Security and Performance Updates in The New Magento Version

Good News for Magento 2 store owners!

Magento has been improving every year to become the first choice for the Ecommerce platform and the latest release of Magento Commerce 2.2.6 and Magento Open Source 2.2.6 has given a prime focus on performance and security enhancements.

Magento will also issue hotfixes for single high-priority issues in the time between patch releases which will keep your site well protected.

MAGENTO COMMERCE CLOUD

There have been number of updates to the Magento Cloud Tools package which is also known as ece-tools. It has multiple improved features such as environment configuration validation, zero-downtime deployments, am improved Docker setup and configuration process.

Key Highlights of Magento Commerce 2.2.6 and Magento Open Source 2.2.6:

Performance Enhancements

It has catalog indexing improvements like optimized Category product indexer logic and improved the performance of layered navigation, search, and indexing actions for Magento instances with multiple websites and stores. Overall, 10 significant performance improvements plus product quality enhancements including 100 contributed by the community.

Improvements to reliability and checkout process

Now, no longer is the shopping cart emptied or the shipping address is deleted on the guest checkout when checkout page is reloaded several times! The multiple shipping options do not decrease the speed of order placed in Magento!

Enhancements in Amazon Pay, dotmailer and Klarna

Improved handling of virtual products, dotmailer’s new Consent Insight, and the inclusion of a link to Klarna automated onboarding and account sign-in are some of the enhancements in the core bundled extensions!

Magento Shipping Features

Such as:

• Click and Collect Feature
• Batch Processing
• Shipment Reference

CAPTCHA Improvements

In the latest version of Magento 2.2.6 “Provided form does not exist” error is resolved and also the CAPTCHA validation now works well with enabled Website Restrictions setting.

Sales and Payment Methods Enhancements

The release includes improvements in Braintree and Paypal payment methods. Betterment in order status, the ability to create multiple credit memos in one session, and resolved disabling invoice emails are sales enhancements that come with the release of Magento 2.2.6!

Miscellaneous

There are other notable enhancements which includes improvements in shipping, sitemap, UI, testing, themes, URL Rewrites, minor code corrections, etc.

The new version of Magento will definitely bring some noticeable performance improvements to the core Magento code so we strongly recommend that you upgrade to ensure your sites maintain the highest level of security.

It is always good to stay updated and when it comes to get benefited with the latest features and enhanced security. Upgrading to the latest Magento 2 version is a complex task and its not everyone’s cup of tea; if you are planning to Upgrade your. Magento 2 store to Magento 2.2.6, you can always reach us.