njX Journal

Building with Astro & Shopify

Practical guides on static storefronts, the Shopify Storefront API, and the free Astro themes behind them.

astrobuild-in-publicthemes

What I learned shipping a lineup of Astro storefront themes

Sep 10, 2026

Notes from building and selling a set of static Astro + Shopify themes: the provider layer, delivery over Paddle, and the small esbuild gotchas that cost real time.

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astroshopifystorefront-api

Connect an Astro site to the Shopify Storefront API

Sep 9, 2026

A practical guide to wiring a static Astro storefront to Shopify: get a Storefront API token, fetch products with GraphQL, and hand off to Shopify's hosted checkout.

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astroshopifyecommerce

Free Astro + Shopify ecommerce themes (2026)

Sep 8, 2026

A hand-built lineup of free, MIT-licensed Astro storefront themes wired for the Shopify Storefront API — static, fast, and deployable to Cloudflare Pages in minutes.

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