High-Performance Drop-In Replacement for catalog_category_product Indexer
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https://github.com/simplemage/magento2-category-product-indexer
Drop-in indexer that pre-materializes EAV into snapshot tables, cutting category–product reindex time by 2.6×–7.7× and resolving “Could not acquire lock” failures on large catalogs. Compatible with multi-store, anchor categories, configurables, and staging, with full and partial reindex support and no schema changes required.
71711 Jul 2026