Important

You are browsing documentation for version 5.1 of OroCommerce, supported until March 2026. Read the documentation for version 6.0 (the latest LTS version) to get up-to-date information.

See our Release Process documentation for more information on the currently supported and upcoming releases.

Backend Developer Guide

Backend Developer Guide is an essential resource for developers that provides comprehensive documentation on how to install, customize, and maintain Oro applications by making the relevant code-level changes. Navigate the guide to learn how to configure Oro applications to accomplish a broad range of tasks required for organizations to run the business and interact with customers successfully.

Setup

Configure dev and prod environments for Oro applications, install and upgrade them to a new version.

• System Requirements
• Dev Environment
• Demo Environment
• Installation
• Upgrade
• Reinstall

Entities

Create, configure and manage entities, create CRUD for particular entities, and protect them using access level permissions.

• Create Entities
• Extend Entities
• Configure Entities
• CRUD Operations
• Data Grids
• Access Permissions

Entity Data

Configure entity-related reports, integration of business processes, workflows, data audit, search index.

• Fixtures
• Reports & Segments
• Search Index
• Workflows
• Operations (Actions)
• Data Audit

Guides

• Architecture
• Bundles and Extensions
• Security
• Translation and Localization
• Integrations
• Dashboards
• Navigation
• Emails
• Message Queue
• Cron
• WebSocket Notifications
• Scopes
• File Storage
• Feature Toggle
• Logging
• System Configuration
• Configuration Reference
• Automated Tests
• Extending OroCommerce
• API Developer Guide
• Organization Types

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