Meet the New Google. (Same as the Old Google.) Why Google's AI search isn't the revolution everyone's panicking about — and what Miva store owners should actually focus on. Google's AI search looks new, but the fundamentals haven't changed. Here's what Miva Merchant store owners need to know — and more importantly, what they don't need to panic about. Scot Ranney, May 21, 2026
Mivascript Function Tip: Use VAR for Unknown Return Data Passing a variable by reference in a Miva Script function is a neat trick when you might have to affect different kinds of data over time in the function but don't want to mess anything up. Sometimes we don't know what data a Miva Script function in a module or script will need to affect in the future. Instead of creating more functions, passing a variable by reference can be quite useful. Scot Ranney, June 29, 2018
Miva Script Function: miva_array_find(...) How to use the miva_array_find( needle, haystack var, offset ) built in mivascript function Scot Ranney, June 26, 2018
Miva Merchant SEO Checklist Good Miva Merchant SEO requires good SEO habits. This eCommerce SEO checklist will help. SEO is to a website like tires are to cars. You can have all the best plugins and connectors, but if no one visits your site it doesn't matter. This SEO checklist will give you an idea of what you need to take care of to cultivate great organic SEO. Scot Ranney, April 16, 2018
Miva Merchant API Functions and How To Use Them Avoid common problems when using Miva Merchant API functions in store pages. An easy guide on how to use Miva Merchant's built in API functions, template language, and store morph entities to customize your Miva Merchant store. Scot Ranney, March 30, 2017