Exploring Shopware: Snippet Settings in Shopware 6

If you want to reach customers abroad, you need to add more languages to your storefront. Shopware 6 lets you do that with the help of snippets. The system relies on them for translating and customizing texts displayed on your website. In the article below, you will find Shopware 6 snippets and snippet sets explained. The following article sheds light on the corresponding screen in your Shopware 6 admin. You will learn what Shopware 6 snippets are and how to manage them. The article explores how to create new snippets in Shopware 6 as well as apply several management tricks to simplify your daily routine associated with multiple languages.

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Snippet Settings in Shopware 6 Admin

You can find the Snippet settings page in the Shopware 6 administration as follows:

• Go to your Shopware 6 administration;
• Open its main menu;
• Proceed to the Settings section;
• Open the Shop subsection;
• Hit the Snippets icon.

Now, when you know where snippets are hidden in the Shopware 6 backend, let’s explain their purpose. The e-commerce system relies on snippets to translate and customize texts displayed on the storefront.

The overview section looks as follows:

As you can see, all snippets are combined within sets. By default, you get the following two snippet sets in Shopware 6: BASE de_DE and BASE en_GB. As you’ve probably guessed already, they include the translations for German and English storefronts. Each set uses the respective base file: messages.de_DE and messages.en_GB. Shopware 6 uses them to store the standard values of the snippet sets. As a result, it is possible to reset the snippets at any moment. Also, it is not recommended to apply changes to these files. Otherwise, you won’t be able to reset the snippets to a basic value.

As usual, you can use the context menu to edit, duplicate, or delete snippet sets. As for the Edit snippets button, it lets you apply changes to the previously selected sets.

Editing Snippets in Shopware 6

Shopware 6 lets you edit a snippet by clicking on the respective set. Note that it is possible to edit a snippet in several sets. For that, you need to select them with the help of the respective checkboxes. Next, click the Edit snippets button. You will see the following screen:

The grid contains all the snippets stored in the database table snippets for the selected sets. You can see snippet names and translations per set. The context menu lets you edit snippets or reset them to the default values stored in the base file.

So, hit the edit option of the context menu. Shopware displays the variable name and translations. Now, you can edit snippet translations.

Creating a new snippet

It is possible to create a new snippet within a snippet set. Note that each new value is created globally. Switch to a snippet set via its context menu or by clicking on its name. 

Click the New Snippet button to create a new snippet.

The system transfers you to a new screen where you can specify the name of your new snippet – do not use spaces or special characters. After that, provide translations and save your new snippet.

Creating a new snippet set

To use snippets in a sales channel that differs from the standard, you need to create a custom snippet set. Thus, you also keep the standard set unchanged.

Hit the Add snippet set button to create a new collection of snippets. Shopware 6 lets you use a new base file as a background of your new set. Alternatively, it is possible to duplicate an already existing set.

Add

After you hit the Add snippet set button, Shopware 6 opens a form where you have to provide the relevant information: the name of your new set and its base file.

Duplicate

When duplicating a snippet set, you can choose from the existing sets. Shopware 6 generates a duplicate with the same name as the parent set but adding “copy” to its name. To change the new set name, proceed to the overview and edit the default title by double-clicking on the line of the snippet set.

Adding links

If you want to add a link to a text area, use the default HTML rules. In Shopware 6, you can use the a href attribute, like on many platforms:

<a href=”URL”>link text</a>

As a result, your built-in link may look as follows:

<a href=”https://firebearstudio.com/blog/exploring-shopware-getting-started-with-the-platform.html”>Exploring Shopware: Getting Started With The Platform</a>

How to import snippet sets to Shopware 6

Importing snippets and snippet sets to Shopware 6 may dramatically improve your migration to the platform. Instead of recreating every language manually, you may provide the necessary files as described above. However, there may be a necessity to transfer numerous other entities to your Shopware 6 website. It is where our team comes in handy. We can help you simplify and automate these processes. Contact our support for more details and try our Improved Import, Export & Mass Actions for Shopware. You can use it to import any entity to Shopware 6. The extension provides the ability to create a schedule of updates to transfer data to and from your website on a regular basis. At the same time, you can automatically apply changes to it via presets. Contact us for more information.

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