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Shopify Headless Guide: Liquid vs Hydrogen Trade-offs for Developers
Most Shopify stores still use Liquid, which is fast and cheap. Hydrogen, Shopify's React framework, offers more frontend control but requires ongoing maintenance. The guide explains when going headless is worth the extra cost and complexity.
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The article correctly frames headless as a trade-off, not an upgrade, but downplays the ongoing maintenance burden of Hydrogen's quarterly API updates.
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