Highlights of Magento 2.4.4 Release
Key highlights of the latest Magento 2.4.4 version are listed below:
- Magento 2.4.4 Supports:
- Elasticsearch 7.16
- OpenSearch 1.2.
- PHP 8.1.
- For enhanced security, HTTPS is now enabled by default in Magento 2.4.4.
- Except for Braintree all the third-party bundled modules are decoupled in Magento 2.4.4.
- Page builder now supports adding alt texts for images in latest release.
- Plenty of GraphQL enhancements and performance improvements.
- For better performance fixed hundreds of known issues in the latest version.
About Magento 2.4.4 Release:
Magento 2.4.4 has a lot to offer store owners and developers with increased security, performance and important bug fixes. The release notes for Adobe Commerce 2.4.4 highlight all the improvements and enhancements in the latest version of Magento. Here is a short excerpt.
This time, Adobe has done a lot of work on the security part of Magento. Magento version 2.4.4 has been released with some important security improvements, including:
- Session IDs are no longer store in the Magento database.
- Password reset tokens and OAuth access tokens are now encrypted when stored in the database.
- Google reCAPTCHA support for the coupon codes in this release.
- The Use Secure URLs on Storefront and Use Secure URLs in Admin settings are enabled by default.
- In production mode, Swagger is now disabled by default in Magento Open Source.
- All the project dependencies and libraries compatible with PHP 8.1.
- Magento 2.4.4 version supports
- Elasticsearch 7.16
- OpenSearch 1.2.
- The JQuery library has been updated to version 3.6. The jquery-ui library has been updated to version 1.13.0. Several other JavaScript libraries have been updated to the latest versions.
- TinyMCE 4 have been removed from the codebase. Now latest version support TinyMCE 5.8.1.
- PHPUnit has been upgraded to the latest version (9.5.x)
- Except for Braintree all third party bundled modules are decoupled.
- The merchants can migrate to the following official extensions which are available on Commerce Marketplace:
- Now support PayPal Venmo payment.
- Also added pay later option based on shopper’s location.
- Merchants can now set the shopper country when testing the shopper experience in their country of choice.
- The Checkout page accurately displays information about the number and amount of instalments when using Pay Later
Issues Fixed in Magento 2.4.4 Release
- Navigation accessibility issues have been fixed on the Magento cart page and checkout page.
- This item has weight select input on the Catalog > Product details page and now has visible labels and an accessible name
- Invalid security or form key. Please refresh the page issue in the backend has been fixed.
- Magento Open Source now restores the cart product quantity to the previous value if the updated quantity is invalid.
- On entering an invalid gift card there is an option to add more informative content to display to the customers.
- Watermark images with transparent backgrounds no longer have a white background on the transparent product image that it overlays.
- In the latest release issues related to the product, and indexer has been fixed.
- Fixed errors that were displayed when completing the payment with the Express payment method.
- Assigning a high sort value to a customer address attribute no longer causes performance degradation on the checkout page.
- In the catalog list view, Issues regarding the product ratings have been solved.
Official Notes for Magento 2.4.4.
You can also visit the below URL for official notes which are released by Adobe for detailed Information:
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