Shopify for Developers Training Course

Introduction

• Comparing Shopify, Magento, and WordPress
• Overview of Shopify's features and architecture

Foundations of E-commerce

• Selecting a business model
• Defining industry, persona, and product offerings

Getting Started

• Configuring the development environment
• Creating a Shopify account
• Accessing the developer portal

Database Configuration

• Setting up a MySQL database
• Managing data storage
• Retrieving access tokens

Building a Shopify Application

• Adding products via Shopify CLI
• Implementing empty states with Polaris
• Incorporating resource pickers using App Bridge
• Creating resource lists with GraphQL
• Modifying product prices via GraphQL

Application Security

• Authentication methods
• OAuth authorization flows
• API specifications and descriptions
• Managing access tokens
• Handling session tokens

REST API Development

• Understanding API and secret keys
• Generating API credentials
• Implementing REST API functions
• Filtering API requests
• Resolving API and access token errors

Developer Tools and Best Practices

• Using development stores
• Leveraging API Libraries
• Utilizing the GraphQL Admin API
• Optimizing application performance
• Testing applications with Lighthouse
• Ensuring accessibility (WCAG)
• Applying design and coding best practices

Troubleshooting

Summary and Future Steps