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Magento 2.2.5

What’s New in Magento 2.2.5?

Shortly after the release of Magento 2.2.4, Magento 2.2.5 was launched on June 27, 2018, aimed at addressing issues and introducing new security enhancements. This latest release emphasizes product security and bug fixes.

Both Magento Commerce 2.2.5 and Magento Open Source 2.2.5 are now available for merchants to upgrade, promising enhanced stability and performance compared to Magento 2.2.4.

I will provide a summary of the key highlights in both the open source and commerce versions of Magento 2.2.5, including improvements in Magento Shipping. For more detailed information, you can refer to the Magento Open Source 2.2.5 Release Notes and Magento Commerce 2.2.5 Release Notes

Key Features of Magento Open Source 2.2.5 and Magento Commerce 2.2.5

  • Enhancements aimed at mitigating stored XSS, SQL injection, and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities.
  • Resolved issues encountered during the upgrade process to Magento 2.2.4.
  • Significant enhancements to indexing performance.
  • Over 150 contributions from the community included.
  • Enhanced functionalities in core bundled extensions.

Enhancements in Magento Shipping

  • Merchants can now choose carriers for handling returns and provide a return label alongside forward fulfillment using core returns.
  • Batch processing enhances merchant efficiency by simplifying the handling of large shipment volumes in batches, thereby increasing automation.
  • Collection points allow customers to select a designated drop-off location instead of their residence for carrier delivery.

In addition to these significant features, there are minor enhancements such as improved pagination in the Admin interface and updates to the multi-version API.

Community Contributions in Magento

  • Users can now create an account from the Order Confirmation page.
  • Magento now correctly applies coupon codes that exclude bundle products, unlike in the previous version.
  • When sorting simple products, Magento now takes into account catalog promo price rules.

There are over 150 community-contributed fixes, and here are some of the important ones:

It is advisable for merchants to upgrade to the latest version for security purposes and to take advantage of the new features. You can download Magento 2.2.5 version along with sample data from our blog post.