From the Trenches: Shopware & E-Commerce.
Practical lessons on Shopware 6 plugin development, e-commerce architecture, and performance optimization from real DACH projects, updated monthly.
Practical lessons and patterns from real projects across the DACH region.
- 01 / 06 3 min read01 / 06 3 min readshopwareshopware-6agentic-commerceai-searchb2b
Your Shopware catalog is probably invisible to ChatGPT. Here's why that matters in 2026.
Shopware shipped Agentic Commerce in May 2026 with version 6.7.10. Most DACH B2B catalogs still aren't ready for AI agents. The fix is data work.
- 02 / 06 11 min read02 / 06 11 min readshopwareshopware-6supplier-rotationdropshippingmanufacturingfulfillmente-commerce
Splitting Shopware 6 orders fairly across multiple suppliers
How I built supplier rotation in Shopware 6 to spread orders fairly across multiple suppliers. A plain-English guide for dropshippers and manufacturers running Shopware 6 shops.
- 03 / 06 8 min read03 / 06 8 min readshopwareshopware-6shopware-coreplugin-developmentopen-sourcedebugging
When a Shopware filter showed 15 months instead of 3
Two date filter bugs in a client's Shopware 6 admin turned out to live in Shopware itself. Here's how they hid for so long, and what shop owners should know.
- 04 / 06 12 min read04 / 06 12 min readshopwareshopware-5shopware-6migratione-commerce
Shopware 5 end-of-life 2026: why migration can't wait
Shopware 5 reached end-of-life in July 2024. Two years on, security, PHP, and plugin risks compound monthly. The honest 2026 picture for merchants.
- 05 / 06 8 min read05 / 06 8 min readshopwareshopware-6e-commercephpshippinglogistics
Custom shipping logic in Shopware 6
Shopware 6 shipping rules cover most shops, but real logistics need bin-packing and geographic rules. Here is how to build a custom shipping engine.
- 06 / 06 7 min read06 / 06 7 min readshopwareshopware-6plugin-developmente-commercephp
What 164 Shopware 6 plugins taught me about building ones that last
Most Shopware plugins break on the next update. After 164 builds, here's what owners and agencies should know about making plugins that survive.
