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Keeping Shopify Checkout QA Reliable When the Platform Changes Underneath You
Willem LuijtShopify checkout is a moving dependency. This project shows how resilient end-to-end browser tests can absorb interface changes—such as consent overlays and new required fields—without weakening validation of the shipping logic customers rely on.
Keeping Newsletter Consent Honest in CRM: Sync, Signed Webhooks, and MCP Draft Gates
Gabriel RichardsHow we keep CRM marketingOptIn as the source of truth for newsletters—syncing contacts, verifying signed webhooks, and gating MCP send tools behind confirm:true so agents draft while humans keep send authority.
Migrate Magento to Shopify Without Losing SEO (2026)
How to migrate Magento to Shopify without losing SEO in 2026: full 301 redirect mapping, content parity, structured data, and post-launch monitoring steps.
Modernizing an Insurance Data Model Without a Big-Bang Migration
Angel A. HernandezA practical approach to evolving auto-insurance data: introduce dedicated tables for new policies, retain legacy records as-is, and migrate APIs, reporting, and search in controlled phases.
Building GDPR Resilience Into a Multi-Tenant Shopify App
Gabriel RichardsPrivacy compliance in a multi-tenant Shopify application is not just about receiving a webhook. It requires reliable, repeatable data-erasure workflows that remain safe during concurrent database activity, merchant provisioning, and high-volume demo resets.
Giving AI Agents Real Employee Identity With MCP OAuth
Gabriel RichardsShared API keys make agent actions anonymous. Here is how we unified Google Workspace SSO with an MCP OAuth 2.1 authorization server so remote agent harnesses act as signed-in employees—with attribution, consent, and automation still available when humans are not in the loop.
Magento to Shopify Migration Timeline 2026: Key Factors
Magento to Shopify migration timelines vary with catalog size, integrations, and customization — see what actually controls the schedule in 2026.
Making Shopify AI Catalog Chat Safer Without Losing Merchant Visibility
Thom ZolghadrPublic AI shopping assistants need protection from automated abuse, but blunt security controls can hide useful operational signals. This architecture combines server-side risk verification, configurable tenant controls, and per-turn reporting for safer Shopify catalog chat.
How Bounded Failure Handling Keeps Ecommerce Order Middleware Moving
Willem LuijtA resilient ecommerce integration should not retry impossible order failures forever. This implementation detects persistent delivery or pickup location errors, waits for a one-day threshold, and moves affected middleware orders into an auditable terminal state.
Building a Hybrid Next.js and Plasmic Marketing Platform Without Sacrificing Control
Gabriel RichardsA hybrid Next.js architecture can give marketers visual publishing autonomy in Plasmic while preserving the engineering guardrails needed for custom routes, SEO, caching, and reliable production releases.
Auto Parts Ecommerce Website Design: 2026 Guide
Ecommerce website design for auto parts retailers in 2026: fitment data, YMM search, platform picks, and integration steps that cut wrong-part returns.
Website Redesign for Hospitality & Resorts: 2026 Guide
Website redesign for hospitality and resorts in 2026: booking engine integration, CMS choices, mobile speed fixes, and the mistakes that stall direct bookings.