Jonathan Anderson
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Articles by Jonathan Anderson
- Shopify ChatGPT Checkout Payments Explained: Who Handles the Money and What the 4% Fee Really Is
Shopify ChatGPT Checkout Payments Explained: Who Handles the Money and What the 4% Fee Really Is
Published 1/22/2026A clear, non-technical breakdown of how payments work with Shopify ChatGPT Instant Checkout: who processes the money, what OpenAI’s role is, how the 4% platform fee works, and what this all means for merchants and customers.
E-CommerceAIShopify - Bringing In‑Store Personalization Online: How We Integrated STORIS with Klaviyo Using Webhooks
Bringing In‑Store Personalization Online: How We Integrated STORIS with Klaviyo Using Webhooks
Published 12/28/2025How we connected STORIS to Klaviyo with a custom webhook middleware so retailers can use in‑store quotes, orders, and fulfillments to trigger personalized email flows, review requests, and smarter segmentation—bringing online‑level personalization to the showroom.
E-CommerceMarketingKlaviyo - The Introduction of Shopify Markets: What Problems Can it Solve?
The Introduction of Shopify Markets: What Problems Can it Solve?
Published 2/2/2022An introduction to Shopify Markets. A quick explanation of what Shopify Markets looks to simplify for global sellers on Shopify.shop
E-Commerce - Using ReCharge Subscription App with Outdated Shopify Themes
Using ReCharge Subscription App with Outdated Shopify Themes
Published 12/10/2021Article describing how ReCharge Subscription App can be extended to legacy Shopify themes.
E-Commerce - The Hana Shirt Co. Release!
The Hana Shirt Co. Release!
Published 3/23/2018This unique vintage Hawaiian shirt website was one of our first custom e-commerce projects allowing them to share their rare collection of vintage Hawaiian shirts with the world, ranking #1 on Google for a variety of Hawaiian shirt related keywords.
SoftwareE-Commerce - 5 Things I Learned in My First Year of Project Management
5 Things I Learned in My First Year of Project Management
Published 2/6/2018Before you get started managing a software development project, you need to meet with the client, preferably face-to-face, to understand their pain-points if it’s an existing project, or the long-form goals if it’s a new project.
Management - The Joys of Parameterization
The Joys of Parameterization
Published 3/21/2017We’ve all seen examples of parameterization. Database credentials are probably the most common example. Various scenarios may require that these be changed; a server move, a user/password change, or setting up a development environment. It’s easy to see how this is a best practice.
Software - Automating Custom Email Logic With Magento 2
Automating Custom Email Logic With Magento 2
Published 2/24/2017Discussion and example of how to modify ShipmentSender to allow for custom content to be delivered to the customer, based on their shipping preference.
E-Commerce - How to Customize Magento 2 Product Bundles
How to Customize Magento 2 Product Bundles
Published 2/15/2017Our case-study of Milk Jar Cookies and how we built a custom Magento 2 Product Bundles page with user defined quantities.
E-Commerce - How to Customize Magento 2 Shipping Methods
How to Customize Magento 2 Shipping Methods
Published 2/3/2017We developed a custom site for Milk Jar Cookies (MJC), using Magento 2 as a backend. Magento 2’s out of box support for custom shipping options leaves a bit to be desired, however, we enacted a number of workarounds.
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