Pimcore Blog
In this blog we inform you about the latest developments around Pimcore.


Blackbit on the Road to DMEXCO23
On 20 September it's that time again: At Europe's largest trade fair for the digital marketing and tech industry, industry leaders, marketing and media experts as well as technology pioneers will meet - of course Blackbit will be there again!
Generate product descriptions with ChatGPT: We show how
Artificial intelligence accelerates processes, we accelerate your online business: Using the integration of ChatGPT in our Pimcore Data Director as an example, we will show you how to create fully automated product information texts for your shop in a time-saving and efficient manner.
New bundle for Pimcore: Better Search
For efficient master data management, it is essential to work with a powerful search function. Blackbit's Pimcore Better Search Bundle is the drop-in replacement for Pimcore's standard backend search. It provides you with a search experience like you are used to from popular web search engines.
Version 3.3: the latest Data Director for Pimcore
Our developers have invested a lot of time in new optimisations to provide you with an improved user experience when using the Data Director in the current version. Our powerful import and export bundle comes in version 3.3 with the following new or revised functions and features:
Pimcore in Kubernetes hosting: efficient development, easy deployment
Kubernetes and containerized applications are becoming increasingly popular. This is because the pace of digital transformation is presenting companies with the challenge of developing complex software solutions ever faster. Modern Dev-Ops practices guarantee the necessary agility in the development...
EXPRESSO Case Study: With BigCommerce into the future of e-commerce
"Never change a running system?" Anyone who rests on their laurels is fatally denying innovation and further development. EXPRESSO is looking ahead with Blackbit and facing the challenges of tomorrow's digital commerce with a new, maximally flexible BigCommerce online store.
Free Pimcore Bundle: Web content in the dashboard thanks to I-Frame plugin
The Pimcore Dashboard The Pimcore Dashboard welcomes Pimcore users to the Admin Panel after login. With the help of portlets, the user quickly gains an overview of the changes in the Pimcore system. Out of the box, it is displayed how many and which objects, assets or documents have been chang...
Blackbit at the Pimcore Mountain Summit 2022
Finally, after a two-year break due to corona, a Pimcore Partner Conference took place again on 27 September 2022. Pimcore events have always had a special place in our annual agenda - and this year's conference was a real highlight, if only because of the choice of venue. The location of this year'...
Blackbit releases new bundle: Single Sign-on for Pimcore
Since June 2020, Blackbit digital Commerce GmbH has maintained an LDAP integration for Pimcore. Now Blackbit extends the possibilities to connect Pimcore to a central user management with the support of OpenID. Companies can manage their users and access permissions, instead of ...
Data Director Tutorial: Working more efficiently with Data Query Selectors
Its users know that it is a powerful tool. One skill that makes Data Director so powerful is working with Data Query Selectors. What Data Query Selectors can do and how they optimize the Pimcore user experience is illustrated in a new tutorial by our colleague Jan.
TechTalk: Optimize Inheritance & Deploy Dataports
As a fast-growing digital agency, Blackbit is constantly faced with the challenge of efficiently operationalizing the rapid development in all areas in our tribes. Working with agile methods brings all kinds of positive effects and is an essential cornerstone of successful digital transformation.
Blackbits Data Director for Pimcore: Version 3.1 is here
Busy, busy! After the big jump with version 3.0, our developers have already added some improvements to the in-house import and export bundle. Blackbit presents the latest version of the Data Director - with the following functions and features:
ASS furnishing systems: Visionary cooperation with a holistic approach
ASS-Einrichtungssysteme develops high-quality school furniture, technology products as well as holistically conceived learning room concepts. Blackbit has created the appropriate presentation platform for the visions of the full-range supplier and has set a spotlight on the wide product range of ASS...
Blackbits Big Plugin Release
Working with a wide variety of customers, we are constantly implementing innovative individual solutions that could also be useful for others. We would like to share these with all interested parties: We open our toolbox and present a numerous selection of plugins - directly from the Blackbit develo...
Data Director Tutorial: Grid Exports and Virtual Fields
In our fifth Data Director tutorial, Jan Walther shows the benefits of using grid exports in combination with our powerful import and export bundle. This is a seamless continuation of the previous tutorial on setting up exports with Data Director in general.
Pimcore: Data Director version 2.5.0 is here
The first Data Director update after the launch of Pimcore X again provides users of the export and import bundle with a number of improvements and new features. Learn in detail which innovations our developers have made in the latest version of the Data Director and from which improvements y...
Pimcore X takes off!
Pimcore X was released on May 11: The new version offers increased performance and new features for efficient collaboration on product data, digital assets and other content. The long-awaited release of Pimcore X is finally here! The most important news right away: Technologically, the framework has...
New bundle, new features in Pimcore Reports
The latest Blackbit Bundle in the Pimcore Marketplace allows you to access external databases and map the data into your Pimcore reports. This innovative product adds another useful feature to your master data management via Pimcore: With the new bundle you can access external databases in Pimcore ...
Pimcore tutorials from e-commerce expert Blackbit for users of all kinds
As experts for the open source platform Pimcore, we help with the installation of Pimcore, the configuration of MySQL or MariaDB, the functional extension through PHP programming based on Symfony and the design of templates for the Pimcore CMS. But when it comes to managing documents, images, assets...
Pimcore Import Bundle becomes Blackbit Data Director
Pimcore is a simple and powerful framework for building digital platforms with an intuitive admin interface. Pimcore plays out a particular strength in the maintenance of structured data. For this reason, Pimcore is often used as a PIM and MDM system in e-commerce.
High scalability and flexibility at website level with Pimcore
In the course of the website relaunch of the Hotel zum Norden, our customer HRG Hotels from Berlin had concrete ideas and requirements that demanded a good portion of creativity from our development team. A challenge that we gladly accepted!
With Pimcore and xt:Commerce to an appealing e-commerce platform
The bicycle and fitness retailer Fitstore24 operates not only a stationary trade but also an online store with an extensive range of bicycles and accessories as well as other articles related to fitness.
Thanks to Pimcore: with internal ticketing to an attractive user experience
The largest cross-industry networker in the north, Hamburg@work | Digitalcluster.Hamburg, offers a platform where entrepreneurs, players and opinion leaders can exchange ideas on the topic of digitization. The aim is to think outside the box and address experiences, objectives and problems. To reali...
Content commerce for innovative nutritional supplements
Establishing natural, well-tolerated and environmentally friendly packaged dietary supplements that bring pleasure and well-being together - that is the mission of Better Foods GmbH. With LactoJoy, the Göttingen-based start-up initially developed a lactase preparation that does not contain any chemi...
Rohde tames extensive product data with PIM & table configurator
Rohde AG supplies industrial companies all over the world with a wide variety of industrial handles, surface technologies, mechanical processing and pipe connections. For the company, such a wide range of products also means a large amount of diverse product data that has to be maintained for its we...
Lossless transformation of data models in Pimcore
Structuring product and customer data perfectly for the online store, marketing channels and sales processes is no simple task. Numerous factors must be taken into account when creating a data model so that the data can ultimately be efficiently maintained and stored and processed with high performa...
Million investment for Pimcore
Blackbit has backed the right horse with Pimcore, the successful Austrian open source platform for Product Information Management (PIM), as a Pimcore Gold Partner: The alternative to traditional proprietary systems in the enterprise software market continues to thrive, receiving $3.5 million in fund...
Pimcore web-to-print solution accelerates catalog creation
Insect protection, pest control, sun and privacy protection and garden accessories - the Austrian Windhager Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H. sells a wide range of products for a beautiful, productive garden and a more comfortable life at home.
Plugin update: Even more flexible data imports in Pimcore
When it comes to importing large amounts of data into Pimcore quickly and easily, our plugin BB Import is the proven tool. To adapt the Pimcore plugin to the current needs of our customers and other online merchants, we are constantly developing it.
Innovative: Pimcore and HubSpot convince users and professionals alike
We have been enthusiastically using the powerful Pimcore and HubSpot platforms for the digital success of our customers for several years now. But we are not the only ones who are convinced by the innovative software.
Marketing Automation & Personalization with Pimcore 5
Marketing automation and a personalized user approach will soon be indispensable in digital commerce. Intelligent personalization tools that identify and address customer preferences are expected to enable digital companies to increase their profits by up to 15% as early as 2020, according to Gartne...
pimcore CEO is speaker at SXSW 2016
We have been working with the flexible open source framework pimcore for several years, became a pimcore Professional Partner in 2013, and in October 2015 we were one of just 16 companies from all over the world to pick up the brand new Silver Partner certificate at the 1st pimcore Partner Unconfere...We write about the latest software updates for Shopware 6, Shopify, BigCommerce, and other e-commerce platforms. We also introduce new products and plugins for your online shop. Find out how you can save time in online marketing with the help of additional software and open up new possibilities for digitally addressing your customers.
But e-commerce software is not the only topic. No online shop can do without marketing. You will find blog articles on search engine marketing, e-mail marketing, social media and content marketing. We give tips and show by example how you can reach your target group via Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and other platforms. Content is always an issue and many online retailers ask themselves whether a corporate blog, an online magazine, or an optimization of the category texts is more likely to be appreciated by Google and help potential customers to find the online shop more easily. We would be happy to show you how to write SEO texts and implement SEO measures that not only improve your visibility on Google, but also optimize the user experience of your shop and, first and foremost, ensure that your customers feel well looked after.
We help your business with information on the first steps in e-commerce and save you from common mistakes when starting your own online shop. We write about events and e-commerce trends, present our biggest success projects as good examples of successful shops and share with you our know-how on the subject of e-commerce as well as useful tips on trading on the Internet. Whether it's for your start in online commerce, expanding to multi-channel commerce, or developing sophisticated strategies for B2B e-commerce: we welcome any tips we can give you to make your online shop more successful and are happy to support you in mastering your individual e-commerce challenges.