What's new in nopCommerce 4.90

A practical review of key changes, platform requirements, plugin compatibility and upgrade recommendations for store owners.

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What to know before upgrading to nopCommerce 4.90

Version 4.90 should be reviewed from both the business and technical sides. This article is based on official nopCommerce release notes, official system requirements and GitHub release publications.

Platform

Official release notes state that nopCommerce 4.90 requires .NET 9 SDK 9.0.100 and ASP.NET Core Runtime 9.0.0.

Development tools

Visual Studio 2022 17.12 or above according to the 4.90.0 release note; the system requirements page also notes 17.14 for 4.90 or above.

Plugins

Do not assume automatic compatibility across major nopCommerce versions. Each plugin should be available for nopCommerce 4.90.

Main changes

AI-generated product descriptions.
Automated SEO optimization with AI tools.
Automated translation of content in multiple languages.
Request for quote / Quote support.
Mega menu, automotive YMM, multiple wishlists, multiple newsletter lists and Cloudflare Images.
Accessibility improvements including European Accessibility Act compliance work.

Performance and administration

Across these releases nopCommerce continued improving administration screens, ordering flows, code infrastructure, built-in integrations and bug fixes. When the official release note does not confirm a detailed feature, it should be treated as "requires verification" rather than as a published fact.

Developer changes and compatibility

Check the required runtime and SDK for the target version.
Run a full build against the updated source code.
Version 4.90 includes notable developer-facing changes such as replacing TinyMCE with Summernote, forum Markdown support, permission-aware admin rendering, and new maintenance tools.

Store owner recommendation

Before upgrading, create a database and file backup, test on staging, review checkout, payments, shipping, SEO, languages and plugins, and only then deploy to production.

Official sources

Planning a nopCommerce upgrade?

NopShop can help with compatibility checks, upgrade planning, plugin review and post-upgrade testing.