Project hero — pending

Classic Theme Revival

Client

Dude Agency

Year

2023

Role

Web Developer

Inherited

Legacy Shopify · Pre-Store 2.0

01 — Problem

An e-commerce stack stuck in the past

A legacy Shopify build was bleeding conversions to slow templates and a React storefront nobody could safely touch. Every fix risked breaking checkout.

02 — Solution

Modern platform, zero-downtime cutover

Diagnosed and resolved the React performance bottlenecks, then led the migration to Shopify's Store 2.0 framework — plus a set of bespoke PHP applets for the WordPress properties running alongside it.

Wide mockup

Fig. 01 — Storefront template, desktop 1440

Admin screen
Detail crop

03 — Impact

Store 2.0

Shopify framework migrated client-wide, unlocking modern checkout and theme extensibility.

0

Checkout incidents during cutover

3+

Teams mentored on the new stack

100%

Legacy React bottlenecks resolved

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