Magento 2.4.6 Release – Key Highlights & Features

Hello Magento peeps!

Magento 2.4.6 release is out now! 🔥

The massive release update by Adobe was rolled out on March 14, 2023.

Let’s go through what’s new in this latest Magento version release.

What’s New in Magento 2.4.6 Release? 😃

Magento 2.4.6 release introduces support for PHP 8.2 and significant performance and scalability enhancements. 🚀

It also contains over 300 quality fixes and enhancements with the upgraded core composer dependencies and third-party libraries. The Adobe Commerce 2.4.6 & Magento 2.4.6 release updates are going to supercharge your online selling experience. 😀

Let’s look at what Adobe Commerce & Magento 2.4.6 release update offers to your store.

Magento 2.4.6 Release – Key Highlights

• 300+ Quality Fixes & Enhancements
• Introduces Support for the Latest PHP 8.2
• Eight Security Issue Fixes & Enhancements
• Improved GraphQL Performance & Reduced Response Time
• JavaScript Libraries Upgraded to Latest Versions
• Compatible with Page Builder v.1.7.3 & PWA Studio v.13.0.x

Everything You Need to Know About the Magento 2.4.6 Release Update

The latest Magento 2.4.6 release update (Adobe Commerce 2.4.6) is a major performance update for store owners. Let’s have a look at highlighted Magento 2.4.6 features and enhancements 👀

 

Security Fixes & Enhancements

Adobe constantly works on improving the security of the Magento platform. In the latest Magento 2.4.6 release, Adobe has introduced:

• Eight security fixes & platform security improvements. Read more at Adobe Security Bulletin.
• Filled the gaps in Admin action logs with more specific auditing of admin actions.
• Fixed issue regarding reCAPTCHA validation failure at unexpected error during payment processing.

 

Platform Enhancements

The Magento platform is getting better release-by-release. The latest Magento version release supports PHP 8.2, while PHP 8.1 remains fully supported. Adobe Commerce 2.4.6 / Magento 2.4.6 supports:

• Composer 2.2.x
• Redis 7.0.x
• OpenSearch (A default Search engine for Adobe Commerce on-premises and cloud deployments)
• ElasticSearch 8.x
• MariaDB 10.6 (LTS version)

Other platform improvements in the latest Magento 2.4.6 release include:

• Upgrades to all the outdated JavaScript libraries and removal of outdated dependencies.
• Laminas dependencies updated to support the latest PHP 8.2.

 

Performance & Scalability Enhancements

The latest Magento/Adobe Commerce 2.4.6 release version is future-ready! It is more efficient, scalable, and tuned to support your ever-increasing business requirements.

• Configure setting to improve the performance of operations involving 100+ customer segments.
• Improved product grid performance by limiting the number of products displayed in the product grid.
• New REST API endpoint to import data with high performance. (up to 100,000 records per minute)
• Improved order processing for Adobe Commerce 2.4.6 on cloud infrastructure customers.

 

Braintree Payment Method

The latest Magento release version comes with the following Braintree enhancements:

• Enabled the Braintree Pay Later button & messages for Italy and Spain.
• Enabled the PayLater messaging with PayPal Vault.
• The Braintree payment method now comes with Fraud Protection and ACH webhooks.

 

GraphQL Performance Enhancements

GraphQL is a query language used for the Magento 2 APIs. Adobe is introducing many improvements in the latest release to improve the Magento GraphQL performance.

• Improved response time of some Magento 2 APIs related to querying products in categories with category permissions enabled.
• The category tree rendering performance in GraphQL has been improved.
• The response time of the bulk cart operations through GraphQL has been improved.

 

Page Builder & PWA Studio Compatibility

• Adobe Commerce/Magento 2.4.6 now supports Page Builder v.1.7.3 & PWA Studio v.13.0.x.

 

Other Major Issue Fixes & Improvements

Besides the above performance highlights, the latest Magento 2.4.6 contains hundreds of other quality fixes and improvements in its core code. Other important issue fixes and code improvements include:

• Fixed issues and enhanced performance related to Magento installation, upgrade, and deployment.
• Google reCAPTCHA errors — ReCaptcha validation failed, please try again, and No such cart with id = ID have been fixed.
• Added a drag-and-drop feature to the page builder for importing images in bulk.
• Search supports queries with quotation marks when the Minimum Terms to Match is enabled.
• Fixed issues related to the incorrect total number of records in the staging dashboard.

 

Magento 2.4.6 – Official Release Notes

Currently, Adobe has released the Magento 2.4.6 release notes for Adobe Commerce. You can check out the Magento 2.4.6 change log at:

• Magento Open Source 2.4.6 Release Notes
• Adobe Commerce 2.4.6 Release Notes

and that’s a wrap for the Magento 2.4.6 release version and its highlights!

You can also check out Magento 2 system requirements for more information on Magento 2.4.6 requirements.

The Magento 2.4.7-beta1 release will be available from May 30, 2023, onwards. For more updates, stay tuned with us.

The Adobe Commerce 2.4.6 is a worth-the-upgrade release. It has better core code, enhanced security, and improved performance, which is worth upgrading. Download now!

Thanks for reading. 🍀