Platform Fundamentals
30-45 minBeginner
Shopify is a hosted SaaS using the Liquid templating language. Structure is rigid and enforcing.
Intermediate Recommended
Theme Structure
Files and Folders.
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Directory Layout
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layout/: Contains theme.liquid (the master HTML wrapper with <head>).
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templates/: JSON files defining page structures (e.g., product.json, index.json).
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sections/: Reusable content blocks (HTML + Liquid + Schema).
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snippets/: Small reusable bits of code (included via {% render %}).
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assets/: CSS, JS, and Image files.
Verification Checklist
- Online Store > Edit Code