Differentiator cluster for Shopware plugins or apps

This section will show you the new differentiator groups which needs to be fulfilled to be to released to the store .

Cluster variations

• Cluster 1: Your plugin or app offers meaningful use case that cannot be replicated with other comparable plugins or apps. Additionally, it provides a meaningful integration that is not implemented in the comparison plugin or app.

• Cluster 2: Your plugin or app offers meaningful use case that cannot be replicated with other comparable plugins or apps. Moreover, it works sensibly with Shopware standards, instead of using its own technical approaches.

• Cluster 3: Your app is based on the app system and offers a meaningful integration that is not implemented in the comparison extension.

• Cluster 4: Your app is based on the app system and offers meaningful use cases that cannot be replicated with other comparable extension.

Examples of meaningful use of the Shopware standard

• Uses custom fields instead of own tables. This facilitates data management and querying and avoids inconsistencies or conflicts with the Shopware data model.

• Uses Admin SDK instead of own modules. This allows for seamless integration of the plugins or apps into the Shopware admin interface.

• Offers a headless solution. This enables Shopware to be used as a backend for any frontend applications that can communicate with Shopware via the API.

• Offers a reasonable API connection. This means that the plugin or app uses the Shopware API in a compliant and efficient manner to exchange, update, or manipulate data.

• Precisely adapts to Shopware externally. This means that the plugin or app complements or extends the appearance of the Shopware admin interface without disturbing or altering it, by using the same styles and elements.

Examples of meaningful use cases that cannot be represented with other plugins or apps

• Offers the possibility to send automatic emails to customers or partners to inform them about important information or offers.

• Offers the possibility to combine the function of the plugin or app with variants.

• Offers the possibility to link the function of your plugin or app with advanced pricing to enable flexible pricing or discounts.

• Offers different configurations for different sales channels.

Examples of Shopware integrations:

• The plugin or app has meaningfully integrated the Rule Builder into the plugin or app.

• The plugin or app has meaningfully integrated the Dynamic Product Stream into the plugin or app.

• The plugin or app has meaningfully integrated the Shopware webhook integration into the plugin or app.

• The plugin or app has meaningfully integrated the Flow Builder into the plugin or app.