Shopware 5 Updates: An Overview of All Changes

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Once again, the Shopware developers enrich the community with a new Shopware Update 5.7.20. This release contains bug fixes but also new extensions. As a Shopware agency and Certified Shopware Partner, we recommend updating your shop to the new version.

Why is an update to the latest Shopware release necessary?

The leading shop system manufacturer "shopware AG" is so successful in e-commerce partly because a new version of the software is regularly released to improve performance and functionality both in operation and in the storefront. However, the developers do not program in an ivory tower, but always address change requests and bug reports from merchants.

However, every update to the current version not only fixes bugs, but also offers new extensions and adjustments to the basic settings. Shop operators of an online shop are thus in the comfortable position of being able to rely on a continuously evolving system. Also in the implementation of new features, the Schöppingen team relies on its merchants and thus repeatedly realizes the wishes of online merchants.

An update to the latest version is strongly recommended by Shopware. However, always perform a backup beforehand! The update can be carried out via the Shopware backend using the Shopware Update Service. For this, you should either perform a manual backup beforehand or, if possible, a complete backup. The backup files should not be stored on the server; always additionally save these Shopware backups locally or on another server.

Shopware 6 is now in the starting blocks, and the first official release is planned for December. However, only a fraction of the extensions are available for Shopware 6, so the actual use for merchants will be postponed by a few months. We ourselves assume that it will have matured at the earliest from January 2021 to consider a switch.

Security and Plugin Updates

In addition to bug fixing and the implementation of new features, Shopware also regularly closes security vulnerabilities. In order to fix these security weaknesses, it is essential to make adjustments to always keep the shop system up to date.

Furthermore, updates are of course also available at regular intervals for the premium plugins, which should be installed into the shop system. This way, users achieve optimal performance in their online shop.

Update Guide for the Latest Version 5: Step by Step

Perform a backup of your hosting package, ideally via a complete data backup.
Updating via SSH, FTP, or automatically in the administration are some ways to install this for Shopware 5 in the test system.
If you updated via SSH, please check whether the update-assets folder in your shop was completely deleted. If the folder is still present here, the installation was not fully completed.
Functionalities in the backend administration and shop in all variations and possibilities should be thoroughly tested. Click through your templates here as well to ensure that everything works correctly.
Should the installation in the test system fail due to database errors or extensions, you should definitely restore your backup. The information about the errors in the version should definitely be noted and investigated as to why they occurred.
In the live system, you should now check whether the extensions used have been marked as compatible for the update. If all checkmarks are green here, this does not mean that it must be correct! That is why point 7 with the backups is not unimportant.
Create a backup of the live system (file system & database).
Plugin updates that need to be carried out beforehand should also be installed beforehand.
Now you can install the Shopware update. Here we recommend you to carry this out via an SSH access in the console. Download the file for Shopware 5 using wget and then install it via the command recovery/update/index.php in your SSH session. However, be careful here that the file was placed or downloaded in the correct folder.
Further plugin updates should be carried out directly afterwards. Once you have made all changes here, then test point 11 very carefully, also with all Shopware plugins. It is advisable to completely clear the browser cache once before the test, so that no cookies from the old shop system are still present.
Thoroughly check functionalities, e.g. through test orders. You should also check your templates to ensure that they still work as originally intended. Simply click through your store yourself here.
If, despite testing in the test system, defects in this release are present in the live system that make a purchase impossible, then restore your backup, which you previously saved, to undo the changes. Beforehand, however, you can check whether changes were made to PHP that are necessary for the current version. From Shopware 5.6.0, the option to switch to PHP 7.3 was introduced. The PHP version change can only be made by your hosting provider; contact the support of your hosting provider here. Once you have made the change, then change the version for Shopware 5.6.0 installations.
If the upgrade of your Shopware shop ran without problems, clear all caches again (HTTP proxy cache) and check whether all basic settings that were made are still correct.

Here you can find all changelogs, for further information on the previous Shopware 5 and Shopware 6 updates.

Latest: 5.7.20 on Jun 5, 2025

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Feedback popup has been removed.
Font sizes have been optimised.
An error message is now displayed when an item that is out of stock is added to the shopping cart.
The documentation of methods has been improved.
Compatibility with PHP 8.2 has been improved.
Updated third-party software components.
A change has prevented an error in the product listing.
Settings for the Elasticsearch backend functionality are now taken into account correctly.
Graduated prices are now also taken into account when adding new line items in the order module.
The calculation of delivery costs in product exports has been improved.
The validation of input fields during registration and newsletter sign-up has been improved.
The display of product variants on the product detail page has been corrected.
The 'Ask for the reason' email can now also be sent without a voucher.
Settings for subshops can now be saved again.
Products can be edited again if their images were previously deleted.
The email settings for order confirmations can now be customised.
The behaviour of the SLT cookie has been corrected.
If a salutation is not required, the validation is skipped.
Updates will be obtained directly from GitHub in the future.
The creation of customer groups is possible again.
The Shopware BI feature has been removed.

Important beforehand: Please carry out this update in a test system first!
The salutation can now be disabled in the settings.
The configurator option is now removed from product names after converting a variant product into a main product, along with the relationships of configurator options to deleted variants.
The behaviour of similar products on the product detail page now works correctly again.
The release date is now displayed correctly in the wishlist again.
The not available notice for variant products with more than two options has now been corrected.
Motorola devices now have full access to Shopware stores again; the bot list has been updated.
The tax calculation for a preselected delivery country is now calculated correctly.
PHP 8.2 core compatibility has been established.
Invalidation of the reset password link after the email address has been changed in the account no longer works.
Unwanted behaviour when double-clicking the login button has been fixed. Previously, this emptied the shopping cart.
The caching behaviour of the account page has now been improved after logging out.
Honeypot captcha has been forgotten.
When changing an order via the backend, the delivery country is now correctly taken into account for the tax calculation

Keyword fields can now contain more than just 255 characters.
Vouchers with a date validity in the future are now correctly recognised in the frontend and not activated immediately.
Custom product text fields can now also be used for generating SEO URLs.
When adding another item within an order, the price is now added as well.
The backlog ID of the last backlog entry is only set after a successful run when indexing Elasticsearch.
CSRF issues with Safari browsers have been fixed.
Elasticsearch backend indexing with customer data and a missing birthday has been fixed.
Reference prices are now also shown for tiered prices.
The product navigation of a category page has been improved so that you can no longer end up on an empty last page.
Duplicate Smarty blocks in the price display with or without a discount have been fixed.
When reading products via the API, the correct taxes for the list price are now retrieved.
An error in the product multi-edit backup has been fixed so that backups can be restored again.
When the search index is rebuilt via the console and also cleaned up with the --clear-table parameter, this now works again.
YouTube videos can now be displayed only after the user has given their consent.

Important note upfront: This update must be carried out immediately to ensure error-free email delivery to Google Mail addresses!
Whitespace is now removed from newly created thumbnail sizes.
The calculation of shipping costs with country-specific tax rules has now been improved.
The Ajax cart handling for products with graduated quantities has been fixed for cases where the minimum quantity was greater than the current quantity.
PDF generation with fonts has been corrected, as these could not be loaded from the configuration.
The correct shipping price is now output during product export with surcharge shipping rules.
When sending emails, the required 'Message-Id' header is now included for Google Mail addresses.

Important beforehand: Please do not carry out this update!
Product notifications can now also be secured via captcha.
Sitemap generation with custom URLs has been corrected.
Fixed an error when invalid data was submitted during address creation.
Saving shopping experiences with certain elements has been improved.
Opening the voucher module under PHP 8.1 has been corrected.
The quick overview of the statistics module can once again be extended by plugins.
Customer groups are now correctly taken into account again in the list price filter.
The redirection of categories with external links has been corrected.
Deactivated shipping methods are no longer taken into account by the product export.
Various issues with MySQL 8.0.29 have been fixed.
Compatibility with PHP 8.1 has been improved.

Important note upfront: Please do not carry out this update!
Products that do not have prices defined for all customer groups are once again displayed correctly in the listing.
An error when changing the tax rate of individual line items in the order module has been fixed.
An error in the cart has been fixed when countries have different settings for languages.
An issue with missing product short descriptions has been fixed.
The display of filters in categories that have a Product Stream assigned has been corrected.
An error in mail logging has been fixed when there was no longer an email address available.

Customer Streams now offer new exclusion conditions.
All cookies are now sent via HTTPS, if available.
Product Streams filters now also take variants into account when filtering by list prices, and no longer only the main variant.
The correct tax rate is now selected in the order module when new line items are added.
The password reset form can now be secured using captchas.
The cookie lifetime is now configurable, as previously they were always valid for half a year.
Added PHP 8.1 compatibility and improvements.
The product number of a main product is now included in the export.
The robots.txt behaviour of the "refreshStatistics" widget has been improved so that Google is also allowed to read noindex pages in order to remove already indexed pages again.
A new price field for the lowest price of the last 30 days in accordance with Art. 6a of Directive 98/6/EC has been added - Explanation: "You must fill in this field if you want to advertise price reductions in your shop within the EU. Such information should be verifiable by customers in the EU. For price reductions, therefore, in addition to the price reduction on the current price, the lowest price of the product in the last 30 days prior to the price reduction must also be stated. This is required under Art. 6a of Directive 98/6/EC."
ElasticSearch in the core has been improved.

The tax calculation during document generation has now been corrected.
When deleting archive entries from the email log, linked documents are no longer deleted.
When individual filter sortings have been applied in one of the categories, the selected filter is now displayed/restored again when clicking on a product and then returning to the category.
Improved category sorting under PHP 8 and added PHP 8.1 compatibility.
The expanded menu has been improved in terms of UX for the customer.
The "Rich Snippets" for manufacturers on product detail pages have been corrected.
ElasticSearch has been improved for PHP 8 compatibility.
The ElasticSearch backend can now be sorted again by the correct order time.
Essential product characteristics are now also displayed on the order confirmation page, depending on the configuration.
The detection of review authors by Google has been adjusted.
Inactive shops or language shops no longer appear in the sitemap.

Fixes the display error where the checkbox is now shown as active again for full-width shopping experiences that have some enabled.
Shipping costs with "Custom conditions" can now be saved normally again.
The "Banner" menu item under Marketing can now be opened again.
The TinyMCE font size has been corrected so that the text is legible again by default.
The .htaccess file has been extended to prevent XSS in SVG files.
Fixed the issue with indexing customer data in the ElasticSearch backend.

Updated TinyMCE from 3.5.8 to version 3.5.12.
The name of a PDF invoice can now be edited before it is sent.
Pagination of blog posts is now possible again.
Improved the product export for PHP 8.0.
To navigate from a product comparison to a detail page, the button no longer needs to be clicked twice.
Product numbers of variants can now be changed again within the variant overview.
The cache directory for the product export can now be configured via the "config.php", so that the product export no longer disappears and has to be rebuilt when the cache is cleared.
Improved PHP 8.0 compatibility by updating the dependencies, which also fixes an error when translating documents with PHP 8.0.
Order line items that are not products are no longer stored in the database with the product variant ID "0".
Fixed the sorting of orders in the backend when the ElasticSearch backend is enabled.
Product properties are now sorted correctly in the ElasticSearch backend.

Variant options can now be changed again afterwards.
Removes the HASH of the password from a session.
Adding products to the shopping cart by order number for products with graduated prices has been corrected.
The customer group exclusion is now also taken into account in the product export.
Customer attributes "IS not" now also work when the customer is no longer logged in.
Listing pages without a result at p=5 or p=6 now redirect to a 404 error page instead of 200.
The tax calculation when changing the billing address on the checkout confirmation page has been corrected.
The tax calculation for the double opt-in quick order is now also taken into account.
The functionality of the notepad in the backend widget has been restored.
In general, PHP 8 compatibility has been improved in many places.

This update package should be handled with care, as there were still many changes between Shopware 5.7.0 Release Candidate 1 and the final version 5.7.0. It may well be that plugins have already been marked as compatible, but are not in the final version. The best sign of this is that only a blank frontend appears after the update. If possible, test thoroughly in a staging system beforehand.

We were able to update our system to PHP 7.4 and MySQL 8, but to do so numerous third-party components had to be updated in advance.

Blog posts are now displayed again when only subshop comments are to be shown.
It is now ensured that the existing session is closed before a new one is created via a cookie.
Added information about the billing country when the country is blocked for shipping, as registration must always be possible.
ElasticSearch indexing - sw:es:index:populate --shopId 1 for individual shops is now possible.
ElasticSearch - the 'immediately available' filter now behaves the same as in the MySQL implementation.
Removed ElasticSearch 6 support.
Fixed ElasticSearch backlog SQL error when a customer has not yet completed the opt-in.
The email log can now also be searched by an email address.
Customer streams are now compatible with MySQL 8.
The live filter works again in the category listing.
Added bank details and company address to the standard email footer.
Added HTTP cache support for forms.
Optimised search keywords with many variants.
Added an option to hide categories from the off-canvas menu if they are also hidden in the top navigation.
The unit of measurement was added as a column in the product overview.
Fixed the duplicate opt-in newsletter captcha check so that it is only performed once.

Extended sorting options for content types.
The mail log can now also be searched by email address.
Customers can now be removed from static customer streams again.
Improved Google Lighthouse compatibility in the core themes.
Shops with umlauts in their domains now work again in IE11.
Products in the cross-selling tab are now displayed correctly again on the iPad.
Improved cache clearing.
All backend cookies are now set to secure.
Theme compilation via CLI now works with subshops again.

The HTML compression of the entire store is no longer active directly after a fresh installation.
Technical URLs can now also be output as hreflang.
All cookies are now set directly to "secure" and HTTP-only when SSL has been enabled for the shop.
The honeypot captcha in the template for forms has been improved.
Log files in the backend can now be searched.
Issues with translations of duplicated shopping worlds have been fixed.
With multiple subshops, the correct mailer for the respective subshop is now used.
jQuery has been updated to version 3.5.0.

PHP 7.4 compatible
The Facebook and Twitter title and description are now output correctly for blog posts.
The product navigation within a product detail page now also works with ElasticSearch and no longer stops after the 10th product.
Custom fields can now be used in the checkout templates.
If an additional product number that no longer exists is added to the cart, a notice is now displayed and the cart is no longer simply reloaded.
The banner slider for shopping experiences in fullscreen mode now works correctly again.
The Argon2 password encryption has now been added to the core.
When restoring a cart, the custom fields are now displayed correctly again.
A technical URL can now optionally also be output in the hreflang.
The HTML markup of the Cookie Manager has been removed when it is not active.
Blog pages can be added to the HTTP cache again without breaking the statistics.
The number of elements in a product slider with a product stream is now configurable.
The cookie path when restoring a browser session has now been fixed.
The stored time of the last SEO URL update has now been corrected.
Editing filters and sortings now works directly in the category module again.
The Schema.org reference pages have been completely switched from http to https.

The Cookie Consent Tool has now been integrated into the Core, as this is now mandatory in accordance with the ruling of the European Court of Justice.
Inaccessible buttons, such as deleting or editing elements, have been fixed in the Administration.
Risk management can now be limited to customer specifications for payment methods. Furthermore, all custom fields of a product can now be selected in risk management; previously, only Shopware's own custom fields were possible.
Additional custom fields can now be set to "Read-only".
When an image is updated in the Media Manager, the file type of the graphic can now also be replaced. E.g.: from JPG to PNG. Previously, this was only possible with the same image type.
Static shop pages that can be opened via a pop-up are now also saved in the cache.
A graduated price scale of products now also takes the minimum order quantity of a product into account.
The mobile confirmation message after registration has been improved in the customer view.
The hreflang settings can now also be configured per language shop.
Custom filters for categories are now displayed correctly in the selection filter list of a category.
Permitted delivery countries during an order are now displayed correctly, showing those that have been approved as a delivery country.
When first opening the off-canvas shopping cart, the shipping cost calculation now displays the shipping costs directly.
Email logging has been improved.
In some browsers in the Administration, generated documents were saved with an incorrect file extension.
Performance has been optimised on all pages in the customer view.
In the product comparison, reviews are no longer displayed if they have been deactivated in the basic settings.

Global PDFs such as terms and conditions or cancellation policies are now sent with every status email of a customer order, provided they have been configured.
Double opt-in emails and registration confirmation emails have been simplified and optimised.
Elasticsearch has been optimised for clearance items.
The calculation of customer accounts in the Customer Streams has been corrected.
Customer orders can now be deleted even if an email log entry exists.
The Redis cache has been optimised in the core.
The system info now outputs the correct MariaDB database for the first time.
If a space was placed before or after a voucher code in the cart through copying, this no longer prevents the voucher from being validated correctly.
Category dependencies of subshops have been improved.
The checkout pages are no longer taken into account by the "HTML minification".
Overrides of translations in the forms have been fixed.

Rich snippets have been optimised for categories.
The forgotten password function can now also be triggered when customer account master data is corrupted.
Double opt-in emails now send the same link by email if the user has not yet opened the link in their mail.
Translations for blog elements in shopping experiences are now supported.
Shopping carts are refilled after logging in again if no purchase has yet been made.
The Administration for Safari users on the iPad has been improved.

Before updating, the License Manager must be uninstalled and deleted!
For all links to reappear in the footer, the template keys in the basic settings must be changed from gLeft to left, for example.
Furthermore, it is recommended to update the database for the details of a customer order.
DELETE from s_order_details WHERE orderID Not IN (Select id from s_order)

The manual sorting of products within categories has been integrated and no longer needs to be adjusted via an extension.
Emails sent to customers or merchants are now built into the core and no longer need to be integrated via an extension. The email log is inactive by default and must still be activated in the basic settings.
Shopping worlds are now also provided without the Ajax function for the first time. Furthermore, shopping worlds can now also be displayed on subsequent pages within categories.
The permissions for user accounts have been significantly improved and optimised. Dependencies are now checked directly here.
The HTTP2 Server Push function and HTML minification are now built directly into the core and ready to use.
Content types can now be created globally and made available for individual areas.
Shipping cost surcharges can now be added as a separate item for the first time.
The SVG image format is now recognised by default in the Media Manager.
The rounding error for net orders has now been fixed.
Elasticsearch has been optimised in the mapping and in the Administration CLI.
The customer logout has been improved by renewing the session ID directly after logout, so that the shopping cart is also correctly emptied.

Translated media custom fields can now be used correctly again in shopping experiences.
Buttons in an empty cart are now disabled by default.
Translation errors on the shop pages for the custom fields have been fixed.
Prices are no longer updated between the order confirmation page and the order completion page.
For blog posts, the Media Manager has been changed so that all folders are visible and, for example, product images can also be changed.
In the Administration, it is now possible to search for the explicit variant.
The worst rating error for Google Rich Snippets has been fixed in the structured data.
Risk management now also displays inactive payment methods.
Zooming on mobile devices is now allowed.
MySQL 8.0.16 compatibility has been established.

Updated the plugin compatibility check - when incompatible extensions are uploaded, the user is notified immediately
Old wishlists of guest users are removed after 1 year
Now fixes the incorrect salutation in Welcome Mr/Ms X after login
Hid the base price below the content details on the detail page of a product with tiered prices
Variant switching now works with URL parameters that have no value
Extended the "Do not deactivate guest accounts" option so that the checkbox is pre-selected
404 error during cache warmup - the URL is now included in the log
Extended the configurations for displaying the shipping cost pre-calculation in the cart and in the off-canvas cart
Fixed the stock filter for variants in Elasticsearch
In the mobile view, the same data is shown for the order details as in the desktop version
Updated rich snippets: priceCurrency, priceValidUntil, url and image
Fixed display issues with long filter names by adding a title
Reduced the Elasticsearch indexing time when variant search is active
Prevents Google bots from indexing pages that are not permitted by robots.txt
Guest customers were able to place orders even though they had not selected a shipping method and the configuration prohibits a customer order without a shipping method
Permitted file extensions in the MediaManager can now be extended more easily in your own plugin

Implemented translatability for blog posts
Email dispatch now shows the exact errors in the logs
"From" price distinction now rounds to 2 decimal places
Updated Symfony libraries
Optimised the SQL query in risk management
Established MySQL 8 compatibility in the newsletter module
The visitor widget now also displays the correct company if available
Dynamic mapping of products and properties during indexing in Elasticsearch can now be disabled
Corrected error message for plugin subscriptions
Enabled the sort position of countries in basic settings
"Apply master data" now also applies clearance items
Customer orders are now also sorted correctly by default in Elasticsearch mode
The customer account can now be opened from the order detail overview
MediaCleanup now also takes links into account
Fixed an error when selecting federal states while creating a customer account
Changed the search in the Administration for items with letters such as 'ß'
New feature in the "Advanced menu" allowing customer groups to be disabled for the cache

additional countries have been integrated
shop attributes have been added
MediaCleanup now also checks HTML attribute fields
payment method custom fields can now be used everywhere
sorting by product name in the listing is now also taken into account for translations
improved cron job executions to prevent concurrent executions
the REST API for products has been extended at the variants endpoint
variant images are now also deleted when the image is deleted from the product

When changing the VAT ID settings of a customer order in the detail settings, Shopware continued to use the VAT ID setting of the default billing address. - this has now been resolved.
The display of the base price in the search suggestions is now rendered correctly.
Translation of the permitted delivery countries provided.
Fixes empty carts for one-time guest customers with an SLT cookie.
In the custom field management, the entity Country can now also be selected.
The Ajax search now also responds to the configured "Minimum search term length" under Search in the basic settings.
The honeypot captcha has been reworked so that bots no longer have the ability to register.
In the customer account area, customers can now be filtered by country.
Product clearance is now also displayed correctly for the selected variant.
The mobile menu for shop pages has been fixed.

The length of the meta description is now configurable
Product variants can be sorted by stock
Display of a warning before deleting documents (e.g. invoices)
Company and department data are shown on PDF documents
Product streams in categories are translatable

Attention! If you would like to carry out the Shopware 5.5 update yourself, please observe the correct order. Some extensions, for example, must be updated before the actual Shopware update itself. Ideally, you should create a backup before installing the new update. A Shopware backup is generally always recommended.

In addition, some bugs are currently known (several shopping worlds on one page with positioning are not displayed correctly > a bugfix for this was already provided within a few hours with the Shopware update 5.5.1).

Support for proportional tax calculation
Translation feature for categories, shop pages and forms
New sitemap structure
Support for hreflang tags
ElasticSearch integrated for the backend
Warning when several users edit customer orders, customer accounts or products at the same time
Shopping worlds are limited to shops

Implemented variants in the listing
Improved image assignment of variants
Integrated clearance sale of variants
Removed mixed SSL operation
Shipping costs can be enabled in the off-canvas cart
Removed canonical tag on pages defined with noindex
Providing a name for product reviews is no longer mandatory

Order emails with attachments now possible
the user is notified that the website uses cookies
the Media Cleanup command searches Shopware-wide for unused media
product reviews can be restricted to subshops
the LastArticel plugin has been integrated into the core
the preview can be opened without saving the shopping world beforehand
the order overview can now be sorted by the name of a customer account
a captcha can be configured for the registration page
media files can now be replaced

the premium plugins are no longer encrypted using ionCube either, effective immediately
subshop licences are now integrated into the core and therefore free of charge
the code has been cleaned up, paving the way for faster technology
working with the shopping worlds has been redesigned – all devices can now be edited at a glance; furthermore, texts within the shopping worlds can now be translated directly; the preview function has been fundamentally improved
the premium plugin Shopping Advisor has been significantly reworked – the advisor can now be individualised and embedded either in the sidebar or as a step-by-step advisor; in addition, the shop operator can see in the preview how the products will be displayed later, and the Shopping Advisor is of course responsive
the premium plugin Custom Products has also been given a fresh overhaul – a step-by-step mode based on images guides the customer through the creation and purchase process; in addition, product templates can be provided with individually configurable fields; particularly handy: during the creation process, the customer sees the changing price in the shopping cart in real time
address management for the customer area has been improved – it is now possible to create multiple billing and delivery addresses
the creation of custom free-text fields is now possible in almost every module
the best comes last: the comprehensive enterprise resource planning system Pickware is now part of the Shopware core – this means that, from the Shopware Professional Edition onwards, the shop operator no longer needs an additional standalone ERP system from a third-party provider.

Two features in particular have already won us over. The new additions Product Streams and Digital Publishing make working with Shopware even more efficient and allow you to present products creatively.

Product Streams and Digital Publishing

Product Streams make it easier for shop operators to offer their products to the right customers in a targeted way. They can be seen as a kind of search filter that the merchant can predefine. This way, only certain products are displayed, for example discounted items, brand or seasonal items. The stream is populated in the backend and then shown in the frontend.

Product Streams can be used in shopping worlds, landing pages and product detail pages. Another advantage: the feature can also be used to send data to price portals and marketplaces. This lets you precisely control which products should be transmitted.

Digital Publishing fulfils a dream for many shop operators. The feature allows you to create dynamic banners directly within Shopware. Texts and buttons are then placed on the background quite simply. The banners, which are of course fully responsive from the start, make it possible to integrate 'call-to-action' buttons into shopping worlds.

The modular system is operated via a simple editing mode. A preview lets you test during creation. For good SEO performance, the advertising banners are output in HTML, by the way.

Further new features and information on the Shopware 5.1 update

But other new additions in the Shopware 5.1 update will delight users too. The full-text search Elastic Search is now available from the 'Community Edition' onwards, and Premium as well as Advanced Features allow the search to be adapted to your own needs.

Furthermore, suggestions brought directly to the developers by the merchants have been implemented. From now on, all page information is created via Ajax without reloading. This also creates a more pleasant shopping experience for shop visitors. In addition, the Media Manager has been improved, the master data revised, and the search logic can now be switched from an OR to an AND logic.

Shipping costs are now displayed before selecting a payment method.
Fixed issues with customer numbers (duplicates).
If a link is unavailable, the user is redirected to the home page (including for subcategories).
Fixed issues in the checkout process when using the Microsoft Edge browser (customer orders/customer accounts are no longer lost).
The "getList method" is supported by the variant API resource; it returns all product variants with attributes and prices (optionally, gross prices can be returned using the "considerTaxInput" parameter).
In user management, multiple users can now be removed at once.
If cookies are disabled in advance, the user receives a notice that the shop can only be used in a limited way.
If a landing page is assigned to multiple categories, the canonical link is now specified cleanly and unambiguously.

The expert layout has been removed from the bulk processing in the order module.
In the newsletter registration, the date is now stored and also displayed in the module.
The hidden statistics have been removed from the order module.
In the category overview, the most expensive price is no longer displayed for a “from” price when a discount is applied through price groups (similar to graduated prices).
The breadcrumb function when browsing through categories has been adjusted.
The search in the customer list is now linked, meaning you can search for first and last names simultaneously (important when there are many customer accounts with the same surname, e.g. Meier, Müller, etc.).
Individual vouchers can now be manually set to “redeemed” (important for merchants who link their brick-and-mortar retail with an online shop).
Issues (possible spoofing) with the email addresses that the customer enters in the contact form have been resolved.

to speed up the translation of LESS files considerably, developers can now use a ready-made Gruntfile
with identical prices, graduated prices are no longer marked with a “from” price
issues with displaying manufacturer logos (overlapping, compression) have been fixed
if the option “Do not display clearance items without stock” is enabled, an export to other channels (e.g. Google Shopping, price comparison sites) can now still take place
items in the shopping experience are now loaded with the matching thumbnails
registration without a customer account can now be completed without errors
vouchers are now also available in the various sub-shops and language shops
theme caches can also be cleared at runtime
categories that act as a main category (but were not created as such in the category tree) now receive an extended menu

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Why is an update to the latest Shopware release necessary?

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Update Guide for the Latest Version 5: Step by Step

5.7.20 Jun 5, 2025 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.7.19 Sep 26, 2023 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.7.18 Jun 28, 2023 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.7.17 Mar 31, 2023 Patch Changelog Show details

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5.7.15 Sep 12, 2022 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.7.14 Jul 26, 2022 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.7.13 Jun 22, 2022 Patch Quick Update Show details

5.7.12 Jun 22, 2022 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.7.11 May 11, 2022 Patch Quick Update Show details

5.7.10 Apr 29, 2022 Patch Quick Update Show details

5.7.9 Apr 28, 2022 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.7.8 Apr 12, 2022 Patch Changelog Show details

5.7.7 Jan 6, 2022 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.7.6 Oct 26, 2021 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.7.5 Oct 20, 2021 Patch Quick Update Show details

5.7.4 Oct 19, 2021 Patch Changelog Show details

5.7.3 Sep 8, 2021 Patch Changelog Show details

5.7.2 Jun 29, 2021 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.7.1 Jun 21, 2021 Patch Changelog Show details

5.7.0 Jun 14, 2021 Minor release Changelog Show details

5.6.10 May 10, 2021 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.6.9 Nov 9, 2020 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.6.8 Aug 17, 2020 Patch Changelog Show details

5.6.7 Jun 8, 2020 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.6.6 Mar 3, 2020 Patch Quick Update Show details

5.6.5 Mar 3, 2020 Patch Changelog Show details

5.6.4 Dec 18, 2019 Patch Changelog Show details

5.6.3 Dec 3, 2019 Patch Changelog Show details

5.6.2 Sep 30, 2019 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.6.1 Sep 2, 2019 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.6.0 Aug 12, 2019 Minor release Changelog Show details

5.5.10 Jun 6, 2019 Patch Quick Update Show details

5.5.9 Jun 4, 2019 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.5.8 Apr 8, 2019 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.5.7 Feb 25, 2019 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.5.6 Jan 22, 2019 Patch Quick Update Show details

5.5.5 Jan 21, 2019 Patch Changelog Show details

5.5.4 Dec 3, 2018 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.5.3 Nov 5, 2018 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.5.2 Oct 22, 2018 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.5.1 Sep 18, 2018 Patch Quick Update Show details

5.5.0 Sep 18, 2018 Minor release Changelog Show details

5.4.0 Feb 27, 2018 Minor release Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.3.0 Jul 31, 2017 Minor release Changelog Show details

5.2.0 Jul 4, 2016 Minor release Changelog Show details

5.1.5 Apr 11, 2016 Patch Security-relevant Security update Show details

5.1.4 Mar 22, 2016 Patch Changelog Show details

5.1.0 Oct 19, 2015 Minor release Changelog Show details

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