The ShopsWired Blog
Product news, engineering deep-dives, and guides for building bespoke storefronts on a fully managed, fully customizable commerce platform.
How 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.
DevelopersHow to Build a Custom Ecommerce Theme on ShopsWired
A developer walkthrough of building a custom storefront theme on ShopsWired — Liquid templates, route data loaders, e-commerce filters, render hooks, and live preview via the CLI.
EcommerceThe 7 Best Shopify Alternatives for 2026
A fair, specific roundup of the seven best Shopify alternatives in 2026 — from WooCommerce and BigCommerce to Medusa — and how to pick the right one for lower fees, more control, or deeper customization.
EcommerceShopify Transaction Fees Explained (and How to Pay 0% in 2026)
A clear, honest breakdown of Shopify transaction fees in 2026, the real math at different revenue levels, and how a 0%-transaction-fee platform changes your margins.
AnnouncementIntroducing the New ShopsWired
We rebuilt ShopsWired from the ground up — from an embeddable shop widget into a fully programmable commerce platform with plugins, themes, custom records, and a CLI.