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Maho 26.5.0 is out today!

Following the sprint of 26.3.0, this release goes deeper into the engine room: new flagship modules (PayPal, AI, Intelligence), a wave of core modernizations (typed routing, PHP attributes for observers and cron, rewritten date APIs), and the usual long tail of improvements, fixes and polish.

26.5.0 is one of the most ambitious modernization releases Maho has ever shipped.

Highlights

  • Brand-new Maho_Paypal module: Rebuilt from scratch on the PayPal JS SDK v6 and the official PayPal Server SDK.
  • Real-time EU VAT validation: VIES checks directly in checkout and address forms, with caching and offline fallback.
  • Symfony Routing with #[Route] attributes: Static, introspectable, ~7× faster matching on average.
  • Observers and Cron Jobs as PHP attributes: Native, compiled at build time, with the entire core migrated.
  • New Maho_Ai module: First-class multi-provider LLM platform on top of symfony/ai.
  • New Maho_Intelligence module: LSP and MCP server exposing the merged runtime config to editors and AI agents.
  • Official editor plugins: First-party Maho extensions for PhpStorm, VS Code, and Zed.
  • Vanilla JS image editor: Custom Canvas-based editor with on-device AI background removal.
  • Refactored date management APIs: Clear UTC/store semantics encoded into method names, ~130 files migrated.
  • Admin Health Check page: Configuration drift and misconfigurations surfaced at a glance.

Maho 26.3.0 "Time Warp" is out today!

We're barely two months into 2026 and Maho keeps accelerating. After the landmark multi-database and gift card release in 26.1.0, we've packed so many features into this release it feels like we're bending time.

26.3.0 is codenamed "Time Warp" for a reason.

Highlights

  • One-Step Checkout: All checkout steps visible at once in a responsive 2-column layout.
  • FeedManager: Complete product feed export for Google Shopping, Meta, Bing, Pinterest and more.
  • Content Versioning: Automatic snapshots of CMS pages, blocks, and blog posts with one-click restore.
  • Email Logging: Every outgoing email logged and browsable from the admin panel.
  • ShippingBridge: Connect to any external shipping rate API with zero custom code.
  • Blog Categories: Full hierarchical category system with drag-and-drop reordering.
  • Bento Grid layouts: Stunning CSS Grid compositions in the TipTap WYSIWYG editor.
  • Deferred Image Thumbnails: Async generation that dramatically improves first-load performance.

Maho 26.1.0 is out today!

We're kicking off 2026 with yet another monumental milestone: multi-database support. For the first time ever, Maho can run on PostgreSQL and SQLite alongside MySQL!

But that's just the beginning. This release also brings passwordless authentication, a complete gift card module, automated product linking rules, dozens of frontend improvements, and full PHP 8.5 compatibility.

26.1.0 is our most feature-rich release yet.

Highlights

  • Multi-database support: Run Maho on MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite via Doctrine DBAL 4.4.
  • Magic Link authentication: Passwordless login via secure email links with hybrid or full passwordless modes.
  • Complete Gift Card module: Fixed or custom amounts, partial payments, PDF export with QR codes, and recipient notifications.
  • CatalogLinkRule module: Automate product relationships through condition-based rules.
  • USPS REST API migration: OAuth 2.0 support with ~90% reduction in API requests.
  • Enhanced Dashboard Analytics: Server-side visitor insights without third-party data collection.
  • AJAX add-to-cart: Offcanvas minicart for smoother shopping experience.
  • New CLI commands: Database migrations, maintenance mode, theme scaffolding, and layout debugging.

Maho 25.11.0 is out today!

This has been one of the most intensive releases we've ever shipped, and the name says it all, Core Fission represents the moment Maho stops being a fork and becomes a drop-in modern replacement for the Magento 1 framework, the ecommerce framework that everybody loved, with complete compatibility. We've eliminated every last piece of Zend Framework, purged all the old JavaScript libraries for modern vanilla, and migrated the entire Varien namespace to proper Maho classes with PHP 8.3+ namespacing.

This isn't just cleaning house, it's splitting off from two decades of accumulated tech debt to emerge as something entirely new. Maho's framework is now based on Symfony, Doctrine, Laminas, and other major modern maintained libraries that will be around for years to come.

The result? A cleaner, faster, more maintainable platform that drops right into your existing setup and is ready for the next decade of ecommerce.

This release also introduces what might just be the best email automation platform ever built into an ecommerce system, giving you enterprise-level marketing tools right out of the box.

Highlights

  • Complete email automation system with multi-step campaigns, automatic coupon generation, and segment-based triggers.
  • 100% VanillaJS: Removed all JavaScript libraries for a modern, lightweight frontend and backend.
  • Zend Framework completely removed: Now built on Symfony, Laminas, and Doctrine DBAL.
  • All Varien classes migrated to Maho namespace with proper PHP 8.3+ namespacing and backward compatibility.
  • Modern web installer design with responsive layout, CSS animations, and improved UX.
  • Array Adapter for ImportExport module for direct PHP array imports.
  • SVG support for favicon and placeholder uploads with security sanitization.

Maho 25.9.0 is out today!

This release focuses on delivering a big set a important new features, our goal is to have everything you need ready to go right out of the box! Of course, we haven't forgotten little tweaks and regular maintenance along the way!

Highlights

  • Added blog functionality integrated with API and search autosuggest.
  • Added customer segmentation module with rule-based targeting.
  • Added image editing functionality to CMS Media Library.
  • PDF generation is now based on DomPDF: for easy customization via phtml files.
  • Replaced Zend_Log with monolog with support for multiple log adapter at the same time.
  • Improved guest-orders management.
  • Added Speculation Rules API support enabled by default.
  • Added region import functionality to admin interface.
  • Added built-in CSS/JS minification and 103 Early Hints support.

Maho 25.7.0 is out today!

This release focuses on delivering a big set a important new features, our goal is to have everything you need ready to go right out of the box! Of course, we haven't forgotten little tweaks and regular maintenance along the way!

Highlights

  • Replaced TinyMCE with TipTap 3.0 with new plugins for reacher CMS experience and the start of our own page builder.
  • Focused checkout layout enabled by default.
  • Dynamic categories: rule-based product-to-category assignments.
  • Payment restrictions: rule-based system to restrict payment methods.
  • Off-canvas navigation for mobile.
  • Admin Activity log: Full audit trail of admin actions and login attempts, with encrypted data and a diff-like interface.
  • Tier pricing for configurables: Tier pricing now considers total quantity across all variants, not just per variant.
  • Accessibility upgrades.

Maho 25.5.0 is out today!

This release focuses on fortifying Maho's core with essential security upgrades, performance optimizations, and developer tools that modernize the platform while eliminating legacy dependencies.

Highlights

  • New encryption library based on libsodium, with rolling key support
  • New image generation library based on intervention/image
  • A completely new search autocomplete/suggest
  • Added Meta Pixel (Facebook Pixel) support with enhanced ecommerce data
  • New cache subsystem based on symfony/cache, with bundled support for Redis
  • Official docker images based on FrankenPHP

Maho 25.3.0 is out today!

MahoCommerce 25.3.0 has arrived, putting security and modern convenience front and center with a host of exciting updates designed to make your eCommerce platform safer, sleeker, and more powerful than ever!

Highlights

  • New header layout
  • Self-hosted GDPR compliant captcha module
  • Full SMTP support
  • Passkey authentication for backend
  • 5800+ icons library
  • Frontend is now retina ready
  • Move products to a different attribute set + EAV scheme cleaning

Maho 25.1.0 is out today!

In an exciting start to 2025, Maho Commerce has unveiled its latest release, version 25.1, packed with transformative features and improvements that demonstrate the platform's commitment to modernizing open-source e-commerce solutions.

Highlights

  • Completely removed prototypejs from our frontend
  • Converted all colors into variables for easy color scheme customization
  • Added optional 2 Factor Authentication for backend
  • Added Order Status color
  • Composer plugin v3
  • Removed the ancient ExtJS and replaced with Maho Tree
  • New design for star rating
  • Dashboard charts are now based on Chart.js
  • Added "Cron Jobs" mask to "System -> Tools"