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Hi everyone,
I hope you’re all doing well.
My name is Ahmad Kamal, and I’m from Pakistan. I’m a Shopify Theme Developer, and I recently designed a Shopify theme from scratch with the goal of publishing it on the Shopify Theme Store.
I carefully followed all of Shopify’s Theme Store requirements and best practices throughout the development process. However, I’ve submitted the theme twice, and both submissions were rejected with the same email. Unfortunately, the feedback is quite general, and I haven’t been able to identify the exact issues that need improvement.
Has anyone experienced something similar or can help me understand what this rejection email means? Any guidance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated and would help me improve the theme before submitting it again.
"Hello team,
Thank you for your submission!
Your theme submission has been carefully evaluated in order to gauge the degree to which it adheres to the technical standards required by Shopify for publication. We expect every theme submission to meet all of the requirements listed in our documentation.
We are seeking themes that not only compete with, but also surpass the offerings of our current theme store catalog, including the free themes. This implies that your theme should exhibit a higher degree of intentionality and sophistication in design choices, layout, consistency, accessibility, and both customer and merchant user experience.
We understand that design is subjective, and we don’t aim to stifle your creativity. However, we encourage you to seek inspiration from various sources such as Awwwards to help elevate your theme’s design. The goal is to create a theme that stands out and offers unique features, making it a compelling choice for our merchants.
It’s important to note that our design standards have become more rigorous over the past year to ensure we offer our merchants the best possible options.
At this point, we won’t be proceeding with a full review of Shadely. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we believe it’s important to maintain the high standards of our theme store to ensure the best experience for our merchants.
Given the feedback provided, if you choose to undertake a significant redesign of your theme and resubmit, we would be open to evaluating it again. However, please be aware that this would require a substantial effort to meet our elevated standards.
Note: This is a reminder that this is your second submission, and the theme still requires further improvement to meet our quality assurance standards. In the event that your subsequent submission still fails to meet the requirements, we will suspend your theme submission for 90 days, during which our team will not review it. We recommend that you thoroughly test your theme with various merchant scenarios and setting combinations before resubmitting to ensure compliance with all theme requirements."
Thank you in advance for your support!