Magento Latest Version 2.3.1 - Here is the updates you need to know

by mark Richard Digital Marketing Consultant

Magento is rolling out updates frequently and the latest from the frequently innovating eCommerce platform is its Magento 2.3.1 update for Open Source and Magento Commerce editions.

For sellers

Order creation:

In order creation workflow, delays while editing, billing and shipping information have been eliminated.

Upload Larger PDP images:

Sellers can upload images larger than 1920 x 1200 without compressing and can preset auto compression requirements.

Inventory Management:

Elastic search and SSA (Source Selection Algorithm) are the two major updates in inventory. Sellers can experience more accurate product search results with quantities. SSA helps in choosing the nearest warehouse to cut down shipping cost. Magento multi-source inventory transfer has been optimized for speed.

For Developers

Automation:

A new plugin to automate the process of updating dependencies in composer.json during a Magento 2.x upgrade.

GraphQL:

Improvements in GraphQL includes additions to cart actions like creating, populating cart setting shipping and customer address.

Security upgrades

30+ security enhancements to avoid data disclosure vulnerabilities and cross-site scripting, code execution, and data vulnerabilities. All the issues fixed in magento latest version 2.3.1 have been made available in 2.2.8, 2.1.17, 1.14.4.1, and 1.9.4.1 versions.