I want to develop a new public Shopify app with super admin functionality

Topic summary

Planning to create a public Shopify app and seeking guidance on two areas: the development process and how to set a price. The author asks for advice on practical steps for building and publishing a Shopify app and on selecting an appropriate pricing approach.

A key feature requirement is “super admin” functionality, allowing a super administrator to update the app’s basic content. This implies an admin layer above standard merchant users for centralized content management.

No technical details, proposed architecture, or pricing models are provided. No references to images, code, or external resources.

Status: open question with no responses yet; no decisions or action items recorded. The main unresolved points are recommended development approach, best practices for launching a public Shopify app, and guidance on pricing strategy, along with ways to implement super admin content controls.

Summarized with AI on December 27. AI used: gpt-5.

Hello Everyone,

I am planning to develop a public Shopify application, and I am currently a bit confused about the process. Can someone help me with how to develop the app and how to set a price for it? Additionally, I want to include super admin functionality so that a super admin can update the app’s basic content.

Thank you!