With Magento 1\u2019s end-of-life coming up, it might seem like everyone is scrambling for cover. And understandably so, given the fact that after June 2020, merchants with online stores deployed on Magento 1 (M1) will lose all access to new features, functionality updates, bug fixes, and support from Adobe\/Magento. Most importantly, any future vulnerabilities exposed will no longer be addressed with new security patches from the company, according to their published information on the subject<\/a>.<\/p>\n
To answer this question, we need to understand how many merchants are still with M1; and what proportion of them are actually moving to M2 (and to which edition), less than seven months before M1\u2019s end-of-life.<\/p>\n
We turned to technographic data available from search engines and web technology profiler tools, BuiltWith and SimilarTech along with other online resources, to find the information. It\u2019s also worth noting that these online tools do not always identify the exact versions of Magento, so we are presenting this data based off percentages of versions actually identified.<\/p>\n
These numbers indicate four broad themes:<\/p>\n
There\u2019s plenty of talk in the Twitterverse to help you understand what direction others are taking, and what version will work best for you. There are a lot of blogs written about this too, and Reddit has some interesting and candid feedback from merchants and developers alike.<\/p>\n
Moving from M1 to M2 is not a simple upgrade; it\u2019s a re-platform that requires extensive development work, which takes months, and can be prohibitively expensive (read, tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars), for even the most basic sites. For many merchants and e-commerce sites, the end-of-life deadline of June 2020 isn\u2019t working out, mostly due to the costs, timelines, resources, and uncertainty involved, and often because the timing isn\u2019t right for their business, yet. And it\u2019s okay\u2026 no one should feel pressured into a decision like this. We are fans of the Magento platform and have seen it be a success factor in branding for many large multi-million dollar businesses.<\/p>\n
The biggest concern such merchants have, is regarding the protection of their M1 applications against new vulnerabilities discovered after June 2020, once Magento stops rolling out security patches. There are bad guys (hackers) out there ready to cause trouble and steal confidential information (such as identities and credit card data) from digital commerce sites, the moment they spot a vulnerability.<\/p>\n
As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting the Magento community in these times, we\u2019ve launched Webscale M1 Support<\/a>, a security-focused SaaS platform that allows merchants to continue to use M1 beyond June 2020, securing their site against exploits, from the point of entry to the backend infrastructure.<\/p>\n
Now, we are not suggesting you avoid upgrading forever. We just want you to do it when (and if) you are ready.<\/p>\n
Webscale will be working closely with the Magento Association (we announced our partnership<\/a> with them last week), the community, and Magento experts worldwide to develop application security patches, and collaborating with our digital agency partners and developers to apply these patches to merchants\u2019 applications. Interestingly, our Web Controls might be the only way to stop M1 exploits in seconds, while we develop the patches for a long-term fix.<\/p>\n
Again, we\u2019re not saying that you shouldn\u2019t move to M2. We definitely encourage every merchant, that wants to re-platform, to get it done with the right partner and appropriate planning. We have a large network of proven partners we can introduce you to as well. They cover M2 Enterprise and Community store development. We\u2019ve also put together some resources, like this webinar<\/a> and these articles on the objectives<\/a> and process<\/a>. However, there is a lot of propaganda out there around the need to rush to M2, and we feel merchants shouldn\u2019t be forced into a hasty decision.<\/p>\n
To learn more about Webscale M1 Support, click here<\/a>, or request a demo by filling out this form<\/a>. You can also email me directly at ceo@webscalenetworks.com<\/a>, if you have ideas on how we can help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"