The ShopsWired Blog
Product news, engineering deep-dives, and guides for building bespoke storefronts on a fully managed, fully customizable commerce platform.
How to Dropship Without Apps: The ShopsWired Reseller Network
Wired links two ShopsWired stores directly: one supplies the catalog, the other resells it with its own markup. Fulfillments and payouts are built in, so there is no dropshipping app in the middle.
DevelopersA Simpler Alternative to Shopify App Development
Shopify apps are hosted web apps with an OAuth install flow and a review queue. A ShopsWired plugin is a directory of JavaScript that runs on the platform itself. Here is the honest comparison.
EcommerceEcommerce Platforms With No Transaction Fees: The Real Math
Platform surcharges and processor fees are two different line items, and only one of them is negotiable. Here is how to tell them apart and what a 1-2% surcharge actually costs at real revenue.
DevelopersWhat Is ShopScript? Server-Side JavaScript for Commerce
ShopScript is the server-side JavaScript runtime that executes every ShopsWired customization. Here is what it is, what the sw.* bridges give you, and exactly where the limits sit.
EcommerceHeadless vs Fully Managed Commerce: Which Is Right for You?
Headless commerce trades a maintained storefront for a codebase you own and must run forever. Here is when that trade pays off, when it does not, and what the middle option looks like.
DevelopersEcommerce Event Hooks Explained: Customizing Checkout, Cart, and More
A conceptual tour of ShopsWired event hooks — data, cart, checkout, payment, search, and render — and the single ctx pattern that ties them together.
EcommerceHow to Sell Digital Products Online in 2026
Downloads, licenses, and subscriptions: how to sell digital products online in 2026 — and why 0% transaction fees matter most when your margins are already near 100%.
DevelopersHow to Make Money Selling Plugins and Themes on ShopsWired
A developer's guide to turning ShopsWired plugins and themes into recurring revenue: what sells, how to publish, how to price with tiers and in-app purchases, and how payouts work.
EcommerceHow to Migrate From Shopify Without Losing Sales
A practical, no-fluff migration checklist for moving off Shopify without downtime or lost rankings — export your catalog and customers, map every URL to a 301 redirect, cut over DNS safely, and reconnect payments.