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Since version 6.6.10.0, Shopware has generated ZUGFeRD e-invoices as a standard feature, and since 6.7.9.0 credit notes and cancellation invoices as well (Shopware). This post shows which data ends up in the XML, how the flow automates generation and where an addition is needed before the 2027 deadline: routing ID, Peppol, ERP.
A third of Black Friday and Cyber Week shoppers use the deals mainly to buy gifts (Bitkom). This guide shows how gift wrapping, a gift message, a second delivery address and a receipt without prices get into the checkout, and what the law, the warehouse and Shopware require.
Standard support for Magento 2.4.7 ends on May 31, 2027 (Lifecycle Policy). The free extension until May 2028 only applies to Adobe Commerce customers. This article explains what that means for Magento Open Source, how PHP and the database fit into the same window and how merchants can weigh an upgrade to 2.4.8 or 2.4.9 against a switch to Shopware.
Orders by phone, email or from a trade fair can be created directly in the Shopware administration. This guide covers the workflow, prices and tax per customer group, payment method and team permissions – and what to consider legally with the new order confirmation option in Shopware 6.7.15.0 (Shopware release news).
The vendor currently supports JTL-Wawi 2.1, 2.0 and 1.11 and gives no deadline (JTL-Guide). Anyone who upgrades has to go via 2.0.x. This guide shows how to check connector releases, shop and PHP version, SQL Server, Ameise templates and shipping in a test system before each stage.
With Shopware 6.7, the accessibility improvements in the storefront are the default (Shopware). Custom themes and plugins that replace Twig blocks can quietly roll them back. This post shows the typical patterns and an override audit with three checkpoints per layer: focus, list markup, keyboard.
According to the release calendar, Shopware 6.5 receives security fixes until the end of February 2027, and only through the security plugin, which does not cover flaws in Symfony and Twig. The article puts the deadline into context, shows the security releases of August and September 2026 and describes the route via 6.6 to 6.7 by the end of February.
Since 1 July 2026, retailers obliged to take back old appliances no longer have a transition period. Which symbol the ElektroG requires in online shops, where it belongs, what remains open for smaller shops and how symbol, take-back information and collection are generated from product data in Shopware.
Black Friday falls on 27 November 2026. A virtual waiting room lets visitors in, in an orderly sequence and at the pace of the shop. Where it sits technically, which status codes it sends and why robots.txt and the payment return never belong in the queue.
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