Shopify Expert. Web Developer. App Developer.

Matt Gibbins

No faff or cheesy photos of me, just the info, examples and case studies you need to choose me as your developer. But if you really want to know more about me, you can.

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Recent Work

A small selection of projects I've worked on recently

Paddington

Shopify store

KAANJJ

Shopify store

Old Spice BYOB

BigCommerce store

Graceland

Shopify store

Naturalite

Shopify store

HateCrime.FYI

for University College Dublin

Knogins

Shopify Store

Red Light Therapy UK

Shopify Store

AudioDeluxe

Shopify Store

Groove Life

Shopify Store

Ollie's

Shopify store

Midland Radio

Shopify store

ORCA Coolers

Shopify Store

HexArmor

Shopify Store

Shopify Apps

Apps I have solo-developed for the Shopify eco-system

Geo Banner

Geo Banner

Geo Banner allows you to add location-specific messages to your store. You can show different messages to different countries all through one single banner. So you can show messages to USA visitors for Veteran's Day and another to Polish visitors for their Independence Day, both of which occur on November 11th. Alternatively, you can show promotional messages (e.g. Black Friday), location-specific offers and shipping messages, or anything else that you might want to limit to specific locations.

View it on the Shopify Store

Case Study - Paddington

Ahead of the release of Paddington in Peru, the third film in the Paddington series, I was contacted with the task of redesigning and refreshing the Official Paddington Store. They felt their current store did not accurately represent the brand, personality and visual assimilation the Paddington world.

Paddington is a beloved character, and the store needed to reflect that. The design was required to highlight the various incantations of Paddington - Classic Paddington, The Adventures of Paddington, modern Paddington, and the Paddington films (in particular the as-then unreleased Paddington in Peru), with a focus on the character's love of adventure and exploration. The site features a clean, modern design with a focus on usability and accessibility.

The store is built on Shopify, and I worked with the Paddington team to create a custom theme that reflects the character's personality and the brand's values. The site features a custom homepage, category and product pages, and a blog, as well as a custom checkout process. It had to be taken into consideration that the store is accessed, and purchased from, by people from around the world.

The work took place between May and August 2024. I was hired for additional work on the site in both February, 2025 and May, 2025 for promotions and additional functionality.

Case Study - HateCrimes.FYI

HateCrime.FYI is a website that tracks hate crimes against the LGBTQI+ community throughout Europe and Russia.

I was hired by Alexander Sasha Kondakov PhD – Assistant Professor at University College Dublin's School of Sociology, and Sergei Katsuba a PhD Candidate at the Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin and visiting researcher at King's Russia Institute, King's College London with the aim of creating a central source of information that could be referenced by both UCD students and the wider public.

Using Statamic as a base Content Management System, I built the site from the ground up to include many custom areas including a crime map which displays the amount of crimes in every country/region of Europe and Russia, a blog and a database area allowing visitors to search and sort all data by regions, crime, victim and more.

I retain ownership of the code and design, but the content is owned by UCD. The source code could be used as a base for similar projects in the future, and I am happy to discuss this with anyone who is interested.

After the site was launched, I continued to work with UCD to add new features and functionality, including a custom search engine that allows users to search for specific crimes or regions, and a custom API that allows other websites to access the data. Upon transfer of ownership all management and hosting was handled by UCD.

For more information about the project, you can read the UCD press release.

My Ecommerce Projects

I have worked on over 50 ecommerce brands over the years, here's a list of the majority which are Shopify unless stated otherwise.

Site Project Type Category
Alcohol Free Drinks WordPress to Shopify Migration Food / Beverage
Anatra Jewel Shopify Build, From Scratch Jewellery
Cascadia Vehicle Tents Shopify Redesign and Build Outdoor
Check Depot Shopify Redesign, Build, Maintenance B2B
Christmas Light Emporium Shopify Management and Customisation Specialty
Christmas Sweater Shop Shopify Build, From Scratch Apparel / Specialty
CoreCommerce Developed the software front and back end. Software Development
Dockers Shopify Management and Customisation Footwear
Edel Kontor Shopify Build, From Scratch Jewellery
Ely Cattleman Shopify Management and Customisation Apparel / Outdoor
Frank Ceramics Shopify Build, From Scratch Homeware
GCI Outdoor Shopify Build, From Scratch Outdoor
Graceland Shopify Management and Customisation Music / Misc
Groove Life Shopify Management and Customisation Lifestyle
HealthStream Shopify Build and Customisation, From Scratch Educational / Professional
Hermoza Shopify Build, From Scratch Apparel
Hey, Hoopla Shopify Customisaton Food
Jeremy's Shopify Customisation Health & Beauty
Kaanjj Shopify Build, From Scratch Apparel
Klymit Shopify Build, From Scratch Outdoor
Knogins Shopify Build, From Scratch Apparel
Illi Rugs Shopify Build, From Scratch Homeware
Imayla Shopify Maintenance (Dev & Design) Health & Beauty
looopsmoments.com Advanced Cart & Checkout Customisation, Scripting Health & Beauty
Mariner's Learning System Shopify Build, From Scratch Educational
Mark City Fade Shopify Customisation Artist
Midland Shopify Build, From Scratch Electronics
Nance Floors Shopify Build, From Scratch Home / DIY
Old Spice BigCommerce Build, From Scratch Health & Beauty
Ollie's Shopify Build, From Scratch Department Store
ORCA Shopify Build, From Scratch Outdoor
Paddington Bear Shopify Rebuild, From Scratch Apparel / Toys
Passionate Penny Pincher Shopify Build, From Scratch Accessories
Pipette Shopify Customisation Health & Beauty
Red Light Therapy UK Shopify Build, From Scratch Health & Beauty / Electronics
Revision Skincare Shopify Build, From Scratch Health & Beauty
Rootberry Shopify Build, From Scratch Food
SCS Shopify Build, From Scratch Corporate
SENS Shopify Build, From Scratch Electronics
Sense Shopify Build, From Scratch Electronics
SimpleModern Shopify Build, From Scratch Drinkware
SleepyHeads Shopify Customisation & Management Apparel
SkinPharm Shopify Build, From Scratch Health & Beauty
Southern Firefly Candle Co. Shopify Maintenance Homeware
Stasher Shopify Build, From Scratch Homeware
Stealth Hitches Shopify Build, From Scratch Outdoors
TB12 Meals Shopify Build, Customisation, From Scratch Health / Food
Tend Shopify Customisation Health & Beauty
The Business Fairy Shopify Build, From Scratch Misc
The Pioneer Woman Mercantile Shopify Build, From Scratch Homeware
Tony Robbins Shopify Customisation & Management Misc
Transform Our World WordPress Build, From Scratch Spiritual
Violette Field Threads Shopify Build, From Scratch Apparel