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December 20, 2025

Building a Custom Shopify Theme from Scratch with Liquid

A step-by-step guide to creating a custom Shopify 2.0 theme using Liquid templating, JSON sections, and modern development workflows.

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Lavkush Kumar
Web Developer & Designer
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Why Custom?

While Shopify has many themes, a custom theme gives you complete control over performance, design, and functionality.

Setting Up

Use Shopify CLI to scaffold your theme. This gives you hot-reload, a proper development environment, and easy deployment.

Liquid Basics

Learn objects, tags, and filters. These three concepts power everything in Shopify theming.

JSON Sections

Shopify 2.0 uses JSON templates with dynamic sections. This lets merchants customize pages without touching code.

L
Lavkush Kumar
Web Developer & Designer — Building digital experiences for 4+ years

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