Shopware bug: Files disappear from the Storefront

In the current version of Shopware (version 6.6.10.4) it can happen that files are no longer available in the storefront. This results, for example, in suddenly missing fonts or images or the JavaScript error "$ is not defind".

This bug is probably related to the following change:

• #7925 - Remove DeleteThemeFilesMessage usage in ThemeCompiler

Information from Shopware

The behaviour is known to Shopware and can be traced back to a bug in Shopware 6.6.10.4. The corresponding issue can be found here: https://github.com/shopware/shopware/issues/9406

The definitive solution will be released with a future update (probably 6.6.10.5).

Until then, there is the following workaround according to Shopware:

With the free extension "Frosh Tools" you can view and edit the scheduled tasks of the shop. Go to the "Scheduled tasks" tab and click on the menu next to the "theme.delete_files" task and select "Set to inactive". The theme must then be recompiled once. This can be done either via the console command bin/console theme:compile, or alternatively via the "Compile theme" button in the "Cache" tab of the Tools extension.

After compiling, the missing files should be available again and will no longer be removed thanks to the deactivated task.

Note: After a future update, it is recommended to reactivate the task, as its task is to delete files that are no longer required.