Liquid Weekly Podcast: Shopify Developers Talking Shopify Development

Trudy MacNabb joins Karl and Taylor for a full DotDev week preview and a Toronto survival guide. If you're heading to Shopify's DotDev in July, this is your map: what's actually happening across the week, how to get around the city, where to eat, and which partner events are worth your time, including Brightwork, the Thursday event Taylor and SWYM are throwing to fill the gap left by T...

Episode 069 – The Hidden Complexity of Going Global Karl and Taylor sit down with Kwadwo (Kojo) Adu, co-founder of LocaleFlow — a bootstrapped Shopify translation app built to help merchants expand into new markets without losing brand voice, SEO, or metafield data. Kojo shares how living in Barcelona as a Dane gave him firsthand empathy for the localization problem, why browser translation falls...

Eytan Seidman, VP of Product at Shopify, returns to the Liquid Weekly Podcast for a special Spring '26 Editions walkthrough with Karl and Taylor. It is a full tour of what is dropping for developers: static app home extensions, the App Events API, AI Kit, Sidekick app extensions going GA, the ongoing Dev Dashboard overhaul, a rebuilt logging experience, UCP and agentic commerce, next-gen events re...

Shopify performance specialist Izaac Barratt of Baseline Commerce joins Karl and Taylor for a deep dive into site speed optimization. The conversation covers the full spectrum from LCP and INP fundamentals to the real-world friction of app bloat, AI coding habits, and what actually moves the needle for conversion rates. A must-listen for any theme developer, app developer, or agency working with h...

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page are joined by Sandesh Kulai, founder of STOQ by Artos Software. Sandesh shares his journey from building early Shopify apps to working at Shopify, then returning to app development full-time with Artos Software. The conversation dives into the real complexity behind preorders, back-in-stock alerts, selling plans,...

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page break down the results of the first-ever Liquid Weekly Shopify Developer Survey. They dive into who makes up the Shopify developer community—from freelancers and agency devs to app builders—and explore what developers are working on, what they want to learn, and what challenges they’re facing. The conversation cov...

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page are joined by Anne Thomas, co-founder of Design Packs. Anne shares her journey in the Shopify ecosystem, her recent foray into backend development with Supabase and Claude AI, and the launch of her new podcast, Cart to Cart. The conversation dives into the nuances of building with Shopify's flexible theme blocks,...

Karl and Taylor are back for a solo episode packed with updates. Taylor breaks down major changes to the Shopify Theme Editor, a big B2B announcement that flipped the script on Plus-only features, and a raft of Dev Changelog items. Karl shares a real-world debugging war story about a Shopify Function that was silently discarding all its input — and the 10KB metafield limit that caused it. Sponsor...

In this episode, Jordan Finneran, founder of Pimsical and Shopify Build Award winner, shares his journey into Shopify app development and his deep expertise in Shopify POS and inventory management. Discover the challenges of retail operations, the impact of Stocky's upcoming deprecation, and how developers can leverage Cloudflare and Shopify Flow to build powerful, scalable apps for merchants....

In this episode, Sammy Isaiah, co-founder of Discount Kit, shares insights into Shopify app development, the evolution of Shopify POS, and the innovative Discount Kit Live platform. Discover how these tools are transforming e-commerce experiences for developers and merchants alike. Keep up with the latest in Shopify Development News Subscribe to the Liquid Weekly Newsletter - https://liquidweekly....

In this episode, Karl and Taylor sit down with Scott Austin, owner of the San Diego-based Shopify agency Jade Puma. Scott shares his journey from previous career at Microsoft to building an agency that thrives on efficiency, radical honesty, and zero red tape. We dig into Scott's unique agency model. He strictly bills hourly in arrears, refuses to do fixed-bid contracts or scopes of work, and only...

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page talk with Shopify partner Brendan Quigley (founder of Three Acres) about building a sustainable solo business. Brendan shares his path into Shopify development, lessons from freelancing, and practical financial strategies—including YNAB and Profit First—to create more control and stability. They also discuss moving from...

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page recap Taylor's trip to New York City for the exclusive Shopify Winter Editions meetup. They break down the "Agentic Commerce" hype, the realities of the new Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), and why the best way to optimize for AI is actually just using Standard Category Metafields. The episode features on-the-gr...

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page welcome Simon Barnes, the Head of Developer Relations at Mantle. The conversation kicks off with Simon's journey into Shopify development. He shares his early experiences with web development, the evolution of his career, and how he transitioned from agency work to his current role at Mantle. The discussion hi...

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page sit down with Farid Mosumov, a Shopify app developer and one of the first to release a Shop Mini, to explore the new frontier of the Shop app ecosystem. Farid shares his journey from building Shopify competitors in PHP to becoming a full-time Shopify app developer in the Netherlands. He pulls back the curtain on t...

In this reaction episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast: Hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page take a deep dive into the Shopify Winter Editions '26 "Renaissance" release. They explore the stunning (and Easter egg-filled) visuals of the new landing page, including hidden interactive elements like the "Party in Slack like it's 1499" emoji and a Da Vinci-priced beanie. The duo breaks down the most im...

In this special edition of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page are joined by Eytan Seidman, VP of Product at Shopify, to discuss the major announcements from Winter Editions '26. Eytan reveals how Shopify is rewiring the platform to be fully AI-native, democratizing access to the Catalog MCP for building agentic shopping experiences, and introducing App Intents fo...

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page explore recent Shopify updates and features, including the new unlisted product status, collection management, and the integration of meta fields for blog posts. They also touch on the new theme editor, the implications of meta objects, and the importance of effective error reporting and app management. They share...

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page welcome Roberto Senabre, co-founder of the Shopify app Orbe, to discuss the complexities of Shopify Markets and internationalization. Roberto shares his journey from starting a plant-based leather brand on WooCommerce to becoming a "Shopify Markets fanboy" after realizing the struggles of managing locali...

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page explore a wide range of topics—from home improvement mishaps and 3D printing experiments to the evolving challenges of Shopify app development and pricing models in an AI-driven world. They dive deep into product design, beta testing, user experience, and the importance of theme compatibility in Shopify apps. The...

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page are joined by Dylan Pierce, founder of Verdict Software and a fraud expert, who helps determine if the hosts are "imposters." Dylan details his journey to creating the Shopify app Real ID, which uses deeper verification to combat false positives, deter "friendly fraud," and help merchants win chargebacks, emphasiz...

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, host Karl Meisterheim and co-host Taylor Page welcome Alex Abbott, the creator of Dezi, an AI-powered visual builder for Shopify. The conversation explores Alex's journey into software development, the challenges of self-learning, and the impact of open source tools. They discuss balancing family life with a demanding career, time management strate...

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page are joined by Dave Warrington, a senior demo engineer at Shopify. The conversation explores various aspects of development within the Shopify ecosystem, particularly focusing on Liquid, demo engineering, and the evolution of theme development. Dave shares his journey into the development world, his experiences at...

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast Karl and Taylor delve into the evolving landscape of AI tools, particularly focusing on Cursor and Claude Code, and their implications for development workflows. They discuss the recent updates to the Shopify theme store, the transition to a new online editor based on VS Code, and the importance of community engagement through in-person events. The conv...

In this episode of Liquid Weekly, Karl and Taylor reconnect after Taylor's anniversary trip to Barcelona, diving into their latest Shopify development work including theme blocks, app development challenges, and the evolving AI tooling landscape. Episode Highlights: Taylor's experience transitioning from sections/blocks to theme blocks and the mental shift required Karl's EtherCycle app developmen...