Top 8 Reasons to Migrate to Magento 2
Category : Digital Commerce & Experience Blog
After the success of Magento 1, developers introduced new version, Magento 2, in November 2015bearing two editions: community and enterprise. Their step received mixed reviews from the Magento community as some were interested to convert while, for some, at that time, it was no more than a concern for their ecommerce needs.
As mentioned by Builtwith statistics, Magento the software is having 14% market share in ecommerce industry and with Magento 2, the percentage is expected to increase. Experts anticipate a significant increase in the number of Magento 2 stores within a year as more and more web stores make the shift. But, what about web stores thatdo not consider the new version? Apart from being older and less user-friendly, they would lack in the following features:
Improved Scalability and Performance
When it comes to performance of a web store, Magento 2 is preferable for the following reasons:
- Efficient indexers: Indexing is the process of converting merchant information like users, prices, stores, catalog data etc into index tables so that details can remain organized and users can have maximum query speed.
- Performance toolkit: In order to optimize system efficiency, Magento 2 can create a test environment and allow web owners to check code changes with new sets of performance scripts.
- Varnish: For maximum page loading speed and reduction in server load, Magento 2 works closely with Varnish Cache, which is the trusted HTTP accelerator technology, required to cache common requests.
- Advanced admin panel: Magento 2 allows multiple admin users to create, access and edit products with ease and convenience.
Easy customization
While Magnento 1.x also allowed for customization, Magento 2 makes it easier. The process is more streamlined, more modules are available, and during upgrades, fewer problems arise.
Engaging Shopping Experience
The basis to introduce Magento 2 was customer experience and to maximize their satisfaction, developers paid special attention on personalizing shopping experience.Magento 2 is compatible with all types of devices (whether PC, smartphones, tablets, laptops) so that users don’t have to struggle while shopping.
Great Backend UI
Magento 2 stands out with its amazing backend UI that offers a user-friendly platform for shopping. Its menu system is provided with two management functions: System and eCommerce. All options related to marketing, reporting, products, contents etc are present at the flat menu and users can organize them in the way they want.
CSS Pre-processing
Magento 2 uses its own CSS and LESSthat is present in the theme core. It enables web owners to find and publish CSS with other static files that are placed under the directory/pub.
Easier integrations & upgrades
The improvements on Magento 2 make integration of third-party extensions easier, and improve the process for upgrades. The chances of loss or breakage of modifications during upgrades is reduced, leading to lesser costs and development time.
Improved caching
Magento 2.0 maximizes the usage of the browser cache for storing assets, thus minimizing the amount of content that needs to be downloaded to render any subsequent page.
Isolated scaling
Magento 2 offers the ability to use different databases for different sub-systems or areas ofthe application, thus allowing for different functionalareas to be scaled independently depending on the system load and unique needs of the business.
Based on the aforementioned factors, web owners should immediately shift to Magento 2 and facilitate their customers with an amazing shopping experience. As Magento Professional Partner, Embitel has a team of almost 50 certified Magento 2 developers to build or migrate to a Magento 2 website. Read about our Magento 2 development services
Need help with Magento 2 migration? Visit our Magento 2 Migration insight page to learn the step-by-step guide on migration.
