Liam Griffin
@liam_at_shopify
Developer Advocate @shopify & Window Opener for cats. Love sharing insights to help Shopify developers. Also collecting records & exploring space.
Exactly ten years ago today was my first day at Shopify. Best decision ever!!!
btw, you can append `.txt` to any doc on Shopify.dev to get the MD version: shopify.dev/docs/api/funct…
Been doing a lot of docs architecture stuff these days. One interesting takeaway from the push for raw-markdown output (for LLMs) is that authorship format matters. If you're using straight .md, just share the raw version! MDX is another story. A couple options I see: 1. MDX >…
This will be an UNMISSABLE event!!
The moment we've been working towards 🎉 ShopQuest 2025 registrations are LIVE! Behind the scenes: → Countless sponsor conversations → Late night planning sessions → Still confirming amazing speakers → A thousand tiny details Ready to see what we built? Link in bio! 🔥
Huge congrats to the TinyIMG team! Thank you Eligijus and team for building a highly impactful product for merchants!
After 6 years TinyIMG passes 50000 active installs on @Shopify ! Thank you everyone who has been part of the journey! 🥳 Next goal - 100000 active installs in the next 2 years!
Highly deserved! Abra are an incredible team building an awesome product for merchants!
Last month we were awarded Best of Built for @Shopify for 2025. Recognition for years of solving real merchant problems and our approach of always building where @ShopifyDevs is investing. 👉 Read about our experience at Editions abrapromotions.com/blogs/conversi…
Shopify Functions work best with Rust. Learn how to migrate here:
Migrate your Functions to Rust to improve performance and reduce execution time Demo with @dave_cameron
Shopify Dev Protip!
If you add `?assistant=1` to the end of shopify.dev, you can directly open the .dev assistant 👀 shopify.dev/?assistant=1
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PS: The best way to get dev support is the Shopify Community Forums community.shopify.dev
Locksmith is a legendary app from a team that cares deeply about user experience! Learn more about their optimisation tactics!
See how Locksmith optimized their app with Shopify tools
Love seeing Shopify Devs posting their tips & tricks on the community forums :) community.shopify.dev/t/fix-passing-…
Note to all Shopify app developers: please make your code more resilient and make sure it handles gracefully if the window.load event is triggered twice. Shopify injects an importmap polyfill which works by sending a second window.load event. We're receiving frequent tickets from…
Listening to new @clipse album on repeat - rollout is a masterclass in launching an album, dope merch, tiny desk concert, complex cover, genuis feature. Bought two copies of what is album of the year yesterday- store is on @Shopify too. Bring the show to your fans in Ireland!
Love to see it!
I started integrating Polaris Web Components into one of my apps, and it's fantastic. Since my apps aren't React-based, I previously had to redesign every component to meet the BFS requirements. Now, it's so much easier. Huge thanks to @ShopifyDevs for making this possible!
My full conversation with @chamath at @TOtechweek during the @Shopify Ventures event We spoke about * curiosity & learning * assertiveness & aggression * 🇺🇸 vs. 🇨🇦 I of course was dressed appropriately
Learn what makes Checkout Links so special!! (also - recognise that voice?)
Here’s how @denniscessan built personalized checkout experiences from a single URL
FYI: The Shopify merchant community forums are being set to read-only while they migrate to a new platform. Business as usual over on the Shopify dev community where you can get API & technical issues addressed by me and our product teams :)
Attn Shopify App Devs: Update from the Shopify App Store team on BFS Review Timelines: community.shopify.dev/t/update-on-bf…