Meet shopdev, your AI developer for Shopify Prompt, edit,... and deploy custom Shopify themes in minutes with the power of AI. Comment ‘shopdev’ for early access! -- Why are we building this? Building Shopify themes used to take months. Now it takes days with Instant. But we’re not done yet. eCommerce is complex, and custom code has long been the standard for building Shopify themes. - What if it were available for everyone, not just developers? - What if you could build it in minutes, instead of weeks? That’s why we’ve built shopdev[.]ai We’ve been exploring the LLM space for a while now to discover how we can make it easier and faster for everyone to build custom shopify stores. Today we’ve found the perfect solution. Join the waitlist and you’ll be the first to try it out.show more

Introducing Figma MCP for Shopify by Instant. Select any... Figma frame. Instant AI will interpret it and generate the build. Responsive, functional, connected to Shopify. From design to production, 10x faster. Available today in Instant.show more

The Shopify Subscriptions app is now available to all... Shopify merchants. More and more of our merchants want to sell their products as subscriptions, and now it’s possible to do it with Shopify. Introducing Shopify Subscriptions, a free app where you can easily make your products subscription-based, turn up the recurring revenue, and manage it all in the Shopify admin. Now in full release and available to all merchants. Just another way we are future-proofing your business. Check it out...show more

🚨BREAKING: just dropped their Shopify integration yesterday. Now you... can build a complete Shopify store by talking to AI. This changes a lot of things for ecom. WHAT THIS MEANS: Lovable AI can now: • Build complete online stores from text prompts • Set up checkout and shopping cart automatically • Add products with AI-generated descriptions • Deploy live stores in minutes, not weeks They proved it by building their own merch store: lovable[.]dev/merch THE OLD ECOM SETUP: • Hire Shopify developer ($3K-$10K) • Wait 2-4 weeks for completion • Go through endless revision cycles • Pay for theme customizations • Debug technical issues • Launch after months of delays THE NEW REALITY: "Build me an online store for selling fitness equipment" → AI creates complete store in 10 minutes → Add products with descriptions → Click publish → Start selling immediately WHAT THIS MEANS FOR ECOM OWNERS: The Technical Barrier Just Disappeared: • No coding knowledge required • No designer needed for basic stores • No developer for functionality setup • No technical troubleshooting Speed Becomes the New Standard: • Test product ideas in hours, not months • Launch seasonal stores instantly • Pivot business models without rebuilding • A/B test different store concepts rapidly The Cost Structure Changes: • $29/month Shopify + AI tool vs. $10K+ development • Instant iterations vs. expensive revisions • Self-service setup vs. agency dependencies • Focus budget on marketing, not development THE REALITY: While you're waiting 6 weeks for your developer to finish your store… Your competitor just described their business idea to AI and launched 3 different store variations to test the market. THE OPPORTUNITY FOR BRANDS: • Test 10 product ideas instead of 1 • Launch seasonal campaigns instantly • Create niche stores for different audiences • Focus on products and marketing, not tech THE WINDOW IS CLOSING: Right now, most ecom owners don't know this exists. In 6 months, everyone will expect instant store creation. In 12 months, waiting weeks for a basic store will look amateur. As for me, I’ll say basic Shopify development just became commoditized. P.S. Thanks to Lovable, everyone will have a store soon. Your real edge isn't in JUST building it. It's in the operations, automations, and strategy that make it profitable.show more

wouldn’t it be cool if you could edit images... with AI right in Shopify Email?show more

Meta just launched a brand new app. Muse. Here's... what matters if you're a founder: Shopify merchants are already discoverable. If your products are in Shopify Catalog and shipping to the US? You're in. Muse didn't exist yesterday. Today our merchants can already sell through it. That's the advantage of building on Shopify in the agentic era.show more

Claude Design + Shopify is f*cking ridiculous 🤯 You... can now publish pages from Claude Design → Claude Code → Shopify. Built 100% with Claude Design, Claude Code, and the Shopify CLI. Perfect for DTC brands and agencies who want to skip the design → dev handoff entirely. Here's how it works: → Design any landing page in Claude Design → Export as a zip and drop it into Claude Code → Install the Shopify + Shopify AI Toolkit plugins → Prompt Claude to convert the HTML into a Shopify page template + push to live theme → Claude uploads the images, deploys the files, and creates a published page No more handing designs off to a dev and waiting 2 weeks for a Shopify page. What you get: - A workflow that turns any Claude Design page into a real Shopify page template - Editable sections so your marketing team can swap copy, images, and CTAs without code - Images uploaded straight to Shopify Files automatically - A files-only deploy that only touches what's new in your live theme - A repeatable pipeline you can use every time you design a new landing page This is essentially the design-to-deploy pipeline brands have been waiting for. I put together a step-by-step playbook for going from Claude Design → published Shopify page. Every install, every plugin, every command, and the exact prompt that runs the whole thing. Want the playbook for free? > Like this post > Comment "SHOP" And I'll send it over (must be following so I can DM)show more

Shopify Custom Liquid #5 🚀 Add this review carousel... to your product page to boost trust and show social proof. You can paste it directly into your Shopify theme editor. If you want the code: → Comment “review” (must be following to DM)show more

Here's how you can make an extra $137,900 by... the end of 2024 with your Shopify store. I could easily charge $3k for it but it’s FREE for the next 48 hours. Like + Comment "SHOPIFY" and I'll send it over. (Follow so I can DM)show more

With extension-only apps, building powerful customizations for your Shopify... store is now easier and faster than ever. See how you can quickly build an app with checkout UI extensions👇show more

Muse from Meta just dropped and Shopify merchants are... already live When someone uses their Muse for shopping, it searches Shopify Catalog to find the best match Checkout happens directly in the appshow more

Shopify’s new Edition is live. With greater storefront customization,... new APIs to extend Shopify, and support for more powerful apps — here are the highlights for devs building on Shopify ⤵️show more

Shopify is building the foundation for agentic commerce. Universal... Commerce Protocol, which we co-developed with Google, is now live. UCP will make it faster for agents and retailers to integrate. It’s open by default, so platforms and agents can use UCP to start transacting with any merchant. Major retailers are already using it. Agents can handle everything from discovery to fulfillment, and support things like discounts, subscriptions, and loyalty programs. We’ve accounted for all types of commerce.show more

Complicated finances should not overshadow the dream of running... a business. Starting today, merchants can access Shopify Balance, Shopify Credit, Shopify Capital, Shopify Bill Pay, and Shopify Tax in one place. Now you can spend, manage, and borrow all in the same place. The new Shopify Finance suite: insanely simple, insanely intuitive.show more

Today we shipped one of the biggest projects I’ve... worked on in my almost 6 years at Shopify: Shopify Marketing Tools. Everything (like, for real) you need to grow your email list and market to them, built right into Shopify.show more

24 Videos: Shopify App Development with Remix. A free... course, building practical #Shopify app with Remix. If you want to access full course now, follow me so I can DM you the course private folder in loom. Also, please comment so I know you want it. 😊 You can also find the daily uploads on YouTube. #shopify, #shopifyapp, #shopifydev.show more

Shopify Collective is now available globally and there are... new features too: find new suppliers in the Discover page browse product catalogs spot bestsellers see their margins upfront like what you see? add it to your store instantlyshow more

SimGym used to need two themes. Now it works... with just one Let AI shoppers review your homepage, product pages, collections, or cart and get feedback on what real shoppers think Analyze a single theme or compare two. Your callshow more

Building an adaptive, safe, and actually real-time AI tutor... is an insane project. It feels a bit like what I imagine building the first iPhone felt where there are 1,000 moving pieces, but if you get it right, you set the standard for the future. We’re excited to share more with the world about what we’re learning as we build.show more

get rewarded with 3.86% in the form of an... annual percentage yield (APY) on all the money in your Shopify Balance account it literally pays to be on Shopify more here:show more