Adobe Commerce 2.4.7 Release Notes: Everything You Need To Know

Adobe Commerce 2.4.7 is officially released on April 9, 2024.

Adobe Commerce releases come with enhancements and fixes that improve the overall performance and security of the platform. It’s always a good idea for Adobe Commerce users to stay updated to ensure they’re benefiting from the latest improvements. Adobe Commerce 2.4.7 brings some significant improvements across various aspects of the platform.

Adobe Commerce latest release 2.4.7 supports PHP 8.3 and brings in hundreds of quality fixes and enhancements. Let’s find out what more Adobe Commerce 2.4.7 brings in with its latest version release.

Security Enhancements

Security is paramount in e-commerce platforms, and it’s reassuring to know that Adobe Commerce is continuously addressing vulnerabilities and improving platform security.

Additional Security Enhancements

• Improvements in the behavior of non-generated cache keys.
• Limiting the number of Auto-generated coupon codes.
• Default admin URL generation process is optimized.
• Subresource Integrity (SRI) support added.
• Content Security Policy (CSP) is updated.
• Native rate limiting for payment information transmitted through REST and GraphQL APIs.

Platform Improvements

• Compatible with PHP 8.3.
• RabbitMQ 3.13 support added.
• Compatible with Composer 2.7.x.
• Varnish cache 7.4 supported.
• Elasticsearch 8.11 compatibility added.
• Opensearch 2.12 and OpenSearch 1.3 supported.
• Redis 7.2 supported.

Performance and Scalability Enhancements

• Merchants can configure up to one million active coupon-based cart price rules.
• Indexer management has been improved with the release of Adobe Commerce 2.4.7.
• Improved loading time of product listing pages that include complex products with more than 100 options.
• Now import up to 100,000 records per minute in JSON format.
• The performance of sales rules has been improved.
• The new Async Config module makes saving configuration settings faster than before.
• Large configurations now generate config cache faster.

GraphQL Application Server

Improve the efficiency and performance of GraphQL APIs with the introduction of the GraphQL Application Server for Adobe Commerce in version 2.4.7.

Webhooks

Developers can configure synchronous logic in order to execute calls to external systems 

when an Adobe Commerce event triggers with Commerce webhooks (v1.2.0).

Adobe Stock

Integration of the Adobe Stock package (adobe-stock-integration) into the Commerce extensions meta package (extensions-metapackage) with Adobe Commerce 2.4.7 release.

B2B

Adobe Commerce 2.4.7 is compatible with B2B 1.4.2. However, it’s recommended to wait for the B2B 1.5.0 GA release that supports PHP 8.3.

Braintree

• Logged-in customers who have previously vaulted their PayPal accounts now have more flexible payment options, including Pay Now, Pay with a different funding source, Pay with a different account, and access to PayPal Pay Later or PayPal Credit.
• Enhanced security with 3DS verification support for Google Pay non-tokenized cards.
• Logged-in customers can now securely store their Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo, and ACH payment methods for future use.
• Direct access to Braintree support and release notes from the Commerce Admin.
• Expanded GraphQL API support for Braintree payment methods (excluding Venmo).
•  Logged-in customers can now securely store new credit/debit cards and PayPal accounts in their account area.
• Improved checkout experience with frictionless transactions, reducing the need for 3DS challenges and potentially increasing conversion rates by minimizing customer clicks/steps.
• Integration with Braintree’s dispute management system.

Adobe IMS

Integration of the Adobe IMS integration package (adobe-commerce/adobe-ims-metapackage) into the Commerce extensions meta package (extensions-metapackage)

GraphQL

• Improved cart management.
• Enhancements in the creation of cart mutations.
• Orders now include product images.
• GraphQL query resolvers are now cacheable.
• The new cancelOrder mutation allows customers to cancel orders.
• The GraphQL schema now offers enhanced support for custom attributes.
• Caching capabilities have been added to various GraphQL queries, enhancing page load speed for most PWA pages by reducing data retrieval times..
• Performance improvements in the GraphQL parser .

Inventory Management

The latest version of Inventory Management (v1.2.7) offers essential tools for managing product inventory within Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source core code.

Payments

• GraphQL Support for Payment Methods.
• Enhanced Credit Card Vaulting.
• Express Payment Section in Checkout Workflow.
• Payment Options section introduces supported payment methods.

PWA Studio

PWA Studio v14.0 is fully compatible with Adobe Commerce 2.4.7.

Web API Framework

The latest updates to the Web API framework in Commerce 2.4.7 introduce new REST endpoints that enable merchants to work with multiple coupons per cart more efficiently.

Additional Issues Fixed

• Hundreds of issues are fixed in the Adobe Commerce 2.4.7 release.
• Removal of useless cache manipulation from setup process.
• The process of loading banner content has been refactored to streamline database queries.
• Products are automatically returned to an “In-stock” status after a credit memo is issued.

Official Documents

• Adobe Commerce 2.4.7 Release Notes
• Magento Open Source 2.4.7 Release Notes

Wrapping Up

Adobe Commerce 2.4.7 represents a significant step forward in terms of performance, functionality, and user experience, providing merchants with powerful tools to grow their e-commerce businesses effectively.

Upgrading to the latest version Adobe Commerce 2.4.7, can bring you a host of benefits, including performance improvements, enhanced security, and access to new features.

Our experienced Magento Developers can help you install the latest version smoothly and without any loss of data.