Refreshing the storefront

In order to avoid or solve problems, you should refresh the storefront after each change to the storefront or a theme update.

There are two ways to update the storefront:

1. Refreshing the storefront
2. Refreshing the storefront after updates

Refreshing the storefront

In regular usage, you can refresh the storefront in 3 simple steps:

1. Open the administration of your shop
2. Compiling the theme:
   1. Switch to the "Theme Management" via the main navigation ("Content" => "Themes")
      • Note: In the Shopware Cloud, you will find the section "Themes" directly in the main navigation.
   2. Open the theme configuration of your ThemeWare® theme
   3. Save the configuration once unchanged
   4. The Theme is now being compiled.
3. Clearing the Shopware cache:
   1. Navigate via the main navigation to the section "Cache & Indexes" ("Settings" => "System")
   2. Click "Clear caches "
   3. The Shopware cache is now being cleared.
4. Reloading the website and the browser cache:
   • After that, reload the page on which the problem occurred in your web browser with a cache refresh:
     • Windows: Ctrl + F5
     • Mac: Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + R or Command (⌘) + Option/Alt (⌥) + R

The storefront has been refreshed now.

Refreshing the storefront after updates

After updates, we recommend that you assign the default theme and then reassign your ThemeWare® theme:

1. Open the administration of your shop
2. Assign the Shopware default theme:
   1. Navigate via the main navigation to your sales channel ("Sales Channels" => Your Sales Channel => Tab "Theme")
   2. Please assign the Shopware default theme to the appropriate sales channel
      
   3. Save the change in the sales channel.
3. Reassign ThemeWare®:
   1. Now reassign your ThemeWare® theme to the appropriate sales channel.
   2. Save the change in the sales channel.
   3. The theme will now be compiled and the theme assets transferred to the storefront.
4. Clearing the Shopware cache:
   1. Navigate via the main navigation to the section "Cache & Indexes" ("Settings" => "System")
   2. Click "Clear caches "
   3. The Shopware cache is now being cleared.
5. Reloading the website and the browser cache:
   • After that, reload the page on which the problem occurred in your web browser with a cache refresh:
     • Windows: Ctrl + F5
     • Mac: Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + R or Command (⌘) + Option/Alt (⌥) + R

The storefront has been refreshed now.