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The Problem

Many Shopify developers struggle to find a place where technical conversations can happen naturally. Forums tend to be slow, fragmented, and overly generic. This community fills that gap by creating a space where Shopify developers can talk through real problems, share implementation details, and learn from others building at the same level.

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TSReact
EXPLORER
◢ src
webhooks.ts
products.ts
checkout.ts
▸ components
▸ lib
// Handle Shopify webhooks
export async function handleWebhook(req: Request) {
  const hmac = req.headers.get('X-Shopify-Hmac');
  
  if (!verifySignature(hmac)) {
    return Response.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' });
  }
  
  const order = await req.json();
  await processOrder(order);
  
  return Response.json({ success: true });
}
Terminal
~ $ shopify app dev
Starting development server...
│ App URL: https://myapp.ngrok.io
✓ Dev server running on localhost:3000
~$
GET/admin/api/products.json
127ms200
{
"products": [{
"id": 7654321098,
"title": "Premium Hoodie",
"status": "active",
"variants": [...]
}]
}
Build passing
✓ 24 tests passed
Who It's For

Who This Community Is For

This community is designed for Shopify app developers, theme developers, and engineers working with Shopify APIs. It also welcomes developers building headless Shopify storefronts, experimenting with Hydrogen, or extending checkout and admin functionality.

If you spend your time writing code, debugging issues, reviewing pull requests, or thinking about architecture decisions on Shopify, this community is designed for you.

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What Developers Discuss

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App Architecture

Discuss patterns, best practices, and scalable approaches for Shopify apps.

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API & Webhooks

Work through API limitations, webhook handling, and data synchronization challenges.

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Theme Development

Share best practices for sections, templates, and performance improvements.

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Headless & Hydrogen

Compare approaches to data fetching, caching, and storefront performance.

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Performance

Optimize load times, API calls, and overall app and storefront performance.

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Billing & Business

Navigate billing models, pricing strategies, and platform changes.

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These are not theoretical discussions, but practical conversations driven by real-world projects.

Why Real-Time

Why Real-Time Matters

Development work often requires quick feedback and iteration. Waiting days for a forum response can slow down progress and introduce unnecessary friction. A real-time Shopify developer community allows builders to ask questions when they are blocked and get answers from others who have already solved similar problems.

This kind of collaboration helps developers move faster, avoid common mistakes, and build better products on Shopify.

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