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Our Partner Hyvä

Hyvä Themes is a slim and fast frontend for the store system Magento, which combines strong performance with a simple design. With the goal of reducing dependency on third-party modules and complexity in development, Hyvä was designed and developed by our colleague and friend Willem Wigman. We have been using it in projects for a long time and are involved in the further development of Hyvä as a technical partner.
As a complement to Hyvä Themes, there is Hyvä Checkout which brings the Hyvä performance to the checkout process, paving the way for higher conversion rates. There is also Hyvä Admin (open source and free), which was developed in collaboration with Vinai Kopp.

You want to know more about Hyvä? Then visit our online event Hyvä Meetup.

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Why Hyvä stands out

This modern frontend is based on TailwindCSS and Alpine JS, making it easy to design a unique user interface with fast and flexible Magento themes.

Ein Häkchen in einem Kästchen in leuchtendem GrünStrong PerformanceDue to the lean code, Hyvä Themes impresses with low loading times and achieves a Google Lighthouse Score of over 90 by default, even on mobile devices. With this score, the basis for a good ranking in search engines is laid.
Ein Häkchen in einem Kästchen in leuchtendem GrünReduced complexityBased on TailwindCSS and AlpineJS, Hyvä eliminates enormous amounts of code. It's a frontend theme with strong design and flexible options in customizing the online store.
Ein Häkchen in einem Kästchen in leuchtendem GrünReduced dependencyHyvä Themes reduces the dependency on third-party code libraries. In addition, Hyvä Themes creates an alternative to Luma and PWA and makes it possible to cater to the individual requirements of different stores.
Ein Häkchen in einem Kästchen in leuchtendem GrünMore focus on developer needsFrom developers for developers: With Hyvä Themes there is an alternative to JavaScript-based solutions. Despite the modern frontend stack, much of the classic Magento frontend remains familiar to anyone who has experience with Magento 2's Luma/Blank themes.

Why Hyvä Themes is the better frontend

The e-commerce platform Magento impresses with many strengths, such as the flexibility for customizations and the multistore functionality for international online stores. Unfortunately, the front end of Magento was not one of the strengths of the system before the creation of Hyvä Themes. Neither the traditional frontend Luma, nor the modern PWA approach are free of problems.

Disadvantages of the Luma frontend

Magento 2's own frontend, Luma, was already considered outdated when it was released. To support dynamic components, Magento introduced UI Components in the checkout and admin area, which allow handling many individual components and extensions. The problem: UI Components are very complex, which creates an enormous amount of extra work even for experienced developers. The biggest problem is the amount of JavaScript code, which causes long loading times and can only be optimized with a lot of effort.

Disadvantages of PWA

PWA combine the advantages of native apps with a website. But PWA also suffer from large amounts of JavaScript code. Our experience has shown that PWA only provide a stable basis if you either stay close to the standard of the respective PWA solution and are satisfied with the limited feature set or provide an extensive budget for custom feature development. In addition, the development effort for PWA is very high, as it is not a solely frontend web development, but also requires extensive backend development skills.

Hyvä as the best solution

For these reasons, neither Luma nor PWA technologies were a satisfactory solution for us. Small and medium-sized merchants in particular are left behind by the high costs of these options, which was not acceptable to us. Our goal is to offer the most cost-effective and efficient solution for our customers. The result of this? Hyvä!