Ecommerce merchants are constantly seeking tools and platforms that simplify operations and enhance customer experiences. Hyvä Commerce, a promising development from the creators of Hyvä Themes, is expected to revolutionise the Magento and Adobe Commerce ecosystem. This blog explores the history of Hyvä, why Hyvä Commerce is needed, its exciting roadmap, and the top features we’d love to see included.
A Brief History of Hyvä
Before we discuss Hyvä Commerce, let’s quickly recap the story of Hyvä and how they’ve positioned themselves as the go-to solution for Magento and Adobe Commerce merchants.
Hyvä made waves in the Magento ecosystem by addressing one of its significant pain points—website performance. Starting with Hyvä Themes, a game-changing frontend framework, and expanding to Hyvä Checkout, which streamlined the often cumbersome checkout process, Hyvä has been a champion for Magento merchants. Their contributions have delivered incredible performance improvements, better user experiences, and more cost-effective customisations.
Hyvä’s dedication to optimising eCommerce experiences is strengthened further with its Hyvä UI. This modern, lightweight component library enables developers to create highly flexible and efficient solutions. Each of these innovations showcases Hyvä’s commitment to bringing cutting-edge technology to the Magento and Adobe Commerce platforms.
Most recently, Hyvä has partnered with Mollie Payments, reinforcing their commitment to making Magento great again!
What is Hyvä Commerce?
Hyvä Commerce is the next logical step in this evolution—a consolidated platform designed to tackle key challenges that Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce merchants face. It aims to offer intuitive features, faster performance, and a more flexible architecture, giving merchants the tools they need to stay competitive. Whether you’re a Magento merchant frustrated by outdated admin interfaces or an Adobe Commerce user looking for built-in features to reduce reliance on third-party extensions, Hyvä Commerce promises exciting possibilities.
Merchants will benefit from easier customisation, faster website development, and a future-proof solution that seamlessly adapts to their needs.
Why is Hyvä Commerce Needed?
Since its launch, Magento Open Source has not had many new features added to the platform. It has never had a feature roadmap, until now!
While Adobe has ensured and is committed to continued support for security and performance upgrades, there’s been a distinct lack of focus on future-forward features for the platform.
This stagnation has left Magento merchants reliant on third-party extensions and custom development to fill the gaps—often leading to bloated systems, higher costs, and maintenance headaches. The need for new high-quality, well-built features in the Magento Open Source platform is more apparent than ever.
Adobes’ focus is on enhancing Adobe Commerce with advanced features for large-scale enterprise businesses. While these updates are valuable, they often overlook the basic needs of everyday merchants who seek simple, user-friendly tools to run their stores. This is where Hyvä Commerce steps in. Hyvä Commerce aims to plug this gap by focusing on merchants’ core needs. It complements Adobe Commerce’s enterprise features, offering a balanced, cost-effective solution that bridges advanced capabilities with essential tools.
Hyvä Commerce is poised to be a game changer for Magento and Adobe Commerce merchants. It offers the potential to revitalise the Magento platform and address key merchant pain points that in the past have hindered merchant success.
The Hyvä Commerce Roadmap
The roadmap for Hyvä Commerce is a work in progress, but as Hyvä Platinum Partners, we at Foundation Commerce are excited to play an active role in shaping its future. Our unique position allows us to contribute insights and feedback, ensuring the platform meets the real-world needs of Magento & Adobe Commerce merchants.
While the roadmap may change as development progresses, one thing is clear—Hyvä is committed to pushing boundaries and redefining what’s possible with the Magento platform. A very exciting time to be alive for any Magento merchant!
What Features Do We Want to See Included in Hyvä Commerce?
These are the top five features we’d love to see in Hyvä Commerce:
1. A Page Builder CMS Replacement
Magento’s Page Builder was a step forward in content management, but it lacks the flexibility modern eCommerce businesses require. Customising it is often clunky and time-consuming, and it falls short of providing the user-friendly experience merchants need to create tailored, visually pleasing sites.
We’d like to see Hyvä replace Page Builder with a more modern CMS solution. This feature would allow merchants to easily create and customise content, meeting specific requirements without needing assistance from an agency or developer.
2. Advanced Category Merchandising Tools
Category merchandising is a fundamental feature for eCommerce merchants. Still, Magento’s out-of-the-box tools leave much to be desired. The current functionality lacks the features necessary to optimise product displays, groupings, and promotions effectively.
With Hyvä Commerce, we’re hoping for the introduction of a powerful yet intuitive merchandising platform built into the core system. This feature would empower merchants to drive conversions with minimal effort by allowing them to order products in the category pages on their websites quickly.
3. An Improved Admin Area Interface
While functional, the Magento admin panel feels outdated and overly complex, requiring unnecessary development time to customise. A new, streamlined admin interface would greatly benefit merchants by improving usability, increasing performance and reducing the learning curve.
Inspired by the revolutionary improvements Hyvä made to Magento’s frontend with Hyvä Themes, we hope to see similar innovations in the admin interface. An intuitive and performance-focused admin interface would save time and make managing eCommerce operations far more efficient.
4. Built-In GA4 and Meta Tracking
Setting up GA4 (Google Analytics 4) and Meta tracking for Magento involves installing third-party extensions, which is an additional cost and complication for merchants. We’d like to see tracking for these platforms included in Hyvä Commerce, enabling merchants to use the GA4 and Meta platforms immediately without needing customisation or third-party extensions.
With Hyvä Commerce, we’d like to see built-in solutions that allow merchants to easily track key metrics and run paid ad campaigns without the hassle of external extensions. Out-of-the-box tracking would simplify campaign management and provide vital insights from day one.
5. Further Page Speed Performance Innovation
Hyvä Themes and Hyvä Checkout have already demonstrated how optimisation can vastly improve the performance of Magento websites. Google’s focus on Core Web Vitals and fast-loading experiences continues to evolve, and we believe innovation in this area should, too.
We’d love to see Hyvä Commerce prioritise further performance enhancements to ensure Magento remains competitive in an increasingly fast-paced eCommerce landscape. Continuous improvements to performance could yield even better user experiences and search engine rankings.
Want to revolutionise your Magento / Adobe Commerce website?
Hyvä Commerce has the potential to be the breakthrough solution Magento and Adobe Commerce merchants have been waiting for—a platform that combines flexibility, performance, and usability whilst enhancing core functionality.
At Foundation Commerce, we’re proud to be actively involved in shaping this game-changing platform as Hyvä Platinum Partners. We’re committed to helping eCommerce merchants thrive. Hyvä Commerce represents an exciting opportunity to elevate Magento businesses to new heights.
If you’re curious about how Hyvä Commerce could transform your eCommerce store, contact Foundation Commerce today. Together, we can build your business on solid foundations, ready to flourish in the years ahead.