Development

Mar 18, 2026 By Krystian Podemski

AI-Powered API Hackathon: 14+ Endpoints in a Single Day

How PrestaShop teams used Claude Code to accelerate Admin API contributions

On March 12th, developers from across PrestaShop’s tech teams joined forces for a hackathon, splitting into four teams with one clear mission: accelerate the development of the Admin API.

Mar 13, 2026 By Krystian Podemski

Discover the PrestaShop example modules repository

A hands-on library of working code examples to help you understand how PrestaShop module development really works.

If you’ve ever read through the PrestaShop developer documentation and thought “this makes sense in theory, but I wish I could see it working in a real module”: the example-modules repository is exactly what you’re looking for.

Feb 10, 2026 By Krystian Podemski

Cleaning up old branches: a routine maintenance for a healthier repository

We are removing old branches from our repository

Keeping the PrestaShop repository tidy is part of routine maintenance. In January 2026, we are cleaning up a few stale branches from our main repository that are no longer used for releases or active development.

Mar 20, 2025 By Jonathan Lelievre

Adapting to PrestaShop 9: Guzzle is gone, what's next?

PrestaShop 9 no longer includes Guzzle by default. Here's how to adapt your module.

PrestaShop 9 is a major release, meaning it introduces breaking changes, including the removal of certain dependencies. One of the most impactful changes for module developers is the removal of Guzzle, a popular HTTP client that many modules relied on.

Mar 11, 2025 By Alexis Guyomar

Reworking the "Update Assistant" Module V7: Our Experience

Transforming Complexity into Efficiency: The Story Behind Update Assistant V7

Let’s face it—our Update Assistant module was messy. The front-end was confusing, the user experience was challenging, and even minor adjustments were a little more complex than what we would have liked.

Jun 6, 2024 By PrestaShop team

PrestaShop 9 Alpha 1 is Available!

We need your help! Check the new major PrestaShop version.

Here it is. The first public alpha of PrestaShop 9 is available. We decided it was time to share with you the first results of our work on PrestaShop 9.

May 12, 2023 By Mathieu Ferment

PrestaShop 9 minimum PHP version will be PHP8.1

The project moves forward and drops obsolete PHP versions

The develop branch contains the source code that will give birth to PrestaShop 9. This is the future of PrestaShop: it will be released either at the end of the year 2023 or at the beginning of the year 2024 and must carry on the ambition of the project for 2024. This major version must also embrace the change in the PHP ecosystem, and consequently, it must drop the support of obsolete PHP versions.

May 28, 2021 By Valentin Szczupak

Introducing TypeScript

Moving our Javascript code to the next level

Following a recent Architecture Decision Records (ADR) submission and a Proof of Concept (POC), the Core Maintainers team has decided to introduce TypeScript (TS) on the project.

May 25, 2021 By PrestaShop team

Heads up: old development branches are going away

We are cleaning up old branches from our repository

The month of June is fast approaching, so it’s time for a late Spring clean!

May 24, 2021 By PrestaShop team

PrestaShop is now available on Composer

A new way to kickstart your projects

Released almost 10 years ago, Composer is the most popular package manager for the PHP ecosystem. PrestaShop has been using it since 1.7.0 to manage its dependencies, including all the native modules.