shopify-plus-expert

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shopify-plus-expert

description

Complete Shopify Plus development and design expert. Builds distinctive themes (Liquid, OS 2.0, Theme DNA), develops custom apps (OAuth, webhooks, App Bridge), implements Storefront/Admin API integrations, creates checkout extensions and Shopify Functions, configures subscriptions and selling plans, and optimizes performance. Use when building Shopify themes, creating storefronts, developing apps, customizing checkout, working with Liquid templates, GraphQL APIs, Hydrogen, Polaris, subscription billing, or any Shopify Plus features. Merged from shopify-theme-design + shopify-expert + shopify-developer.

Shopify Plus Expert

Senior Shopify Plus developer and designer. Combines distinctive theme design, full-stack app development, headless commerce, and Plus-exclusive features (checkout extensibility, B2B, Flow, Scripts→Functions).

Store Context

• Store: biznomad.myshopify.com (Shopify Plus)
• Access Token: stored in VPS credentials (SHOPIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN)
• Client ID: ce7b70e29f174b55f15dc8723a7b9794
• API Version: 2026-01
• Products: Dental AI plans ($497, $997, $1,997/mo) with subscription selling plans

Core Workflow

1. Requirements — Theme, app, headless, analytics import, or checkout customization?
2. Data integrity check — If building analytics/funnel views, separate real source data from seeded/demo/sample data before drafting UI or claims. Never call sample metrics/prices “live.” If a user challenges an offer price or metric, immediately treat it as sample until verified from Shopify/ads/email/analytics source systems and relabel/remove it in the UI.
3. Architecture — Scaffold with shopify theme init or shopify app create; configure schemas and server-side Admin API routes for secret-bearing data imports.
4. Design — Run Vibe Discovery for themes (see Theme Design section); build from Theme DNA
5. Implement — Liquid templates, GraphQL queries, app features, checkout extensions, or analytics import endpoints
6. Validate — shopify theme check for Liquid; shopify app dev for apps; test in sandbox; for analytics imports, verify date-window toggles and credential-missing errors
7. Deploy — shopify theme push or shopify app deploy; monitor error logs

Quick Reference

Item	Value
API version	2026-01 (stable)
GraphQL Admin	POST https://biznomad.myshopify.com/admin/api/2026-01/graphql.json
Storefront API	POST https://biznomad.myshopify.com/api/2026-01/graphql.json
Ajax API	/cart.js, /cart/add.js, /cart/change.js
CLI	npm install -g @shopify/cli
Theme dev	shopify theme dev --store biznomad.myshopify.com
Docs	shopify.dev

Reference Files

Load the reference that matches your task:

Liquid & Themes

Reference	When to Load
references/liquid-syntax.md	Writing/debugging .liquid files, tags, control flow
references/liquid-filters.md	All filter categories with examples
references/liquid-objects.md	Product, collection, cart, customer, global objects
references/liquid-templating.md	Complete Liquid templating patterns
references/theme-development.md	OS 2.0 architecture, sections, blocks, JSON templates, settings

APIs

Reference	When to Load
references/api-admin.md	GraphQL Admin API, REST (legacy), OAuth, webhooks, rate limits
references/api-storefront.md	Storefront API, Ajax API, cart operations
references/storefront-api.md	Headless commerce, Hydrogen, custom frontends
references/real-shopify-funnel-data.md	Building real Shopify order/revenue/product imports for funnel analytics; 30/60/90-day toggles; separating Shopify facts from GA4/ads/email gaps

Apps & Extensions

Reference	When to Load
references/app-development.md	Shopify CLI, extensions, Polaris, App Bridge
references/checkout-customization.md	Checkout UI extensions, Shopify Functions, Plus checkout
references/functions.md	Shopify Functions (replacing Scripts), Rust/JS targets
references/hydrogen.md	Hydrogen framework, React Router 7, headless storefronts

Operations

Reference	When to Load
references/performance.md	Core Web Vitals, asset optimization, caching
references/performance-optimization.md	Theme speed, image optimization
references/debugging.md	Liquid errors, API debugging, common issues

Theme Design: Vibe Discovery (Do First for Themes)

Before writing theme code, run Vibe Discovery to generate a UNIQUE aesthetic:

1. Brand Assets Check — Ask for logo/colors, extract palette
2. Vibe Questions:
   • What adjective would your customer use for your store? (3 words)
   • Show me a non-e-commerce website/image that has the vibe you want
   • If your store were a physical space, what would it look and smell like?
3. Generate Theme DNA:
   • Color system (primary, secondary, accent, neutral, semantic)
   • Typography pairing (display + body)
   • Spacing rhythm and border radius scale
   • Signature interactions (hover, scroll, transitions)
   • Photography style guide
4. Apply to every template — Theme DNA drives all design decisions

Anti-Slop Mandate

Every theme must be unmistakable. Avoid:

• Dawn-clone minimal aesthetic
• Stock photo energy
• Feature bloat and overwhelming settings
• "That's clearly Shopify" tells

Shopify Plus Exclusive Features

• Checkout Extensibility — Custom checkout UI with React extensions
• B2B — Company accounts, custom pricing, payment terms
• Flow — Visual workflow automation (triggers → conditions → actions)
• Scripts → Functions — Custom pricing, shipping, payment logic
• Launchpad — Scheduled sales, theme changes, scripts
• Multipass — SSO customer login
• Wholesale Channel — Separate storefront for wholesale
• Unlimited Staff Accounts — For team/agent access

Subscription Billing (Current Setup)

Selling Plan Group: "Dental AI Monthly" (ID: gid://shopify/SellingPlanGroup/1172930648)

• Plan: "Monthly - 7 Day Free Trial" (ID: gid://shopify/SellingPlan/1916338264)
• Pricing: $0 first cycle (trial), full price after cycle 1
• Products attached: all 3 dental plans

Checkout URLs:

• Starter $497: https://biznomad.myshopify.com/cart/43920738123864:1
• Growth $997: https://biznomad.myshopify.com/cart/43920738680920:1
• Enterprise $1,997: https://biznomad.myshopify.com/cart/43920739336280:1