Everything announced at the June 2025 Townhall—and why Hyvä is becoming the go-to solution for Magento and Adobe Commerce projects.
This past June 3rd, the latest Hyvä Townhall took place—an online session that’s already become a red-letter event for those of us working with Magento and Adobe Commerce.
And at Interactiv4, as a Hyvä Gold Partner, we were there. Because if there’s one thing we’re sure of, it’s that to keep delivering top-tier solutions, you have to be where the future is happening.
Led by Rebecca, Willem & John,the townhall showed all that’s new in Hyvä, and here’s our recap of the online event. A look at the most relevant updates. Don’t blink, or you’ll miss something important.
A platform that keeps evolving
The recent Hyvä Townhall offered a detailed look into how the Hyvä ecosystem continues to grow—and why it’s shaping the future of Magento development. With over 5,500 live stores now powered by Hyvä, the momentum is clear.
But this isn’t just about adoption—it’s about product depth. The Hyvä team shared a series of updates that reflect their ongoing focus on performance, usability, and modern architecture:
And most importantly, Hyvä shared a clear roadmap for what’s next: improved UI/UX capabilities, stronger B2B support, and enhanced content management workflows—all aimed at delivering a faster, leaner Magento experience.
Level up your Magento skills
One of the standout announcements from the Townhall was the official launch of the Hyvä Certification—a new program designed to validate developers’ skills in building high-performance, modern Magento storefronts using the Hyvä stack.
On day one, the results spoke for themselves: over 50 developers from Gold and Platinum Hyvä partners successfully passed the exam—including 6 frontend developers from the Interactiv4 team.
A milestone that reflects the growing need for certified expertise in the Magento ecosystem.
Why is this important?
✅ It validates your ability to deliver fast, clean, production-ready Hyvä-based storefronts
🌟 It enhances your credibility—both as an individual and as an agency
🧠 It signals a strong commitment to modern Magento development practices
And there’s more coming. Hyvä confirmed upcoming certifications, including:
🔹 Expert Developer Certification, for advanced technical mastery
🔹 Solution Specialist Certification, focused on broader strategic and implementation roles
New features, smarter checkout & stronger security
Hyvä keeps pushing forward—enhancing performance, usability, and security with every release. Here’s what’s landed recently:
Compatibility & UI enhancements
The platform now fully supports Magento 2.4.8 and PHP 8.4, ensuring long-term viability and smoother upgrades.
On the UI side, developers get more flexibility with:
🔹 New sliders, accordions, and advanced modal dialogs
🔹 Improved component behavior across devices
🔹 Tighter consistency between Hyvä Theme and UI elements
Hyvä Checkout gets a major redesign
Hyvä Checkout received one of its most significant updates to date—focused on both performance and experience:
🔹 Support for redirect-based payments and multiple payment methods
🔹 New autosave functionality to avoid lost sessions
🔹 Optional free shipping label display to nudge conversions
🔹 A completely revamped UI: cleaner, faster, and more intuitive
🔹 General bug fixes and performance improvements for increased stability
These updates make the checkout process not only faster, but more reliable and customizable—exactly what high-traffic ecommerce needs.
Security that stays ahead: CSP compliance
Content Security Policy (CSP) is now a top priority, especially with the PCI DSS 4.0.1 requirement coming into effect by March 31, 2025. CSP helps prevent script injection and keeps customer data safer.
Hyvä is already there:
🔹 Enhanced CSP compliance across Theme and UI components
🔹 Full strict CSP support in Hyvä Checkout, ensuring compliance without sacrificing flexibility
These are the kind of updates that help dev teams sleep at night.
A unified Magento experience
Currently in Early Access, Hyvä Commerce is shaping up to be much more than just a bundle of tools. It’s a bold step toward offering a full-stack, modern Magento experience—built entirely “The Hyvä Way.”
What’s inside?
This all-in-one approach doesn’t just streamline development—it reduces technical debt, eliminates unnecessary complexity, and helps teams deliver faster, leaner ecommerce builds.
In short: fewer moving parts, more impact.
A new era for admin UX
One of the most exciting developments previewed at the Townhall was the upcoming Hyvä Admin Dashboard—a fully redesigned admin theme that’s part of the Hyvä Commerce suite.
What makes it stand out:
🧩 Add and organize widgets in just a few clicks
📊 Includes ready-to-use components: conversion rate stats, latest orders, and a launchpad for quick actions
🛠 Developer-friendly API to build and plug in custom widgets
⚙ Requires just two functions: one for configuration, one for rendering
🔌 Minimal setup, maximum flexibility
Why it matters:
This new dashboard experience makes everyday tasks smoother for merchants and project teams alike. It’s intuitive, flexible, and built to adapt to how your team works. And with real-time insights baked in, you can monitor project health without ever leaving the admin.
Clean, fast, and finally enjoyable to use—just how it should be.
Smart, visual content management (finally)
Also part of Hyvä Commerce is the Hyvä CMS—a new approach to content editing that’s simple, fast, and fully integrated with the Magento ecosystem.
At last, content teams get the control and clarity they’ve been asking for.
What’s already here:
🔍 True real-time visual previews—see changes exactly as they’ll appear
🧠 Version control for safer publishing and rollback
🧩 Fully integrated with Magento and Hyvä UI components
🧼 A clean, intuitive interface that doesn’t require a manual
Coming soon:
🛠 Import legacy Page Builder content
🌍 Support for videos, maps, and rich interactive elements
🌐 Full multi-language capabilities
⏱ Scheduled publishing to plan content in advance
Our take:
This CMS doesn’t feel like a workaround—it feels like the future. And the live preview alone already changes the game. It simplifies content review cycles and makes cross-team collaboration way more fluid.
Edit, optimize, deliver
Hyvä Commerce also introduces two brand-new tools designed to optimize media handling and frontend performance—without plugins or third-party workarounds.
Hyvä Image Editor
A lightweight yet powerful editing tool, built directly into the Magento backend:
🖼 Crop, resize, and adjust images with precision
🎨 Fine-tune contrast, brightness, and filters
✏ Add annotations: text, shapes, extra images
↩ Restore to original anytime
🧩 100% integrated with the Magento media gallery
Hyvä Media Optimization
Because fast-loading images = higher conversion rates. This tool takes care of the heavy lifting:
🖼 Supports WebP and AVIF formats
⚙ Compatible with GD and ImageMagick
📏 Retina support + automatic resizing for all devices
🧠 Minimal setup—just turn it on
📉 Reduces image size by up to 50%, instantly
Smart assets. Better performance. Zero extra work.
Hyvä is no longer “Just a theme”
The Townhall confirmed what many of us in the ecosystem have already sensed: Hyvä is evolving into the full Magento experience.
What started as a frontend revolution has grown into a unified suite that offers speed, simplicity, and best practices—end to end. Whether you’re working with Magento Open Source or Adobe Commerce, Hyvä is becoming the go-to choice for developers and merchants who want a leaner, faster, and more maintainable stack.
At Interactiv4, we’ve already been putting it to work—and we’re especially excited about the future of Hyvä Commerce, with tools like the Image Editor, Media Optimization, and the new Admin Dashboard set to transform both development workflows and day-to-day operations.
Clean code. Faster pages. Happy teams. That’s the Hyvä way.
And we’re here for it.
