Magnolia’s latest release, DX Core 6.4, represents a significant step forward in the evolution of enterprise content management. Currently in its release candidate phase and approaching general availability, Magnolia 6.4 blends AI capabilities, accessibility-driven UI improvements, and modern cloud architecture to help teams deliver content faster and smarter.

For digital businesses and marketing teams, this release highlights where the CMS landscape is heading: intelligent, composable, and built for continuous change.

AI capabilities that elevate content operations

The new AI Accelerator in Magnolia 6.4 transforms how teams handle content creation and asset management. It introduces:

These capabilities bring AI directly into the authoring workflow, reducing manual effort and accelerating time to market.

A more accessible and extensible author experience

Magnolia 6.4 replaces Vaadin forms with a React-based UI, built on a new design system that meets WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards and anticipates WCAG 2.2.

Authors benefit from clearer focus states, better keyboard navigation, and more consistent interactions across apps. Developers can now extend the UI using JavaScript fields, ensuring custom implementations remain future-ready without complex migration.

Optimized for large-scale asset management

Magnolia 6.4 introduces seamless DAM external binary storage, allowing teams to manage metadata in Magnolia while storing large files in systems like AWS S3. This dramatically improves publishing speed and search performance, especially for media-heavy projects.

The Image Focal extension is now fully supported, giving authors precise control over how images render across devices and layouts. Native animated GIF support is also included.

A platform re-engineered for enterprise agility

Magnolia 6.4 introduces compatibility with Jakarta EE 10 and requires Tomcat 10 or later, aligning the platform with the latest enterprise Java standards. This modern foundation delivers better performance, security, and cloud-readiness

Security and stability enhancements

Magnolia 6.4 includes numerous security and licensing improvements, including automatic license retrieval at startup and live monitoring for license file changes. These updates simplify deployment automation and improve compliance in enterprise environments.

Faster, more reliable publishing

The new Swift Publication feature accelerates large-scale deployments by handling publication asynchronously. Authors can continue working while content publishes in the background, reducing wait times by up to 70% for large content sets.

This is especially valuable for enterprise environments managing thousands of pages or multilingual content structures.

For enterprise environments, the upgrade simplifies deployment pipelines, improves scalability for global sites, and reduces technical overhead. Magnolia is evolving into a platform designed for the next decade of digital operations.

What it means for digital enterprises

Magnolia 6.4 isn’t just about new features. It’s about creating a more intelligent, compliant, and scalable CMS foundation that supports modern digital experience demands.

This release shows Magnolia’s steady alignment with broader industry trends:

For enterprise teams, this release offers a clear opportunity to modernize workflows, simplify governance, and prepare for Magnolia 7 with confidence.

Noice is an Australian-based Platinum Magnolia Partner. Ready to upgrade or move to Magnolia 6.4? Get in touch to plan your next step with confidence.