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Explore how Bantech Solutions elevated Starfire Direct’s e-commerce platform with tailored IT solutions, boosting performance, scalability, and customer experience. By integrating advanced tools and optimizing workflows, we empowered their online business to thrive in a competitive market. Learn how our expertise can transform your e-commerce operations into a seamless, growth-driven powerhouse.
Starfire Direct
Starfire Direct is a preferred source for all things fire! The website showcases and sells a large selection of fireplaces, fire pits, patio furniture, gas logs, and more. Arguably America’s largest website for fireplaces.


Challenges when we started off
- The design of the website was plain. On a first glance, it was unattractive, uninviting and repulsive.
- The original eCommerce website was built using a custom PHP framework, hence no standardization of code.
- Since it was built using a custom PHP framework, the database was unstructured.
- It was not optimized for search engines.
- Site navigation was poor and did not offer benefit of ease to the user. Moreover migration from a custom unstructured database to a Magento database was a challenge.
Solutions we offered
- To ensure standardization, we proposed migration to Magento.
- Entire database was first normalized and then mapped to Magento tables ensuring no data loss.
- We offered a much more intuitive and user-friendly theme.
- Built and customized numerous Magento modules to meet all requirements of the website.
- An additional set of modifications was included, this time on the on-page structure of the webpage to optimize it for search engines. Ensuring all pages, items adhered to schema.org
Outcome
- Starfiredirect.com saw a marked improvement in visitor footfall, and sales. And the site has been indicating an upward rise since.
- The visitors’ reviews have increased indicating a more engaging visitor profile who finds the easy-to-navigate user interface beneficial.
- Since the new site was built in Magento, it is far easier now to manage and operate it.