Partners / Technical Focus

Onboarding for technical roles

This is your central resource for onboarding as a Shopify Partner, focused on developing, extending, or solutions planning with Shopify.

 

About this onboarding

You have the flexibility to navigate through the materials at your own pace or follow the four-week structure provided. We recommend going through the materials in order so you can build your skills one week at a time.

  • Total Courses: 16
  • Total Articles: 1
  • Estimated time commitment: 12 hours

Resources

Partner onboarding

Useful links

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FREE
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[Article] Navigating the Shopify Partner Ecosystem
Learn about the tools and resources available to you as a Shopify partner.
FREE
8
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Shopify Partner Program Essentials
Begin your journey as a Shopify Partner by exploring essential courses that provide foundational knowledge for your success.
FREE
4 Courses
Partners Learning Path
[Article] Introduction to Shopify’s Development Resources
Learn about the tools and resources available to you as a Shopify developer.
FREE
8
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FREE
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Shopify Development Fundamentals Path
Learn Shopify's framework and the necessary steps to start developing on Shopify’s platform.
FREE
4 Courses
Learning Path
Solution Planning Fundamentals Path
Learn how to analyze, visualize, and plan technical implementations with Shopify.
FREE
3 Courses
Partners Learning Path Platform credentialed
Introduction to custom storefronts for developers
Learn about Shopify’s headless framework, tooling, and hosting options.
FREE
45
Storefronts Developers
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FREE
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Expanding Your Developer Toolkit
This course will introduce you to more advanced or multi-function tools, commerce-pillar specific extensions, and cover how to stay up to date on product changes relevant to developers.
FREE
20
Liquid Storefronts for Theme Developers Path
Learn how to use Liquid, Shopify's templating language, to optimize Shopify themes and deliver exceptional user experiences.
FREE
3 Courses
Learning Path credentialed
App Development Fundamentals
Learn the fundamentals of Shopify app development and how to extend the platform.
FREE
20
Apps Developers
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FREE
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Shopify Development Fundamentals
Learn Shopify's framework and the necessary steps to start developing on Shopify’s platform. After completing the learning path, pass a proctored assessment to earn your Shopify Development Fundamentals badge.
$149
6 Courses
Exam Learning Path Verified Skills Developers credentialed style-general-assessments Standard assessment
Solution Planning Fundamentals
Learn how to analyze, visualize, and plan technical implementations with Shopify. After completing the learning path, pass a proctored assessment to earn your Solution Planning Fundamentals badge.
$149
4 Courses
Partners Exam Learning Path Verified Skills Implementing credentialed style-general-assessments Standard assessment
Getting started with Liquid for Developers
This course introduces you to Liquid for theme development work.
FREE
45
Theme architecture with Liquid for Developers
This course introduces you to Shopify’s standard theme architecture while diving deeper into the Liquid basics learned in the previous course.
FREE
45
Liquid optimization for performance
This course introduces you to various tools and techniques for optimizing Liquid themes for performance.
FREE
30
Using the Partner Dashboard
Learn about the Partner Dashboard so you can effectively collaborate with merchants and Shopify.
FREE
15
Partners
Working with Merchants
Be prepared to work with Shopify merchants of all types.
FREE
30
Partners
Introduction to Shopify Partner Program
Identify opportunities to collaborate with merchants and Shopify to grow your business as a Partner.
FREE
15
Partners
Introduction to Shopify
Learn about who Shopify is, our mission, core features of the platform, and how we support businesses of all sizes to start and grow.
FREE
20
Partners Platform
Solution Planning Fundamentals Assessment
To earn this badge, pass a proctored assessment that tests your knowledge of the Solution Planning Fundamentals learning path content.
$149
Partners Exam AI_PROCTORED Badge link_11pqlwtdfwb91 link_retake_e8vwkmw62uuu
Analyzing a Business
In this course, we’ll look at how to analyze a business when planning the implementation of new software or technology.
FREE
60
Courses Partners Platform
Visualizing Technical Solutions for Shopify
In this course we’ll create visualizations of Shopify processes, tools, and component integrations with architecture diagrams.
FREE
60
Courses Partners Platform
Technical Implementation Planning
In this course we’ll look at the technical considerations when planning implementation with Shopify.
FREE
60
Courses Partners Platform
Customizing Themes
Learn the fundamentals of frontend development at Shopify with an emphasis on theme development.
FREE
120
Courses Developers
Integrating with Shopify
In this course we’ll cover the fundamentals of backend development at Shopify with an emphasis on APIs and webhooks, GraphQL, and common surfaces for custom apps.
FREE
120
Courses Developers
Developing on Shopify
This course will introduce you to the Shopify platform, explain how it’s different from other commerce platforms, and give you examples of what’s possible as a Shopify developer.
FREE
60
Courses Developers
Exploring and Extending Shopify’s Data Model
This course will introduce you to Shopify’s data model and custom data objects.
FREE
90
Courses Developers
Shopify Development Fundamentals Assessment
To earn this badge, pass a proctored assessment that tests your knowledge of the Shopify Development Fundamentals learning path content.
$149
Exam AI_PROCTORED Badge Developers link_22q6s891qbbbc link_retake_3uqlui80igptv
Getting started with Liquid for Developers
This course introduces you to Liquid for theme development work.
FREE
45
Theme architecture with Liquid for Developers
This course introduces you to Shopify’s standard theme architecture while diving deeper into the Liquid basics learned in the previous course.
FREE
45
Liquid optimization for performance
This course introduces you to various tools and techniques for optimizing Liquid themes for performance.
FREE
30
Using the Partner Dashboard
Learn about the Partner Dashboard so you can effectively collaborate with merchants and Shopify.
FREE
15
Partners
Working with Merchants
Be prepared to work with Shopify merchants of all types.
FREE
30
Partners
Introduction to Shopify Partner Program
Identify opportunities to collaborate with merchants and Shopify to grow your business as a Partner.
FREE
15
Partners
Introduction to Shopify
Learn about who Shopify is, our mission, core features of the platform, and how we support businesses of all sizes to start and grow.
FREE
20
Partners Platform
Solution Planning Fundamentals Assessment
To earn this badge, pass a proctored assessment that tests your knowledge of the Solution Planning Fundamentals learning path content.
$149
Partners Exam AI_PROCTORED Badge link_11pqlwtdfwb91 link_retake_e8vwkmw62uuu
Analyzing a Business
In this course, we’ll look at how to analyze a business when planning the implementation of new software or technology.
FREE
60
Courses Partners Platform
Visualizing Technical Solutions for Shopify
In this course we’ll create visualizations of Shopify processes, tools, and component integrations with architecture diagrams.
FREE
60
Courses Partners Platform
Technical Implementation Planning
In this course we’ll look at the technical considerations when planning implementation with Shopify.
FREE
60
Courses Partners Platform
Customizing Themes
Learn the fundamentals of frontend development at Shopify with an emphasis on theme development.
FREE
120
Courses Developers
Integrating with Shopify
In this course we’ll cover the fundamentals of backend development at Shopify with an emphasis on APIs and webhooks, GraphQL, and common surfaces for custom apps.
FREE
120
Courses Developers
Developing on Shopify
This course will introduce you to the Shopify platform, explain how it’s different from other commerce platforms, and give you examples of what’s possible as a Shopify developer.
FREE
60
Courses Developers
Exploring and Extending Shopify’s Data Model
This course will introduce you to Shopify’s data model and custom data objects.
FREE
90
Courses Developers
Expanding Your Developer Toolkit
This course will introduce you to more advanced or multi-function tools, commerce-pillar specific extensions, and cover how to stay up to date on product changes relevant to developers.
FREE
20
Shopify Development Fundamentals Assessment
To earn this badge, pass a proctored assessment that tests your knowledge of the Shopify Development Fundamentals learning path content.
$149
Exam AI_PROCTORED Badge Developers link_22q6s891qbbbc link_retake_3uqlui80igptv
Visualizing Technical Solutions for Shopify
In this course we’ll create visualizations of Shopify processes, tools, and component integrations with architecture diagrams.
FREE
60
Courses Partners Platform
Analyzing a Business
In this course, we’ll look at how to analyze a business when planning the implementation of new software or technology.
FREE
60
Courses Partners Platform
Technical Implementation Planning
In this course we’ll look at the technical considerations when planning implementation with Shopify.
FREE
60
Courses Partners Platform
Integrating with Shopify
In this course we’ll cover the fundamentals of backend development at Shopify with an emphasis on APIs and webhooks, GraphQL, and common surfaces for custom apps.
FREE
120
Courses Developers
Developing on Shopify
This course will introduce you to the Shopify platform, explain how it’s different from other commerce platforms, and give you examples of what’s possible as a Shopify developer.
FREE
60
Courses Developers
Customizing Themes
Learn the fundamentals of frontend development at Shopify with an emphasis on theme development.
FREE
120
Courses Developers
Exploring and Extending Shopify’s Data Model
This course will introduce you to Shopify’s data model and custom data objects.
FREE
90
Courses Developers