Shopware 6.6
System requirements
The basic system requirements for Shopware 6 can be found here.
Changes
These ara requirements for version 6.6 and above:
Node 20
PHP 8.2
Redis 7.0 (optional)
Maria DB 10.11
Technical Features
Vue 3 Support
The support for Vue 3 is established and is used within the admin.
Some third party extemsions might interfere with Vue 3. The manufacturers are informed. It should be necassary to install an update of effected extensions.
Webpack 5 update
We updated Webpack to version 5. The new version and switching from Babel zu SWC makes building the administration three times faster. Plugin-system-based extensions with a custom webpack configuration must be migrated to the webpack 5 API.
Core Features
Faster storefront for an even better shopping experience
Shopware 6.6 brings improvements in loading times, which have two decisive advantages. On the one hand, store visitors experience a smoother and more pleasant shopping experience. Secondly, loading times play an important role as an official ranking factor for search engine optimization (SEO). Improved page speed can therefore lead to a higher ranking in search engine results and thus increase the visibility and reach of the online store.
The key aspects of this update include
Faster store pages and SEO benefits
Up to 6 x better indexing performance for multilingual stores
Numerous technology upgrades, more security, robustness and compatibility
Extended configurability for individual customizations
Technical functionalities that were previously hidden behind feature flags
Better expansion options for developers
Paving the way for innovative features that will come with the next minor releases
Automatic Logout
The time for the automatic logout from the admin can be extended with an additional Checkbox(1) in the login page.
New stock handling
The available stock is now recalculated when an order is placed.
Before it was recalculated when the order was completed.
Also, the stock handling can be deactivated within the settings.
Fixed path for media
The path for each media file is now stored in the database.
Before, the path was rendered for each load witch affected the frontend performance.
It caused loading errors in the latest versions of 6.5.
Multilingual ES indexes when Elastic- or OpenSearch is used
The index of products and categories will be stored according to the used languages.
Additional information for developers can be found here in our DEV documentation.
Boost in indexing for multilingual stores
In Shopware 6.6, we have taken a significant step towards optimizing search performance in multilingual online stores. By adapting the ElasticSearch mapping data to support multiple languages in a single index, store operators now experience significantly improved performance when updating and reindexing their product data.