Shopware Hacktober Show & Tell
Join us and PayPal for a month-long celebration of open source
When: October 1st, 2025 - October 31st, 2025
Where: Discord
What it's all about
Every October, the global open source community comes together to celebrate Hacktober - a month dedicated to sharing, learning, and building. This year, Shopware is joining in once again.
This year, we’ll be hosting a Show & Tell month, where we and our community can showcase projects, exchange code examples, share insights, and highlight fresh topics from the developer world.
Throughout October, we’ll gather on Discord - not just once, but all month long. It’s the perfect chance to connect, get inspired, and see what others are working on. Whether you’re a seasoned senior, a curious newcomer, or anywhere in between, you’re warmly invited. Bring your ideas, your projects, or simply your curiosity. We can’t wait to see what you’ll share!
And this year, we’re especially thrilled to welcome our friends from PayPal, who’ll be contributing their own insights and projects along the way.
Get connected
This month is about more than talks and sessions - it’s about spending time together.
Grab a coffee, join a casual chat, or jump into a lighthearted game on Discord—no agenda, no pressure. It’s the perfect way to relax, connect with others, and enjoy a friendly break between the Show & Tell sessions.
PayPal joins us
This year, we’re especially excited to welcome our friends from PayPal as part of our Hacktober celebrations. They’ll join us throughout the month to share their own projects, fresh ideas, and lessons learned from working at the intersection of development and commerce.
It’s a great chance to hear different perspectives, pick up practical insights, and spark new conversations across the community - in the open, collaborative spirit that Hacktober is all about.
Agenda
All times are given in Central European Time (CET/CEST). The schedule is flexible - we’ll be adding more topics along the way.
October 1st
Opening Session
Presented by: Niklas Dzösch
October 2nd
The Shopware Update Playbook: Building Efficiency From Day One (EN)
Presented by: Soner Sayakci
Deployment Helper (EN)
Presented by: Soner Sayakci
Shopmon (EN)
Presented by: Stephan Franck & Soner Sayakci
October 9th
Bringing Headless to the Next Level (EN)
Presented by: Jordan Kniest
Shopware's Acceptance Test Suite (EN)
A Daily Helper for Automated Acceptance Tests
Presented by: Florian Rebel & Yusuf Tür
October 10th
Coffee chat
October 16th
Shopware Build: Less Setup, More Testing, Demos & Pitches (EN)
Presented by: Phillip Weitkamp
Why Standards Matter (EN)
How to Unify Setups to Save Time and Foster Growth
Presented by: André Varelmann
October 17th
Coffee chat
October 23rd
Shopware mit Quark: Bessere lokale Setups bauen (DE)
Presented by: Alexander Wolf
Javascript Deepdive (EN)
by Mert Sevindik from PayPal
Git for newbies
by Niklas Dzösch
October 24th
Discord Game Night
October 30th
Lessons Learned – Halloween Edition
Share your ideas
Session Types Talk (20–30 min) Deep dive: demos, architecture, features, workflows, learnings.
Tiny Talk (5 min, beginner-friendly) Quick insight: bug fix, first contribution, helpful command, small change, open question.
Discussion (10–15 min) Guided conversation on plugin structure, testing, deployment, productivity, and community ideas.
