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Sep 11, 2026Article
How Does Shopify Work? The Admin, Checkout, and Fees Explained
Shopify works as a hosted commerce platform: you rent the admin, storefront, and checkout, then plug in apps, themes, and payment processing on top.
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Sep 11, 2026Article
What Shopify Checkout UI Extensions Actually Let You Change
Shopify checkout UI extensions add custom blocks, fields, and logic to checkout. Here is what they are, what replaced checkout.liquid, and where they fit.
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Sep 11, 2026Article
Shopify Developer API: Which Surface to Build On
A working guide to Shopify's Admin GraphQL, Storefront, REST, and Functions APIs, plus how versioning actually works, for teams picking a surface.
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Sep 11, 2026Article
Shopify Forms vs a Theme Contact Form: Which One Your Store Needs
Shopify Forms is a free lead capture app, not a contact form. Here is what each one does, where the native app hits a wall, and when to build a custom form instead.
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Sep 11, 2026Article
Shopify Functions Are Backend Checkout Logic, Not Storefront Scripts
Shopify Functions run custom discount, delivery, payment, and order routing logic inside checkout itself. Here is what they replace and how they differ from Flow and Scripts.
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Sep 11, 2026Article
What Shopify Inventory Management Actually Covers, and When to Add an App
Shopify's native inventory tools track stock, locations, and order status out of the box. Here is what's built in, what an inventory app adds, and when to pay for one.
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Sep 11, 2026Article
Shopify Order Management: Cancel, Test, and Fulfill Without Guessing
How Shopify order management actually works across cancel, test, and fulfillment, and where merchants pick the wrong action or the wrong tool.
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Sep 11, 2026Article
Shopify Webhooks: Topics, Payloads, and Why Delivery Isn't Guaranteed
How Shopify webhooks actually work: which topics matter, what the payload looks like, retry limits, and how to consume events without a public app.