Shopify theme development
Bespoke Shopify Theme
Unlock your store’s potential with expert shopify theme development, built to deliver a fully bespoke shopping experience that reflects your brand identity and supports long-term growth.
Starting from £18,500
- Strategy and UX
- Design in Figma
- Theme build
- Training
- Design
- 3 to 5 weeks
- Build
- 1 to 2 months
- Design reviews
- Unlimited
- Final price
- Quoted before
Is it for you?
Is a bespoke Shopify theme the right fit for your brand?
A bespoke theme is a real investment. This is who we recommend it for, and when a standard theme is the smarter start.
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A good fit
Established brands ready to level up
You already sell, your brand has grown, and your store no longer reflects it. Or your site has not had a redesign in 3 to 4 years.
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A good fit
New brands launching big
You are launching a new brand, or have raised capital, and want a store that makes a strong first impression from day one.
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Join the green power
Brands migrating to Shopify
Moving from another platform is the perfect moment to level up: a fresh design, a cleaner store and every feature presented better. Your data, SEO and integrations come across with it.
See Migrate to Shopify
Just getting started on your own? A standard theme, set up properly, is the smarter first step. See simple theme setup
Process we follow
Process We Follow When Developing a Shopify Theme From Scratch.
We analyse your vision, requirements, and brand to ensure the custom theme we develop is built for long-term success.
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01 Design
Discovery & UX Strategy
We define your goals, analyse competitors, map customer journeys, and establish the UX foundations your new theme will be built on.
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02 Design
Wireframes & Architecture
We create low-fidelity wireframes defining layouts, content blocks, navigation, and key user flows across all core pages.
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03 Design
UI Design
We design modern, conversion-driven interfaces, applying your brand identity, typography, colours, iconography, and product storytelling.
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04 Build
Custom Theme Development
We build your theme from scratch using Shopify’s best practices, clean Liquid code, modular sections, fast-loading scripts, and scalable architecture.
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05 Build
Integrations & Custom Features
We implement advanced features (filtering, custom product forms, bundles, metafields, upsells) and run extensive QA testing across devices and browsers.
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06 Build
Launch & Support
We deploy your new theme, ensure a smooth transition, fix potential issues, and support your team with training and optimisation.
What you get
Flawless Shopify Custom Theme Development.
As an all-inclusive service, this project covers everything your store needs, fully tailored to deliver a shopping experience aligned with your brand and built around your specific goals.
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Your own design system
Custom UI, brand-aligned icons, type and colour, drawn for your brand rather than adapted from a template.
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Search and filtering
Advanced filtering and search, written natively into the theme instead of stacked on with apps.
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Speed built in
Optimised media, minimal scripts, refined Liquid and fewer apps. Core Web Vitals are part of the build.
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SEO-safe templates
Structure, schema and page templates optimised. URLs, redirects and metadata kept if you migrate.
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Sections your team can edit
Clean theme settings, modular sections and flexible blocks, so campaigns go live without a developer.
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Training for your team
Handover and training so your team can run the new theme with confidence from day one.
Client stores
Bespoke themes we’ve designed.
Every store its own.
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Luxury fashionEmilia Wickstead
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FashionINDEE
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Food and drinkHow Matcha
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Home and beddingKyte Living
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FashionTomboy
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Baby and kidsKyte Baby
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Shopify theme development
We Can Build Anything, and Your Imagination is The Limit.
Have a glimpse at the advanced features and custom solutions we can build for your store.
Client case study · DAB Motors
Bespoke Shopify Theme Development Launching DAB Motors.
We helped DAB Motors bring their brand online with a fully custom Shopify theme crafted to reflect their engineering-driven identity and bold aesthetics.
Challenge
As a new entrant in the electric motorcycle market, DAB Motors needed a digital experience that matched their vision and premium branding. The challenge was to create a bespoke solution capable of supporting both B2B and B2C customers while enabling pre-orders for their bikes.
Solution
We built a fully custom Shopify theme from the ground up, including tailored product page templates, dynamic layouts highlighting high-end renders, and a pre-order payment system. This foundation allowed DAB Motors to launch confidently with a digital presence aligned with their brand and ready to scale.
- Built from scratch 100%
- Concept to launch 106 days
- Maintenance required 0
Our approach
One team, from first sketch to launch.
Our Shopify Theme Development service gives you a dedicated expert team to design, build, and refine a high-performing store. Instead of juggling freelancers or patchwork solutions, you get a streamlined process that delivers a custom theme built for speed, UX, and long-term growth.
Each project includes fast communication, consistent quality, and hands-on guidance from experienced Shopify specialists, ensuring your store launches polished, stable, and optimised for conversions.
Juggling freelancers
- Strategy
- Design
- Development
- Integrations
- QA
- Launch
Six briefs, six invoices, nobody owns the whole.
One Medito team
One point of contact- Strategy
- Design
- Development
- Integrations
- QA
- Launch
One fixed quote, one team, one point of contact.
Olivier LambretFounder, Medito Digital
A few things about us
Why Choose Us as Your Shopify Design & Development Partner.
Hiring the right Shopify expert means having a partner who understands your store, handles technical updates with precision, and helps you grow without the headaches. Our team delivers fast, reliable support backed by years of Shopify experience.
Looking to hire a Shopify expert that you can rely on to scale your brand?
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150+Custom-built and redesigned Shopify pages delivered across fashion, lifestyle, and DTC brands.01
Expertise
Our Shopify-certified team specialises in custom theme design, development, and UX optimisation. We know the platform inside out, ensuring every component is built with best practices and long-term scalability in mind.
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+40%Average lift in conversion rate after launching a fully optimised custom theme.02
Authority
As a recognised Shopify agency partner, we deliver technical accuracy and refined design execution, from bespoke layouts to advanced integrations that elevate your store’s performance.
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2xImprovement in store speed and Core Web Vitals after technical optimisation.03
Experience
With results across 100+ brands, we build themes that improve conversions, speed, and usability. Our approach blends strategic UX thinking with development precision for measurable impact.
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90 daysTypical timeframe to design, develop, and launch a custom Shopify theme.04
Trust
You get transparent processes, predictable outcomes, and direct communication throughout your project. We ensure your theme launches stable, fast, and fully optimised for growth.
FAQ
Shopify theme FAQs.
Considering a custom Shopify theme? These are the questions brands ask before investing in Shopify theme development.
01 What is included in your Shopify theme development service?
Our service covers UX research, custom designs, performance optimisation and clean front-end builds. With Shopify theme development, we also add bespoke features tailored to your brand. Every theme development project focuses on speed, scalability and high-converting user journeys.
02 How long does a custom Shopify theme development project take?
A typical Shopify custom theme development project takes 6 to 10 weeks, depending on complexity. Timelines include UX, design, development, QA and launch. We ensure the development stays efficient without compromising on quality or long-term scalability.
03 Why choose a bespoke approach over a template for Shopify theme development?
A bespoke Shopify custom theme development approach gives you total creative freedom, faster load times and better SEO. Template setups often limit flexibility, whereas our development ensures every component aligns with your brand and conversion strategy. Shopify custom theme development also reduces reliance on heavy apps.
04 Do you optimise speed and Core Web Vitals during development?
Yes, speed optimisation is a core part of our service. We minimise scripts, optimise media, refine Liquid logic and reduce app dependency. Strong performance within development directly improves SEO, user experience and conversion rates.
05 Can you integrate custom features into the Shopify theme?
Absolutely. Shopify custom theme development allows us to build features like advanced filters, product configurators, wishlists or bundle systems. These custom additions are written natively during development, ensuring better performance and easier long-term maintenance.
06 Will my Shopify custom theme development be easy for my team to manage?
Yes. Shopify custom theme development includes clean theme settings, intuitive sections and flexible blocks. A thoughtful Shopify theme development structure ensures your team can update pages, edit content and launch campaigns without technical support.
07 Do you handle SEO as part of Shopify theme development?
Yes, SEO best practices are built into our process. We optimise structure, schema, page templates, and performance. This foundation, created during development, positions your site for stronger rankings and better conversion performance.
08 Can you migrate my current website during theme development?
Yes, we can migrate products, customers, collections and content during Shopify theme development. We maintain URL structure, redirect logic and metadata. This ensures your development doesn’t affect SEO equity while delivering a seamless transition.
09 How do you ensure the theme works optimally on mobile devices?
Mobile-first design is a core principle in our Shopify theme development. We prioritise mobile UX, touch-friendly elements, fast loading and clear navigation. Consistent testing across devices is built into our workflow to guarantee reliability.
10 Do you provide support after launching the Shopify theme?
Yes. After Shopify custom theme development, we offer launch support, monitoring and optional ongoing retainers. This ensures the results remain stable while your site continues to evolve and scale.
11 Can my custom theme integrate with apps and third-party tools?
Yes, integrations are planned upfront in the process. We ensure your Shopify custom theme development remains lightweight, efficient and compatible with the tools your business relies on. This avoids conflicts and future limitations.
12 What makes your Shopify custom theme development different?
Our Shopify theme development combines deep UX, premium design and precision coding. Unlike generic builders, our development is tailored to your brand and conversion strategy. The result is a scalable, fast and future-proof Shopify store.
Reviews
Our long-term clients.
In their own words.
“Honest, hard workers and very professional. Olivier and the Medito team have been an extended part of our team for over four years.”
“The team consistently delivers projects on time, communicates clearly, and is always quick to address any questions or issues.”
“Having tried other options in the past, we can confidently say Medito is the best we’ve worked with.”
“Whenever we have feedback, they make whatever amendments we request with a quick turnaround time, and nail the change on the first try.”
“We’ve worked with Medito on our Shopify store and they delivered a design that stayed very true to our original vision. Clean, elegant, precisely aligned with our brand.”
“Medito always works in the interests of its customers and is concerned about their profitability.”
“They are reasonably priced and excellent value for money given the speed and competency of the work they do.”
“Every single detail that we wanted was perfectly implemented. The knowledge provided by the entire team is incredible.”
“Working with Medito felt like an extension of our own team. Their ability to blend creative direction with technical Shopify expertise was exactly what we needed.”
“It is great to have a digital partner that thinks and works with us, not only for us.”
“Their Shopify experts team has done an amazing job in developing a fast, reliable and easy-to-use theme for us. We would recommend 100%!”
Discuss your project.
Book a call with our team.
A free 30-minute call to discuss your project with our founder, who has led our Shopify Plus agency in London for over a decade.
