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Shopify Liquid Basics — Tags, Objects & Filters

Learn Shopify Liquid templating: output tags, logic tags, objects like product and collection, and filters.

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Shopify Liquid Template Language

Liquid is Shopify's template language for themes. It separates logic from HTML so merchants can customize stores safely without arbitrary code execution.

Why Shopify Liquid Matters

Liquid is the gateway to Shopify theme development — a niche skill with strong freelance demand and less competition than React.

Output tags {{ }} print data; logic tags {% %} control flow; objects like product and collection hold storefront data.

Shopify Liquid — Key Ideas You Must Know

  • {{ output }} tags
  • {% logic %} tags
  • Objects: product, collection, cart
  • Filters: | money, | img_url
  • theme.liquid layout file

Practice Shopify Liquid with Free Lessons

Complete the 46-lesson Liquid tutorial on Sturdee — the most comprehensive free track online.

Tip: Free interactive lesson: /tutorials/liquid — practice Shopify Liquid with runnable code on Sturdee.

Shopify Liquid Basics — FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Liquid vs Twig?+

Similar syntax. Liquid is Shopify-specific with commerce objects.

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Free tutorial: /tutorials/liquid