Storefront Platform Upgrade โ€“ .NET 8

10 April 2025

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Core Infrastructure Upgrade

Rollout from 7 - 14 April

Platform-wide performance and stability improvement


๐Ÿ”„ What Changed:

Weโ€™ve upgraded the Storefront platformโ€™s core framework from .NET 4.7 to .NET 8 (LTS) โ€” the latest long-term support version of Microsoftโ€™s technology.


โœ… Key Benefits:

  1. Improved Performance

    Faster backend processing, helping large catalogues and busy stores run more smoothly.

  2. Increased Stability

    A more modern and secure framework that ensures a more reliable platform experience.

  3. Future-Ready Foundation

    This upgrade enables our upcoming roadmap features, including:

  • Headless APIs

  • AI-powered tools

  • Advanced Search & Personalisation

  • Developer Portal and App Integrations


๐Ÿ“Œ Note for Merchants:

This is not a feature release, but a technical upgrade that prepares the platform for faster innovation and better scalability going forward.

Stay tuned โ€” new feature releases are coming soon!

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