Shopify developer in Adelaide

An existing theme is a practical starting point when its layouts suit your catalogue. Customising it keeps the initial setup lighter and makes later theme updates simpler. A custom theme gives you a design built around your brand and unusual products, although later layout changes need development work. Think about who will make those changes after launch, as well as what the first version needs to show.

Apps are another choice to weigh. They add features quickly, but bring recurring fees, extra scripts and reliance on the app maker. Custom code or a custom app fits a specific requirement more closely, with maintenance needed as Shopify changes. For a content-led brand or an unusual buying flow, a headless storefront is an option; you give up the theme editor, and apps that add features through a theme may not work.

We help you choose by learning how your business sells, who your customers are and what the store needs to achieve. We then agree the scope with you before work begins.

Australian Consumer Law applies to businesses selling goods and services in Australia, and a store policy cannot override consumer guarantees. We set up the store’s policy pages with that constraint in mind, so the wording you provide does not claim to remove those guarantees.

Commercial email and text messages need the customer’s permission, and unsubscribe requests must be acted on. For a store using those messages, we set up a sign-up consent field and an unsubscribe route as part of the customer communication flow.

These materials help us understand the catalogue and the work your store needs.

• A Shopify account and plan in your business’s name and billing, so the store, data and subscriptions belong to you from the start.
• A product sheet with titles, descriptions, prices, SKUs, barcodes, weights, options and stock by location.
• Consistent product photos for each colour or style, plus size charts, care instructions and specifications.
• A list of current and planned tools, such as reviews, email marketing, accounting and couriers, with what each must do.
• For a move, exports of products, customers and orders, plus the old URLs bringing the most traffic and sales.

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  Missing redirects

  Map old URLs to their new destinations and import the map at launch. Redirects work only from URLs that no longer load a page.

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  Inconsistent product data

  Keep tags, product types and vendors consistent so automated collections and filters put products in the right place.

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  Too many small apps

  Check what each app adds before installing it. When removing one, check the theme files for code it has left behind.

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  Unfinished wording

  Replace theme demo content, placeholder policies and default notification text before launch.