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Episode 011 - Guest Daniel Beck on Effectively Managing Product Data in Shopify
In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, Taylor and Karl are joined by the dynamic Daniel Beck, CEO of Ablestar, a Shopify app development company known for its popular app, Bulk Product Editor. Daniel shares insights into his journey, experiences during the holiday season, and the tech stack at Ablestar.
The hosts delve into Daniel's entry into the Shopify ecosystem, driven by curiosity about app development and a desire to explore the Shopify app marketplace. He shares his experience creating the first app, a migration tool from WooCommerce to Shopify, and how Ablestar has since developed five apps, with a focus on the Bulk Product Editor.
The main segment of the episode revolves around managing product data on Shopify. Daniel outlines a high-level product thinking process that involves transitioning raw data into structured and shaped data for specific channels. He emphasizes the importance of keeping data clean early in the pipeline and the advantages of using metafields over tags for data management.
// Guest Information //
Follow Daniel Beck Online
Twitter: @1danielbeck
Ablestar: https://ablestar.co/
Bulk Product Editor: https://apps.shopify.com/bulk-product-editor
// Resources //
Tags in Shopify: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-admin/productivity-tools/using-tags
Metafields in Shopify: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/custom-data/metafieldsMetaobjects in Shopify: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/custom-data/metaobjects
In Excel you can now disable the automatic conversion of long product IDs to scientific notation: https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/control-data-conversions-in-excel-for-windows-and-mac
// In the Community //
Shopify devs and reasons they don't offer a free dev store plan: https://twitter.com/TRPage_dev/status/1724074730381087062?t=HlxXTVn8BRYnJowh6wdukw&s=19
Significant outage this week the week before BFCM : https://www.shopifystatus.com/incident-details/671
People unhappy with opt-in required new default for GDPR: https://twitter.com/shanerostad/status/1725120442485125374?t=a-_Ur-NhD-vcEWwdMVANzw&s=19
// Changelog //
Webhooks for Metaobjects: https://shopify.dev/changelog/new-webhook-topics-added-for-metaobject-events
UI extensions on Thank you and Order status pages have launched : https://shopify.dev/changelog/ui-extensions-on-the-thank-you-and-order-status-pages-have-launched
Cart Transform API - Updating lines in the cart (dev preview): https://shopify.dev/changelog/developer-preview-cart-transform-api-updating-lines-in-the-cart
Hydrogen 2023.10 released (breaking changes): https://shopify.dev/changelog/hydrogen-2023-10-has-been-released
New fields on the country liquid object: https://shopify.dev/changelog/new-fields-on-country-liquid-object
// Picks //
URL shortener using Netlify Redirects (Taylor): https://github.com/cassidoo/cass.run
Desk Treadmill (Karl)
Klein Bottle (Daniel): https://www.kleinbottle.com/
// Sign Up for Liquid Weekly //
Don’t miss out on more Shopify insights—subscribe to Liquid Weekly at https://liquidweekly.com/
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By Karl MeisterheimIn this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, Taylor and Karl are joined by the dynamic Daniel Beck, CEO of Ablestar, a Shopify app development company known for its popular app, Bulk Product Editor. Daniel shares insights into his journey, experiences during the holiday season, and the tech stack at Ablestar.
The hosts delve into Daniel's entry into the Shopify ecosystem, driven by curiosity about app development and a desire to explore the Shopify app marketplace. He shares his experience creating the first app, a migration tool from WooCommerce to Shopify, and how Ablestar has since developed five apps, with a focus on the Bulk Product Editor.
The main segment of the episode revolves around managing product data on Shopify. Daniel outlines a high-level product thinking process that involves transitioning raw data into structured and shaped data for specific channels. He emphasizes the importance of keeping data clean early in the pipeline and the advantages of using metafields over tags for data management.
// Guest Information //
Follow Daniel Beck Online
Twitter: @1danielbeck
Ablestar: https://ablestar.co/
Bulk Product Editor: https://apps.shopify.com/bulk-product-editor
// Resources //
Tags in Shopify: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-admin/productivity-tools/using-tags
Metafields in Shopify: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/custom-data/metafieldsMetaobjects in Shopify: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/custom-data/metaobjects
In Excel you can now disable the automatic conversion of long product IDs to scientific notation: https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/control-data-conversions-in-excel-for-windows-and-mac
// In the Community //
Shopify devs and reasons they don't offer a free dev store plan: https://twitter.com/TRPage_dev/status/1724074730381087062?t=HlxXTVn8BRYnJowh6wdukw&s=19
Significant outage this week the week before BFCM : https://www.shopifystatus.com/incident-details/671
People unhappy with opt-in required new default for GDPR: https://twitter.com/shanerostad/status/1725120442485125374?t=a-_Ur-NhD-vcEWwdMVANzw&s=19
// Changelog //
Webhooks for Metaobjects: https://shopify.dev/changelog/new-webhook-topics-added-for-metaobject-events
UI extensions on Thank you and Order status pages have launched : https://shopify.dev/changelog/ui-extensions-on-the-thank-you-and-order-status-pages-have-launched
Cart Transform API - Updating lines in the cart (dev preview): https://shopify.dev/changelog/developer-preview-cart-transform-api-updating-lines-in-the-cart
Hydrogen 2023.10 released (breaking changes): https://shopify.dev/changelog/hydrogen-2023-10-has-been-released
New fields on the country liquid object: https://shopify.dev/changelog/new-fields-on-country-liquid-object
// Picks //
URL shortener using Netlify Redirects (Taylor): https://github.com/cassidoo/cass.run
Desk Treadmill (Karl)
Klein Bottle (Daniel): https://www.kleinbottle.com/
// Sign Up for Liquid Weekly //
Don’t miss out on more Shopify insights—subscribe to Liquid Weekly at https://liquidweekly.com/