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Episode 076 - Making Storefronts Faster One Device at...

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2026/10/01

Georgi Petrov, CEO and co-founder of Uxify, joins Karl and Taylor to talk about the half of web performance nobody optimizes for: the shopper's device. After building SMS Bump (acquired by Yotpo), ConsentMo, and NitroPack (acquired by WP Engine), Georgi is now tackling device-specific friction, the laggy buttons, layout shifts, and interaction delays that vary wildly from one phone to the next. We get into how Uxify profiles a visitor's capability without touching your code, the specialized agents

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01:06:18

Shop Quest 2026: Inside India's Shopify Developer Event

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2026/09/17

Prakhar Shrivastava of FoxSell joins Karl and Taylor to talk about Shop Quest, the Shopify community event he and his team run in Bengaluru, and to prep Taylor for his first trip to India.Along the way Prakhar breaks down India's Shopify ecosystem, from the app companies pulling serious revenue to the agencies quietly white-labeling builds for Platinum partners in the US and Europe, and makes the case for why the Shopify partner community needs its own events at all.SPONSORPromo Party Pro is a free

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01:01:54

074 - Shopify App Analytics with Alexander Hupfer:...

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2026/09/03

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page are joined by Alexander Hupfer, founder of Fusion Metrics and a solo Shopify app developer.The conversation digs deep into the current state of Shopify app analytics following Mantle's shutdown, why certain metrics are far more subjective than they appear, and how AI agents are changing the way developers query their own data.Sponsor - The Support HeroesSTAY CONNECTEDSubscribe to Liquid Weekly for more expert

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01:06:41

I Hid Swag and I'd Do It Again! - Recapping our...

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2026/08/20

Episode 073 – I Hid Swag and I'd Do It Again! - Recapping our DotDev AdventureKarl and Taylor reunite for a full-week recap of Shopify Dev in Toronto — from a canceled Air Canada flight and a border crossing full of event signage, to Taylor's metaobjects talk, the live podcast recording at Dev Studio, and the Shopify-shutting-down-an-entire-street Block Party. They also debrief BrightWork, the first-ever event Taylor hosted after Tectonic was canceled, and close with a run of street-style

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01:05:10

072 - Inside the Future of Liquid + the Build Award...

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2026/08/06

Recorded live at Shopify's DotDev, this special is two sessions in one. First, Ben Sehl walks Karl and Taylor through the future of Liquid: why the language is being reshaped for the agentic era, the new Partials tag that replaces the section rendering API, arrays and Booleans finally landing, agents.md and design.md guidance, and the Tailwind partnership. Then we sit down with three Shopify Build Award winners, Sammy of Discount Kit, Harel of EasyTeam, and Emili of Zapiet, to talk about what it

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01:05:21

Taylor Built a Full Shopify Brand with AI in One...

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2026/07/23

Episode 071 – Taylor Built a Full Shopify Brand with AI in One AfternoonKarl and Taylor compare how Claude, Codex, and Cursor behave differently when building Shopify discount and checkout UI extensions, and dig into why testing against a real dev store is still such a pain point. Taylor also walks through spinning up a complete fictitious coffee shop brand, theme, and metaobject data model with Claude Design and Claude Code for his recent DEV conference talk on metaobjects, and shares how a Shopify

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00:57:39

070 - How to Actually Win Shopify DotDev Week | Trudy...

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2026/07/09

Trudy MacNabb joins Karl and Taylor for a full DotDev week preview and a Toronto survival guide. If you're heading to Shopify's DotDev in July, this is your map: what's actually happening across the week, how to get around the city, where to eat, and which partner events are worth your time, including Brightwork, the Thursday event Taylor and SWYM are throwing to fill the gap left by Tectonic. And if you can't make it this year, Karl, Taylor, and Trudy walk through it so you can

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00:49:16

The Hidden Complexity of Going Global

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2026/06/25

Episode 069 – The Hidden Complexity of Going GlobalKarl and Taylor sit down with Kwadwo (Kojo) Adu, co-founder of LocaleFlow — a bootstrapped Shopify translation app built to help merchants expand into new markets without losing brand voice, SEO, or metafield data. Kojo shares how living in Barcelona as a Dane gave him firsthand empathy for the localization problem, why browser translation falls flat for real stores, and how LocaleFlow's multi-LLM pipeline handles everything from tone-of-voice

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01:05:59

Shopify Just Rebuilt Webhooks (and a Lot More) |...

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2026/06/17

Eytan Seidman, VP of Product at Shopify, returns to the Liquid Weekly Podcast for a special Spring '26 Editions walkthrough with Karl and Taylor.It is a full tour of what is dropping for developers: static app home extensions, the App Events API, AI Kit, Sidekick app extensions going GA, the ongoing Dev Dashboard overhaul, a rebuilt logging experience, UCP and agentic commerce, next-gen events replacing webhooks, and the shift from Managed Pricing to Shopify App Pricing. Basically a whole episode of

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01:09:21

068 - Stop Blaming the Theme: What's Really Killing...

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2026/06/11

Shopify performance specialist Izaac Barratt of Baseline Commerce joins Karl and Taylor for a deep dive into site speed optimization. The conversation covers the full spectrum from LCP and INP fundamentals to the real-world friction of app bloat, AI coding habits, and what actually moves the needle for conversion rates. A must-listen for any theme developer, app developer, or agency working with high-traffic Shopify stores.SponsorThe Support Heroes -

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01:09:59

067 - Preorders, Selling Plans, and AI Ops with...

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2026/05/28

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page are joined by Sandesh Kulai, founder of STOQ by Artos Software.Sandesh shares his journey from building early Shopify apps to working at Shopify, then returning to app development full-time with Artos Software. The conversation dives into the real complexity behind preorders, back-in-stock alerts, selling plans, deferred payments, storefront integrations, and supporting apps across a wide range of Shopify

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01:09:37

We Surveyed Shopify Developers — The Results...

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2026/05/14

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page break down the results of the first-ever Liquid Weekly Shopify Developer Survey.They dive into who makes up the Shopify developer community—from freelancers and agency devs to app builders—and explore what developers are working on, what they want to learn, and what challenges they’re facing. The conversation covers the growing demand for AI workflows, ongoing struggles with Shopify’s rapid pace of change, and

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01:20:49

065 - From Themes to SaaS: Anne Thomas on Cart to...

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2026/04/30

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page are joined by Anne Thomas, co-founder of Design Packs. Anne shares her journey in the Shopify ecosystem, her recent foray into backend development with Supabase and Claude AI, and the launch of her new podcast, Cart to Cart.The conversation dives into the nuances of building with Shopify's flexible theme blocks, managing design systems, and the realities of using AI for coding and QA. Anne also discusses her

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01:06:28

Episode 64 - When Shopify Functions Fail Silently:...

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2026/04/16

Karl and Taylor are back for a solo episode packed with updates. Taylor breaks down major changes to the Shopify Theme Editor, a big B2B announcement that flipped the script on Plus-only features, and a raft of Dev Changelog items. Karl shares a real-world debugging war story about a Shopify Function that was silently discarding all its input — and the 10KB metafield limit that caused it.SponsorThe Support Heroes - https://thesupportheroes.com/?utm_source=lwSubscribe to Liquid WeeklyDon't miss

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01:07:34

Episode 63 - Jordan Finneran with Pimsical

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2026/04/02

In this episode, Jordan Finneran, founder of Pimsical and Shopify Build Award winner, shares his journey into Shopify app development and his deep expertise in Shopify POS and inventory management.Discover the challenges of retail operations, the impact of Stocky's upcoming deprecation, and how developers can leverage Cloudflare and Shopify Flow to build powerful, scalable apps for merchants.Keep up with the latest in Shopify Development NewsSubscribe to the Liquid Weekly Newsletter -

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01:12:07

Episode 62 - Sammy Isseyegh of DiscountKit

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2026/03/19

In this episode, Sammy Isaiah, co-founder of Discount Kit, shares insights into Shopify app development, the evolution of Shopify POS, and the innovative Discount Kit Live platform. Discover how these tools are transforming e-commerce experiences for developers and merchants alike.Keep up with the latest in Shopify Development NewsSubscribe to the Liquid Weekly Newsletter -https://liquidweekly.com/Support HeroesFor more information about the sponsor of this episode, Support Heroes, check out:

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01:00:37

Episode 61 - Scott Austin of Jade Puma

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2026/03/05

In this episode, Karl and Taylor sit down with Scott Austin, owner of the San Diego-based Shopify agency Jade Puma. Scott shares his journey from previous career at Microsoft to building an agency that thrives on efficiency, radical honesty, and zero red tape.We dig into Scott's unique agency model. He strictly bills hourly in arrears, refuses to do fixed-bid contracts or scopes of work, and only works directly with decision-makers. Scott also breaks down his content marketing strategy via his own

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01:07:16

Episode 60 - Brendan Quigley of Three Acres

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2026/02/19

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page talk with Shopify partner Brendan Quigley (founder of Three Acres) about building a sustainable solo business. Brendan shares his path into Shopify development, lessons from freelancing, and practical financial strategies—including YNAB and Profit First—to create more control and stability.They also discuss moving from one-off projects to retainer/membership models for predictable income, strengthening long-term client

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01:36:32

Episode 59 - NYC Editions Meetup Recap

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2026/02/05

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page recap Taylor's trip to New York City for the exclusive Shopify Winter Editions meetup. They break down the "Agentic Commerce" hype, the realities of the new Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), and why the best way to optimize for AI is actually just using Standard Category Metafields.The episode features on-the-ground interviews with key Shopify staff members, including Liam Griffin, Darius (Senior Product Lead, Dev

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01:05:14

Episode 58 - Simon Barnes with Mantle

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2026/01/22

In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page welcome Simon Barnes, the Head of Developer Relations at Mantle. The conversation kicks off with Simon's journey into Shopify development. He shares his early experiences with web development, the evolution of his career, and how he transitioned from agency work to his current role at Mantle. The discussion highlights the importance of community and collaboration in the developer ecosystem, particularly in the

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