What is my idea about? What is the problem we are solving?
Enhance the existing Shopware-TYPO3 connector to improve seamless integration between TYPO3 and Shopware, addressing limitations in compatibility, flexibility, and headless functionality. The goal is to streamline e-commerce and content management workflows by improving interconnectivity and reducing dependencies. Check here for more details on the existing version, Shopware TYPO3 Connector: Seamless TYPO3 & Shopware Integration for eCommerce.
What do I want to achieve by the end of Q3 2025?
Deliver an updated version of the Shopware-TYPO3 connector extension, with the following features:
TYPO3 v13 & v14 compatibility for broader adoption.
Map Shopware categories to TYPO3 pages for better content-e-commerce alignment.
Implement headless JSON-based TYPO3 form validation.
Support multi-level TYPO3 forms with headless JSON implementation.
Integrate Shopware category tree structures into TYPO3 pages.
Reduce Shopware dependency in the TYPO3 connector for greater flexibility.
Add Content Blocks integration with headless JSON support.
Enable support for different user group logins in Shopware via the connector.
What is the potential impact of your idea for the overall goal?
The enhanced connector will enable TYPO3 users to integrate e-commerce functionality more efficiently, providing a seamless experience for managing content and Shopware-based online stores. It reduces complexity for developers and editors while enabling modern, headless architectures.
How does your Idea align with the strategic goals for TYPO3 v14?
Improves interconnectivity by strengthening the TYPO3 ecosystem’s compatibility with external platforms like Shopware, supporting headless implementations, and enhancing flexibility for developers and editors.
If you plan to release all versions of the connector for free and if you want to have your idea as part of the current running Budget Ideas Process Call for Community Budget Ideas (Q3/2025), fillout the form needed for a budget idea. The form is linked in the mentioned article.
As we have already informed you personally from the Business Control Committee Team, we have major concerns regarding the public availability of the extension.
That is why we unfortunately had to reject your idea and will not submit it to the members of the TYPO3 Association for voting.
We are very sorry that we had to make this decision.
According to the provided links, there is an extension for v12, which however not can be downloaded anywhere (so it is basically not free). I do not really understand, if this budget request will result in an open source extension or a commercial extension users have to pay for. Please clear this up.
Hello Torben, yes we had mutually agreed with BCC team that we will be publishing the current connector extensions to the public TYPO3 repository and continue development on the requested enhancements and there will be no commercial versions.
thanks a lot for the clarification, that’s great to hear! Do you happen to have an estimated timeline for when the extension will be made public? It would be really helpful to get a look at the current state to better understand what’s already there and how the proposed enhancements build on it.
Thank you for your enthusiastic feedback on the Enhanced Shopware-TYPO3 Connector budget proposal and for your interest in the timeline for its public release. I truly appreciate your engagement and desire to understand the current state of the extension and its planned enhancements.
To address your question, the public release of the extension is tied to the approval of the budget by the TYPO3 Committee (BCC). As per my agreement with the BCC, we will move forward with making the extension available on public platforms only after securing sufficient community demand and votes for the budget. This ensures the extension is developed with the necessary resources to meet the community’s expectations for quality and functionality.
While I cannot share a specific timeline until the budget is approved, I can assure you that, once approved, I will provide a detailed schedule outlining key milestones for development, testing, and public release. This will include opportunities for the community to preview the extension’s current state and understand how the proposed enhancements will build upon it.
Your support and vote for the budget proposal are vital to moving this project forward. I encourage you to continue sharing your feedback and rallying support on the TYPO3 Discussion platform. Thank you again for your interest, and I’m excited to work toward making this extension publicly available with the community’s backing!