The first working version of Redira was completed.
By this point the app already supported redirect management, click tracking, aggregated daily statistics, and an embedded Shopify Admin dashboard.
I also completed the initial PostgreSQL data layer and the core App Proxy routing logic.
Most importantly, the app was already solving the original problem that inspired the project.
Other entries in this project’s operating log.
On May 1, 2026 Redira was approved by Shopify and became publicly available through the Shopify App Store. One of the surprising lessons from the project was that the review process took…
On March 19, 2026 I submitted Redira for Shopify App Store review. At this point the app included redirect management, click tracking, statistics, monitoring, support tooling, documentation, and a…
Before submitting the app for review, I wanted visibility into failures. I added Sentry monitoring, Discord alerts, email notifications, internal diagnostics, and support tooling. I also integrated…
One of the first decisions I had to make was how redirect tracking would actually work. Many solutions try to take over storefront URLs or replace existing redirect behavior. I decided to avoid that…
For a long time I wanted to build a Shopify app, but I always had other projects competing for attention. In early March 2026 I finally decided to stop postponing it and build something myself. The…
Longer-form writing tied to the same project.
The story behind Redira, my first Shopify app, and the problem that convinced me to finally start building in the Shopify ecosystem.
The first working version of Redira was completed.
By this point the app already supported redirect management, click tracking, aggregated daily statistics, and an embedded Shopify Admin dashboard.
I also completed the initial PostgreSQL data layer and the core App Proxy routing logic.
Most importantly, the app was already solving the original problem that inspired the project.
Other entries in this project’s operating log.
On May 1, 2026 Redira was approved by Shopify and became publicly available through the Shopify App Store. One of the surprising lessons from the project was that the review process took…
On March 19, 2026 I submitted Redira for Shopify App Store review. At this point the app included redirect management, click tracking, statistics, monitoring, support tooling, documentation, and a…
Before submitting the app for review, I wanted visibility into failures. I added Sentry monitoring, Discord alerts, email notifications, internal diagnostics, and support tooling. I also integrated…
One of the first decisions I had to make was how redirect tracking would actually work. Many solutions try to take over storefront URLs or replace existing redirect behavior. I decided to avoid that…
For a long time I wanted to build a Shopify app, but I always had other projects competing for attention. In early March 2026 I finally decided to stop postponing it and build something myself. The…
Longer-form writing tied to the same project.
The story behind Redira, my first Shopify app, and the problem that convinced me to finally start building in the Shopify ecosystem.