Phase 1: Foundations (Weeks 1–3)
Week 1: Introduction to E-Commerce & Shopify
- What is Shopify & how it works
- Shopify Plans & Pricing
- Setting up a Shopify Partner Account
- Shopify Admin Dashboard Overview
- Lab: Create your first development store
Week 2: Store Setup & Configuration
- Adding Products, Collections, Variants
- Payment Gateways & Shipping Settings
- Taxes, Discounts & Coupons
- Store Policies & Legal Pages
- Lab: Configure a demo store with 10 products
Week 3: Shopify Themes Basics
- Understanding Themes (Free vs Paid)
- Customizing Themes with Theme Editor
- Theme Settings: Colors, Typography, Layout
- Installing & Publishing Themes
- Lab: Customize a free Shopify theme for a clothing store
Phase 2: Shopify Liquid & Frontend (Weeks 4–6)
Week 4: Introduction to Liquid
- What is Liquid?
- Variables, Filters, Loops, and Conditionals
- Sections & Blocks
- Lab: Build a custom product template with Liquid
Week 5: Theme Development & Customization
- Shopify Theme Structure (templates, snippets, assets)
- Adding Custom Sections & Blocks
- Using Metafields in Themes
- Lab: Custom homepage with featured products & banner
Week 6: Shopify Apps & Extensions
- Installing & Configuring Shopify Apps
- Must-have Apps (SEO, Marketing, Reviews, Analytics)
- Building Custom Apps (Intro with Shopify CLI + Node.js/React)
- Lab: Add review & analytics apps to demo store
Phase 3: Advanced Features (Weeks 7–10)
Week 7: Checkout & Cart Customization
- Customizing the Cart Page
- Adding Upsell & Cross-Sell Features
- Checkout Branding & Custom Fields (Shopify Plus vs Standard)
- Lab: Custom cart page with discounts
Week 8: Shopify APIs & Headless Commerce
- REST & GraphQL APIs in Shopify
- Fetching Products & Orders with API
- Introduction to Headless Shopify with React/Next.js
- Lab: Build a simple storefront with Shopify Storefront API
Week 9: Marketing & SEO
- On-page SEO for Shopify
- Shopify Analytics & Reports
- Email Marketing Integration (Klaviyo, Mailchimp)
- Social Media & Google Ads Integration
- Lab: Optimize demo store SEO & connect Google Analytics
Week 10: Payments & Security
- Shopify Payments & Alternative Gateways
- Fraud Prevention & SSL Certificates
- GDPR/Privacy Compliance
- Lab: Setup secure payment & test transactions
Phase 4: Testing, Launch & Projects (Weeks 11–12)
Week 11: Testing & Store Optimization
- Store Speed Optimization
- Debugging Theme Errors
- Mobile Responsiveness Testing
- Lab: Optimize store for speed & mobile UX
Week 12: Capstone Project & Launch
- Full Shopify Store Development (from scratch)
- Deploying Live Store
- Capstone Project Options:
- Clothing Brand Store
- Digital Products Store
- Dropshipping Store with Oberlo/DSers
- Final Assessment & Store Demo
