Curious about how to transform your Shopify store’s look without diving into complex coding? Well, you’re in the right place! While many Shopify merchants find they can easily tweak their themes without any tech skills, others may hit a roadblock when they need something more advanced—a complete theme overhaul, a brand-new site, or even a custom app. Thankfully, Shopify offers an impressive suite of tools that make theme and app development approachable, whether you’re a seasoned developer or a determined DIYer. So, how do you decide if you really need to set up a custom development environment? Let’s explore the steps and tools you’ll need to take your Shopify game to the next level. LEARN MORE.Shopify merchants don’t need coding skills to alter a theme. Yet some businesses require more, such as an entirely new theme, site, or app.
The Shopify platform has sophisticated and powerful tools to help develop themes and apps. Shopify uses a familiar tech stack and follows development conventions, so establishing a development environment is easy for a pro and achievable for a do-it-yourself entrepreneur.
Do You Need It?
Before digging in, ask yourself and your company if you need to set up a theme or app development environment.
Shopify is the most popular ecommerce platform in North America, with something like 30% of U.S. and Canadian ecommerce sites, according to published estimates. Millions of shops run on it.
Much of its popularity is related to ease of use. So it’s little surprise that Shopify themes are highly customizable directly in the platform. Folks without coding skills can achieve a lot.
