Issue 169 - How to use Shopify CLI to develop FASTER
This newsletter covers a wide range of Shopify development topics, from CSS grid techniques to custom discounts and GraphQL schema management. It highlights innovative solutions for common e-commerce challenges, such as adding payment icons to product pages and restricting order editing during specific times. The content also touches on developer tools and preferences, including the use of Shopify CLI for faster development and the enduring appeal of Sublime Text. A significant focus is placed on Shopify's evolving ecosystem, particularly the transition to checkout extensibility and its impact on app developers. The newsletter provides practical tutorials, insightful tips, and updates on Shopify's latest features, catering to both novice and experienced developers in the e-commerce space.
Center Items in First Row with CSS Grid
In a grid display where elements are arranged in rows of three, any leftover elements are typically center-aligned horizontally if there is an odd number remaining. Michelle Barker's article "Controlling Leftover Grid Items with Pseudo-selectors" presents an innovative CSS Grid method for handling such layouts.
By Ryan Mulligan
How To Add Payment Icons On The Shopify Product Page
Here's how to add payment icons on your product page with a simple copy paste of code.
By Amine Ammari
How to offer Shopify automatic discounts to specific customers
A guide on how to create Shopify automatic discount codes for customers, escaping the limitations of this type of discount.
By Philip Dematis
How To Create Shopify Functions 2025
Shopify Functions allow developers to extend the functionality of Shopify’s backend to conform to more advanced use cases such as validating the cart, creating custom discount types, updating the presentation of line items or bundling items together in mix-and-match bundles.
By Stacking Context
Using Flow To Restrict Order Editing
Cool flow that we do for a merchant who doesn't want customers to edit orders between 2:45 PM and 4:05 PM with Next Day shipping!
By Kiril Climson
How to Download Shopify's GraphQL Schema
While setting up VS Code for GraphQL development (with autocomplete and schema validation) I wanted to download a copy of Shopify’s GraphQL schema for local use.
By Daniel Beck
Why I still like Sublime Text in 2025
I like Sublime. I think it is still incredibly capable in 2025. If you are in search of something a little snappier, classier, and not riddled with AI slop, then give it a try.
By James Doyle
How to add a Custom Form to the Customer Portal
Learn how to add custom forms to Shopify's customer portal and unlock valuable customer insights. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to use Shopify's Customer Account extensions to create custom profile forms that collect additional data from your customers.
By Helium
How to use Shopify CLI to develop FASTER (Easy Setup)
In this tutorial i show you how to use Shopify CLI to 10X your development game! We can use this to ditch the (bad) Shopify online code editor and use the CLI to develop our themes locally.
By Bosidev
Shopify's Checkout Conundrum: Developers Caught in Transition Limbo
Shopify developers face a critical challenge as the platform blocks script tag creation while giving merchants a 6-month grace period to adopt checkout extensibility. This creates a unique "in-between" state where app deployment becomes impossible, potentially disrupting the ecosystem.
By Jeremiah Prummer
