Magento merchants are constantly looking for ways to optimise their storefronts and improve performance. That’s where Hyvä comes in. Known for cutting-edge innovations like Hyvä Themes and Hyvä Checkout, the Magento Open Source innovators have announced their next step to make Magento even better with its upcoming product launch, Hyvä Commerce.
This blog will guide you through the exciting features of Hyvä Commerce, both those set for launch and what’s planned for the future. Whether you’re already using Magento or curious about Hyvä’s evolution, this roadmap will show why their solutions are at the forefront of innovation for the Magento Open Source platform.
What Is Hyvä Commerce?
Hyvä Commerce is the next big step in Hyvä’s mission to simplify and optimise Magento Open Source for merchants, developers, and agencies alike. Hyvä Commerce enhances Magento by optimising usability and scalability, offering sleek content management features that empower users. It’s an exciting development for anyone involved with the Magento platform!
Now, let’s uncover the features and plans Hyvä has in store for its Hyvä Commerce product.
Features Launching Soon with Hyvä Commerce
Customisable Admin Dashboard
The Magento admin area just got a significant upgrade! The Hyvä Admin Dashboard introduces a widget-based grid that allows each admin user to personalise their interface. Whether tracking sales, monitoring system health, or monitoring Core Web Vitals performance, this new dashboard consolidates critical business data into one intuitive space.
Key Features Include:
- Drag-and-Drop Interface: Effortlessly rearrange widgets for a fully customisable view.
- Multi-Store Insights: Simultaneously track performance across multiple stores.
- Time-Based Reporting: Gain valuable insights by selecting specific date ranges.
Planned future updates include more widgets for marketing and server statistics, plus role-based dashboard layouts for different employee levels.
Hyvä CMS
This is a game-changer for Magento merchants! The current CMS solution with Magento, Page Builder, is clunky and not very extensible for developers. Thanks to the reimagined Hyvä CMS, content creation has been made easier in Hyvä Commerce. Designed for flexibility and speed, it introduces a much needed improvement to Magento’s outdated CMS capabilities.
Standout Features Include:
- Live Preview: See new changes in real-time before they are made live, eliminating the guesswork.
- Version Control: Save, restore, or compare previous versions of your pages and CMS blocks.
- Dynamic Content Blocks: Drag-and-drop functionality ensures a seamless and user-friendly design experience.
- Scheduled Publishing: Set content updates to go live at optimal times automatically.
- Extensibility: Developers can quickly build and extend the solution to customise it to merchants’ requirements.
Hyvä CMS is a feature that we are buzzing about at Foundation! It will finally give merchants the tools they need to build great-looking content blocks and landing pages while providing developers with the toolkit to easily customise and add to the feature to meet merchants’ requirements that need a bit more.
Media Optimisation
Speed and responsiveness are more critical than ever in eCommerce. A single image not optimised on a page can crash page speed performance. Hyvä’s new media optimisation tool provides a solution to this, ensuring all your images are ready to perform at their peak.
This feature supports modern formats like WebP and AVIF, automatic image resizing, and optimising through batch or on-the-fly processing. It even integrates with CDNs like S3 for businesses leveraging cloud storage.
Game-changing Benefits Include:
- Faster loading times and better mobile responsiveness.
- Improved SEO rankings from optimal Web Core Vitals scores.
- Flexible resizing and compression without quality loss.
Image Editor
While the Media Optimisation tool keeps speeds lightning-fast, the new Image Editor focuses on convenience. Built directly into Magento’s media gallery, it allows businesses to make quick adjustments like cropping, adding filters, or including annotations.
What Sets It Apart:
- Non-Destructive Edits: Always save a copy of the original.
- Advanced Adjustments: Modify brightness, contrast, hue, or apply fun effects like sepia tones.
- Seamless Integration: Modify content assets directly within your admin panel.
This feature will particularly appeal to merchants who need agility when creating promotional campaigns or adjusting visual assets on the fly.
What’s Next? Features to Anticipate in the Coming Months
Hyvä’s development roadmap over the next year is packed, with several groundbreaking updates planned between three months and six months after launch.
3-6 Months Roadmap
Here’s what’s just over the horizon after the initial launch of Hyvä Commerce:
- Visual Merchandising Tools: Intuitive drag-and-drop product arrangement tools for PLP (Product Listing Pages) that promote better usability and sales results.
- Menu Builder: A fully integrated system for creating and customising navigation menus on your storefront.
- Expanded Admin Widgets: Additional tracking for sales, marketing campaigns, and operational data.
- Robust AVIF Support: Adding another level of modern image standards to further push optimisation efficiency.
6+ Months Roadmap
The long-term roadmap highlights even more exciting features that elevate Magento Open Source capabilities, including customer engagement and SEO initiatives.
- Layered Navigation Enhancements: This will allow users to filter by multiple product attributes or specific conditions, such as “in stock” or “on sale.”
- Dynamic Customer Segmentation: Show personalised content based on customer behaviours or segment rules.
- Email Templates Framework: Simplify transactional email setups while offering heightened customisation options.
- Simplified and Social Login: Make account creation and login faster with one-time codes or Apple/Google authentication.
These updates underscore Hyvä’s commitment to addressing merchant pain points with thoughtful, scalable solutions.
Seamlessly Transition to Hyvä Commerce
Are you already a Hyvä Themes or Hyvä Checkout user? You’re in luck! Hyvä has simplified upgrading to Commerce with trade-in cashback for current licence holders. This initiative demonstrates their ongoing commitment to ensuring Hyväs products can be accessible to all.
For example:
A merchant upgrading after 14 months of using both Hyvä Theme and Checkout could receive up to €2000 cashback, meaning the first-year cost of Hyvä Commerce drops significantly. The value that this gives merchants is incredible. It really is a no-brainer!
Elevate Your eCommerce Strategy
With its focus on practical solutions and unbeatable performance, Hyvä Commerce is shaping the future of Magento. No gimmicks, no unnecessary complexity, just powerful tools designed to grow your business.
At Foundation Commerce, we’re here to help you maximise Hyvä Commerce for your business. If you’re ready to elevate your eCommerce experience or have questions about the upgrade process, our team will guide you every step of the way. Contact us today to explore how Hyvä Commerce can transform your Magento website and drive measurable results for your business.
For more information about the Hyva Commerce roadmap, check out the link on their website here.