What’s New With Magento 2?
Presented by Joshua Warren
Dallas Magento Meetup
July 27, 2017
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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
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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
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Magento 2.2
Currently in release candidate stage, release is scheduled for September
B2B Module
Magento Shipping
Magento Social
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B2B Module
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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
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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
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B2B Module
● Requisition lists - frequently purchased items
● Payment on credit
● Manage credit limits and outstanding balances
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Magento Shipping
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Magento Shipping
● Pre-integrated end-to-end shipping solution
● Print labels from the Magento admin panel
● Automate carrier and service level selection
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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.
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Magento Social
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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
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What’s Next?
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Bluefoot Advanced CMS
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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
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Native PWA / Frontend
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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
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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
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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
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Long-term Vision
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Omnichannel Integrations
● Magento Enterprise + Order Manager + Business Intelligence
● Provide a consistent omnichannel experience for merchants and their
customers
● Break down silos
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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.