Hey Nico, Replo can technically work with headless setups, but there are some important things to keep in mind:
How it works: Replo publishes content (pages, sections, blogs, etc.) to your Shopify theme, which is then hosted on Shopify’s standard front end. Even in a headless setup, you’ll still have this Shopify front end available in parallel with your custom front end.
Limitations:
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Replo pages can only be hosted on the domain managed by your Shopify instance and must use the Shopify CDN.
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Pages created in Replo follow Shopify’s structure, so, for example, they appear under
/pages/<slug> and can’t be fully managed via custom routing.
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Shopify theme code always loads on these pages, including cart experiences, headers/footers (though these can be hidden in Replo), and any 3rd party app JavaScript.
Checkout: All customer journeys, headless or not always end on Shopify’s native checkout page.
Theme requirement: For Replo to function smoothly, your underlying Shopify theme should still be maintained and in reasonable shape. Sometimes headless projects let their Shopify theme get outdated, so a quick check/refresh is often needed.
