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Shopify keeps telling you a new theme version is available, but should you actually update? Leighton and Patrick break down when to update your Shopify theme, when to switch to a new one, and when leaving it alone is the smarter (and cheaper) move.
Links Mentioned
- Shopify Theme Store: https://themes.shopify.com
- Ilana's JSON-LD for SEO (structured data app): https://apps.shopify.com/json-ld-for-seo
- Theme Updater & Backups by Out of the Sandbox: https://apps.shopify.com/theme-updater-by-out-of-the-sandbox
- Google PageSpeed Insights: https://pagespeed.web.dev
Chapters
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:29 Adjust or start over?
- 2:21 Two real client examples
- 3:59 Cost, effort & maintainability
- 6:31 Where store owners should start
- 10:29 Custom work traps
- 11:58 Speed & SEO surprises
- 13:52 Protecting your nav & links
- 16:42 What if your traffic tanks?
- 19:21 The cost of playing it safe
- 20:25 How to approach the decision
- 21:51 The Online Store 2.0 cutoff
- 24:03 Finding the right theme
- 27:22 Testing before you commit
- 29:59 To update or not to update?
- 33:18 Wrapping Up
Book a Call
- Book a Call with Patrick: https://calendly.com/patrickriceco/strategy-call
- Book a Call with Leighton: https://cal.com/leightontaylor/discovery-call?utm_source=podcast
Work With Us
- Work with Patrick (SEO and Google Ads): https://patrickriceco.com/
- Work with Leighton (Shopify Store Builds, Migrations, & Ongoing Support): https://envision.io
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