{"id":9571,"date":"2025-08-08T15:11:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T12:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/?p=9571"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:19:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:19:59","slug":"roweb-study-over-1000-romanian-online-stores-analyzed-15pc-still-use-magento-1-a-platform-without-support-sice-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/roweb-study-over-1000-romanian-online-stores-analyzed-15pc-still-use-magento-1-a-platform-without-support-sice-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Roweb Study: Over 1,000 Romanian Online Stores Analyzed \u2013 15% Still Use Magento 1, a Platform Without Support Since 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Roweb Study: Over 1,000 Romanian Online Stores Analyzed \u2013 15% Still Use Magento 1, a Platform Without Support Since 2020<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/study2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/study2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/study2.png 770w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/study2-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/study2-624x327.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Roweb Study<\/h2>\n<p>We analyzed over 1,000 online stores in Romania built on the Magento platform. The results highlight a lack of technological updates, major security vulnerabilities, and a slow adoption of best practices in eCommerce.<\/p>\n<h2>Key findings:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>15% of the stores still run on Magento 1, a platform officially discontinued by Adobe in 2020 \u2013 with no technical support or security patches.<\/li>\n<li>5% of Magento 2 websites operate on very outdated versions, and 1.3% use obsolete versions of ElasticSearch.<\/li>\n<li>17.2% publicly expose the Magento version they use, and 24.1% keep the default admin URL (\/admin) \u2013 a common vulnerability exploited in brute-force attacks.<\/li>\n<li>Only 1.5% of stores migrated from Magento in the last year, most of them switching to WordPress or Shopify.<\/li>\n<li>Just 4.5% use the modern Hyv\u00e4 theme, the fastest and most performant Magento front-end technology. Less than 1% use Magento Enterprise, the dedicated solution for large businesses.<\/li>\n<li>Only 32.5% publicly display their company\u2019s legal details on their website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Other relevant insights:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>89.5% of websites use .ro domains.<\/li>\n<li>78% were developed by only seven software providers.<\/li>\n<li>Social media links displayed on websites: Facebook (57%), Instagram (38%), LinkedIn (10%), TikTok (5%).<\/li>\n<li>2% of websites include a dedicated B2B subdomain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/study4.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/study4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/study4.png 770w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/study4-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/study4-624x327.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Methodology:<\/h2>\n<p>The analysis was conducted by parsing public pages (homepage, contact, terms and conditions, admin URLs, etc.) without using invasive tools or black-hat techniques.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/study5.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/study5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"769\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/study5.png 769w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/study5-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/study5-624x251.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Why Choose Roweb as Your eCommerce Partner<\/h2>\n<p>Roweb is the trusted partner for companies looking to move toward a secure, high-performance, and scalable eCommerce ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>With extensive experience in complex Magento projects \u2013 from technical audits and Magento 1 migrations to custom development and conversion rate optimization \u2013 we provide transparent, agile, and results-oriented services.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you need a long-term technical partner or a fast, dedicated team for a one-off project, Roweb helps you move from vulnerability to stability, from rigidity to innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roweb Study: Over 1,000 Romanian Online Stores Analyzed \u2013 15% Still Use Magento 1, a Platform Without Support Since 2020 Roweb Study We analyzed over 1,000 online stores in Romania built on the Magento platform. 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