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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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Do you actually need a custom Shopify app? An honest take
Custom apps are powerful and easy to over-reach for. Here is how to tell whether your problem genuinely needs one — or whether a Function, an existing app, or nothing at all is the better answer.
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Checkout UI extensions: what you can and can't add to Shopify checkout
Shopify checkout is customizable again — but through UI extensions, not checkout.liquid. Here is what you can actually put in the checkout, and where the boundaries are.
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Hide, rename and reorder payment methods on Shopify (the supported way)
You can control which payment methods show at checkout, what they are called and what order they appear in — without hacks. Here is how payment customization works on Shopify.
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Replatforming to Shopify without losing SEO: the technical checklist
Moving to Shopify from WooCommerce, Magento or a legacy platform? The traffic 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 in the back end.
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What the end of Checkout Scripts means for your store
Shopify is retiring Checkout Scripts in favour of Functions and checkout UI extensions. Here is what changes, and what to do before the deadline.
Checkout Shopify Functions Migrations
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