Full Shopify Theme Build
Your Shopify store deserves a theme built exclusively for your brand. We create unique, fast, and scalable custom themes - starting from Shopify’s most optimized core, Dawn, to ensure performance, usability, and customization at scale.
Why choose us.
for Full Shopify Theme Build
Shopify Exclusive
We're not generalists - we only work with Shopify stores. We've worked on hundreds of Shopify themes, spent thousands of hours with their code, and are updated on every feature there is, including future ones.
This way, you won't end up with a theme that doesn't take advantage of the platform, doesn't do things the "Shopify" way, and will require major corrections in the future.
Performance First
We don't just present a pretty looking website, while neglecting things that are not easy to see. If you go the custom route, the theme is expected to be blazing fast on all devices.
Faster sites mean better user experience, lower bounce rates, and higher conversions. We start with the Dawn codebase - Shopify’s fastest, most lightweight theme codebase, and optimize even further.
Tailored to your Business
Fully custom themes make any website look 100% unique. Standard Shopify themes and templates mostly all look very similar. A custom theme will make your brand stand out from the competition.
A fully custom design also makes it possible to achieve features and optimize traffic flow much better than the standard themes. It's the only way to align perfectly with your goals and customers.
Ability to Customize Without Code
You'll get a highly flexibile theme. Settings across the sections, blocks, global style settings, etc., all ensure you can tweak your store as your business evolves - no need to rely on developers for small updates.
Our experience with Shopify themes also lets us use the latest features to offer the most time-efficient ways possible for you to manage how the website looks and behaves.
Our process.
Discovery and Research
We start by understanding your goals, audience, and brand identity to lay the foundation for the theme.
Design That Converts
We create wireframes and designs, focusing on aesthetics, usability, and conversion optimization.
Development
We develop your theme using Shopify’s Liquid language and modern frontend tools to ensure quality and performance.
Testing, Launch, Support
Before launch, we rigorously test your theme for speed, responsiveness, and usability, ensuring a flawless rollout.
Tools and methods.
Performance Optimization Tools
First and foremost, the browser's DevTools allow us to fully analyze exactly how every theme template is loading.
We then use tools like Google Lighthouse, PageSpeed Insights, and GTmetrix to further test and optimize your theme's performance.
These tools help us measure load times, identify bottlenecks, and ensure your store delivers a fast and smooth experience for every visitor, no matter what the device they're using.
Built on Shopify Dawn
Dawn carries Shopify's most optimized and lightweight framework, designed for speed and performance.
We use Dawn as the foundation to ensure clean, efficient code, fast load times, and compatibility with Shopify's latest features. It sets the stage for a future-proof and scalable custom theme.
Liquid-first approach
Liquid is Shopify's templating language and the backbone of theme customization.
Our solutions prioritize using Liquid due to the performance benefits. JavaScript is used for functionality only when necessary.
Code rendered with Liquid and CSS loads instantly, whereas Javascript can slow down page load, which is why it should be used on a need-only basis.
Frequently Asked Questions.
Why build a custom theme from scratch?
A fully custom theme is a big investment, but there are a few good reasons:
- Unique style: Your website won't look like any other website and will stand out in your visitors' minds.
- Custom design: If you already have a fully custom design and require a pixel-perfect implementation, a custom theme is the only way to achieve this.
- Business needs: If your business has a non-standard model (e.g. one-product store), a custom theme will achieve much higher conversion rates, thus more revenue.
- Optimization: Non-custom themes are developed to work with every store, which makes them less than ideal, whether it has to do with site speed (due to loading a lot of assets), or the way they manage traffic.
How customizable is the theme?
As much as you need to.
We include all the standard easy-to-use settings that allow you to tweak layouts, colors, and sections without touching code.
Expanding on these, we can create settings that let you change every single aspect of the theme, virtually making two different configurations turn into completely different websites.
What is Shopify’s Dawn theme?
Dawn is Shopify’s most efficient, SEO-friendly, and modern theme as a framework - ideal for performance and scalability. Its code cost millions of dollars, and we're allowed to use it freely.
But these are not the only reason why use use its codebase as a core for out themes. It also has the richest support from the development community. This means that you'll find it much easier and less costly to get dev work done on your theme in the future.
How long does it take to build a custom theme?
A full theme build typically takes 6 - 10 weeks. It will take less time if you have existing designs and only need their implementation, and more time if the project scope includes the design mockup stages and the research that goes with them.
Of course, the time also varies depending on the features required, and the degree of customization through the theme editor that you need.
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