Visual Studio Code Extensions For Shopify Developers

Visual Studio Code Extensions For Shopify Developers - Bay20
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If you’re building Shopify themes or apps, Visual Studio Code is likely your go-to code editor. It’s fast, extensible, and packed with powerful features — but what really supercharges VS Code for Shopify development is the right set of extensions.

In this post, we’ll look at the must-have VS Code extensions to make Shopify development faster, cleaner, and more productive — whether you’re working on Liquid templates, JavaScript, SCSS, or using the Shopify CLI.

1. Shopify Liquid Template Snippets

Extension: Liquid

  • Adds syntax highlighting and snippets for Liquid.
  • Supports tags, filters, and objects used in Shopify.
  • Makes .liquid files much more readable and auto-complete friendly.

Why it’s great: Clean syntax coloring and smart auto-suggestions reduce the chance of Liquid syntax errors.

2. Shopify Theme Check

Extension: Theme Check

  • Integrates Shopify’s Theme Check directly into VS Code.
  • Helps catch Liquid and JSON schema errors early.
  • Follows Shopify theme development best practices.

Why it’s great: Keeps your themes compliant with Shopify’s standards before pushing to production.

3. Liquid Languages Support

Extension: Liquid Languages Support

  • Lightweight extension for Liquid syntax highlighting.
  • Works better for non-Shopify Liquid projects too.

Why it’s great: Especially helpful if you’re working with multiple platforms that use Liquid (e.g., Jekyll, Eleventy).

4. Prettier – Code Formatter

Extension: Prettier

  • Supports consistent formatting for JS, CSS, SCSS, JSON, and more.
  • Combine with Liquid Prettier plugin for .liquid formatting.
  • Helps teams keep code style uniform.

Why it’s great: Automatically formats code on save, keeping everything neat and readable.

5. Tailwind CSS IntelliSense

Extension: Tailwind CSS IntelliSense

  • Smart autocomplete, syntax highlighting, and linting for Tailwind classes.
  • Works inside .liquid and .html templates.

Why it’s great: A must-have if your Shopify theme uses Tailwind CSS for styling.

6. Live Server

Extension: Live Server

  • Spins up a local dev server with live reloading.
  • Use in combination with Laravel Mix or other bundlers.

Why it’s great: Instantly see changes when editing CSS/JS assets before uploading to Shopify.

7. ESLint

Extension: ESLint

  • Lints your JavaScript and Vue (if building Shopify apps).
  • Integrates with Shopify’s Polaris React component library too.

Why it’s great: Catches potential bugs and enforces consistent JavaScript style.

8. Path Intellisense

Extension: Path Intellisense

  • Autocompletes file paths as you type in imports or asset URLs.

Why it’s great: Saves time when referencing theme assets like images, JS, or CSS.

9. GitLens

Extension: GitLens

  • Provides Git blame, history, and insights directly in your editor.

Why it’s great: Helps track changes and understand who did what — especially useful in team-based theme development.

10. Shopify Liquid Preview

Extension: Liquid Preview

  • Offers a quick visual preview of rendered Liquid logic.
  • Doesn’t require live Shopify connection — useful for prototyping logic.

Why it’s great: Great for debugging loops, conditions, and variables locally.

Final Thoughts

With the right VS Code extensions, Shopify theme and app development becomes smoother, faster, and more enjoyable. Whether you’re a front-end expert or just getting started with Liquid, these tools help cut down bugs, save time, and improve code quality.

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