The main new features of Magento Open Source upgrade 2.4.5: a release with 290 fixes and improvements

Adobe recently released the latest version of Magento Open Source, the popular and growing e-commerce platform.

Here are the main new features of the newest Magento 2 release, which promises improvements in performance, security and user experience.

As announced by the official Adobe Commerce DevDocs the Magento 2.4.5 release includes more than 290 fixes and enhancements that represent a growth opportunity for all businesses that already rely on this technology for their online sales and will decide to upgrade their e-commerce platform.

Magento release 2.4.5 in a nutshell

  • + 290 improvements and quality issues resolved
  • + 20 fixes and security improvements
  • Enhanced performance: 3x higher order throughput
  • Support for Composer 2.2, TinyMCE 5.10.2 and jQueryUI 1.13.1
  • Compatibility with Page Builder v.1.7.2e PWA Studio v.12.5.x
  • GraphQL enhancements
  • Apple Pay available for all shops
  • Integrated Google Tag module to upgrade to Google Analytics 4

Magento 2.4.5: all improvements

For Magento users, the new features to be discovered in the latest version of Adobe Commerce are numerous and concern both the enhancement of the various functionalities and the correction of quality bugs. Here are the most important new features highlighted by the official Adobe Commerce guides in the release notes.

Security

With more than 20 fixes and enhancements, version 2.4.5 of Magento promises to be an important release from a security point of view. Here’s how the new version improves security levels for virtual shops:

  • Google reCAPTCHA added to ‘wish list sharing’, ‘new account creation’ and ‘gift card’ forms.
  • ACL resources added to inventory.
  • strengthened the security of the Inventory template.
  • MaliciousCode updated to HTMLPurifier.

Platform quality

With Magento version 2.4.5, Adobe has worked on several improvements to provide developers with an enhanced platform, which now benefits from:

  • support for Composer 2.2, TincMCE 5.10.2 and jQuery 1.13.1.
  • upgrade of the DHL integration scheme from v6.0 to v6.2.
  • upgrade of all obsolete Js libraries to the latest version in Magento 2.4.5.
  • update of twenty composer dependencies to the latest version.

GraphQL performance

The Magento 2.4.5 release also offers numerous improvements in GraphQL performance for the benefit of developers.

  • Faster reconstruction of the unified storefront GraphQL schema at deployment time.
  • Ability of the GraphQL API to use the expiration date/time of the authorisation token.
  • Ability to completely disable session cookies for all GraphQL operations.
  • The use of the session has been removed from the http header.

Payments

With Magento 2.4.5, the Adobe Commerce team has added Apple Pay as a payment option, as well as making some changes to the PayPal and Braintree payment options. Specifically, the improvements in payment functionality are as follows:

  • Apple Pay is now available for all shops.
  • PayPal’s Pay Later option is now available for shops in Italy and Spain.
  • The store admin can now preview the PayPal Credit Card and Pay Later buttons in the back-end.
  • Removed Braintree KNUNT fraud protection from Magento 2.4.5 code.
  • A ‘Always request 3DS’ option has been added for Braintree payments.

PWA Studio

  • PWA Studio (what’s that?) v.12.5.x is now fully compatible with Magento version 2.4.5.
  • The PWA Studio storefront collects customer behaviour for web analysis services via events.
  • The store administrator can set up a service such as Google Tag Manager from the admin.

Magento 2.4.5: problems solved

The upgrade solves over a hundred problems reported in previous versions. Below are the main bugs that will not occur in the new version:

  • Changing the administration URL no longer generates an exception.
  • Fixed problems with logging out of Adobe Stock.
  • The cart total for a bundled product is calculated correctly when the product under-selection rule is applied.
  • Fixed DOM errors related to the address lookup popup in the billing phase of the checkout process.
  • Single sign-on now allows multiple shop views for shoppers with global account sharing.
  • Fixed issues in the Administrator Action Log report.
  • Correct pricing for configurable products is now displayed on the product page after changing the quantity.
  • System e-mails work perfectly with e-mail addresses containing ‘.-’.
  • Error is displayed on the shipping page when the customer enters an invalid e-mail.
  • Resolved problems with the logo on the print order/invoice/credit note pages of the shop window.
  • The administrator can now set the session size to 0 from the back-end, which no longer disconnects the administrator.
  • The administrator can now translate the title of the ‘Show password’ checkbox on various pages.
  • Images on product pages now display perfectly without flickering.
  • Corrected the function of the unsubscription URL in the e-mail newsletter.
  • The customer name is now displayed correctly for orders placed by guest customers with PayPal.
  • The filtering of products by colour in the layered navigation now works perfectly.
  • The shipping amount of the table rate is no longer calculated for virtual products.
  • Long names in the product grid are headed automatically.

Insights

For developers and all Magento connoisseurs, much more information is available in Adobe’s official release notes, which can be found here:

Should I upgrade to Magento 2.4.5?

Moving to the updated version 2.4.5 brings several improvements to e-shops in Magento 2, and is therefore an excellent opportunity for all e-commerce shop owners. The promise of Adobe is an enhancement of the platform’s performance in terms of quality, security, caching, payments and more.

However, the transition from one version to the next is not always immediate and painless, and this mainly depends on all the external Magento elements in the website code, which may be incompatible with the new release.

For years, Fabrico’s e-commerce team has been successfully developing and managing online shops using the open source Magento platform. Our developers are experts in and enthusiasts of this technology.

Check out the Fabrico e-commerce team’s tips on how to upgrade to Magento 2.4.5 on the Magentiamo community blog

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