The request
“We've updated the theme on an inactive copy and completed the customizations we could handle. There are a few things we couldn't figure out and we're nervous about publishing. Can you finish it and push it live?”
The brand had done most of the work themselves but hit a few customizations that were beyond them, and they didn't want to publish something half-finished.
The approach
We reviewed everything the brand had done on the inactive theme, finished the customizations they'd left open, and did a side-by-side check against the live store to catch anything that had been missed.
Once it matched, we published and monitored for a few days.
What we shipped
Review of the merchant's own update work
Remaining customizations completed
Side-by-side comparison against the live store
Published with post-launch monitoring