Optimization tips for your store, free liquid Shopify store optimization

Topic summary

Shopify developer Archie offers to optimize one real, production Shopify store for free to create a detailed case study for his blog.

Planned work includes using Shopify Theme Inspector and the Online store speed report; Liquid render optimization; image optimization; creating a critical CSS path; script optimization; and app-usage recommendations. He will publish resulting tips for broader use.

Eligibility: store must be real and not a pet project.

Volunteers submitted stores:

Update/decision: Archie accepted noeforalle.com as the candidate and requested Skype contact (ID provided). He declined sharkvapes.co.uk, citing a pet-project feel and old-fashioned UI.

Status: The selected owner agreed to connect via Skype. No optimization results or article have been posted yet; other volunteers are awaiting response. Discussion remains open.

Summarized with AI on January 17. AI used: gpt-5.

My name is Archie, I’m a Shopify developer and the author of the Shopify developers blog https://ottomen.tech/. I have been doing Shopify themes, apps for 3 years.

I’m offering the Shopify store speed optimization for one store for free. I want to optimize a single store in terms of Liquid, images, code, to make it as fast as it can be. I’m doing it for the purpose of creating a new article for my blog, which will be dedicated to Shopify optimization, and I want to use this store as a case for this article.

I will use the Shopify Theme Inspector and Online store speed report, I will make Liquid render optimization, images optimization, styles critical path creation, scripts optimization and I will give recommendations for app usage.

If any of you want to get free store optimization from the professional Shopify developer, put the link to your store. I will contact you and we will find out how to make your store as fast as possible. But please, your store should not be a pet project, it should be real and should look adequate.

Also, I will attach the result in a form of tips, which will help any store owner to improve store speed or at least to understand the root cause of the slow speed.

Hi Archie,

This is a great idea and I would love the opportunity to take part.

https://www.sharkvapes.co.uk/

Currently we are getting 50/100 Ave.

Tried to make it as simple as possible but still more potential.

Thank you

Regards

Olly

www.noeforalle.com

Thanks in advance.

Hi, @AfaaqKhan

Your store looks completed, I can work with it. Can I connect with you via Skype? My id is zhivoy51.

Sorry @SharkVapes but your store looks a little bit like a pet project with a little bit old fashioned UI.

Sorry for the late reply. Ill add you tomorrow.
Regards
Afaaq

I just start the 14 days and I signed up but I do not know where to start thank you

Howdy Archie -

Can you please take a look at our store and advise back with your expert opinion.

https://bluegemhemp.com

Hey Archie,

Would you mind helping me out with my store https://cozytime.store/.

Its currently at a 45/100.

Thanks,

Tyler