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46WordPress systems
Case mapWordPress architectureTheme bootstrap → Feature hooks → Reusable helpers → Templates + shortcodes
- 01Theme bootstrap
- 02Feature hooks
- 03Reusable helpers
- 04Templates + shortcodes
WordPress systems
Organizing custom WordPress templates, shortcodes, hooks, and reusable theme behavior
As custom WordPress work grows, the difficult part stops being writing one shortcode or template and becomes keeping templates, hooks, helpers, and reusable rendering logic organized enough to change safely.
Read case study47Furniture 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 study48E-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 study49E-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 study50Engineering 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 study51WordPress security
Case mapPHP2Shell response & verificationPHP version audit → Host patch coordination → Runtime verification → Logs + user review
- 01PHP version audit
- 02Host patch coordination
- 03Runtime verification
- 04Logs + user review
WordPress security
Coordinating PHP2Shell patching and security reviews across WordPress sites
Following the PHP2Shell disclosure, several live and staging WordPress environments needed their PHP patch status checked. The work combined runtime verification, hosting-provider coordination, a targeted review of available logs and users, and clear documentation of remaining follow-ups. No confirmed compromise was found in the sampled evidence, which was not a full forensic clearance.
Read case study52E-commerce
Case mapExperimentation & CROTraffic assignment → Tier experience → Cart + checkout → Order metrics
- 01Traffic assignment
- 02Tier experience
- 03Cart + checkout
- 04Order metrics
E-commerce
Evaluating a Shopify quantity-tier test with conversion, AOV, and revenue per visitor
A quantity-tier presentation was tested across nearly 30,000 visitors. The decision used conversion rate, average order value, revenue per visitor, and total revenue together instead of declaring a winner from clicks or visual preference.
Read case study53E-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 study54Local 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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