Stage 2 · Lesson 7 of 7
Choosing apps
Apps from the add features such as reviews, subscriptions, bundles, wholesale pricing or email sign-ups. Judge each one on a few points. Read its recent reviews.
See how quickly support answers. Work out the monthly cost at the client's size. Check which store data it asks to access.
And check how it loads on the storefront, ideally through you can remove in the . Every app can add scripts that slow pages, and a fee that repeats every month. So list the essential ones and question the rest. When you audit an existing store, check which apps are still in use.
Common trapinstalling an app for each small feature until the store is slow and the monthly app bill is higher than the Shopify plan itself.
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Resources for this stage
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- CourseFreeShopify Academy
Shopify · Beginner
Shopify's own free courses on the admin, store setup and theme development
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- Dawn: Shopify's Reference ThemeGo deeper
Read the source of Shopify's reference theme to see how sections and settings fit together