Kimb Jones

Founder at Make Do. We help teams stabilise, improve and support complex WordPress websites and connected systems

Great write up of the Shopify re-design

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I love a good re-design story and this recent one about how Shopify shifted to a more mobile-friendly version of their site is a must-read.

The updated Shopify home page

The updated Shopify home page

Here’s a snippet covering how they strategically used breakpoints to deliver key content to different screen sizes:

Ultimately, this shows that Shopify determined a strategy for content resolution: what content should be available at all breakpoints, on all devices, versus what content should only be available if the on-screen real estate is that of a desktop or tablet? These kinds of questions lead to a better overall content strategy, and should arguably be a part of all responsive design efforts.

How They Did It: Shopify via TutsPlus

Lessons on not using a CDN and SSL

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Using a CDN (content delivery network) for the new site was a forgone conclusion, as we assumed it would help us speed things up. But, after testing with a few different CDNs, we uncovered some surprising results.

Via the ThemeFoundry team

Not so long ago we shifted the main Make Do agency site so it used ‘HTTPS everywhere’ and a CDN. SSL performance was the main hurdle we had to come to terms with during the transition – we did however decide keeping both a CDN and SSL was the best option.