Issue 236 - Vibe Coded and Battle Tested Ways to Build Faster
Stop Blaming the Theme: What's Really Killing Your Shopify Store's Speed
Shopify performance specialist Izaac Barrett of Baseline Commerce joins Karl and Taylor for a deep dive into site speed optimization. The conversation covers the full spectrum from LCP and INP fundamentals to the real-world friction of app bloat, AI coding habits, and what actually moves the needle for conversion rates. A must-listen for any theme developer, app developer, or agency working with high-traffic Shopify stores.
By Liquid Weekly
Learn Shopify Development in the Age of AI (2026 Roadmap)
Coding with Jan lays out a complete roadmap for learning Shopify development in 2026, factoring in AI tools. Covers which APIs to learn first, how AI coding assistants change the learning curve, and what foundational skills still matter. Good orientation for anyone starting their Shopify dev journey this year.
By Coding with Jan
Claude Code for Shopify: 10 Mistakes That Will Break Your Store
Will Misback covers the most common mistakes developers make when using Claude Code for Shopify development. From breaking Liquid templates to generating non-functional theme code, this is a practical cautionary guide for anyone using AI to build or modify Shopify stores.
By Will Misback
Slab + Codex: Prompting Shopify Pages with Liquid Blocks
Kimura Thomas demonstrates building Shopify pages with Slab and Codex CLI -- describe layouts in natural language and get Liquid output.
By Thomas (Kimura)
Headless Shopify Storefront Processed 500+ Orders in 2 Minutes During Product Drop
Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch shared that a headless Shopify storefront built by a single developer using v0 and Cursor AI handled 500+ orders in two minutes during a product drop.
By The Agent Times
How To Code Product Add-Ons As A Shopify Developer (Nested Cart Lines Guide)
Bosi Dev walks through implementing product add-ons in Shopify using nested cart lines -- no app required. Covers the cart line item properties approach, pricing calculations, and frontend rendering. A practical technical deep-dive for developers building custom product customization experiences.
By Bosi Dev
Shopify AI Toolkit Now Supports Upgrading Extensions to Polaris Web Components
Shopify released an update to the AI Toolkit that supports upgrading checkout and customer account UI extensions to new API versions, including migration to Polaris web components. You can use the AI Toolkit with your preferred AI coding agent to skip repetitive migration work -- handling React to Preact conversion, mapping component APIs, and more. This directly addresses one of the biggest pain points for Shopify app developers: keeping extensions up to date with Shopify's evolving UI framework.
By Shopify
Shopify Flow Uses GraphQL Admin API Under the Hood
A straightforward reminder: Shopify Flow uses the Shopify GraphQL Admin API to access and work with your store's data. If you're building Flow workflows or automating store operations, understanding the underlying API calls helps debug and optimize your automations.
By Haris
