New Exciting Features in Magento 2.1
Magento 2.1 is out now with a bunch of new improved features and one of the breathtaking change is the usage of UI components in the New/Edit page category. That is if a custom attribute has been added to a category then it should be specified using an XML file. Some of the more exciting features are as listed below: Security enhancements Though there are no reported threats or attacks till date but still it is important to upgrade your Magento to the latest version as it ensures that the customer information cannot be exploited or it cannot take over administrator sessions. PayPal enhancements It now has in-context checkout and saved cards. With the help of Saved cards purchasing items from the admin interface is easier as customers need not re-enter the credit card details every time while checking out so it is a boon for the customers. The conversion rates are increased by using In-context checkout as customers can now pay with PayPal without exiting the merchant’s site. Improved management interfaces With this version, it is faster and simpler. Information can easily be searched in the Admin, creation of new products, and global search synonyms can be set up. Installation and upgrade Fixed issues The product version is correctly updated after upgrading the Magento system software. By compressing packages on repo.magento.com we can now see improved performance of installations as well as upgrades. A Web Setup Wizard can only be run when a user has complete access to the Magento Admin.