A good store is built for
the work that follows.
Shopify handles hosting, security updates and the checkout, which lets a build concentrate on what makes your store different: the design, the product structure and the integrations your operations need. Decisions made at build time affect speed, search and day-to-day management for years.
This page is about building or rebuilding the store. Growing sales for a store that already exists, through ads, email and conversion work, is covered in Shopify Marketing.
What is Shopify development?
Shopify development covers setting up, designing and customizing stores on Shopify and Shopify Plus. It includes theme design or customization using sections, product and collection structure, app selection, payments, shipping, taxes and integrations.
Good Shopify builds keep the theme light, use sections so your team can edit pages, limit apps to those that add real value, and plan for search and international selling from the start. That keeps the store fast, flexible and ready to scale.
At a glance
- Best forNew stores, replatforming and store redesigns
- Typical timelineUsually four to eight weeks
- Main deliverableCustom Shopify store ready to launch
- CoversThemes, apps, payments, shipping and Shopify Markets
How our Shopify development
process works.
- 01
Discover
Products, customers, markets and integrations.
- 02
Plan
Store structure, apps and sitemap.
- 03
Design
Custom page and product designs.
- 04
Build
Theme, catalogue, payments and testing.
- 05
Launch
Launch, redirects and admin training.
Four choices that shape
the store.
Theme
Customizing a quality theme suits many budgets. A custom theme suits brands with unusual design or functionality needs.
Apps
Each app adds scripts and cost. We choose apps for jobs the theme cannot do and remove overlaps.
Catalogue
Product types, variants, collections and filters are planned around how shoppers browse.
Markets
Currencies, languages, taxes and shipping are planned per country before launch.
Replatforming without
losing search traffic.
A platform change usually changes URL structures. Shopify uses fixed patterns for product and collection URLs, so we map every important old address to its new equivalent and set up redirects before launch. Products, customers and order history can be migrated where the source platform allows it. The redirect method is the same one described in Website Redesign.
If you are still choosing between platforms, our E-Commerce Website Development service starts with the platform decision. For stores that need deep customization and ownership, WooCommerce Development is the alternative.
Sections your team
can rearrange.
Modern Shopify themes are built from sections that can be added, removed and reordered in the theme editor. We design page templates from those sections so your team can change a home page, build a promotion page or update a collection banner without touching code.
We also set up the admin for the people who will use it: product entry standards, collection rules, discount and shipping settings, and a short guide for the tasks that come up every week. Training is part of the project, not an extra.
Your Shopify development plan, fully covered.
- Shopify store set-up
- Custom theme design or customization
- Product and collection structure
- App selection and set-up
- Payment and shipping configuration
- Shopify Markets for multiple countries
- SEO and redirect set-up
- Analytics and pixel installation
- Admin training and support
Tools we use
Shopify Development
questions.
Yes. We can customize a premium theme or design a custom theme, depending on your budget and brand needs.
Yes. We migrate products, customers and orders where possible, and set up redirects to protect your search rankings.
We set up the payment gateways available in your market, such as Shopify Payments where supported, card gateways, local wallets and cash on delivery where supported.
Yes. We work with Shopify and Shopify Plus, including checkout extensions and advanced features.
Yes. We build with editable sections and train your team to manage products, pages and orders.
Yes, as a separate service. This service builds the store; the marketing service grows its sales through ads, search, email and conversion work.
Free Shopify consultation