Version upgrades
Safe Shopware 6 minor and major upgrades with compatibility checks.
// Shopware · Updates
Updates that don't break your shop
Shopware core, plugin and composer updates applied safely on staging — tested before they ever touch your live shop.
// What you get
How we handle updates
Plugin updates
Third-party and custom plugins updated and re-tested after each change.
Composer updates
Dependency updates handled cleanly to keep the stack current and secure.
Staging first
Every update rehearsed on a staging copy before it reaches production.
Regression testing
Checkout, payment and key flows tested so nothing breaks silently.
Rollback plan
A clear rollback path so a bad update never means downtime.
// Why it matters
Stay current without the risk
Outdated Shopware shops become slow, insecure and hard to extend — but a careless update can take the whole store down. Codewerk Solutions applies Shopware core, plugin and composer updates the safe way: on a staging copy first, with compatibility checks, regression testing of checkout and payment, and a rollback plan. Your live shop only gets the update once it's proven to work.
With a regular update routine, your shop stays fast, secure and compatible with the latest plugins and payment providers — the foundation for reliable, uninterrupted sales.
// In detail
Technology, performance and SEO
What we actually do under the hood — so you can judge the work, not just the promise.
Technology & architecture
Updates are executed from a script, never by hand: the same Docker image is deployed to staging and production, database migrations run in a defined order, and there is always a rollback path. We update Shopware, plugins, PHP and dependencies as one planned change, not as four surprises.
Performance
Every update is a performance risk and a performance opportunity. We benchmark TTFB and LCP before and after, watch the query count on the listing and product pages, and refuse to ship an update that makes the shop measurably slower.
Security & access
Security patches are the reason updates are not optional. We track Shopware security advisories and plugin CVEs, apply critical patches out of cycle, and keep an inventory of exactly which versions your shop is running so nobody has to guess during an incident.
// Process
How a safe update runs
Scripted, rehearsed, reversible. Never a Friday-evening adventure.
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01
Version inventory
Exactly which Shopware, plugin, PHP and dependency versions you run today.
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Advisories
Security advisories and plugin CVEs checked. Critical patches go out of cycle.
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Staging run
Same Docker image, production data copy, migrations in a defined order.
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Order path test
Full checkout, prices, tax, ERP sync and payment tested against the new version.
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Benchmark
TTFB and LCP compared before and after. A slower shop is not a shipped update.
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Deploy
Seconds of maintenance window, rollback ready, monitored for the next 24 hours.
// FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Security patches immediately. Minor versions on a planned monthly or quarterly cycle. Major versions as a project. The dangerous pattern is skipping updates for two years and then facing them all at once.
That is exactly why updates are rehearsed on staging first. We test the full order path against the new version, and either fix the plugin or hold the update until the vendor ships a compatible release.
Usually not at all. Standard updates are deployed with a maintenance window measured in seconds; only major upgrades with heavy migrations need a planned window, and we schedule those for your quietest hour.
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