it?

Yes! They absolutely are worth all the money you pay. You need to pay a license fee to use the Hyvä theme.

Whereas, you do not need a license fee for using the default theme that comes with Magento 2. However, when you look a little deeper, you will find that Luma actually costs you more than Hyvä.

While using Hyvä, you only pay the license fee. But to optimize the speed for Luma, your developers need to spend more hours working on removing unnecessary codes.

Which naturally increases their pay. And not to mention, you need to use certain third-party extensions to speed up the performance of the Luma themes.

So, paying a fixed license fee for the Hyvä themes is a much better option than paying all that money to create a slow website.

A solvable downside of using Hyvä Themes

Remember, how we mentioned that Hyvä replaces older tech stacks like RequireJS, KnockoutJS, and Bootstrap with the latest and lightweight Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js?

Unfortunately, almost all third-party extensions for a web store are made up of default Luma-based themes.

This means Hyvä isn’t readily compatible with other third-party add-ons and extensions.

For a third-party extension to work on your website, you need to change the codes to Alpine.js and Tailwind CSS format and make it compatible.

Hence, your developers will be spending some time replacing frontend code written for the extension to function in your online store.

However, the average duration of this operation depends on the type and the number of third-party extensions you are going to use on this website.

But the good news is that many third-party extension vendors started making their extensions compatible with Hyvä as well so most of those will be ready to use for Hyvä based themes in the future.

Check out 11 Best Hyva Compatibility Extension Providers For Magento 2 Stores!

Final Thoughts on Hyvä Themes

Hyvä Themes are here to stay for months or even years to come. This frontend has revolutionized the working of one of the most sought-after eCommerce platforms, Magento 2.

And almost everyone in the industry agrees that Luma is too bloated and slow for creating a well-functioning website.

Now that every business is focusing on its mobile users, it has become more crucial for them to create websites with better and faster performance.

Hence, Hyvä is the only viable option in the market for companies that lack a huge budget and those that already have a Magento eCommerce site. So contact us now to get hyva theme development done for your digital Magento store.