{"id":11079,"date":"2024-08-14T11:10:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T11:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spreecommerce.org\/?p=11079"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:46:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:46:55","slug":"spree-commerce-exciting-updates-for-our-open-source-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spreecommerce.org\/spree-commerce-exciting-updates-for-our-open-source-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Spree Commerce: Exciting Updates for Our Open-Source Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s an unprecedented upcoming investment in new Spree open-source features, including a new admin dashboard UI, a new storefront, a drag & drop page builder and many more. Here’s the latest update from the world of Spree.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more about a new Spree website, upcoming minor version 4.9, a major version 5.0 we’re working on, and a feature-rich Spree Enterprise Edition available now.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spree Commerce open-source has come a long way since its inception in 2008, but one constant remains – it is an eCommerce framework giving you full control and customizability. Now with even more features, integrations, capabilities and use cases available off-the-shelf.<\/span><\/p>\n

New Spree Website and Demo Now Live<\/span><\/h2>\n

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We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the fresh <\/span>Spree website<\/span><\/a>, showcasing all that Spree has to offer. The new site highlights our extensive feature set, from product catalog management to streamlined merchandising, from search & discovery to promotions & loyalty, and from shipping management to returns & refunds handling.<\/span><\/p>\n

We’ve also spotlighted Spree advanced capabilities, including multi-vendor, multi-storefront, multi-country, multi-warehouse, and omni-channel sales solutions – and any combinations thereof.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For developers, we’ve updated our documentation, covering everything from a quick start guide and core concepts to customization, extension, upgrading, and contributing to Spree core or creating new extensions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alongside the website, we’ve launched a new <\/span>Spree demo<\/span><\/a> showcasing many exciting features: a brand new storefront with a drag & drop page builder, various page modules, advanced merchandising capabilities, including a multi-vendor checkout, multiple payment methods, with Apple Pay and Google Pay one-click checkout.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spree 4.9 is here<\/span><\/h2>\n

We’re excited to announce that Spree 4.9 is out. This version brings numerous optimizations and improvements applicable and useful for all existing Spree installations. Go <\/span>check it out<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re new to Spree, you may follow this <\/span>Quickstart Guide<\/span><\/a> on how to build and deploy your Spree Commerce store.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you need support, feel free to join <\/span>Spree slack channels<\/span><\/a> with more than 6600 members already.<\/span><\/p>\n

Upcoming Spree 5.0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Looking further ahead, we’re working on Spree 5.0, set to launch in Q1 2025. This major version and its follow ups will introduce many new features developed commercially by Vendo Connect Inc.<\/a>, one of Spree’s major contributors, for its customers over the past few years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The open-sourcing of these new sophisticated features, previously only available commercially, represents a significant investment in the Spree ecosystem – unseen in the past few years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s dive into some of the exciting new features coming in Spree 5.0:<\/span><\/p>\n

New Admin Dashboard UI<\/span><\/h3>\n

A completely new and modern Admin Dashboard, developed and open-sourced by Vendo, will be introduced in Spree 5.0. This dashboard includes:<\/span><\/p>\n