E-commerce 08.01.2016
The new EU information obligation, effective from January 9, 2016
The new EU regulation aims at strengthening the trust of consumers in their online shopping by providing a link to a platform for online dispute settlement.
Shopware news
The blog is your one-stop for getting insight into the Shopware universe, news about our products, updates for developers, and tips and tricks for online merchants and anyone passionate about ecommerce.
References 04.01.2016
Gnarly shops for your winter sports adventures!
The start of the ski and snowboard season has officially begun. So that you are perfectly equipped for your winter holiday, we are proud to refer you to some fantastic Shopware winter sports references.
Shopware universe 23.12.2015
These are your plugin must-haves
Based on popular opinion, these are the most essential plugins of 2015. Based on ratings and downloads, our growing Community compiled this list of must-haves.
Community 15.12.2015
Interview with David Völker – Teppino
In interview, David Völkner outlines his experience launching a creative online shop with the Shopware Community Edition.
References 10.12.2015
L’Oréal's multi-brand infrastructure welcomes three new shops
Urban Decay, Kiehl’s and Clarisonic have officially joined L’Oréal's complex, multi-brand infrastructure. Each brand has a new online shop that uses Shopware Enterprise as a basis.
Community 09.12.2015
‘Tis the season of giving – Shopware plugins on GitHub
Shopware now offers the complete source code of 12 in-house developed plugins on GitHub. Now you can extend and modify these extensions to your hearts delight!
References 08.12.2015
Top 10 most beautiful Shopware 5 shops
Dennis Schaa – Shopware’s Head of Corporate Design – shares his top 10 favorite Shopware 5 shops. Dennis took design, usability and product presentation into account when choosing these shops. Don’t see your shop? Then tweet us @shopware.
Features and releases 07.12.2015
Italian translation and new internal structures - November on Crowdin
New internal structures, better processes and one additional completed translation - read more about Shopware's fabulous month in November on Crowdin!
Features and releases 04.12.2015
Shopware is officially compatible with PHP7
Eleven years after PHP5 was released, the brand-new version of PHP appears yesterday – called PHP7 as voted on by the community. Shopware 5.1 is already compatible with PHP7, making it one of the first shop systems to offer the completely redesigned programming language.
Features and releases 23.11.2015
Shopware 5 series: SEO part 2
Part two of a series that uncovers the SEO power of Shopware 5 - the ideal system for building a Google-friendly online shop.
Features and releases 16.11.2015
Shopware 5 series: SEO part 1
SEO is here to stay. As one of the most crucial aspects of your online shop, it's important that your shop software supports you in every angle so that you can climb to the top of the search results.
Marketing tips 13.11.2015
Stake your claim in Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are becoming an increasingly popular events in European retail. Simon Gall joins Shopware to shed some light on the marketing potential of this season.
References 11.11.2015
Jacques Lemans opens a new Shopware 5 online store
JACQUES LEMANS, one of the most well known manufacturers of watches, relaunched a stylish and chiconline shop using Shopware 5 as the basis. Are you ready for a true online shopping experience?
E-commerce 09.11.2015
What to consider when choosing different payment options
Shopware's payment partner, PAYMILL, offers their professional advice on integrating the appropriate payment options for your online shop. From integration to support, PAYMILL's expert services can be trusted to help enhance your shop now and in the future.
Features and releases 05.11.2015
October was a spectacular month for Shopware's project on Crowdin
As an open source project, we are no stranger to public involvement. That's why we are an open project on Crowdin, which allwos our users and community to lend their language skills to the complete translation of our software. This is the October report of the project.
Shopware universe 05.11.2015
B2B Think Tank at Shopware delivers exciting results
“Thoughts are free” – in order to properly live up to this simple and effective motto, within the past year we organized our own in-house Think Tanks. This topic of our lastest Think Tank concerned the future of the B2B sector.
Shopware internal 04.11.2015
Shopware wins the “Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award”
We are more than honored to announce that Shopware is the recipient of the "Technology Fast 50 Award" from Deloitte. Every year, this coveted award is given to the fastest growing and most promising companies from the technology sector.
Shopware universe 29.10.2015
New rating rules in Community Store
Find out now what the new rating rules for extensions in Community Store are which we want to achieve an even higher level of quality with ratings and plugins with.
E-commerce 22.10.2015
5 Quick Wins to Set Up your Shopware store for Q4
How to prepare your online shop for holiday season? Nosto, Shopware partner and world´s fastest growing personalization solution, is presenting you five quick wins to set up your shop. Discover now.
Marketing tips 13.10.2015
Marketing tools for an outstanding holiday season
The most wonderful time of the year is approaching (along with the madness of holiday shopping)! Fortunately we are gearing you up with the most powerful tools for making the most of this season.
Features and releases 12.10.2015
Shopware 5 series: Digital Publishing
Digital Publishing is a new feature that you can look forward to with our latest version, Shopware 5.1. Digital Publishing in an intuitive tool that lets you design and create dynamic banners, directly from your Shopware backend.
Features and releases 08.10.2015
Shopware 5 series: stronger technology & PHP 7
With the release of Shopware 5.1, Shopware has big plans for PHP fans: we will be upgrading to PHP 7, thus offering a completely more robust and speedy online shop solution. Tests have already confirmed a 50% increase in performance!
Features and releases 06.10.2015
Shopware makes major international strides on Crowdin
September marked Shopware's first complete month as a public project on Crowdin. We couldn't be more satisfied with the results. We will be posting a monthly progress report, including well-deserved shout-outs to our incomparable contributors.
Features and releases 05.10.2015
Shopware 5 series: Product Streams
On the fifth Shopware Community Day on Friday, September 4th, 2014, Shopware CEO Stefan Hamann highlighted the latest features of Shopware 5.1 in his opening keynote. One of these features, Product Streams, was designed to benefit retailers in a particularly special way.
Features and releases 30.09.2015
Shopware 5 series: enhanced Smart Search plugin
Help potential buyers find items more easily and, in turn, increase your turnover. Smart Search is fault-tolerant and returns accurate results even if the search term was entered with spelling errors, typos, or other combinations of words.
Marketing tips 25.09.2015
How to prepare for the holidays like the pros
If you’ve been to the grocery store this week, odds are a chocolate Santa or gingerbread man made you murmur “Jiminy Christmas, it’s too soon!” We think so too. But do you know what it’s not too soon for? Preparing your holiday shop for the impending holiday madness.
Features and releases 24.09.2015
Shopware 5 series: completely responsive template
Google's "Mobilegeddon" update means sink or swim for your online shop. Luckily, fully responsive and easy to customize come hand-in-hand with Shopware's responsive template.
Features and releases 23.09.2015
Shopware 5 series: new Plugin Manager
Online shops with complex requirements tend to require more plugins. Since Shopware is modular, any number of plugins can be added in order to realize individual concepts. Whether three plugins or three hundred, we wanted to make it as easy as possible to manage your extensions.
Shopware 5 23.09.2015
Borussia Dortmund: the "Brand Master" in interview
Cramer is the Head of Marketing at Borussia Dortmund; one of the most successful football clubs in Germany’s league history. Located in Dortmund, the team boasts one of the largest fan bases in the world. Their online fan shop uses Shopware 5 as a software basis.
Features and releases 21.09.2015
Shopware 5 series: refactored core classes
Today’s blog post is meant to spark a twinkle in the eyes of the developers who work with Shopware on the daily. That’s because with the release of Shopware 5, we had the opportunity to refactor our core classes.
