It strips away the magic and shows you the machine. Just remember to turn it off when you are done.
If you have been working with Shopware for a while, you know the phrase "With great power comes great responsibility." In the world of legacy systems (specifically Shopware 3, formerly known as PWIS), that power is locked inside a hidden state called .
Navigate to your Shopware 3 root directory (usually /engine/Shopware/Configs/ or your custom config directory). piwis 3 engineering mode
// Optional but recommended for dev: 'showExceptionTrace' => true, 'errorHandler' => true, );
Open Default.php or your environment-specific config file and add the following: It strips away the magic and shows you the machine
<?php return array( // ... other config settings ... 'engineering' => true, // <-- This is the magic switch
For many merchants, the backend of SW3 feels limited. The theme manager is basic, the caching is aggressive, and debugging feels like looking through a keyhole. Engineering Mode is the key that opens the door. Navigate to your Shopware 3 root directory (usually
October 5, 2023 | Reading Time: 6 minutes