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Shopify's standard product fields don't cover everything — materials, origin, specifications, and other custom attributes require metafields. This guide covers how to define metafields in the Shopify admin, display them on product pages using Liquid, and output them as structured data (JSON-LD) to improve SEO and AI search visibility.

When launching a Shopify EC site, you need to prepare policy pages such as the Specified Commercial Transactions Act disclosure, Privacy Policy, Return Policy, and Shipping Policy. This article explains what each policy should cover and how to configure them in the Shopify admin.

Connecting a custom domain to Shopify requires registering a domain, configuring DNS records, and verifying the connection. This guide covers the full setup process — including how to use Cloudflare for DNS management and what .jp / .co.jp domain owners need to know.

Combining Shopify's blog feature with metafields is one of the most effective ways to grow organic traffic for an EC site. This guide explains how owned media design works — from linking articles to products, to custom blog templates and automatic related-product output — for EC site managers evaluating Shopify.

Compare Shopify build costs by type: Theme Template (from ¥500K), Theme Customization (from ¥800K), and Full-Order Development (from ¥3M). Breakdown of costs, features, and best-fit scenarios for each approach.

Custom pages beyond standard Shopify pages — such as campaign landing pages and brand story pages — add to development costs. Each page requires its own planning, design, and implementation work, which compounds with page count.

The number of products listed at launch has a direct impact on Shopify EC site development costs. Every phase — product registration, data preparation, testing, and information architecture — is affected by product count.

The sooner you need your Shopify EC site to go live, the higher the development cost. Shorter timelines require parallel execution of development phases and concentrated resource allocation, and those demands carry a corresponding cost.

Renewing an existing Shopify EC site typically costs more than building a new one from scratch. Migration work, data transfer, and constraints imposed by the existing system all add to the total cost. Here is what EC site managers need to know about the cost structure behind Shopify renewals.