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Notes from the build.
Practical writing on Shopify development, from checkout and Functions to performance and migrations.
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Shopify Plus pricing in 2026: what it costs and what you get
Shopify Plus starts at $2,300 a month on a 3-year term. Full pricing, card and transaction fees, and when Plus pays for itself, checked September 2026.
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Shopify vs Shopify Plus: what actually changes when you upgrade
Shopify vs Shopify Plus, compared on price, fees, checkout, Functions, stores and API limits, with figures checked on shopify.com in September 2026.
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Do you actually need a custom Shopify app? An honest take
Custom apps are powerful and easy to over-reach for. How to tell if you need a custom Shopify app, or if a Function or an existing app is the better answer.
Apps Custom Development Shopify Plus -
Checkout UI extensions: what you can and can't add to Shopify checkout
Shopify checkout is customizable again, through UI extensions rather than checkout.liquid. Here is what you can add to checkout, and where the limits are.
Checkout Extensions Shopify Plus -
Hide, rename and reorder payment methods on Shopify (the supported way)
Control which payment methods show at Shopify checkout, what they are called and in what order, without hacks. Here is how payment customization works.
Checkout Shopify Functions Payments -
Replatforming to Shopify without losing SEO: the technical checklist
Moving to Shopify from WooCommerce or Magento? The SEO risk is real but avoidable. Here is the technical checklist we work through on every migration.
Migrations SEO Shopify Plus -
Shopify Functions vs. apps: when to build custom back-end logic
Functions, a custom app, or an off-the-shelf app? A practical guide to choosing the right way to change how your Shopify store behaves, at checkout and beyond.
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Shopify Scripts are gone. Here is what replaces them
Shopify Scripts stopped running on June 30, 2026. Here is what replaced line item, shipping and payment Scripts, and how to rebuild them as Shopify Functions.
Checkout Shopify Functions Migrations
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