# Appaza

> A global design & development studio building websites, mobile apps and SaaS for ambitious founders. Small team, senior hands, no junior surprises.

## Pages
- [Privacy Policy](https://appaza.dev/privacy-policy/): Last updated: 4 July 2026 This Privacy Policy explains how Appaza (“we”, “us”) collects, uses and protects your information when you visit our website or get in touch with us. By using…
- [Careers](https://appaza.dev/careers/): Home/Careers Build things you’re proud of. Appaza is a solo-founder studio shipping real products — Shopify apps used by merchants worldwide, plus WordPress and custom builds for international clients. We’re growing, and…
- [Contact](https://appaza.dev/contact/): Home/Contact Start a project with us. Tell us what you’re building. A senior team reads every brief — expect a considered reply within 24 hours on weekdays. Your name Email * Project…
- [About](https://appaza.dev/about/): Home/About Senior hands, no layers. Appaza is a founder-led product studio building Shopify apps, WordPress sites and custom web platforms for ambitious teams across the US and Europe — designed and built…
- [Home](https://appaza.dev/)
- [Terms & Conditions](https://appaza.dev/terms/): Last updated: 14 June 2026 These Terms & Conditions govern the design and development services provided by Appaza (“we”, “us”) to you (“the client”). By paying the advance and starting a project…
- [WordPress Plugins](https://appaza.dev/wordpress-plugins/): Home/Services/WordPress PluginsService · WordPressWordPress plugins, done properly.We build custom WordPress plugins that do one job well: WooCommerce extensions, Gutenberg blocks, custom post types and fields, REST API endpoints, and integrations with the…
- [Vibe-Coding Rescue](https://appaza.dev/vibe-coding-rescue/): Home/Services/Vibe-Coding RescueService · Ship itFrom vibe-coded to production.You built a working MVP with Cursor, Claude Code, v0, Lovable or Bolt — and now it runs on your laptop but won't deploy, breaks…
- [WordPress Themes](https://appaza.dev/wordpress-themes/): Home/Services/WordPress ThemesService · WordPressWordPress themes, built to last.We build custom WordPress themes — block/Full Site Editing and classic — with design tokens defined in theme.json, editor-ready patterns, and clean PHP your team…
- [Shopify Themes](https://appaza.dev/shopify-themes/): Home/Services/Shopify ThemesService · ShopifyShopify themes that convert.We build custom Online Store 2.0 themes in Liquid — flexible sections and blocks your team edits without touching code, JSON templates, and metaobject-driven content. The…
- [Custom Solution Websites](https://appaza.dev/custom-solution-websites/): Home/Services/Custom Solution WebsitesService · Web AppsCustom builds for what’s next.When Shopify or WordPress hits a wall, we build the real thing: bespoke web applications with their own auth, database, billing and permissions.…
- [Shopify Apps](https://appaza.dev/shopify-apps/): Home/Services/Shopify AppsService · ShopifyShopify apps, done right.We build public App Store and custom private Shopify apps end to end: embedded admin UIs in Polaris and App Bridge, Shopify Functions for discounts, bundles…
- [Showcase](https://appaza.dev/showcase/): Home/Showcase Apps we’ve shipped. Our own products — Bundleza, Cartwise Bundle and Checkout Nexus — plus the client apps and custom websites we design, build and run. Senior hands on every release.…
- [Get a start](https://appaza.dev/get-a-start/)
- [Blog](https://appaza.dev/blog/)

## Guides & posts
- [Building Cart & Checkout Discounts with Shopify Functions in 2026](https://appaza.dev/shopify-discount-functions/): Shopify Scripts end June 30, 2026. Build Shopify discount functions for cart & checkout — the new Discount API, working code examples, and migration tips.
- [What Metaobject Access in Shopify Functions Unlocks](https://appaza.dev/shopify-functions-metaobjects/): Shopify's 2026-04 release lets every Function read app-owned metaobjects. Move discount and shipping logic into merchant-managed data — no redeploys.
- [Shopify OS 2.0 sections: a practical theming workflow](https://appaza.dev/shopify-os-2-0-sections-a-practical-theming-workflow/): Online Store 2.0 changed how sections work — every template is now JSON, and sections can live anywhere. Here is the workflow we use on client builds to keep section schemas maintainable and merchant-friendly.
- [Block themes in production: what we learned shipping five FSE builds](https://appaza.dev/block-themes-in-production-what-we-learned-shipping-five-fse-builds/): Full Site Editing is finally production-ready — if you treat theme.json as a design-token contract and resist the urge to fight the editor. Five client launches later, these are our rules of thumb.
- [Design tokens that survive the handoff](https://appaza.dev/design-tokens-that-survive-the-handoff/): A palette in Figma is not a design system. Tokens only earn their keep when the same names flow from design files into code without translation loss. Here is the naming scheme we settled on.
- [Building Shopify apps that merchants actually keep](https://appaza.dev/shopify-apps-merchants-keep/): Most Shopify apps are uninstalled within a week. Here is the small set of things that keep ours installed for years.
- [Choosing between custom code and SaaS for booking systems](https://appaza.dev/choosing-between-custom-code-and-saas-for-booking-systems/): Every booking project starts with the same question: build or buy? The honest answer depends on three things — calendar complexity, payment flows, and who owns the customer data.
- [A pragmatic guide to WordPress block themes](https://appaza.dev/pragmatic-block-themes/): Full Site Editing is finally good — if you ignore half of it. A field guide to the parts that earn their keep.
- [Speed as a feature: getting WordPress under 1 second](https://appaza.dev/speed-as-a-feature-getting-wordpress-under-1-second/): Most slow WordPress sites are slow for boring reasons: render-blocking CSS, unoptimised hero images and plugin sprawl. A repeatable checklist fixes 80% of it before you ever touch a CDN.
- [Design systems that survive contact with engineering](https://appaza.dev/design-systems-survive-engineering/): A design system is only as good as the code it ships. How we keep tokens, components and reality in sync.
- [A field guide to scoping fixed-price web projects](https://appaza.dev/a-field-guide-to-scoping-fixed-price-web-projects/): Fixed-price work only goes wrong when scope is a feeling instead of a document. We scope in user-visible outcomes, never in hours, and price the unknowns explicitly. Here is the template.
- [Shipping faster with a senior-only team](https://appaza.dev/shipping-with-a-senior-team/): No juniors to babysit, no layers to translate through. Why a small senior team out-ships a big mixed one.
- [From Figma to production: our handoff workflow](https://appaza.dev/figma-to-production-handoff/): The handoff is where most projects rot. Our checklist for moving a design into code without losing intent.
- [Headless or not? Choosing the right WordPress architecture](https://appaza.dev/headless-or-not-wordpress/): Headless WordPress is a power tool, not a default. A decision framework for when the complexity pays off.