Get Ready for Holiday Season 2020 With Magento Commerce 2.4.1

The holiday season already started across the world and people are enjoying every bit of what’s left of 2020. This has been a tough year for everyone on the globe, be it animals, forest, climate, humans, each one of us suffered from the wrath of disasters. The holiday season is the one thing that brings a smile to everyone’s face and that’s what we’re going to do – end this year with a smile. Adobe, a well-known organization, with their latest Magento 2.4.1 allows eCommerce merchants to update their solutions and open new opportunities for a successful holiday as well as shopping season.

During this Covid-19 surge, we’ve seen a significant amount of rising in the online shopping industry. Retail sales in the Online-Shopping Industry, as predicted by Deloitte and other firms, are expected to grow by 25% to 35% during this holiday season. Moreover, it is also speculated that more than 70% of consumers are going to make Online purchases rather than visiting the store physically. Hence, the challenge arises for merchants also, to cater to the requirements of these shoppers at any cost, ensuring their system doesn’t fail.

That’s what Adobe wants, to ensure your system is fail-safe and executes the way it is designed to. With Magento’s new update i.e. Magento 2.4.1, Adobe has released a new set of features and advanced security measures. This allows merchants to leverage the power of this platform for their benefit and maximize their opportunity for a reliable and successful holiday season.

Major Update’s and their benefits

Security

With more than 15 new security updates, Magento 2.4.1 and Magento 2.3.6 versions are more secure than ever. Both these versions are now equipped with the CAPTCHA verification method for secure Order Placement. They also launched a Magento Scan Tool in Version 2.4.1 that proactively scans your system for malware or threats and offers you resolutions.

Analytics

Magento 2.4.1 has many exciting upgrades and integrations. One such integration in their cloud hosting services is the Smart Analytical tool. This tool will allow merchants to enhance their store’s experience by keeping track of the solution’s health, performance, functionality, and much more. The tools also proactively send a notification regarding the recommendations on how to resolve any issue. With the help of real-time access to this tool via the Magento dashboard, Managing and ensuring the platform is much easier.

Enhanced B2B Experience

In order to enhance B2B sellers and buyers’ experience, Magento has introduced advanced Shipping Options, security, Cart management, and many such features. B2B merchants will now be able to take the advantage of these new features and offer fast shipping, speedy retention, workflow enhancements, and a personalized shipping experience to each of their consumers.  Furthermore, B2B Sellers will be able to use the Payment on account Payment while catering to their consumers.

Faster Content Creation and New Media Gallery

With the rise in shopping, it has become imperative for merchants to come up with new content and come up faster for their website. Discounts presented in unique ways attract new consumers. Magento 2.4.1 has new features and tools that allow merchants and Magento developers to stay one step ahead in the market with rapid content development.

New Media Gallery is another interesting feature integrated into the latest upgrade. Magento already introduced such a feature in the previous update. In this update, they’ve moved to a more offensive tactic allowing users to access the media galleries faster and allowing direct access to stock images on the gallery. Speeding up the content creation process as well as keeping websites progress and speed in check.

Wrapping Up

Magento Commerce 2.4 is an exceptional update and the timing is perfect. Several merchants are still using an older version of the Magento platform. Now would be the right time to upgrade their services by upgrading the Magento Platform to its latest version. This’ll help merchants to stay ahead of the curve and offer something special to their consumers this holiday season. AgentoSupport, working in Magento Domain for quite some years, has expertise in Magento 2 support and Upgradation services. We’ve already updated a lot of our client’s platform to the latest version and suggest you update soon. Get in touch with our experts to know more about this update and the process.

Frequently Asked Question

How long does it take to update a platform?

Platform updating is a small process yet it can be a complicated one if the merchant is not aware of the updates and the features. Furthermore, the updates take a toll on your extensions, where most of the extensions won’t work properly due to compatibility issues. Hence, we suggest you get in touch with experts for the updating process.

Is Updating a platform that important?

Updating a platform is an important process. It keeps you updated with the market standards as well as offers you new security patches that make your solution invulnerable to threats.

Do you also provide maintenance services?

Yes, our developers and experts offer exceptional Support and maintenance services as well as expert consultation. We analyze your requirement and create thorough research and offer solutions based on that research to benefit your solution the most.