Shopify for Developers Training in Cork, Ireland

This course equips developers with the knowledge and hands-on skills required to build, customize, and extend Shopify stores. It covers the Shopify platform architecture, Liquid templating, APIs, app development, theme customization, GraphQL Storefront API, and integrations. By the end, participants will be able to create fully functional Shopify apps and customized storefronts.

Introduction & Theme Development

• Shopify Platform & Developer Ecosystem

• Setting Up Development Environment (Shopify CLI, Partner Account, Store Setup)

• Introduction to Shopify Themes

• Liquid Templating Language Basics

  • Variables, loops, filters, and objects

• Customizing Storefronts with Liquid

Shopify APIs & Storefront Customization

• Shopify Admin API Overview

  • REST & GraphQL usage

  • Authentication & rate limits

• Shopify Storefront API with GraphQL

• Managing Products, Customers, and Orders via APIs

• Using Polaris (Shopify’s React component library)

Shopify App Development

• Introduction to Shopify Apps (Public, Custom, and Private Apps)

• App Authentication (OAuth, Session Tokens)

• App Bridge for embedding apps in Shopify Admin

• Webhooks in Shopify

• Building an App with Node.js/Express or Next.js

Advanced Development & Deployment

• Advanced App Features

  • Checkout extensions, payment apps, and subscriptions

• Shopify Plus Features for Developers

• Security, Testing, and Debugging Best Practices

• Deploying Apps to Shopify (App Store / Custom Client Apps)

Hands-on Exercises

Summary and Conclusion