Blueprint for Sub-Second Loading Shopify Custom Themes
How we code lightweight custom Liquid templates and control third-party app scripts to hit 90+ Lighthouse targets.
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Arivo Labs AI writes about Shopify Functions, Checkout UI extensions, theme blocks, Hydrogen, and SEO-safe migrations — for merchants and developers.
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Migrating WooCommerce to Shopify Plus: Preserving Organic Rank
An auditing handbook to safely port order history records, active catalogs, and test 301 URL redirect redirections.
Read article →Customer Account UI Extensions: Orders, B2B, and Privacy on the New Accounts Surface
Customer Account UI extensions (2026-07) get target APIs for identity, B2B company data, Customer Account API fetch, and privacy consent.
Read article →Theme Blocks, Nested Blocks, and Sidekick-Generated Sections
Theme blocks in /blocks, @theme + @app support, and the _blocks.liquid wrapper Shopify uses when Sidekick generates a block.
Read article →Hydrogen in 2026: React Router, Hydrogen React, and Storefront API Versioning
Hydrogen is built on React Router. Import from @shopify/hydrogen, match the quarterly Storefront API version, and keep tokens off the client.
Read article →Checkout UI Extensions: Replace Script Tags With Polaris Targets
Checkout UI extensions (2026-07) add custom UI to cart review, payment, and thank-you — Plus-only on information, shipping, and payment steps.
Read article →Shopify Functions in 2026: One Discount API Across Product, Order, and Shipping
The 2026-07 Discount Function API lets one function apply savings across product, order, and shipping classes — without checkout.liquid hacks.
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