This week we're not going to wrap things up with the usual update about new Magento extensions. Instead, we wanted to share a list of the most popular Magento extension downloads from Magento Connect within the last 6 months.

For this list we used publicly available info from the marketplace: popularity score, Highest Rated page and the publication dates for various extensions. Check it out and let us know, if you're using any of these products. We hope that some of you will also be able to find new and useful tools that can optimize your online business even further.

Most Popular Magento Connect Extensions

Responsive Banner Slider

Developer: Cartin24

Price: $19,00

This is a very diverse banner slider with tons of great options and features. It allows you to create multiple sliders, for multiple stores. You can also set separate transition effects for each of the slides. It's also compatible with most of the browsers and has to conflicts with jQuery.

Magento Connect page for Responsive Banner Slider

Slider

Developer: Webline India

Price: free

Another great slider extension. Unlike the previous solution - this one is free, but it also has some nice features, which makes it worth installing and testing out. It doesn't have any special features that aren't available with most of the other banner slider extensions, but it's forte is the simplicity of installation, maintenance and slider settings.

You can check out this extension at our marketplace.

Fast Order

Developer: Web4PRO

Price: free

This handy extension allows you to decrease the time and the number of operations your clients have to complete in order to pay. It allows them to place the order with just their phone number and/or email address. Good for CRO and for the user experience, as now people have to spend less time checking out at your store. It's pretty simple to setup and has some handy settings. For example, it allows you to automatically register guest customers.

As a matter of fact, we also have it at our marketplace.

Order Attachment

Developer: Evince

Price: $41,00

This handy extension allows your customers to attach documents and various other file types to the order.  You, as an admin, are able to control the accepted file formats and manage the uploaded files. Great for stores that provide custom solutions for clients, for example t-shirt printing businesses and various other creative stores.

You can download it here.

Personalized Product Recommendations

Developer: SoftCube

Price: free

This great extension allows you to easily personalize the shopping experience for your visitors. Its features include cross-category recommendations, style recommendations (based on image analysis), sale items (based on user's browser history of reviewed items). This product is simple, but at the same time, its impact on CRO can be immense. 

Find out more about the extension here.

As you can see, these top extensions from Magento Connect mostly focus on user experience and the appearance of the website. 

Do you have a favorite extension on your Magento website that really helped you increase your revenue? Share your experience in the comments below.