- Create a new repository on GitHub:
Go to GitHub and log in to your account. Click the '+' sign in the top right corner and select 'New repository'. Provide a name for your repository, select whether you want it to be public or private, and click 'Create repository'.
- Clone the repository to your local machine:
Copy the URL of your new GitHub repository. Open Visual Studio Code. Open the terminal (Ctrl+`). Navigate to the directory where you want to clone the repository. Type git clone [repository URL].
- Connect Shopify to Visual Studio Code:
You'll need the Shopify extension for Visual Studio Code. You can install it from the Visual Studio Code extension marketplace. Once installed, you'll need to configure it with your Shopify store. For this, you'll need your Shopify store's name and your private API password.
- Work with your code:
You can now start working with your code in Visual Studio Code. When you've made changes, you can commit those changes in Git. To do this, in the terminal type git add ., then git commit -m "[commit message]". Once you've committed your changes, you can push them to GitHub with git push.
- Open Visual Studio Code on your computer.
- Open Visual Studio Code
- Click on the Extensions icon in the left sidebar (or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+X).
- Click on the Extensions icon or press Ctrl+Shift+X
- In the search bar at the top of the Extensions window, type "Shopify" and press Enter.
- Type "Shopify" in the search bar and press Enter
- In the search results, you'll find the Shopify extension. Click the green Install button.
- Click the green Install button for the Shopify extension
- Once the extension is installed, you'll need to restart Visual Studio Code for the changes to take effect.
- Restart Visual Studio Code after installation
- You'll need to create a private API password from your Shopify admin panel.
- Go to your Shopify admin panel and create a private API password
- In Visual Studio Code, open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and type "Shopify".
- Open the command palette in Visual Studio Code (Ctrl+Shift+P)
- Type "Shopify"
- Select "Shopify: Connect to a Shopify store" and follow the instructions to enter your Shopify store's name and your private API password.
- Select "Shopify: Connect to a Shopify store"
- Follow the instructions to enter your Shopify store's name and your private API password
- Once done, your Visual Studio Code will be connected to your Shopify store and you can start working with your code.
- Now your Visual Studio Code is connected to your Shopify store. You can start working with your code.