Practice 03 · Storefront Engineering & OS 2.0 Architecture
Themes, templates, and integrations, shipped on a dev theme with a reviewable diff.
Roughly 70% of every service we sell touches Shopify Liquid. We engineer Online Store 2.0 themes, unified product template systems, metafield-driven filtering, and release pipelines from a design system, never bloated marketplace templates held together by thirty page-builder apps.
Commercial Terms (USD)
- Published Fee
- PDP System from $3,800 · Theme from $6,500 USD
- Turnaround
- 2–8 weeks (Fixed Milestone Scope)
- Deliverable
- Git-Backed OS 2.0 Theme + Schema + CWV Sign-Off
- Audit Fee Credit
- Up to $1,200 USD (30 days)
Payments processed by Stripe. Card details never reach Ecompanda systems. · All prices in USD.
01 · Scope Boundary & Equal-Weight Exclusions
Written in black and white before any work starts.
Every Ecompanda engagement lists what is excluded at equal visual weight to what is included. We ship on an isolated staging theme (`git` branch) and never modify production without your explicit sign-off.
Included in Scope
- ✓Custom Shopify Online Store 2.0 section, block, and template engineering in semantic HTML, CSS, and vanilla JS
- ✓Metaobject and metafield-driven Product Template Systems that handle multi-category catalogs without template sprawl
- ✓Built-in Liquid JSON-LD entity graphs (`Organization`, `WebSite`, `ProductGroup`, `Product`, `Offer`, policies) from Day 1
- ✓Git-backed staging workflow with automated Shopify Theme Check and Core Web Vitals regression gates
Explicitly Excluded (Never in Scope)
- ✕Drag-and-drop page-builder apps (Shogun, PageFly, GemPages) that inject megabytes of render-blocking DOM bloat
- ✕Full back-office ERP implementation (we integrate Shopify with your existing systems)
- ✕Staff augmentation or "rent-a-developer" body-shopping
Sample Deliverable Register
Marketplace Theme + Page Builders vs. Ecompanda OS 2.0 Engineering
| Dimension | Marketplace Theme + Apps | Ecompanda Engineered OS 2.0 | Measurable Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| JavaScript Payload | 450KB–1.2MB across 15+ scripts | ≤ 45KB compressed vanilla JS modules | Sub-200ms INP & fast mobile interaction |
| PDP Template Count | 15–30 duplicated `product.*.json` templates | 1–3 dynamic templates driven by product metafields | Zero maintenance drift across catalog lines |
| Structured Data | Broken microdata + conflicting SEO plugin | Native Liquid `@graph` wired to variants & policies | 100% Rich Results & AI search readiness |
| Deployment Safety | Live code edits inside Shopify Admin editor | Git branch + Theme Check CI + staging theme QA | Zero broken production deploys |
02 · Execution Cadence
How the engagement runs from Day 1.
Catalog Taxonomy & Design Token Specification
We map your product/variant metafields, metaobjects, and design tokens before writing a single section file.
OS 2.0 Liquid, JSON-LD & Native Components
We engineer your header, navigation, collection filters, product template system, and cart drawer in clean Liquid and vanilla JS on a staging theme.
CWV, Schema & Accessibility Gate
Every template is verified against WCAG 2.2 AA contrast, Schema.org validation, and Core Web Vitals thresholds prior to your 5-day staging sign-off.
03 · Frequently Asked Questions
Questions buyers ask before signing.
Every engagement is governed by our published Terms & Conditions, Refund Policy, and Delivery Policy under Ecom Panda LLC.
Do you offer staff augmentation or hourly "hire a Shopify developer" seats?
No. We never sell warm bodies by the hour. Every Ecompanda engagement is a fixed-scope engineering deliverable with a published specification, staging repository diff, and acceptance checklist.