Love (and growth) is in the air! February centered on infrastructure work and ecosystem growth. We are making final touches to Sylius Addons Marketplace, released the Subscriptions module in Sylius Plus, and saw two new B2B platforms go live. A new partner joined from Latvia, we shared some more SyliusCon presentations, and represented Sylius at events across the UK and Spain.
Let’s dive into February! 🦢
February focused on infrastructure and getting the ecosystem aligned. The team pushed hard on Symfony 8 readiness and routing modernization. In total, 199 PRs were merged, with 174 coming from actual contributors (not bots) – showing both internal progress and solid community involvement.
Core saw intensive work around the new routing system and Symfony 8 compatibility. The new routing initiative expanded significantly, covering shop flows like checkout, account management, password reset, and product pages (e.g. #18791, #18852, #18869). This continues to modernize route definitions and prepares the platform for more flexibility and extensibility.
We also made substantial progress toward Symfony 8 support. Updates included allowing doctrine/doctrine-bundle ^3.1 (#18754), bumping key dependencies such as symfony/monolog-bundle (#18797) and symfonycasts/dynamic-forms (#18796), and enabling Symfony 8 in selected components like Channel (#18799). Together, these changes future-proof the core and reduce friction for upcoming upgrades.
The testing infrastructure was heavily modernized. A full migration of Behat configurations from XML/YAML to PHP (e.g., #18854, #18866) simplifies maintenance and aligns with Symfony 8 requirements. CI workflows were unified around BuildTestAppAction v4 (#18825), improving consistency and stability across pipelines.
On the UX side, we fixed admin image handling with newer Webpack versions (#18832) and refined delivery time formatting (#18779), ensuring a smoother day-to-day experience for merchants and developers alike.
ResourceBundle received a strong functional boost. We introduced route priorities at the metadata level (#1147) and resource-level route requirements (#1148), making routing behavior more predictable and configurable.
Improvements to flash message translations (#1146) and fallback translations for custom operations (#1140) enhance internationalization and polish. Additionally, fixes like nested repository argument parsing (#1149) increase reliability in advanced resource configurations.
Stack documentation and developer experience were significantly improved. We added a Twig hooks debug command (#326), introduced a default EnumFilter Twig template for grids (#331), and refined Bootstrap Admin UI templates after upstream changes (#346).
A comprehensive documentation cleanup and restructuring (e.g., #333, #338, #340) makes it easier for developers to adopt and correctly configure Sylius Stack components.
Multiple bundles, including Fixtures (#117), Mailer (#276), and Theme (#142) – added Symfony 8 support. XML-to-PHP service migrations (e.g., Fixtures #116) and modernized type declarations (Mailer #277) ensure long-term maintainability and cleaner internals.
Altogether, February laid critical foundations: modern routing, upgraded testing infrastructure, and broad Symfony 8 compatibility. The ecosystem is becoming leaner, more consistent, and ready for its next major chapter.
The old Sylius Store served its purpose, but the ecosystem outgrew it. With more plugins, Sylius Plus modules, courses, and partners joining, resources were scattered across GitHub, documentation, and various platforms. Many valuable extensions became hard to discover.
Sylius Addons Marketplace centralizes everything in one structured hub: community plugins, Sylius Plus modules, online courses, and certification. Built on the Marketplace Suite (which shows what Sylius Plus can do), the platform introduces vendor ownership: plugin creators manage their own listings directly, including descriptions, documentation, and compatibility information.
The new system includes reviews and ratings, creating accountability for quality and ongoing maintenance. For developers and agencies, it’s a clearer way to showcase solutions. For merchants, it’s easier to find what they need and contact vendors directly for support or collaboration.
The official launch livestream will take place on March 23 with Przemysław Połeć and Magdalena Sadowska walking through the platform. Read the full story in our blog post.
Another module joins the Sylius Plus family. It’s been on the roadmap for years, but other priorities kept pushing it back. Better late than never.
The Subscriptions module adds recurring sales capabilities without disrupting the standard Sylius purchase flow. Subscriptions are defined at the product and variant level, so merchants can mix one-time purchases and recurring items in a single cart and checkout. Once created from orders, subscriptions evolve independently with their own lifecycle and renewal logic – enabling long-term customer relationships built on renewable orders.
This is foundational subscription functionality responding to community feedback about needing recurring models that work within the existing Sylius architecture.
Want to see how it fits your setup? Schedule a demo with the team or explore Sylius Plus.
A few words about the newest Sylius-based projects. ⬇️
Firstly, Adeliom agency built a B2B platform for M-extend, the French leader in front loaders for tractors. Many B2B companies invest heavily in lead acquisition but leave their customer portals stuck in 2012, with catalogs disguised as websites, scattered information, and unclear order tracking.
The challenge was transforming the customer space into a commercial tool and relationship centre. The Sylius/Symfony platform (with Flutter frontend for mobile experience) provides personalized access to catalogs and conditions, centralized order history and documentation, integrated warranty and parts return workflows, dealer locator with CRM synchronization, and increased autonomy for both customers and internal teams – reducing friction in daily commercial interactions.
The architecture sits on Sylius and Symfony, connected to existing ERP, PIM, and CRM systems through APIs, supporting 7 languages and ready to evolve with B2B needs. In B2B, the most successful platforms aren’t the ones that just take orders – they’re the ones that strengthen relationships. And that’s often where sales performance is really decided.
Innelec went live with a completely redesigned B2B eCommerce platform built by our Professional Solution Partner, Cyllene. The project focused on meeting today’s professional customer expectations with a simplified purchasing process for independent ordering, a centralized customer hub managing all activity, and a more intuitive interface with detailed product information.
The launch marks a first step – a solid foundation designed to evolve based on real-world usage and customer feedback. The goal was clear from the start: simplify the daily work of professional customers.
ZenIS joined as a Professional Solution Partner from Latvia 🇱🇻. The digital consulting company specializes in helping organizations modernize operations and build scalable digital platforms tailored to real business needs – from mid-sized companies scaling beyond local markets to enterprises managing operational complexity.
Their work spans custom software development, eCommerce solutions, system integrations, process automation, and AI-driven decision support. ZenIS has delivered projects for clients including Decathlon Latvia and European government institutions, supporting both private and public sectors. As an independent IT partner, they focus on designing the right solution for each client’s stage, scale, and strategy rather than pushing a single platform – which makes Sylius a natural fit for companies requiring highly customizable, scalable architectures.
Welcome to the partner network! 🤝
Let’s summarize the latest events in the eCommerce ecosystem.
Piotr Szymański and Jakub Leśniewski crossed the sea to attended PHP UK Conference in London last month. Thanks to Paul Dragoonis for the invitation – it was a great opportunity to connect with PHP enthusiasts from across the United Kingdom and talk about what we’re building in the open-source eCommerce ecosystem.
The conversations were genuinely inspiring: unique use cases, technical challenges, and new ways in which Sylius supports merchants who want to invest in open-source technologies.
Events like this remind us why community matters. Looking forward to the next UK meetup! 🇬🇧
Marc Laszczynski virtually joined Ecommerce En Verdiblanco, an event organized by CLEARIS, bringing together top brands and ecosystem members in Spain. The event brought together perspectives from the broader eCommerce landscape, including PrestaShop community members – fitting timing given the recent acquisition news.
Thanks to the organizers for including Sylius in the conversation and creating space for cross-platform dialogue. 🤝
Now, let’s see what’s ahead of us.
The first Sylius France Community Meetup of 2026 takes place in Bordeaux on March 12th, hosted by our Professional Solution Partner, Smile, and ElasticSuite Solutions. This after-work meetup brings together practical talks from business owners, agencies, and the Sylius team.
The lineup includes Romain Ruaud (ElasticSuite Solution) on AI-powered product discovery with Gally, ULTRA PREMIUM DIRECT sharing their headless production experience moving from monolith to micro-frontends, Julien Castera and Natacha Lutau (Clever Age) on Bordeaux Airport’s custom platform, Olivier Allain (Synolia) testing the LegacyShopBridge in Sylius 2.0, Estelle Gaits (akawaka) on DDD powering their CSE 2.0, and our one and only Piotr Szymański walking through building real Sylius demos from real use cases.
Hope to see you in Bordeaux! Grab one of the 40 spots – register here. 🇫🇷
What’s more,our Professional Solution Partner Dn’D will be at One to One Retail E-Commerce in Monaco from March 10-12 at booth F2-F21. Julien Didier, Thibault Vié, and Amandine Multin are looking forward to meeting you. 💪
Additionally, on March 10 at 5 PM, Pierre-Alexandre Florent (Head of Innovation & Digital for Groupe Cafés et Vins Richard) will share insights on modernizing B2B journeys while preserving brand DNA.
We’re heading to Webwinkel Vakdagen in Utrecht on March 25-26. You’ll find us at the booth together with our Professional Solution Partner Ergonode. Przemysław Połeć and Radosław Żurawski from BitBag will be there to chat about what you’re building. If you’re attending, stop by and say hello!
Sylius CEO Mikołaj Król will be at the E-commerce Open Source Summit in Le Nida, France, on March 26, discussing the future direction of PrestaShop and Sylius. With the recent acquisition bringing both platforms under one roof, it’s a great moment to talk about where open-source commerce is heading and what it means for the ecosystem.
Moreover, we’re sponsoring Meet Commerce Poland in Warsaw on April 20. Przemysław Połeć will be there representing Sylius – come say hi and chat about open-source commerce, platform strategies, or whatever’s on your mind. Looking forward to meeting you!
We’re really proud that Magdalena Sadowska, our Head of Product Operations, will be speaking at SymfonyLive Berlin on April 23-24 with her talk “AI Culture in Open Source – The Sylius Way.” The conference takes place at CineStar CUBIX right in the heart of Berlin at Alexanderplatz, bringing together around 500 Symfony developers from across Europe.
If you’re attending the conference, make sure to join her session. We don’t need to tell you you’re invited, right? See you in Berlin! 🇩🇪 🦢
Przemysław Połeć joined Klaudia Krajewska on Tpay Podcast to discuss how B2B e-commerce platforms need to evolve and why platform development is never really “finished.” The B2B market isn’t slowing down, and choosing the right technology has become a key strategic decision for the years ahead.
The conversation covered practical questions businesses face when scaling their sales operations, such as how to move from simple stores to advanced systems without rebuilding from scratch, using AI for real automation beyond marketing hype, what to focus on today to stay ahead two years from now, and much more!
Sounds interesting? Listen to Przemek and Klaudia in the full episode. 🎧
Every Sylius store already knows its customers – the real question is whether you’re actually listening. Mike Korba, CCO & Co-Founder at User.com by Positive, showed how everyday Sylius events can become the starting point for meaningful customer conversations in “Know Your Customer: Building Smarter Journeys with Sylius Data.”
Rather than collecting data that sits in dashboards nobody checks, Mike walked through real scenarios: a first purchase that triggers the right follow-up, a returning customer who gets a perfectly timed message, and data flowing in real-time from Sylius into CRM and marketing automation tools without custom tracking or fragile integrations. It’s about using the right signals at the right moment to genuinely change the customer experience.
For those interested in applying this approach, there’s an official integration between Sylius and User.com available here. Watch the full session on YouTube. 🎥
And here’s what the community has been sharing. 🖊️
The work continues. Sylius keeps evolving – there’s always something to improve, refine, or rebuild entirely. Platform development isn’t about hitting a finish line; it’s about continuously adapting to what the ecosystem needs and staying ahead of where the market is heading.
We’ve got plenty on the roadmap, more releases coming, and a growing community pushing things forward in different directions. That’s exactly how it should be.
Thanks to everyone building, contributing, and staying involved. See you in March! 🦢
