Shop Performance in 30 Days
The Practical Guide for Shopware Developers and Architects
24 chapters · 764 pages · PHP 8.x code · Shopware 6
Who is this book for?
Three roles, one goal: making Shopware shops faster.
Mid-Level Shopware Developer
This book helps you:
- Find and fix performance bottlenecks systematically
- Use profiling tools like Blackfire and Tideways effectively
- Implement caching strategies for Shopware 6
- Grow your skillset toward senior level
Tech Lead / Solution Architect
This book helps you:
- Define and monitor performance KPIs
- Make infrastructure decisions based on data
- Establish team standards for performant code
- Plan scaling strategies for growing shops
E-Commerce Agency CTO
This book helps you:
- Turn performance into a competitive advantage for your agency
- Build standardized audit processes for client projects
- Sell ROI-based performance optimization
- Implement best practices across the team
Your path to measurable performance
4-week core program + Shopware deep dives + transformation scenarios
Fundamentals & Frontend
Audit, Core Web Vitals & quick wins
- Ch. 1 The Performance Imperative
- Ch. 2 Performance Audit
- Ch. 3 Core Web Vitals
- + 2 more
Caching & Database
Maximizing backend performance
- Ch. 6 HTTP Caching
- Ch. 7 Application Cache
- Ch. 8 Database Optimization
Infrastructure
Optimizing server & deployment
- Ch. 9 PHP Performance
- Ch. 10 Redis High Availability
- Ch. 11 CDN Integration
Monitoring & Sustainability
Staying fast long-term
- Ch. 12 Real User Monitoring
- Ch. 13 Continuous Performance Testing
- Ch. 14 Performance Culture
- + 1 more
Shopware Deep Dives
Themes, plugins, Elasticsearch & more
- Ch. 16 Theme Optimization
- Ch. 17 Plugin Performance
- Ch. 18 Elasticsearch
- + 3 more
Practice & Outlook
Troubleshooting, scenarios & trends
- Ch. 22 The 20 Most Common Problems
- Ch. 23 Five Transformation Scenarios
- Ch. 24 Outlook
All 24 chapters at a glance
Click a section to see its chapters
About the author
Mehmet Gökçe — E-Commerce Performance Consultant
What makes this book different
Not a generic performance handbook — a Shopware 6 practical guide
100% Shopware 6 focused
No generic tips. Every chapter addresses specific Shopware 6 architecture, APIs and patterns.
Code you can check
Companion repository on GitHub with scripts, configurations and automated tests. The whole book is currently being checked, chapter by chapter, against a running Shopware 6.6 shop.
30-day structure
Not a random collection of tips. A deliberate 4-week core plan plus deep dives and transformation scenarios.
Enterprise-proven
Based on 28 years of hands-on experience in e-commerce and enterprise projects.
Free sample
Read the foreword, the first three chapters and chapter 6 for free on Leanpub, as PDF or EPUB, no sign-up needed:
Frequently asked questions
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