Month in Review: September 2025
React Dashboard Update: Transparency Over Everything
We missed our September deadline for the React Dashboard v1 release. There's no sugarcoating it. When urgent client work demanded our attention, we had to make a choice that every bootstrapped company faces: prioritize immediate business needs to keep the team running.
The reality of building a sustainable company without external funding means making tough calls. We chose to be upfront with our community about this delay rather than rushing out an incomplete product.
The good news? We're back at full speed. The dashboard now has complete feature parity with the legacy Angular Admin UI, includes several UI/UX improvements, and even adds features that weren't in the original version. Our new target is October 2025, with a firm commitment to deliver by Halloween eve at the latest.
Version 3.4.2: The Final Patch
We released v3.4.2 as the last patch version in the v3.4.x series. This sets the stage for v3.5.0, which will include the new React Dashboard for general availability. The release maintains our commitment to stability while we prepare for the next major feature launch.
Community Engagement: Live Debugging and Real Stories
Housein took bug hunting public with a live-stream on our YouTube channel. Watching a real debugging session in our CLI gives developers an authentic look at how we approach problems. No scripts, no perfect takes—just real development work.
Watch the stream here: CLI Bug Hunt Live Session
Our featured case study this month showcased Hans Kohler AG, a steel trader who unified their B2B and B2C operations on a single Vendure platform. Real businesses solving real problems—this is what drives our development priorities.
Read the case study: Hans Kohler AG: Unified B2B/B2C Platform
Enterprise Interest and Upcoming Case Studies
September brought exciting conversations with larger companies evaluating Vendure for their e-commerce migrations. These discussions give us direct insight into enterprise requirements and help shape our roadmap.
We're working on several new case studies that will be published over the coming months. Expect to see more real-world implementations and architecture decisions from companies at scale.
Published Content: Twelve Deep Dives
Our content team maintained an impressive publishing cadence throughout September. We released twelve articles covering feature recipes, integrations, community plugins, and technical showcases.
Integration Guides
We published comprehensive guides for integrating popular headless CMS platforms:
- Storyblok CMS integration for content management
- Sanity integration with detailed implementation steps
- Strapi integration for flexible content structures
- Generic CMS plugin guide for custom integrations
Feature Recipes and Showcases
Practical implementation guides for common e-commerce patterns:
- Pre-orders for managing upcoming product launches
- Blameable Changes Plugin for audit trails and accountability
- Custom Form Elements in the Admin Dashboard
- CSV data export for reporting and analytics
- The Vendure CLI deep dive and usage patterns
- Settings Store announcement for configuration management
Community Spotlights
Highlighting the plugins built by our community:
- Blurry Image Lazy Loading Plugin for performance optimization
- Webhook Plugin by Pinelab for event-driven integrations
What's Next
October is about delivery. The React Dashboard is our primary focus, and we're committed to getting it into your hands. Beyond that, expect more case studies, continued technical content, and ongoing conversations with the enterprise companies exploring Vendure.
We appreciate the community's understanding of our bootstrapped approach. Your patience and support make it possible for us to build something sustainable and valuable.
Stay tuned for the October review—it's going to be a big one.
Have questions about any of these updates? Join the conversation in our Discord community or reach out directly.
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