Here’s a comprehensive features list for PrestaShop 9, covering the major new enhancements in the platform’s latest major release — focused on performance, developer experience, admin UX, SEO, and integrations: (PrestaShop Project)
🚀 Core Technology & Foundations
1. Modern Architecture
- Built on Symfony 6.4 LTS (long-term support framework) for a more secure, maintainable, and high-performance core. (PrestaShop Project)
- Requires PHP 8.1 – 8.4 for compatibility with the latest language features, speed, and security improvements. (PrestaShop Project)
2. Clean, Future-Ready Codebase
- Ongoing code cleanup and architectural improvements for easier long-term development and fewer legacy constraints. (PrestaShop Project)
🛠️ Admin & Developer Enhancements
3. Brand-New Admin API
- A modern Admin API powered by API Platform (REST/JSON standards), enabling deeper integrations with CRMs, ERPs, custom apps, automation tools, and more. (PrestaShop Project)
4. Fully Symfony-Rendered Back Office
- The back office UI and workflows are now completely rendered using Symfony & Twig, improving consistency, performance, and maintainability. (PrestaShop Project)
5. Update Assistant
- A redesigned update tool (formerly “1-Click Upgrade”) that provides step-by-step assist, CLI support, automated checks, logs, and rollback options — making updates safer and easier. (PrestaShop Project)
🎨 Themes & Front Office
6. Hummingbird Theme
- A new modern theme built with Bootstrap 5, TypeScript, and BEM CSS practices, designed for clean, responsive, and maintainable storefronts (sets the foundation for future theme development). (PrestaShop Project)
7. Front Office Performance
- Native support for modern image formats WebP and AVIF for faster image loading. (PrestaShop Project)
- Experimental Symfony container support in the front office for future extensions. (PrestaShop Project)
📦 Product & Catalog Management
8. Improved Product Management
- A new product page interface in the back office as the default editor for catalog items. (PrestaShop Project)
- Ability to sort product feature values manually or automatically. (PrestaShop Project)
- Better performance when managing large catalogs. (PrestaShop Project)
🧠 UX & Admin Improvements
9. Redesigned Back Office
- Fresh modern UI design with clearer navigation, unified terminology, and enhanced usability. (prestashop.com)
- Guest customer creation directly from the back office (streamlining manual order processing). (PrestaShop Project)
10. Debugging & Security Tools
- Optional debug mode limited to specific users via cookies. (PrestaShop Project)
- Randomized database table prefixes during installation for better security. (PrestaShop Project)
- Prevents direct access to PHP files to reduce attack surface. (PrestaShop Project)
- Improved tracking of module actions (install/update/uninstall). (PrestaShop Project)
🔍 SEO & Performance
11. SEO Enhancements
- Cleaner, configurable URL structures (e.g., optional removal of language prefixes). (prestashop-project.org)
- Filtered product listing pages excluded from indexing by default following SEO best practices. (prestashop-project.org)
12. Better Performance
- Faster page loads and back office responsiveness due to modern foundations and optimized internal logic. (prestashop.com)
🧩 Summary at a Glance
| Area | Key Improvements |
|---|---|
| Tech Foundation | Symfony 6.4 LTS, PHP 8.1-8.4 |
| APIs & Integrations | New Admin API (REST/JSON) |
| Back Office UX | Fully Symfony/Twig UI redesign |
| Front Office | Hummingbird theme, WebP/AVIF support |
| Product Management | New product page, feature sorting |
| SEO & Performance | Cleaner URLs, optimized SEO, faster rendering |
| Security | Randomized prefixes, file access protection |