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Shopware SEO: What You Need to Do Differently in 2025

Stefan Pilz | Shopware Freelancer Shopware - expert tips for your e-commerce success
Shopware remains one of the most flexible e-commerce platforms in the German-speaking world. However, SEO is constantly evolving – and 2025 brings new challenges and opportunities for shop owners. The days of simple keyword stuffing and one-time on-page optimization are definitely o...

Shopware 6.7 – The Next Big Update for Modern E-Commerce

Stefan Pilz | Shopware Freelancer Shopware - expert tips for your e-commerce success
The e-commerce world is constantly evolving – and those who want to stay successful need to keep up. Shopware 6.7, the latest version of the popular shop system, is just around the corner and brings numerous improvements and new features. In this article, you’ll learn what’s changin...

PHP 8.4 at a Glance: What’s New – and Why It Matters

Stefan Pilz | Shopware Freelancer PHP
PHP 8.4 is just around the corner and brings a range of exciting new features for developers, agencies, and shop owners alike. If you’re working with modern web applications, now’s the time to get familiar with what’s changing. This article breaks down the most important updates, ou...

Unit Testing in PHP: How to Test Your Shopware Plugins

Stefan Pilz | Shopware Freelancer PHP
Why Are Unit Tests Important in Shopware? Unit tests help detect errors early and ensure a stable codebase. Especially for Shopware plugins, it is essential to verify functionality to prevent issues in live environments. What Is a Unit Test? A unit test checks the correctness of ...

Dependency Injection in PHP: Why and How to Use It in Shopware

Stefan Pilz | Shopware Freelancer PHP
What Is Dependency Injection (DI)? Dependency Injection (DI) is a design pattern that helps manage dependencies in a system. Instead of a class creating its own dependencies, they are passed from the outside. Why Is Dependency Injection Important? 🔹 Loose Coupling: Modules are ...

PHP Performance-Tuning: How to Make Your Code Faster

Stefan Pilz PHP
Why Is PHP Optimization Important? Slow PHP scripts can lead to high load times and poor user experience. Optimizing your PHP environment improves performance and reduces server load. 1. Enable OPcache OPcache stores precompiled PHP scripts in memory, reducing execution time. 📌 ...

Object-Oriented PHP: Why OOP is Essential for Shopware Development

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Why Does Shopware 6 Rely on OOP? Shopware 6 is built on the Symfony framework, which is fully object-oriented. This means that developers working with Shopware should have a solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) to efficiently develop modules, plugins, and extens...

PHP 8.3 and Shopware: What are the benefits of the upgrade?

Stefan Pilz PHP
Why Is PHP 8.3 Important for Shopware 6? Shopware relies on modern PHP versions to ensure maximum performance and security. Upgrading to PHP 8.3 not only brings higher speed but also new features that simplify development. Which Shopware Versions Support PHP 8.3? Shopware 6.6 a...