Countdown to PrestaShop Developer Conference 2025: What Awaits Us!

🧠 The countdown is almost over

Tomorrow. Tomorrow is the big day.

After weeks of waiting, the PrestaShop Developer Conference 2025 finally opens its doors. And honestly, I can barely contain my excitement.

After 15 years of developing, optimizing, and tinkering with PrestaShop in every possible way, I can tell you this: Developer Conferences are not just technical events. They are the moments when the platform’s future takes shape before our eyes. Where innovations come to life. Where the community vibrates in unison.

This year, the stakes are particularly high. PrestaShop 9 has just been released, AI is becoming part of our practices, and security questions have never been more critical. In short, this 2025 edition promises to be memorable.

So on the eve of the big day, let’s take a tour together of what awaits us. Whether you’re a freelance developer, agency-based, open source contributor, or simply curious about tech e-commerce, this event is for you.

⚡ The Dev Conf: much more than a series of slides

The beating heart of the community

For those who have never participated in a Developer Conference, let me explain why it’s so different from a traditional conference.

A Dev Conf is not just PowerPoint presentations and product demos. It’s the moment when the community meets physically. Where we finally put a face to those GitHub usernames we’ve been seeing for years. Where we discuss real problems, real solutions, over coffee or beer.

This is where everything happens:

  • Innovation takes shape: The project’s future directions are unveiled. You won’t read about them in a changelog three months later, you discover them live, with explanations from the teams who designed them.

  • Knowledge flows: Experts share their tips, their failures (yes, their failures too!), their discoveries. You leave with solutions to problems you hadn’t even encountered yet.

  • The community grows stronger: These connections made during the Dev Conf are the ones who will help you on Slack, answer your GitHub issues, and maybe become your business partners tomorrow.

Why this edition is special

2025 marks a turning point for PrestaShop. Version 9 is here with its share of structural changes, and the stakes around performance, security, and AI have never been more pressing.

This Dev Conf is your opportunity to get ahead. While others wait for official documentation, you’ll have already understood the new architectures, tested new approaches, and exchanged directly with those who designed them.

🚀 What awaits you tomorrow

I’ve reviewed the official program, and honestly, this edition looks exceptional. Three major themes emerge:

PrestaShop 9 and product vision

This is THE session nobody wants to miss. PrestaShop 9 has just been released, and the team will share feedback, migration best practices, pitfalls to avoid, and especially the roadmap for upcoming versions. It’s the opportunity to hear directly from the teams about the platform’s future.

Technical workshops and best practices

The heart of a Dev Conf! Practical sessions on modern back-office, the Hummingbird theme, and how to contribute to the open source project. A great way to concretely level up your skills.

Security, Performance, and AI

The three pillars of modern e-commerce. How to protect your stores, optimize performance, and integrate Artificial Intelligence into your workflows. Critical topics that define tomorrow’s e-commerce.

And a personal pride: with BusinessTech and PrestaModule, we’ll have the chance to speak at this edition. It’s an honor to share our experience with the community!

You can check out all sessions and the detailed program here.

💡 Why you absolutely MUST NOT miss this

The competitive advantage: The information you’ll gather tomorrow won’t be in blogs for several weeks. You’ll be among the first to know, to understand, to master. And in our field, this head start is gold.

The network: The solution to your next problem might be in a conversation around a corner. These human connections are often more valuable than the sessions themselves.

The inspiration: A Dev Conf is a breath of fresh air. You’ll leave with renewed energy and your head full of ideas for your projects.

🎯 Final stretch: how to prepare?

Check the program: Identify your 3-4 must-attend sessions on the official site and create your schedule.

Prepare your questions: Q&A sessions are golden moments. Note your questions now about PrestaShop 9, security, AI… The more specific they are, the more useful the answers will be.

Join the conversation: Follow the hashtag #PrestaShopDevConf2025 on social media. That’s where the community shares in real-time!

On-site: Business cards, power bank, and comfortable shoes are your best allies.

Online: Test your connection, create a quiet space, and prepare to take notes.

🌟 Your turn

The wait is almost over. Tomorrow, the PrestaShop Developer Conference 2025 will bring together hundreds of enthusiasts around a common goal: advancing the PrestaShop ecosystem.

This edition promises to be memorable. Feedback on PrestaShop 9, migration best practices, AI, security… so many topics that will shape tomorrow’s e-commerce.

So are you ready?

I am. And I can’t wait to experience this day with you, to discover the new features, to exchange ideas, to learn.

See you tomorrow. And let the Dev Conf begin! 🚀

Article published on November 18, 2025 by Nicolas Dabène — PrestaShop & E-commerce Expert with 15+ years of experience