On July 28th, 2020, Adobe released Magento 2.4, which included a long number of the newest features as well as security updates and worm solutions. Even though Magento is a well-known eCommerce CMS, Magento 1 is still used by many online stores. Shop owners now have every reason to transition to Magento’s more recent, better version thanks to this new replacement, though.
With this upgrade, Magento has addressed some of the most important concerns raised by the web service provider network and Magento enhancement offerings worldwide, with issues like safety, search, and image control being significantly addressed. The new Magento also aims to improve the shopping experience for customers.
Features added to Magento 2.4
Here is everything that is new in Magento 2.4, as you could expect.
An improved default search (Elastic Search)
Every eCommerce store wants to give their customers an amazing shopping experience because almost all customers will do that once they arrive at the store. The built-in, MySQL-based default search engine has been removed in Magento 2.4. Due to the fact that the default catalogue is looking for a solution, Magento now requests that you add both Elasticsearch and OpenSearch.
Elasticsearch is a noticeably better search engine for e-commerce websites for the reasons listed below:
There are numerous seek alternatives included. There are options for auto-completion, instant search, full-text search, and even custom-designed split searches that are quite helpful when hunting for spelling mistakes.
With the help of cached filters, it quickly and accurately runs complex queries.
Surprisingly, it is scaleable.
Actions can be performed by using straightforward RESTful APIs.
All fields are by default listed when complex entities are saved as formed JSON documents. This results in significantly improved overall performance.
Two-factor authentication and a new media gallery
Additionally, Magento 2.4 includes a few improvements for the admins’ user experience. Shop administrators can now find, categorise, and delete photos far more effectively than in any previous versions of Magento thanks to a completely revamped media gallery.
Additionally, Adobe has integrated Adobe Stock, its own stock photo distribution company, inside the brand-new media gallery so that you can now access stock photo previews directly from your gallery. Given how crucial it is to make sure that clients always view appropriate pleasant photos, good photo control essentially leads to higher green sales.
Similar to this, Magento 2.4 also includes 2-component authentication, significantly increasing the security of your Magento Admin account. It operates in a similar way to other 2FA-compliant services by sending you a system-generated code as an additional layer of authentication.
Shopping With a Seller
For the majority of clients, this company makes customer service a dream. Customer service professionals can now connect into your website from the Magento Admin as customers thanks to seller-assisted shopping, a new feature in Magento 2.4. By using this method, they could personally assist any customer who was similar to another customer without of having to ask for that person’s account information.
Customer service agents who possess this quality can:
Help a customer find a product or make use of a good trait, for as by adding it to a wishlist.
Show clients how to use customised features, such as product configurators, which might be confusing.
By quickly establishing orders and rates on the clients’ behalf, you can save time.
Take care of administrative duties, including establishing approval procedures and involving customers.
Local Pickups
In-store pickup is a feature that has been created specific to Magento 2.4, both the open-source and the affordable versions. With the help of this feature, store owners can display for customers the appropriate locations from which they could choose their order, along with opening times and other important information.
In-store pickups mean that there may not be a need for delivery fees, which might keep costs low. Additionally, chances of getting more conversions are increased because customers are physically visiting your store to place their orders. Curbside pickups are an alternative that is also available.
Improved PWA Studio
The PWA Studio for Magento has been improved with more tools and best practises for creating cutting-edge web applications. The new updated PWA Studio, according to Magento, will make creating and releasing PWA stores faster, easier, and noticeably more cost-effective. Naturally, the PWAs will still need to be connected to extensions and maintained for upcoming versions of Magento, so this is a cost that will still need to be paid.
Performance enhancements and bug fixes
Additionally, the new release significantly improves overall performance in terms of handling queries. Currently, only one desk instead of 16 are used to cache the results of SQL queries. This results in a dramatic improvement in performance as a whole. Performance for adding quick orders to basket has also increased by about 25–30%. Additionally, Magento 2.4 includes up to 68 worm patches, with more being added with each successive update.
Conclusion
If your store is still using Magento 1, you may want to remember to upgrade since it is no longer officially supported. And if you’re looking to hire Magento developers for a new project, make sure they are also well-versed on the most recent changes. Additionally, it is advantageous to note that Magento 2.4 has been putting itself in an excellent position with regard to overall performance and technological requirements. Additionally, Magento has frequently released updates to version 2.4 (the most recent being 2.4.5), which means they are frequently resolving bugs and addressing network issues.
