Custom Shopify Theme Development

Get tailored Shopify theme development services to create a high-performing, conversion-driven store that helps your brand grow faster.

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Shopify theme development services for conversion-focused stores

Planning to launch a new Shopify store or revamp your existing one? Our highly qualified Shopify theme developers create custom themes to improve conversion rates and ROI. Regardless of whether you want a minor adjustment or a completely made-up, bespoke theme, we develop visually appealing, high-performing stores that match your brand.

We go beyond pre-made templates – creating personalized, user-oriented designs that provide an exceptional shopping experience and fast performance. Let’s create a Shopify store that truly reflects your brand and turns visitors into loyal customers.

Hire Shopify theme developers

Kickstart your ecommerce journey with our Shopify custom theme development

Custom Shopify development

Shopify theme development from scratch involves building a unique theme tailored to your business goals and brand identity with UX and performance in mind.

Shopify theme customization

Shopify theme customization services let you adjust an existing theme to meet your specific needs, from minor design tweaks to adding new store functionality.

Shopify web design

Our Shopify web design services ensure visually appealing, user-friendly interfaces. We blend beauty with usability to make your store attractive and easy to navigate.

Functionality enhancements

We provide end-to-end Shopify web development to extend your store’s capabilities and deliver seamless user experiences from backend logic to front-end interactivity.

Shopify theme launch & setup

We take care of your Shopify store setup from start to finish – installation, customization, and performance tuning. You’ll get a ready-to-sell store that looks and performs great.

Shopify theme support

We offer continuous Shopify maintenance and support for troubleshooting issues, updating your theme with the latest features, and ensuring your store remains secure.

Speed optimization

We make your Shopify theme fast and responsive via Shopify performance optimization, so visitors can browse and buy without delays and return for more purchases.

App integrations

We connect your Shopify store with the right apps via Shopify integration services to streamline operations, automate tasks, improve customer experience, and boost sales.

Main advantages of selecting a custom Shopify theme

Distinctive brand identity

A custom Shopify theme makes your store memorable and matches your brand’s personality. Colors, logos, and visuals ensure your store is recognizable at first sight.

Full design control

With custom Shopify theme development, you have complete control over layout, functionality, and features. Easily scale and adapt your design as your business grows.

Optimized site performance

Custom Shopify development provides a lean, fast-loading store. By avoiding unnecessary apps and heavy code, your site delivers better speed, UX, and SEO results.

Improved user experience

Custom themes are developed with usability in mind, making the theme easy to navigate with user-friendly layouts and smooth customer processes.

Increased conversions

A custom Shopify theme is designed around your customers’ needs, guiding them smoothly from browsing to checkout, making more visitors turn into paying customers.

Unique customer engagement

Add interactive elements such as product builders, live chat widgets, loyalty program displays, and motion graphics to engage customers and build stronger relationships.

Flexible scalability

Shopify theme developers can easily add new features, integrations, or product lines without affecting the site’s performance or user experience.

Enhanced security and compliance

With a custom Shopify theme, you can implement tailored security measures and ensure compliance, protecting customer data and maintaining trust.

Challenges you can overcome through Shopify theme development

Complex customization. Generic themes limit unique layouts and features. Custom Shopify themes allow tailored designs, specialized product pages, and app integrations.
Poor UX. Default themes may cause confusing navigation or slow checkout. Custom themes improve layout, responsiveness, and interactive elements for a smooth user experience.
Inconsistent performance. Heavy themes or apps can slow your store. Optimized custom themes ensure fast loading, consistent performance, and smooth operation across devices.

Limited scalability. Standard themes may struggle with large catalogs or high traffic. Custom themes are built to scale efficiently as your store grows.
Compatibility issues. Generic themes may break with updates or apps. Custom themes ensure smooth integration and future-proof code.
Post-launch maintenance gaps. Generic themes can be hard to update. Well-structured custom themes are easier to maintain, with modular code and admin-friendly controls.

Challenges Shopify theme development helps overcome

Why choose DigitalSuits for Shopify theme development

Expert guidance

As a trusted custom Shopify theme development company, our developers provide expert guidance throughout the entire process, from concept to launch and maintenance.

One-stop shop

DigitalSuits is a full-fledged Shopify theme development agency that delivers everything from wireframing and prototyping to custom theme design, development, and optimization.

Client-centric approach

Our Shopify designers consider your brand identity and business objectives, and design custom themes that showcase your unique vision and attract your target audience.

Proven results

DigitalSuits has earned top ratings on Clutch and other platforms for delivering custom Shopify solutions that drive sales, improve user experience, and exceed expectations.

How Shopify theme development expertise impacted our clients’ success

17% increase in AOV

Custom Shopify theme development

Luma Nutrition

Revamping a Shopify Plus store with a custom theme for a nutritional supplements brand to improve design and boost conversions.

22% conversion rate increase

Custom Shopify theme redesign

Understatement Underwear

Redesigning a Shopify Plus store for a women’s underwear brand to streamline navigation and enhance user experience.

50% faster site performance

Custom Shopify theme development

Wicked Cushions

Complete Shopify Plus redesign with a custom Shopify theme for a premium audio accessories brand to elevate performance and UX.

15% conversion rate increase

Shopify theme customization

Lunchbox Packs

Optimizing a Shopify Plus store with a theme update for a hydration and anti-theft packs maker to enhance speed.

Key features of DigitalSuits’ custom Shopify theme solutions

User-friendly

We make it easy for shoppers to find what they’re looking for. Clear menus, logical layouts, and smooth browsing lead to happier customers and higher conversions.

SEO-optimized

Our themes are built with clean code and SEO best practices to help your store rank higher on Google. That means more organic traffic, more visibility, and more sales.

Mobile-first

We design with mobile users in mind from the very start. This means your store loads fast, looks great, and converts better for customers shopping on the go.

Responsive

Your store will look amazing on any device – desktop, tablet, or smartphone. We ensure every element adjusts perfectly so shoppers enjoy a consistent experience wherever they browse.

High-performant

No one likes waiting for a slow website. We optimize every theme for speed so pages load instantly, bounce rates drop, and customers stay engaged.

Recognizable

Your brand is one of a kind – and your store should be too. We create designs that capture your style and make your Shopify store instantly recognizable and memorable.

Our Shopify theme development process

Planning

We analyze your project specifications, user personas, distinct value propositions, and KPIs. Then we map user flows and create wireframes to describe how your landing pages should appear.

Design development

Now, we incorporate brand colors, typography, and visuals into the wireframes and add animations with interactive elements. Team feedback is used to refine designs, ensuring clarity and usability.

Responsive theme development

We code your Shopify theme from scratch, ensuring responsiveness, scalability, and accessibility. The theme is verified across devices and screen sizes to ensure consistent performance.

Quality assurance

After that, our QA engineers run pre-launch testing, identify and fix bugs, check design consistency, and test custom integrations and Shopify extensions.

Optimization and launch

Once we launch, we track performance metrics, conduct security checks, and provide ongoing support for SEO, speed optimization, and post-launch fixes.

Explore a range of Shopify services at DigitalSuits

Hire Shopify developers

Hire experienced Shopify developers to develop custom apps with long-term maintenance and feature enhancement capabilities.

Shopify app development

Create your own or a third-party Shopify app to enhance the functionality of your store and improve the customer experience.

Shopify Plus development

Utilize Shopify Plus for enterprise-grade stores that require sophisticated features, scalability, and seamless integrations.

Shopify headless

Benefit from flexibility, blazing performance, and custom experiences, decoupling your storefront from Shopify’s backend.

Shopify CRO

Optimize your store to increase conversions through A/B testing, improved UX, faster checkout, and data-driven strategies.

Shopify migration services

Ensure secure migration of your store without losing the data, search engine optimization, and features to another platform.

Shopify retainer

Get ongoing Shopify support and development, including updates, customizations, bug fixes, and performance improvements.

Shopify internationalization

Expand globally with multi-currency, multi-language, and localized Shopify solutions to reach international customers seamlessly.

Frequently asked questions

What’s the difference between custom and premade Shopify themes?

Shopify's predesigned themes offer a variety of templates to choose from, making it easier to launch a store more straightforwardly. In contrast, a custom theme means it’s a design created specifically for your store, reflecting your brand, business needs, and providing a personalized user experience.

Consider a custom theme when you want to:

Create a unique design for your store, so the competitors do not have one alike.
Enhance user experience and interaction with your store by building it.
Enhance high performance and load times, regardless of the number of visitors.
Support further business growth.

How long does a custom Shopify theme take to be developed?

The time it takes to create a custom Shopify theme varies according to the project’s scope and size. On average, it takes from 10 to 40 days. Nevertheless, with DigitalSuits Shopify experts, you can be assured that your theme will be delivered and optimized within a reasonable timeframe. For a more precise estimate, contact our specialists.

Is it possible to make a Shopify theme SEO-optimized?

Yes. At DigitalSuits, our team of Shopify professionals ensures that our themes follow the best SEO practices from the moment they are created. This optimization encompasses on-page optimization, site structure, load speeds, and all other necessary elements to make your site visible in search engines. Our theme’s optimization helps your store rank higher on SERPs and attract more organic traffic. Contact our team for a consultation.

What our clients say

Alexandre Robicquet

CEO & Co-founder, Crossing Minds

5.0

“We had quite a complicated project, but DigitalSuits managed to lead and support us.”

DigitalSuits integrated Shopify with our APIs and then developed a corresponding app for the Shopify App Store. This project connected all of our services and APIs through a Shopify ecosystem. DigitalSuits has successfully completed the project on time, and we’re planning to begin another one quite soon.

Laurents Mohr

CEO & Co-founder, Happyglam

5.0

"They provide good value for money and have kind staff."

The DigitalSuits team stepped in to take over the project from another vendor. The team demonstrated their effective workflow and compliance with industry best practices. As a result of this, the team was able to deliver on their tasks in a timely and professional manner. Now DigitalSuits is building and maintaining our four Shopify stores.

Michael Lewis

CEO, Claim Technology

5.0

“The DigitalSuits team fully devoted themselves to producing a quality final product.”

Their team was responsible for the IT architecture, front- and backend web development work for the platform components, and API implementations. The main app is programmed using Ruby on Rails, and the frontend was developed using React.js. They delivered superior services, assigning only highly-experienced professionals to the project.

David Olkovetsky

Owner, Artisan Revere

5.0

"They're extremely focused on making sure results achieve your standards."

We hired DigitalSuits to develop our website in conjunction with our designer. Our goals were to get the site pixel-perfect compared to our designs. DigitalSuits team was able to meet all of the expectations for the project. The company appreciated how well the team took their feedback and was always eager to fix any issues.

Henna Mehta

Operations Associate, Askporter

5.0

"DigitalSuits proved themselves to be specialists in their field."

The successful launch of the first demo has generated positive feedback and interest. DigitalSuits seeks constant product improvement through continuous communication and proactive team integration. Their industry expertise contributes to intuitive, efficient project management.

Sergei Gusev

Co-founder and CPO, Scentbird

5.0

"They did everything possible to launch our website on time."

DigitalSuits successfully executed on time, adhering to requirements, and a strict budget. The team's project management was extremely efficient. The team lead, in particular, always maintained a positive attitude and showcased utmost professionalism at all times. They truly went above and beyond.

Nick Addyman

Chairman, Laurus Law

5.0

"They quickly grasped what we wanted to do and have designed and delivered solutions to achieve this."

DigitalSuits delivered a robust application from which the client can anticipate significant results. The team was highly motivated and demonstrated real dedication to the project's success. They weren't afraid to dig deeper into the business idea behind the product to implement the best solutions.

Maarten Raaijmakers

Product Manager, HappySoaps

5.0

"DigitalSuits has come to the rescue in our time of need."

DigitalSuits is able to take on any challenge the client throws at them and present viable solutions. Their team completes projects quickly and efficiently; they’ve met the client’s needs. The partners communicate clearly through several channels, including email, Slack, and regular meetings.

Takeshi Amano

CEO, Ikedayama

5.0

"I’m very happy with DigitalSuits."

Internal and external stakeholders have been pleased with DigitalSuits' development skills. The team is capable of pivoting if their strategy doesn't work as expected. They're also open to feedback. Their responsive, talented, and committed approach enables them to establish a fruitful partnership.

Devin Bethel

CEO, JP Bathroom Master LLC

5.0

"They pulled the right metrics that we needed.."

The client was delighted with DigitalSuits' end product, which is now instrumental for their daily operations. The team praised their amazing project management and outstanding professionalism throughout the engagement.

Kamran Doorsoun

Head of Marketing, Janado GmbH

5.0

"The collaboration is insane! All previously discussed topics and promises were kept!"

Despite their situation in Ukraine, DigitalSuits delivered all their promises on time and within budget. Their team showcased consistent professionalism and team spirit. Moreover, they leveraged Figma to present and implement their outputs. Overall, the client was satisfied with their service.

Alexander Koshchits

Business Development Manager, Azati

5.0

"They're always motivated and a great addition to our current team."

Overall, the provided resources have gelled seamlessly with the internal team, establishing a highly collaborative workflow. What's more, they have a thorough understanding of every task, allowing them to deliver exactly what's needed and offer alternative solutions. They're skilled and driven, too.