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The Shopify Developer
Starter Kit
Three things that take you from “I know some HTML” to shipping production Shopify work. The syntax is cheap now; this is the judgment that gets you paid.
- 01How to Become a Shopify Developer
- 02The Shopify Liquid Cheat Sheet
- 03Claude Skills for Shopify
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What's inside
- 01Liquid
- 02Objects
- 03Architecture
- 04Production
- + 2 more
01
How to Become a Shopify Developer
The full path, in order, and what actually gets you hired now that AI writes the syntax. Six phases plus a 90-day plan.
{{ product.price | money }}
not {{ product.price }}
02
The Shopify Liquid Cheat Sheet
The constructs you reach for daily, with the production-correct choice highlighted. Every line validated against the docs.
- theme
- cro
- performance
- seo
- a11y
- metafields
- sections
- ai-review
03
Claude Skills for Shopify
Eight skills that make Claude write and review production-grade Shopify code, not just code that runs.
Also free, no email needed
Two more guides
- Free plan · Themes and appsLearn Shopify development after Academy: a free 6-week planA week-by-week plan to learn Shopify theme development in six weeks and app development in four, using only free resources: shopify.dev, the Horizon source, a free dev store, Shopify CLI and Theme Check.
- Free checklist · For agency leadsNew Shopify developer: the first two weeks (agency onboarding checklist)An onboarding checklist for agencies hiring Shopify developers: access to set up before day 1, a week of theme fundamentals, a week of real work, a 10-point review for a first pull request, and a sign-off list that replaces the Academy badge.