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Master Shopify Theme Development with JavaScript: Build Real Features Step-by-Step

🚀 Master Shopify Theme Development with JavaScript: Build Real Features Step-by-Step

If you're a Shopify theme developer looking to upgrade your JavaScript skills, this hands-on course is made just for you. Instead of learning theory, you’ll build real Shopify features using JavaScript, Liquid, Shopify CLI, AJAX API, Web Components, and the Section Rendering API — the exact tools modern Shopify brands rely on.

Whether you're a beginner learning Shopify development or an experienced freelancer wanting to sharpen your workflow, this course helps you build fast, dynamic, app-free functionality used by high-performing Shopify stores.


🎯 What This Course Covers

By the end of this course, you’ll know how to build clean, optimized, and fully functional Shopify features from scratch — no heavy apps needed.

🌐 Set Up Your Local Development Environment

  • ✔ Work with Shopify CLI
  • ✔ Connect your local theme to a development store
  • ✔ Use real-time hot reload for fast development

📦 Build Advanced Shopify Features Using JavaScript

This course walks you through creating powerful, real-world features:

  • Free Shipping Progress Bar
  • Fixing & Debugging Theme Issues
  • Product Upsells Inside the Cart Drawer
  • Sticky Add to Cart Bar
  • Variant Handling for Sticky Add to Cart
  • Gift Wrapping Feature (with auto-remove logic)
  • Importing Test Products for Faster Development
  • Image Swatches on Product Pages
  • Variant Image Swatches on Collection Pages (Using Web Components)
  • Dynamically Updating Product Info on Variant Change (Section Rendering API)

Every feature is explained step-by-step so you can apply the concepts to your future projects.


🧠 Who This Course Is For

This course is perfect for:

  • Shopify theme developers
  • Freelancers building Shopify stores
  • Agency developers working with custom themes
  • Beginners learning Liquid + JavaScript
  • Anyone who wants to build custom features without relying on apps

If you're working with Shopify themes, this course gives you tools that clients actually ask for.


🧩 Code Snippets Included

All the implementations are available in public GitHub Gists:


📁 Test Products Download

Use these sample products in your test store:

👉 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PSfOaGPw2Yn-nb-fMmWRdTlK66kgJVFw/view

Note: Create the required product metafields shown in the video at 1:44:14 to ensure proper import.


🎓 Course Outcome: Build Shopify Stores Developers Get Hired For

By completing this course, you'll gain:

  • Real-world Shopify JS development experience
  • The ability to build custom UI/UX features
  • A strong understanding of Shopify APIs
  • Confidence to deliver advanced theme functionality
  • Skills that reduce dependency on Shopify apps

Whether you're building for clients, launching a freelance career, or leveling up your theme development workflow — this course gives you the technical foundation to create high-performance, modern Shopify stores.


🛠 Notes

The features in this course are for educational purposes.

Please test and optimize them before using in live production stores.


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Ivan Isaac

Hands-on and practical—building real Shopify features with JS, Liquid, CLI, AJAX, Web Components, and the Section Rendering API. App‑free, performance‑focused techniques that modern theme devs need. Excellent resource.