Magento Commerce 2.4 extends the functionality of Magento Commerce 2.3 and comes with a slew of new features, including support for PHP 7.4, Elasticsearch 7.6.x, and MySQL 8.0.
The Authorize.Net, eWay, CyberSource, and Worldpay payment method integrations have been removed from the core code with this update. Merchants can switch to Magento’s official extensions, which can be found on the Magento Marketplace.
You will see the sections in the below table have been updated with new additional feature:
| MAXIMIZING CONVERSION & SALES |
| Seller Assisted Shopping |
| SMARTER, FASTER OPERATIONS |
| Enhanced Media Gallery & Asset Management |
| Buy Online Pickup In-Store (BOPIS) |
| B2B Order Approval Workflows |
| PLATFORM, PERFORMANCE, AND SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS |
| Site-wide Analysis Tool |
| Composer Update Plugin |
| Upgrade Compatibility Tool |
| In-Product Guidance |
| PHP 7.4 |
All enhancements to core quality, security, and other technology upgrades are included in this upgrade as well. Which I am not cover in this article, but you can learn more about this release by reading the official Magento Doc linked below.
Magento Commerce 2.4.0 Release Notes
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