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Shopify development notes
Theme architecture, checkout, app blocks and catalogue SEO. Written from Shopify Plus and mid-market storefronts I have shipped.
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How to migrate a Dawn store to Shopify Horizon
Migrate Dawn to Shopify Horizon without breaking apps, custom sections or Core Web Vitals. A production checklist.
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Shopify theme blocks vs section blocks explained
Theme blocks, nested blocks and content_for vs old section.blocks loops. When to use each in Horizon.
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Shopify checkout extensibility deadlines in 2026
Checkout UI extensions, Functions, web pixels and 2026 sunset dates for checkout.liquid and Scripts.
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Shopify app blocks for reviews and scripts
Move reviews, loyalty and pixels off script tags onto Horizon app blocks so the editor still works.
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Shopify SEO for collection and product pages
Canonicals, metafields, collection copy and product schema so Shopify catalogues can rank and get cited.