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37Furniture e-commerce search
Case mapSearch data architectureShopify product → Structured metafields → Algolia index → Search + filters
- 01Shopify product
- 02Structured metafields
- 03Algolia index
- 04Search + filters
Furniture e-commerce search
Organizing Shopify product metafields for reliable Algolia-powered furniture search
A furniture storefront used Algolia for product discovery, so the quality of search depended on Shopify product data being structured consistently enough to index, filter, and maintain.
Read case study38E-commerce
Case mapShopify theme engineeringAudit accumulated code → Clean + classify → Upgrade to latest Dawn → Optimize storefront
- 01Audit accumulated code
- 02Clean + classify
- 03Upgrade to latest Dawn
- 04Optimize storefront
E-commerce
Cleaning and upgrading an older Shopify Dawn theme for performance and maintainability
A production Shopify storefront had been handled by multiple developers over time, leaving layers of legacy customizations, duplicated logic, app code, and inconsistent implementation patterns. The engineering work combined a move from the older Dawn theme to the latest Dawn foundation with a deliberate code cleanup and storefront performance optimization.
Read case study39E-commerce
Case mapShopify architecture modernizationMap legacy theme → Design 2.0 architecture → Convert templates + sections → Migrate integrations
- 01Map legacy theme
- 02Design 2.0 architecture
- 03Convert templates + sections
- 04Migrate integrations
E-commerce
Modernizing a legacy Shopify theme from Online Store 1.0 to Online Store 2.0 architecture
A legacy Shopify theme was moved from an older template structure into a modern Online Store 2.0 architecture with JSON templates, reusable sections, app-friendly extension points, and more merchant-managed content instead of hardcoded page logic.
Read case study40Engineering leadership
Case mapEngineering leadership & developer enablementFundamentals without AI → Guided theme build → Real production ticket → AI + Flow where useful
- 01Fundamentals without AI
- 02Guided theme build
- 03Real production ticket
- 04AI + Flow where useful
Engineering leadership
From Shopify fundamentals to production tickets with responsible AI-assisted development
A developer enablement program moved the team from Shopify platform fundamentals into theme development, safe Git and deployment workflow, guided real production tickets, and finally AI-assisted development and Shopify Flow. The deliberate strategy was to build enough first-principles understanding to review tools and generated code instead of becoming dependent on them.
Read case study41E-commerce
Case mapAffiliate & checkout integrationReferral link → Discount rules → Cart stacking → Shopify checkout
- 01Referral link
- 02Discount rules
- 03Cart stacking
- 04Shopify checkout
E-commerce
Restoring referral discounts and affiliate attribution after a Shopify checkout upgrade
A checkout-extensibility migration moved the store away from legacy Thank You and Order Status scripts, but the affiliate journey still depended on discount configuration, app placement, stacking rules, and a verified referral-link path.
Read case study42Local business websites
Case mapNext.js multi-site architectureCustom domain → Host-aware proxy → Brand route → Domain metadata
- 01Custom domain
- 02Host-aware proxy
- 03Brand route
- 04Domain metadata
Local business websites
Serving independent local-business websites from one Next.js and Vercel codebase
21st Bean Cafe and AMP Thai Parts needed independent public domains, brand-specific content, local-business metadata, and clean search signals without creating two separate repositories and deployment pipelines.
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