🚀 Day 3 of My Shopify App Development Journey | Creating My First Shopify App After understanding the Shopify ecosystem and setting up my development environment, today I finally created my first Shopify app using Shopify CLI. At first, I thought creating a Shopify app would require a lot of manual configuration. But I was surprised to see how Shopify CLI automates most of the setup process, allowing developers to focus on building features instead of spending hours configuring a project. 🛠️ Complete Process I Followed ✅ Step 1: Verify Node.js & npm Installation Before creating the app, I made sure Node.js and npm were installed correctly. node -v npm -v ✅ Step 2: Install Shopify CLI npm install -g @shopify/cli@latest Shopify CLI is the official command-line tool that simplifies creating, running, testing, and deploying Shopify apps. ✅ Step 3: Authenticate with Shopify shopify login This command connects the CLI with my Shopify Partner account, allowing me to create and manage apps. ✅ Step 4: Create My First Shopify App npm init @shopify/app@latest During the setup, Shopify CLI asked me to: • Enter the app name • Select the preferred app template • Choose my Shopify Partner organization • Connect the app to a development store Within a few minutes, the complete project structure was generated automatically. ✅ Step 5: Open the Project cd my-first-shopify-app ✅ Step 6: Run the Development Server shopify app dev This command starts the local server, opens a secure tunnel, installs the app on my development store, and enables live reloading whenever I make changes. 📂 What I Explored ✅ Project folder structure ✅ Configuration files ✅ Development workflow ✅ Local development server ✅ Development store integration 💡 Today's Biggest Takeaway The biggest lesson I learned today is that Shopify CLI isn't just a tool for creating apps—it's the foundation of the entire Shopify app development workflow. It automates repetitive tasks, creates a production-ready project structure, and provides a smooth development experience from the very beginning. Small steps like these build the foundation for creating real-world Shopify applications. Tomorrow, I'm excited to explore Polaris, App Bridge, and the Admin API to understand how Shopify apps interact with stores. 💬 Question for experienced Shopify developers: Which part of the Shopify app development journey challenged you the most when you were getting started? I'd love to learn from your experience. 👇

🚀 Shopify Just Changed How Global Shipping Is Configured If you’re building shipping apps for Shopify, this is one of the most important platform changes in a while. Shopify has introduced Market-driven Shipping in Feature Preview. Instead of configuring shipping through delivery profiles, merchants will manage shipping directly inside each Market. Why this matters: ✅ Different shipping rules for each market without complex workarounds. ✅ Separate shipping configurations for DTC, B2B, and POS. ✅ More predictable checkout behavior when merchant rates and app rates are combined. ✅ A simpler model for merchants selling internationally. For developers, this also means action may be required. If your app reads or modifies merchant delivery profiles through the Admin API, you’ll need to prepare for the new architecture. Merchant-owned delivery profile APIs are being deprecated as merchants migrate to Market-driven Shipping, while app-owned delivery profiles continue to be supported with additional flexibility. This is much bigger than an API update. It’s another step in Shopify’s evolution toward making Markets the central place for managing global commerce, giving merchants more control while simplifying international operations. If you’re building shipping, fulfillment, logistics, or carrier integrations, now is the time to test your app using the Feature Preview. 📖 Upgrade guide: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/orders-fulfillment/market-driven-shipping/feature-preview 💬 Developer announcement: https://community.shopify.dev/t/market-driven-shipping-is-now-in-feature-preview-action-may-be-required-for-your-app/35720