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
Shopware Agentic Commerce: AI Visibility
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
Shopware 6: Split Orders Across Suppliers
How I built supplier rotation in Shopware 6 to split orders fairly across suppliers. A practical guide for dropshippers and manufacturers.
- 03 / 06 8 min read03 / 06 8 min readshopwareshopware-6shopware-coreplugin-developmentopen-sourcedebugging
Shopware Date Filter Bug: 15 Months vs 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: Migrate in 2026
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
164 Shopware 6 Plugins: What I Learned
Most Shopware plugins break on the next update. After 164 builds, here's what owners and agencies should know about making plugins that survive.
