{"id":731,"date":"2019-12-09T12:02:51","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T12:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/09\/magento-2-4-release\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:24:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T05:54:57","slug":"magento-2-4-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/magento-2-4-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Magento 2.4 | Everything About the Latest Magento 2 Version"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no pandemic that can set back the Magento community or stop them from improving with each version release!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And hence, Magento 2.4!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest Magento 2.4 version is released on July 28, &#8217;20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2024-06-13-123113.png\" alt=\"The latest Magento 2.4 version is released on July 28, '20.\" class=\"wp-image-46666\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here was the official <a href=\"https:\/\/community.magento.com\/t5\/Magento-DevBlog\/Getting-Ready-for-Magento-2-4-release\/ba-p\/368075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announcement<\/a> to start the contribution, made in December 2019:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2024-06-13-123141.png\" alt=\"Gearing up for the Magento 2.4 release in 2020!\" class=\"wp-image-46667\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Magento is on fire!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every new release comes with features that make the E-commerce platform better in various aspects. And Magento 2.4.0 release is no different. <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/magento-upgrade-service.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Upgrade to the latest Magento 2.4<\/a> version NOW to leverage the features mentioned here! Also read, <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-upgrade-magento-2-to-latest-version\/\">How to Upgrade Magento 2 to Latest Version<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Magento 2.4 Release Highlights:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/business.adobe.com\/products\/magento\/magento-commerce.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magento<\/a>, the latest version is capable to accelerate your business in the current Commerce landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Magento 2.4.0 release includes 98 new features, 68 bug fixes, 50 security changes, 7 test cycles, 12 packages &amp; extensions as well as support for Php 7.4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apart from these, you can leverage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/setup-two-factor-authentication-in-magento-2-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2FA security for Magento 2 admin panel<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase approval workflows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seller assisted shopping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In-store pickup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New media gallery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/magento-pwa-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PWA Development<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Headless commerce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/experienceleague.adobe.com\/en\/docs\/commerce-operations\/release\/notes\/adobe-commerce\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magento Security-Only Patch 2.3.5-p2<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Option to install time-sensitive security fix without applying hundreds of functional fixes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A security-only patch to fix the vulnerabilities identified in the previous quarterly release,&nbsp;Magento 2.3.5-p1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Includes the hotfixes applied to <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/magento-2-3-5-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magento 2.3.5<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/experienceleague.adobe.com\/en\/docs\/commerce-operations\/release\/notes\/adobe-commerce\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Substantial Security Enhancements<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Includes 30+ security fixes to close remote code execution (RCE) and cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Default 2FA for Magento admin panel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The template filter strict mode is now enabled by default.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disabled the default data rendering for UI data providers to prevent the spam users to execute arbitrary JavaScript.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved Content Security Policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/experienceleague.adobe.com\/en\/docs\/commerce-operations\/release\/notes\/adobe-commerce\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Platform Upgrades<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Support for PHP 7.4,PHPUnit 9.x<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for Elasticsearch 7.x and MySQL 8.0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Removed MySQL search engine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for MariaDB 10.4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Zend Framework has been deprecated and migration to Laminas project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Removed the support for Signifyd fraud protection code<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Core Braintree module removed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/experienceleague.adobe.com\/en\/docs\/commerce-operations\/release\/notes\/adobe-commerce\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Infrastructure Improvements<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Removed the integration of the Authorize.Net, eWay, CyberSource, and Worldpay payment methods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>However, you can install the <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/magento-2-worldpay.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magento 2 Worldpay Payment<\/a> extension to integrate the Worldpay payment method with Magento 2 store.&nbsp;And, <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/magento-2-eway-payments.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magento 2 eWay Payments<\/a> for integrating eWay payment method with Magento 2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upgraded the PayPal Javascript SDK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Web Setup Wizard removed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Composer update plugin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/experienceleague.adobe.com\/en\/docs\/commerce-operations\/release\/notes\/adobe-commerce\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Performance Improvements<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improved customer data section invalidation logic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved Redis performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and much more<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/experienceleague.adobe.com\/en\/docs\/commerce-operations\/release\/notes\/adobe-commerce\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magento GraphQL Improvements<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.adobe.com\/commerce\/docs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magento 2 GraphQL<\/a> is a data query language to offer an alternative to REST and SOAP web APIs for frontend development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Support for the Inventory In-store pickup using&nbsp;<code>pickupLocations<\/code>&nbsp;query<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get the list of categories that match a specified filter using the&nbsp;<code>categories&nbsp;<\/code>query<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A logged-in user can add all the items to the cart from the previous order with&nbsp;<code>reorderItems<\/code>&nbsp;mutation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other highlights of Magento 2.4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enhanced&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/experienceleague.adobe.com\/en\/docs\/commerce-operations\/release\/notes\/adobe-commerce\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adobe Stock Integration v2.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved <a href=\"https:\/\/experienceleague.adobe.com\/en\/docs\/commerce-operations\/release\/notes\/adobe-commerce\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magento Media Gallery<\/a> with a searchable interface<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved <a href=\"https:\/\/experienceleague.adobe.com\/en\/docs\/commerce-operations\/release\/notes\/adobe-commerce\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inventory Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experienceleague.adobe.com\/en\/docs\/commerce-operations\/release\/notes\/adobe-commerce\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Builder<\/a> now supports PHP 7.4 for Magento Commerce 2.4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for <a href=\"https:\/\/experienceleague.adobe.com\/en\/docs\/commerce-operations\/release\/notes\/adobe-commerce\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PWA Studio<\/a> 6.0.0 and 6.0.1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improvements in <a href=\"https:\/\/experienceleague.adobe.com\/en\/docs\/commerce-operations\/release\/notes\/adobe-commerce\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vendor Developed Extensions<\/a> such as dotdigital, Klarna, Amazon Pay, Braintree Payments, Vertex, and Yotpo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fixed issues and enhancements in cart and checkout, cart price rule, catalog, orders, shipping, and sales!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, the official resources have promised a new concept of the Storefront API to the platform!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Magento 2.4 Release Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experienceleague.adobe.com\/en\/docs\/commerce-operations\/release\/notes\/adobe-commerce\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magento Open Source 2.4.0 Release Notes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experienceleague.adobe.com\/en\/docs\/commerce-operations\/release\/notes\/adobe-commerce\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magento Commerce 2.4.0 Release Notes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cannot wait to <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/download-magento\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">download the latest Magento 2 version<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Important thing! The Zend Framework has been migrated to Laminas, which can cause the <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/solved-class-zend-not-found-in-magento-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018main.CRITICAL: Error: Class Zend_Json not found\u2019 in Magento 2<\/a>. Learn to solve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you face a <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/solved-syntax-error-while-installing-magento-2-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">syntax error<\/a> while installing Magento 2.4, just refer the solution given by us and you are good to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surely, there&#8217;s going to be a lot more in Magento 2.4 for your Magento 2 store!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a lot more conversations and debates at our office among the Magento developers! I&#8217;ll keep updating this post when I overhear the developers  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Till then, stay tuned, stay updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no pandemic that can set back the Magento community or stop them from improving with each version release! And hence, Magento 2.4! 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