Shopify Development, handled end to end.
Custom themes, apps and checkout work that go well past the template you started with.
Web Development · Commerce
Shopify Development
Most Shopify stores are running a theme with ten apps bolted on, each adding scripts and slowing the site down. We build custom themes, replace apps with native functionality where sensible, and get the store fast again.
Work covers custom theme development against your brand, collection and product template design, checkout extensions where the plan allows, and app integration done carefully rather than accumulated. We also handle the operational side — metafields, product data structure, markets and shipping setup — plus migration from another platform where needed.
What is included
amflx · Web Development
Fast, accessible, and built to be extended.
- Discipline
- Web Development
- Focus
- Commerce
- Delivered by
- amflx in-house team
- Pairs well with
- Business Website Development
Right fit, or an honest no.
Shopify Development is worth doing when there is something real to gain from it. If your situation would be better served by something else in the studio — or by nothing at all this quarter — we will say so on the first call.
Check if it fitsStores on a stock theme that now feels generic
Merchants whose app stack has slowed the site down
Brands migrating onto Shopify from another platform
Worth knowing
Shopify Development rarely works alone. It sits inside our web development practice, and we will usually suggest pairing it with one or two of the services further down this page rather than running it in isolation.
Deliverables, not decks.
Here is exactly what lands in your hands at the end of a shopify development engagement. Anything extra is scoped and priced in writing before we start, so there is no debate later about what was included.
Also standard across web development
- Architecture and technical plan
- Design system and component library
- Production build and deployment
- CMS setup and editor training
What holds across our web development work. We set the target for shopify development with you at the start, then report against it every month — no moving the goalposts at review time.
Sub-second
Performance budget we build every site to
AA
Accessibility standard we design to
Editable
Handed over with docs your team can run
Web Development work this pairs with.
Case studies from the web development practice this shopify development service is part of.
How we deliver shopify development.
The same four stages every time, adapted to the scale of the job. You always know which stage we are in and what comes next.
Scope and architect
Requirements, integrations, content model and stack decided up front — with the trade-offs explained in plain language.
Design the system
Components before pages. We build a system that covers every state, then compose the site from it.
Build and integrate
Front end, back end, CMS and third-party services wired together, reviewed on a staging URL you can click through weekly.
Test, launch, support
Performance, accessibility, cross-browser and SEO QA before launch — then monitoring, fixes and iteration after it.
No mystery builds. You get clean code, documentation, an editing experience your team can actually use, and performance numbers we agree on before we start.
Shopify Development across industries.
We have run shopify development for businesses in each of these categories. The method stays the same; the language, proof and priorities change with the market.
Not listed? We have almost certainly worked in something adjacent, so ask.
Shopify Development, answered.
The questions we get asked before a project like this starts, including the awkward ones about price and timelines.
Ask us anythingWithin what your Shopify plan allows. Checkout extensions and post-purchase pages are available on most plans; full checkout control requires Shopify Plus and we will tell you when it is worth it.
Nearly always, because most of the weight comes from apps and theme bloat rather than from Shopify. We benchmark before and after so the difference is measured, not claimed.
A focused marketing site runs four to six weeks. A larger site with custom functionality or e-commerce runs eight to sixteen. We give you a dated plan before anyone signs.
Yes — that is the point. We build a proper content model in the CMS, label everything in human language, and run a training session with recordings your team keeps.
Frequently. We start with an audit, agree what is worth keeping, and work in your repo, your branching model and your review process.
We deploy to Vercel, Netlify or your own infrastructure, and offer maintenance retainers covering updates, monitoring, backups, security patches and small improvements.
Usually bought alongside shopify development.
The other six web development services. Stack two or three and they compound instead of competing for the same budget.
Marketing siteBusiness Website Development
The site that has to explain what you do and turn strangers into enquiries.
- Information architecture and page planning
- Conversion-focused page design
- Next.js build with component system
CommerceE-commerce Development
Product and category experiences engineered to sell, not just to display stock.
- Catalogue and category architecture
- Product page conversion design
- Checkout flow optimisation
CampaignLanding Page Development
One page, one offer, one action, built for campaign traffic that costs money.
- Offer and message structuring
- Conversion-led page design
- Sub-second performance build
SoftwareCustom Web App Development
The internal tool or customer platform that no off-the-shelf product quite fits.
- Workflow discovery and scoping
- Data model and architecture design
- Interface and interaction design
CMSWordPress Development
Custom WordPress builds, not a bought theme with the demo content swapped out.
- Custom theme development
- Block and pattern library for editors
- Plugin audit and rationalisation
RebuildWebsite Redesign and Rebuild
A rebuild that keeps what already works and fixes what has been quietly costing you.
- Analytics and search performance audit
- Content inventory and pruning
- New architecture and page planning
Let's make some noise.
Tell us what you're building. We'll figure out where to take it.
We reply to every brief within three working days