Shopware for developers

Open commerce platform, made easy.

Shopware, the leading open commerce platform, powers exceptional online stores and thrives with a global community of developers, agencies and merchants. With our API and App-centric approach, we are committed to providing you with the tools and resources needed to create outstanding online stores. Our comprehensive documentation empowers your journey with step-by-step guidance, making everything smoother. Documentation at your service!

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Getting started in minutes

Get to know Shopware

What is Shopware?

Learn about Shopware capabilities, framework, architecture and more.

How to start with Shopware?

Ways you can get involved with Shopware as a developer.

How to install Shopware?

Based on your requirements and resources, setup your store.

Migrate to Shopware

Ways to migrate to Shopware irrespective of your old instance.

Start building

Build the extraordinary

Build an app

Boost or expand your store's capabilities with the simplicity of apps, a must-have for developers seeking to elevate their digital marketplace.

Build custom frontends

Build unique and captivating custom storefronts using Store APIs and SDKs, or start with reference implementations using technologies like Vue.js or React.

Build a theme

Style your store with unparalleled flexibility using custom-built or third-party themes.

Integrations

Integrate with third-party systems through powerful APIs.

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Extend Shopware

Adoption made easy

Apps

Apps are most recommended extensions built via app scripts, app system or app SDKs have access to modify the Shopware's internal database schema and may or may not be deployed on the Shopware server based on the complexity of apps.

Availability

SaaSPaaSSelf-hosted

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Themes

Themes can be extended as apps or plugins. They gives you the ability to change your storefront's visual appearance via SCSS/CSS styling and adjusting twig templates. You can also provide JavaScript to change how the storefront behaves in the browser.

Availability

PaaSSelf-hosted

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Plugins

Plugins are PHP based core modifications that offer full power of Symfony Bundles. Plugins are extended via plugin system or SDKs. Plugins modify Shopware's internal database schema and are deployed on the Shopware server.

Availability

PaaSSelf-hosted

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Contribute to Shopware

Our philosophy, your opportunity.

Open source is the most honest, transparent, and secure way to develop software. Together with our global community we’re creating the heart and soul of our ecommerce software.

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