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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.

  1. 01 / 07 8 min read
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    Hiring a Shopware Developer: What the Cheapest Option Really Costs

    A true 5-year story about hiring a Shopware developer: why the cheapest quote costs the most, and how to choose one who won't make you pay twice.

    Two build approaches across changes to a Shopware shop: a tightly-coupled build breaking on every change, a standard-built one absorbing them
  2. 02 / 07 3 min read
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    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.

    Featured image showing Shopware 6.7.10 Agentic Commerce readiness: AI sales channel shipped, JSONL feed native, AI traffic up 393% YoY in 2026
  3. 03 / 07 11 min read
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    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.

    Diagram of Shopware 6 supplier rotation: order #42 routed to SUP_01 with four supplier nodes showing fill quotas around a central order
  4. 04 / 07 8 min read
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    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.

    Code diff showing the one-identifier fix to a Shopware 6 date filter bug
  5. 05 / 07 12 min read
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    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.

    Featured image marking the Shopware 5 end-of-life in July 2024 and the case for migrating to Shopware 6 in 2026
  6. 06 / 07 8 min read
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    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.

    Diagram of Shopware 6 custom shipping calculation showing bin-packing across multiple package types
  7. 07 / 07 7 min read
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    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.

    Illustration of the Shopware 6 decoration pattern that keeps plugins working through core updates