Shopify theme development
Custom Online Store 2.0 themes in Liquid
What is Shopify theme development?
Shopify theme development is the storefront code: Online Store 2.0 sections, JSON templates, and Liquid. Squadkin Technologies Pvt. Ltd. builds a custom theme or changes a theme the merchant already owns. It is not a marketing-website design project. That work stays on web design.
Who it is for: a merchant whose theme settings cannot produce the templates the store needs, or who is replacing a theme while moving to Shopify. A migration of the catalog is Shopify migration. A review of a theme that is already live is Shopify store optimization.
What a theme project includes
Apps and checkout are not part of the theme. They are covered on Shopify app development and, when the plan is Plus, Shopify Plus development.
Sections and templates
Product, collection, cart, page, and content templates, plus sections merchants can edit in the theme editor.
Responsive storefront
Layouts for the viewport sizes named in the scope. Product templates are arranged around the product, the price, and the path to cart.
Theme customization
Changes to a theme the merchant already owns, when a full custom theme is not required.
Rebuild during migration
The old platform’s theme is not copied file-for-file. It is rebuilt as a Shopify theme.
How a theme is built
When the project has design files, those files are implemented as theme sections.
Pages
List the templates the store needs.
Sections
Build the sections merchants will edit.
Content
Place real products and navigation, not only placeholder blocks.
Review
Check the storefront with the merchant before launch.
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- 10 days
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Orchard
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Good to know
What is Shopify theme development?
It is building or customizing the Shopify theme that renders the storefront, using Online Store 2.0 sections, JSON templates, and Liquid.
Do you only design, or do you also code the theme?
This service includes the theme code. Visual design for a non-Shopify site is a different page.
Can you customize a theme we already bought?
Yes. Customization is the right scope when the purchased theme already fits and only parts of it need to change.
Which projects show the storefront work?
Voltedge Store, Orchard, and Kayapalat Care are the public Shopify storefront write-ups.
What do you deliver with Shopify theme development?
Custom Online Store 2.0 themes in Liquid. It is part of our eCommerce work, and every project gets a written plan and a fixed scope before any build starts.
How does a Shopify theme development project work?
We start by learning about your business and goals, then send a clear plan and a fixed scope. We design and build in stages with your feedback, test on real devices, launch, and stay on hand for updates and help.
Which technologies do you use for Shopify theme development?
We usually work with Shopify, and pick the stack that fits your product, team and budget.
Have you done Shopify theme development for other businesses?
Yes. Related projects include Voltedge, Orchard and Kayapalat Care. Each case study on this page shows the challenge, what we built and the result.
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