Guias
Guides for Shopify stores
Everything long-form on this site, grouped by the problem you arrived with. Each guide answers its question first, names its sources and dates, and — where it shows code — says which theme versions it ran on.
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Theme features you don't need an app for
For a store paying a monthly app for each small job on the product page or in the cart. Each guide shows how to build the feature yourself in a free Shopify theme, with code that has run on a real store, then where an app is still the better choice.
Shopify size chart without an app
How do I add a size chart to Shopify product pages without an app?
Sticky add to cart button on Shopify, without an app
How do I add a sticky add to cart button to Shopify without an app?
Free shipping progress bar on Shopify, without an app
How do I show a free shipping progress bar in the Shopify cart without an app?
Shopify colour swatches without an app
How do I show colour swatches on Shopify without an app, and why does Base color say it can't be blank?
Shopify quick view without an app
How do I let shoppers preview a product from the collection page without an app?
Shopify quantity breaks without an app
How do I offer a lower price for buying more on Shopify without an app?
Shopify product bundles without an app
How do I sell a product bundle on Shopify without a bundle app?
Shopify cart upsell without an app
How do I suggest one more product in the Shopify cart without an app?
Shopify product comparison table without an app
How do I put a product comparison table on a Shopify page without an app?
Shopify shoppable image and lookbook without an app
How do I make a lookbook image with clickable products on Shopify without an app?
Why a Shopify store gets slow
For a store that got slower as it grew, and doubts another theme fixes that. What actually costs the time, how to measure it on your own store, and what a theme can and cannot change.
Too many Shopify apps slow your site: what they cost
Do too many Shopify apps slow a site down, and which ones can go?
Shopify store too slow? How we measure page weight
How much does a theme download on every page, and how do you measure it?
Why this theme has no fake countdown
Why are evergreen countdowns and invented stock numbers a legal risk?
Switching themes
For a store on a premium theme, or on Dawn plus apps, wondering whether a switch is worth it. Each comparison says where the other theme is the better choice, and the last two pages cover what happens to your work when a theme updates.
Hullara vs Dawn: a Shopify Dawn alternative once you outgrow it
How does Hullara differ from Dawn, and when is Dawn the better choice?
Hullara vs Shrine: a Shrine alternative with updates included
How does Hullara differ from Shrine, and when is Shrine the better choice?
Hullara vs Debutify: a Shopify theme with no feature tiers
How does Hullara differ from Debutify, and when is Debutify the better choice?
Shrine vs Booster theme vs Hullara: what each costs
How does Hullara differ from Booster, and when is Booster the better choice?
Does Shrine include updates? What a purchase covers
What happens to updates after the first year of a Shrine licence?
Update a Shopify theme without losing customisations
Can I update a Shopify theme without losing my customisations?
Customising a Shopify theme without touching code
How much of a Shopify theme can I change without touching code?
Selling in more than one language or currency
For a store that translated its storefront and still sees English, or sells in several currencies and shows an ambiguous "$". Each guide is measured on a store with those languages and markets switched on.
Shopify theme not translating? Four places English hides
Why do parts of my Shopify store stay in English after I translate it?
Show currency codes on Shopify prices: USD, CAD and AUD
How do I show CAD or AUD next to prices when every dollar reads "$"?
Before you buy: price, licence, refunds
For a store about to pay for a theme sold outside the Shopify Theme Store. What the money buys, how many stores one licence covers, and how to get it back.
Theme license for multiple stores: what one key covers
Can I use one theme licence on more than one store?
Shopify theme refund policy: who refunds, and when
Can I get my money back for a Shopify theme, and from whom?
Written by Nguyễn Lương Bằng, who builds the Hullara theme. How these guides are tested and written.