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The first stable release of the Aimeos e-commerce framework in 2021 contains some major improvements in the front-end and back-end as well as several breaking changes compared to the last LTS version. The new administration interface is the most visible of these improvements for sure:

• New admin backend incl. dark mode
• RTL support in frontend and admin backend
• Full mobile optimization
• New supplier detail component
• Rule based dynamic pricing
• Extensible CMS extension
• Simplified configuration

The second stable release in 2021 of the Aimeos e-commerce framework is now available. The fantastic new default theme is the most notable change for sure but this release contains many more improvements, especially for multi-site environements. The most important points are:

• New default theme
• New settings panel in backend
• Send order notification emails
• Extended order management
• Multi-site improvements
• Improved security
• Upgrade notes

The second stable release in 2022 contains new features and some changes/improvements for developers to keep an eye on. This version focuses on improvements for editors and on minimizing code developers have to write when creating new features in Aimeos. The most important changes are:

• Bulk editing in admin backend
• Customizable theme colors in backend
• Uses Bootstrap icons instead of Fontawesome
• No more need for factories
• Scales images in media manager
• More fractional quantity support
• Improved debugging

Since the availability of ChatGPT, a large language machine learning model from OpenAI, artificial intelligence seems to be on the rise. Now, editors writing texts might be seen as a dying species because tools like ChatGPT can do the same in seconds and in almost the same quality. This is similar to how DeepL, a translation tool based on machine learning, changed the translation industry before.

Especially in eCommerce, search engines like Google require a lot of relevant text before pages show up at the top of search results. This can now be automated in Aimeos, the first eCommerce framework with direct integration of ChatGPT and DeepL. This allows editors to generate any text in seconds and have it translated into 29 languages.

The new 2020.10 release with long term support contains a lot of polishing and some features users and developers have been asking for. But one of the most important changes is related to the documentation, which has been greatly improved! Feature-wise, the most important additions are:

• Complete product rating and review system incl. JSON API
• Home page component
• Price facet filter
• Date/time range filter in admin backend
• Simplified getter in context
• Better log entries for SQL statements
• Official Laravel 8 support
• Full AWS support

Since the availability of ChatGPT, a large language machine learning model from OpenAI, artificial intelligence seems to be on the rise. Now, editors writing texts might be seen as a dying species because tools like ChatGPT can do the same in seconds and in almost the same quality. This is similar to how DeepL, a translation tool based on machine learning, changed the translation industry before.

Especially in eCommerce, search engines like Google require a lot of relevant text before pages show up at the top of search results. This can now be automated in Aimeos, the first eCommerce framework with direct integration of ChatGPT and DeepL. This allows editors to generate any text in seconds and have it translated into 29 languages.