Storefront Web Components

#1

Post by maltenuhn » Wed, May 21, 2025, 5:08 PM UTC

Storefront Web Components
shopify.dev

Re: Storefront Web Components

#2

Post by metalrain » Wed, May 21, 2025, 5:43 PM UTC

What a terrible UX on that site. This site barely works on my mobile.

When I think storefront I think simple & fast, this site is not at all that.

Stores are "hidden" by design, it is about the products and store itself just provides them.

Re: Storefront Web Components

#3

Post by skrebbel » Wed, May 21, 2025, 5:44 PM UTC

Now this is what Web Components are great for.

The playground is very well done btw, worth checking out IMO: https://webcomponents.shopify.dev/playground?view=editor

Re: Storefront Web Components

#4

Post by charlesabarnes » Wed, May 21, 2025, 5:53 PM UTC

I _really_ dislike this marketing site, but I really appreciate this effort from shopify.

constructive criticism: It looks cool, but it took far too long to get my bearings on the site

Re: Storefront Web Components

#5

Post by delusional » Wed, May 21, 2025, 5:59 PM UTC

As other have mentioned the site design is way overcooked. It's also interesting that the example products all seem to be riffs off of Teenage Engineering stuff.

Re: Storefront Web Components

#6

Post by skeptrune » Wed, May 21, 2025, 6:04 PM UTC

I could not understand what this was from the linked site. Docs if anyone is curious - https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront-web-components.

I really appreciate that they built this. The `shopify-context` is especially useful. Makes rendering all of the various resources infinitely easier.

Re: Storefront Web Components

#7

Post by rado » Wed, May 21, 2025, 6:15 PM UTC

metalrain wrote: post #2

What a terrible UX on that site. This site barely works on my mobile. When I think storefront I think simple & fast, this site is not at all that. Stores are "hidden" by design, it is about the products and store itself just provides them.

Right? Not sure how to “Press P to play” on an iPad, play what, and why?

Re: Storefront Web Components

#8

Post by mercurialsolo » Wed, May 21, 2025, 6:18 PM UTC

This is a master move though - it's kinda like video(youtube) embeds in your site. If every site could sell and have an infinite curated catalog from shopify merchants - shopify becomes both the discovery, distribution and the shopping network?

Re: Storefront Web Components

#9

Post by bflesch » Wed, May 21, 2025, 6:22 PM UTC

Shopify currently has a scandal in Germany because they blocked payouts for a TV-famous startup which "ships too slowly".

The startup locally produces clothing from sheep wool and only starts production once the order is in. Shopify is unable to understand the concept of make-to-order-production, it's a bit ridiculous to see what their support people are writing.

More on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovRpTsHO13U

Re: Storefront Web Components

#10

Post by koakuma-chan » Wed, May 21, 2025, 6:29 PM UTC

metalrain wrote: post #2

What a terrible UX on that site. This site barely works on my mobile. When I think storefront I think simple & fast, this site is not at all that. Stores are "hidden" by design, it is about the products and store itself just provides them.

They need to stop putting three.js everywhere