Magento 2.0 vs Magento 2.1

The introduction of Magento 2.0 in the market back in November 2015 was a big boost as it came with all new features which were not there in its older version. But with time, as customers and developers started using it, they found it functioning really slow and full of bugs.

Magento 2.1 was introduced in June 2016 with the bug fixes. It is much more stable when compared to its predecessor Magento 2.0.

Major Features Included in Magento 2.1:

• Improved Admin User Interface – Enables the administrator to carry out activities in a comparatively smoother and accessible manner.
• PayPal payment Method Integration – Aids in the streamlined checkout process, increasing conversion rates by requesting the customers to pay via PayPal without even leaving the merchant site. The stored credit details allow shoppers to make faster payments during checkouts for future purchases without re-entering the card details.

New user interface:

• The new User Interface (UI) has got better flexibility and it can be customized using configuration files which include entities such as Product, Category, CMS Page, etc.

API level changes:

Magento 2.1 comes with a bunch of enhancements in the API classes that will add to the developer experience with all of its new features –

• Catalog module-

1. New product option management.
2. Product and Categories cross linking management.

• CMS module-

1. Add meta titles to the CMS pages.

Class level changes:

In Magento 2.1 lots of classes have been removed/modified. Few of the examples are:-

• Magento\PageCache\Observer\InvalidateCacheIfChanged – Class was removed.
• Magento\ConfigurableProduct\Model\Plugin\AfterProductLoad – Class was removed.
• Magento\Cms\Block\Adminhtml\Page\Edit\Tab\Content – Class was removed.
• Magento\Cms\Block\Adminhtml\Page\Edit\Tab\Meta – Class was removed.
• Magento\CatalogRule\Block\Adminhtml\Promo\Catalog\Edit – Class was removed.

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