What's New With Magento 2?
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The document summarizes new features in Magento 2, including a B2B module, integrated shipping and social features, and plans for future improvements. Key updates include a B2B module allowing company/user hierarchies and credit management, pre-integrated shipping with automated carrier selection, and social integration for sharing products on Facebook. Future plans include an advanced CMS, progressive web app support, and omnichannel integrations to provide a consistent customer experience across channels.
What's New With Magento 2?
- 1. What’s New With Magento 2? Presented by Joshua Warren Dallas Magento Meetup July 27, 2017
- 2. Magento solutions partner with an all-in-house team based in Dallas and Europe Led by Magento Master, Joshua Warren Providing cutting-edge, complete commerce solutions
- 3. A Brief History of Magento 2 January 2015 Developer Beta November 2015 Magento 2.0 June 2016 Magento 2.1 October 2016 B2B Beta June 2017 Magento 2.2 RC Jan Nov Jun Oct Jun
- 4. Magento 2.2 Currently in release candidate stage, release is scheduled for September B2B Module Magento Shipping Magento Social
- 5. B2B Module
- 6. B2B Module ● Customer accounts can be linked to a company ● Company admin can create and edit a hierarchy of users ● Order and quote workflow based on this hierarchy
- 7. B2B Module ● Assign a sales rep to each account ● Robust quote workflow, including negotiation & quote-to-order ● Order by SKU via the web or uploading CSV files
- 8. B2B Module ● Requisition lists - frequently purchased items ● Payment on credit ● Manage credit limits and outstanding balances
- 10. Magento Shipping ● Pre-integrated end-to-end shipping solution ● Print labels from the Magento admin panel ● Automate carrier and service level selection
- 11. Magento Shipping ● Built-in rules engine for quoting and rating ● Uses microservices: new carriers/features without extension updates ● Display relevant shipping options based on location, warehouses, etc.
- 12. Magento Social
- 13. Magento Social ● Pre-integrated solution to push your products to Facebook ● Improved experience for customers to share products on Facebook ● Generate Facebook advertisements from your Magento admin panel
- 14. What’s Next?
- 16. Bluefoot Advanced CMS ● Complete overhaul of the CMS system in Magento ● Drag & drop interface to manage content without needing a developer ● Eliminates the need to integrate with systems like WordPress or Drupal
- 17. Native PWA / Frontend
- 18. Frontend Framework ● Client-rendered front-end framework (think Angular, React, etc.) ● Follows modern front-end best practices ● Reduces/eliminates page-loads and other UX friction
- 19. Progressive Web App (PWA) ● Term coined by Google in 2015 ● Builds on the concept of progressive enhancement ● App-like: handles poor connections, feels faster, better UX
- 20. Progressive Web App (PWA) ● Mobilegeddon 2.0: By 2019, Responsive won’t be enough ● Current methods for PWAs in Magento require an extension or service ● Will become a native feature in Magento, in partnership with Google
- 21. Long-term Vision
- 22. Omnichannel Integrations ● Magento Enterprise + Order Manager + Business Intelligence ● Provide a consistent omnichannel experience for merchants and their customers ● Break down silos
- 23. One Stop Commerce Shop ● Provide the best for everything a business might need to be successful in commerce ● Build, buy or partner ● Deeper integrations with best of breed ERPs, PIMs, etc.