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<item><title>How to Audit Shopify Apps That Slow Down Your Store</title><link>https://m-ali.dev/blog/shopify-apps-slow-down-store/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://m-ali.dev/blog/shopify-apps-slow-down-store/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Speed and SEO</category><description>Audit the Shopify apps that slow down your store: list what each one loads, measure its cost, find leftover code, then keep, replace or remove it.</description></item>
<item><title>Black Friday Readiness Checklist for Shopify and WooCommerce</title><link>https://m-ali.dev/blog/black-friday-readiness-checklist-shopify-woocommerce/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://m-ali.dev/blog/black-friday-readiness-checklist-shopify-woocommerce/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Planning and hiring</category><description>A technical Black Friday readiness checklist for Shopify and WooCommerce: speed, checkout and discount tests, tracking, hosting, code freeze and rollback.</description></item>
<item><title>AI Product Descriptions for Shopify Without Hurting SEO</title><link>https://m-ali.dev/blog/ai-product-descriptions-shopify-seo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://m-ali.dev/blog/ai-product-descriptions-shopify-seo/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI and automation</category><description>A safe workflow for writing Shopify product descriptions with AI: structured facts in, a strict prompt, human review, bulk publishing you can undo, and measurement.</description></item>
<item><title>Custom Shopify App Development Cost: What Drives the Price</title><link>https://m-ali.dev/blog/custom-shopify-app-development-cost/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://m-ali.dev/blog/custom-shopify-app-development-cost/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Planning and hiring</category><description>Custom Shopify app development cost depends on scope, integrations, data, admin screens, testing and upkeep. Learn what drives it and what a good quote includes.</description></item>
<item><title>How to Hire a Shopify Developer: A Practical Checklist</title><link>https://m-ali.dev/blog/how-to-hire-a-shopify-developer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://m-ali.dev/blog/how-to-hire-a-shopify-developer/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Planning and hiring</category><description>How to find, vet and brief a Shopify developer: what to check in their work, questions to ask, red flags, safe store access and how to run a small paid trial.</description></item>
<item><title>Shopify GA4 Ecommerce Tracking: How to Audit It Properly</title><link>https://m-ali.dev/blog/ga4-shopify-ecommerce-tracking-audit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://m-ali.dev/blog/ga4-shopify-ecommerce-tracking-audit/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tracking and analytics</category><description>Can you trust your Shopify GA4 ecommerce tracking? Find every tracking source, test events with a real checkout, catch duplicate purchases and reconcile revenue.</description></item>
<item><title>Shopify Store Slow on Mobile? How to Find the Real Cause</title><link>https://m-ali.dev/blog/shopify-store-slow-on-mobile/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://m-ali.dev/blog/shopify-store-slow-on-mobile/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Speed and SEO</category><description>Diagnose a slow Shopify store on mobile: read Core Web Vitals, find heavy apps and scripts, fix the hero image and fonts, then re-test in a sensible order.</description></item>
<item><title>Shopify vs WooCommerce: How to Choose for Your Store</title><link>https://m-ali.dev/blog/shopify-vs-woocommerce-how-to-choose/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://m-ali.dev/blog/shopify-vs-woocommerce-how-to-choose/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Planning and hiring</category><description>Shopify vs WooCommerce: compare who maintains the store, total cost, customization, checkout, SEO and growth, then use six questions to decide which fits.</description></item>
<item><title>WooCommerce Slow Checkout and Admin: Causes and Fixes</title><link>https://m-ali.dev/blog/woocommerce-slow-checkout-and-admin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://m-ali.dev/blog/woocommerce-slow-checkout-and-admin/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>WooCommerce</category><description>Why is your WooCommerce checkout or admin slow? Measure server time first, then check hosting, object cache, order storage, cron and plugins, and fix in order.</description></item>
<item><title>WooCommerce to Shopify Migration Without Losing Your SEO</title><link>https://m-ali.dev/blog/woocommerce-to-shopify-migration-seo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://m-ali.dev/blog/woocommerce-to-shopify-migration-seo/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Shopify</category><description>A practical plan for a WooCommerce to Shopify migration that protects SEO: URL mapping, 301 redirects, metadata, a launch checklist and monitoring.</description></item>
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