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Magento is the world’s leading eCommerce platform. It powers millions of online stores across the globe, powering billions of dollars in sales. Today, we’re excited to announce the release of Magento 2.4.5, the latest version of the world’s fastest and most secure open-source eCommerce platform.
This version includes more than 290 quality fixes and enhancements, including the following noteworthy enhancements: Bug fixes and enhancements related to the new Magento Payments API, which provides merchants with PCI-compliant options for processing payments; improved handling of duplicate X-Cart orders; and enhancements to the category and search page layouts, among others.
Are you excited to open pandora’s box of Magento release?
So are we!
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About 2.4.5 Magento Release:
Better Security
Magento is committed to providing a secure shopping experience to its customers. The latest Magento 2 release fixes over 20 security vulnerabilities, including several high-impact bugs that could have been exploited to take over an online store.
- Availability of Google reCAPTCHA support to Wish List Sharing.
- Included the ACL resources in the inventory.
- Improved inventory security template
- Malicious code upgraded to HTMLPurifier.
Enhanced Platform
Another big news comes from Adobe! The company has been working on enhancing the platform for the developers in the Magento 2.4.5 release. This includes improvements to the Flex framework and Experience Manager, allowing developers to create more engaging e-commerce experiences.
- Supports Composer 2.2, TincMCE 5.10.2, and jQuery 1.13.1.
- DHL integration schema is updated from v6.0 to v6.2.
- Outdated Js libs are updated to the latest version in Magento 2.4.5.
Incredible GraphQL performance
This release includes significant performance enhancements for GraphQL. If you haven’t used GraphQL yet, it’s a new way to query data in a single API. With Magento 2.4.5, developers can query data in a GraphQL API using the tools they use today to query data in a REST API.
- Rebuild unified storefront GraphQL schema faster
- API capability for token expiration date/time.
- Can disable session cookies for all GraphQL operations altogether.
- HTTP header is removed from the session usage
Apple Pay- Payment
Apple Pay integration is one of the most prominent new features in the latest Magento 2.4.5 release. This means users can make in-store payments using Apple Pay on the Magento platform. Apple Pay is available on the iPhone 6 and later, so this is an excellent option for those with newer devices. The addition of Apple Pay also means users can now use their phones to make in-store payments rather than a physical card reader.
- In Italy and Spain merchants can now avail of PayPal Pay Later option
- In the backend, the store admin can preview PayPal Credit card & Pay Later
- Removed Braintree KNOUNT fraud protection from the codebase.
- The ‘Always request 3DS’ feature is added for the Braintree payments.
Accessibility Updates
The Venia storefront has also seen significant enhancements in the latest Magento release. Venia is a theme framework offering a sophisticated, intuitive, and functional experience for e-commerce owners and merchants. The latest release of Magento provides a significantly improved experience for Venia users. Entire pages have been redesigned to provide a more powerful, intuitive, and functional experience.
- Search results summary information is available to screen reader users.
- New page view loads are updated to screen readers
- Contrast and keyboard accessibility are improved.
Google Analytics
The new version of Magento also comes with improved search functionality. Users can now use the Magento advanced search to filter results based on specific attributes such as product name, category, or price. This is great news for SEO experts who can now use advanced search to help their clients find the right products faster. Developers can also use advanced search to build rich snippets for listings, which is another incredible way to improve the website’s search rankings.
Page Builder
This latest version is compatible with Page Builder version 1.7.2. Page Builder is a drag-and-drop editor that allows developers to build complex pages without writing code. It’s a great way to make complex web pages without knowing programming languages like HTML and CSS.
PWA Studio
The latest version of Magento Open Source is now compatible with PWA Studio version 12.5.x. It would enable developers to build beautiful, high-performance hybrid web apps without app store restrictions and deploy them directly to the web without app stores. Developers are no longer required to use the browser to build the app as they can follow the build once and deploy it everywhere.
More issues fixed in Magento Open Source 2.4.5
- Multiple codebase issues are fixed
- Issues related to installation, upgrade, and deployment are settled
- Enabled successful sign-out process
Final thoughts
The biggest release of the year for Magento store owners is here. This version includes improvements to performance, quality, caching, payment enhancement, and more to help you build better, faster Magento sites with this update.
We are excited to share this innovation and add value to the Magento community with this blog read. The platform thrives with indigenous updates and enhancements to help merchants better serve their customers and generate more revenue.
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