Description

A focused course, tailored for you

Accessible, Consent-Safe Storefront UI: The Web Build Playbook

Ship storefront and admin surfaces that pass WCAG 2.2 AA, hold PCI SAQ-A, and clear App Store review on the first attempt.

The accessibility complaint, the PCI scope question, and the App Store review rejection all land in the same designer-developer's queue, and there is no playbook that treats them as one design problem.

$199 one-time

Tailored to your situation. Access within 24 hours. 30-day money-back.

Includes a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access, generated for your specific situation.

Why this course

Web designers and developers on commerce platforms ship code that touches three regulated surfaces at once: an accessibility surface governed by WCAG 2.2 AA and the EU Accessibility Act, a payment-data surface governed by PCI DSS v4.0.1, and an app-review surface governed by the platform's own public app criteria. Each of those surfaces has its own community, its own vocabulary, and its own auditors. None of them publish guidance written for the person actually writing Liquid templates, React components for embedded admin apps, or Hydrogen storefront code. The result is a backlog where an accessibility legal demand, a PCI scope question on a Shop Pay integration, and a public app rejection notice all sit in the same queue, and the person closing them has to learn three different regulatory frameworks from scratch each time. This course treats those three surfaces as one design problem and gives you the specific code, copy, and review patterns that close each ticket without breaking the others.

What you walk away with

Ship a Liquid theme or Hydrogen storefront that passes axe-core and Lighthouse accessibility audits at WCAG 2.2 AA without manual remediation rounds.
Hold PCI DSS v4.0.1 SAQ-A scope on Shop Pay, hosted-field, and redirect integrations by writing the CSP header set and theme code that keeps cardholder data out of the storefront DOM.
Land cookie consent and CPRA opt-out UX that the merchant's legal team signs off on without a UX rewrite, including the Global Privacy Control signal handling.
Clear public App Store review on the first submission by pre-running the security checklist (OAuth scope minimisation, GDPR webhook handlers, mandatory data protection fields).
Convert accessibility demand letters and PCI scope questions from emergencies into ticket-sized fixes with documented theme patterns and CSP rules.

The 12 modules

Module 1. The three regulated surfaces a web designer-developer ships into

Maps the accessibility surface (WCAG 2.2 AA, EU Accessibility Act, ADA Title III), the payment-data surface (PCI DSS v4.0.1, SAQ-A vs SAQ-A-EP boundary), and the app review surface (public App Store security criteria, GDPR webhook requirements) onto the actual files a web designer-developer touches: Liquid templates, theme JavaScript, Hydrogen route components, embedded admin React, and the public app manifest. Closes with a one-page mental model of which surface owns which file.

Module 2. WCAG 2.2 AA for storefront themes: the criteria that actually fail in PR review

Walks through the WCAG 2.2 criteria that storefront themes consistently fail: 2.4.11 focus-not-obscured on sticky headers and quick-buy modals, 2.5.7 dragging movements on image zoom and product configurators, 3.3.7 redundant entry on checkout, 1.4.11 non-text contrast on focus indicators. Shows the Liquid and CSS patterns that pass each one and the axe-core rule IDs that catch them in CI before the PR merges.

Module 3. Embedded admin app accessibility: Polaris, focus management, and screen reader patterns

Covers the accessibility patterns specific to embedded admin apps built on Polaris and App Bridge: focus return after modal close, live region announcements for async actions, table sort and filter announcements, and keyboard navigation across iframe boundaries. Includes the four most common Polaris misuse patterns that introduce WCAG failures even though the components themselves are accessible, with the corrected component composition for each.

Module 4. PCI DSS v4.0.1 SAQ-A boundary: holding scope on Shop Pay and hosted fields

Explains the SAQ-A versus SAQ-A-EP scope distinction in concrete terms a theme developer can act on: which DOM elements move scope, which third-party scripts on the checkout page break SAQ-A eligibility, and what the CSP header set looks like when it holds SAQ-A correctly. Includes the exact 2024 v4.0.1 requirements 6.4.3 and 11.6.1 that govern script integrity and unauthorised script change detection on payment pages, with the storefront-side implementation for each.

Module 5. Content Security Policy for storefronts: a header set that passes PCI and does not break apps

Builds a working CSP header set for a Liquid theme and a Hydrogen storefront from first principles: script-src, connect-src, frame-src, the nonce strategy for inline analytics, the report-uri configuration that surfaces violations during merchant app installs. Covers the specific allowances needed for Shop Pay, Apple Pay, and Google Pay buttons without widening scope, and the report-only rollout pattern that catches third-party app conflicts before enforcement.

Module 6. Cookie consent and CPRA opt-out UX patterns for storefronts

Implements GDPR Article 7 consent and CPRA opt-out as concrete storefront UX: the consent banner copy and component structure that meets the freely-given standard, the Global Privacy Control header handling that satisfies the CPRA automatic-opt-out rule, the cookie inventory mechanism that maps every script in the theme to a consent category. Includes the merchant-facing settings UI pattern that lets merchants configure their own jurisdictions without re-engaging a developer.

Module 7. Checkout extensibility and the EU Accessibility Act 2025 scope

Covers the EU Accessibility Act enforcement that came into force June 2025 for e-commerce, mapped onto checkout extensibility surfaces: Checkout UI extensions, post-purchase extensions, account UI extensions. Names the seven extension surface accessibility requirements that Article 9 of the EAA pulls in via EN 301 549, the merchant-facing accessibility statement obligation, and the conformance reporting that merchants now ask developers for during procurement.

Module 8. Public App Store security review: the rejection patterns and how to pre-clear them

Walks through the public App Store security review checklist as it is actually applied: OAuth scope minimisation review, mandatory GDPR webhook handlers (shop/redact, customers/redact, customers/data_request), session token validation for embedded apps, protected customer data access justification. Names the five rejection reasons that account for the majority of first-submission rejections and the pre-submission checks that catch each one.

Module 9. Accessibility CI: axe-core, Pa11y, and Lighthouse in a theme pipeline

Sets up an accessibility CI pipeline that fits a theme repository: axe-core in Vitest for component tests, Pa11y for full-page audits on preview deployments, Lighthouse CI as the merge gate with thresholds tuned for storefront contexts. Includes the specific rule disables that are safe and the rule disables that hide real failures, the storefront preview URL pattern that lets the CI run against a real-data preview, and the merchant-side accessibility audit dashboard.

Module 10. Data residency and the embedded admin: where merchant data is allowed to flow

Covers the data residency questions merchants ask during app procurement: where the embedded admin app stores customer data, which sub-processors process it, what the cross-border transfer mechanism is, how the App Bridge session-token flow keeps customer data inside the platform when possible. Maps each answer onto the standard contractual clauses, the UK addendum, and the explicit merchant Data Processing Addendum language the platform's standard agreement already covers.

Module 11. Vendor due diligence questionnaires for app developers: a templated set of answers

Provides a templated answer set for the security and privacy questionnaires enterprise merchants send to app developers: SIG Lite, CAIQ, the merchant-specific assessment forms used by Fortune 500 retailers during onboarding. Names the twelve questions that account for the majority of questionnaire volume, the truthful answer for a small app developer for each, and the response patterns that turn a four-week procurement cycle into a one-week cycle.

Module 12. The end-to-end release checklist: from PR to App Store approval to merchant rollout

Pulls everything together into a single release checklist that runs from PR merge to public App Store approval to a staged merchant rollout: accessibility CI gate, CSP header diff review, App Store security review pre-checks, GDPR webhook smoke tests, merchant-facing accessibility statement update, post-release accessibility regression watch. Includes the calendar version of the checklist showing what a designer-developer runs on day one, day three, and day seven of a release.

How this addresses your situation

Specific modules that map to what you said you are dealing with.

An accessibility demand letter pointing at the cart page contrast ratio and the quick-buy modal focus trap.

A PCI scope question from the merchant's payments lead about whether the Shop Pay button placement still holds SAQ-A.

An App Store review rejection citing missing GDPR webhook handlers and an OAuth scope that requested protected customer data without justification.

A merchant procurement team asking for a completed CAIQ-Lite, a CSP header diff, and an accessibility conformance statement before they will install the app.

What you get with this course

Twelve written modules in the Art of Service learning environment, each with the storefront, admin, or public app code patterns the module covers.
Downloadable axe-core and Pa11y CI configuration files tuned for Liquid themes and Hydrogen storefronts.
Downloadable CSP header set with three variants: hosted-field checkout, Shop Pay express, and redirect-flow checkout.
Downloadable GDPR webhook handler reference implementations for shop/redact, customers/redact, and customers/data_request.
Downloadable CAIQ-Lite, SIG Lite, and accessibility conformance statement templates pre-filled for a small commerce app developer.
The hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access, tailored to the specific stack (Liquid theme, Hydrogen storefront, embedded admin app, public app, or a combination) the buyer is shipping into.

What you will have in hand by Day 1, Week 1, Month 1

Within 24 hours: account in the Art of Service learning environment is provisioned, the twelve modules are available, the downloadable template pack lands.

Within 24 hours: the hand-built implementation playbook tailored to the buyer's specific stack is delivered alongside course access.

Self-paced after that: the modules are designed to be worked through in two to three weeks of evening study, or compressed into a five-day intensive.

Before and after

Before

Accessibility demand letters, PCI scope questions, and App Store review rejections each arrive as an emergency, each gets triaged by a different person, and the same designer-developer relearns three different regulatory frameworks every time one lands. Releases stall in review for weeks. Merchant procurement cycles run four to six weeks because security questionnaires get answered by hand.

After

Accessibility is gated in CI before the PR merges. PCI scope is held by a versioned CSP header set with documented exceptions. App Store review clears on the first submission because the pre-submission checklist has already run. Merchant procurement questionnaires are answered from a templated answer set in under a day. The three regulated surfaces have moved from emergency-class to ticket-class.

What happens if you do not address this

The EU Accessibility Act enforcement window for e-commerce is open and demand letters are now routed through specialised plaintiff firms. PCI DSS v4.0.1 requirement 6.4.3 and 11.6.1 enforcement is in effect, meaning script integrity and unauthorised script change detection on payment pages are now audit-tested. Public App Store review criteria continue to tighten on OAuth scope justification and mandatory data protection webhooks. A web designer-developer who is still learning each of these surfaces from scratch each time one fails is the bottleneck on every release, and the cost of that bottleneck shows up as merchant churn, app store rejections that delay revenue, and accessibility settlements that the platform's terms expose the developer to.

Who it is for

You are a web designer or web developer building storefront themes, embedded admin apps, or partner-facing surfaces on a commerce platform. You ship Liquid, React, TypeScript, and CSS. You sit between merchants who want a custom checkout flow, a legal team that forwards accessibility demand letters and PCI scope questions, and an app review process that can reject your release for reasons that have nothing to do with the feature you built. You want concrete patterns you can paste into a theme, a CSP header set you can copy into a config, and a review checklist you can run before requesting App Store review, not another policy document.

Who this is NOT for. This is not for compliance officers who do not write code, for legal counsel writing policy, or for product managers who want a strategy deck. It is also not for full-stack engineers who own backend payment processing, fraud, or order management. The course stays on the storefront, embedded admin, and public app review surfaces a web designer-developer actually ships into.

How it arrives

Text-based course in the Art of Service learning environment, plus downloadable templates and worked code examples for every module, plus the hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.

Time investment. Twenty to thirty hours of focused study across the twelve modules, or a five-day intensive of four to six hours per day. The downloadable templates can be put into a repository the same day they are downloaded.

Why $199 is the right number

The free guidance available today is split across three communities that do not talk to each other. The accessibility community publishes WCAG technique documents that do not name specific commerce platform surfaces. The PCI community publishes guidance for merchant assessors that does not translate to theme code. The platform's own public developer documentation covers the App Store submission process but does not cover the WCAG criteria or the PCI scope boundary at the code level. This course is the only place those three are treated as one design problem, with the specific code and CSP and webhook patterns that close all three at once.

FAQ

Do I need a compliance background to do this course?

No. The course is written for someone who ships Liquid, React, TypeScript, and CSS for a living. Every regulatory reference is translated into the specific code, header, or component pattern that satisfies it.

Does this course cover backend payment processing or fraud?

No. The course stays on the storefront, embedded admin, and public app review surfaces a web designer-developer actually ships into. Backend payment processing, fraud detection, and order management are out of scope by design.

Is the implementation playbook generic or specific to my stack?

Specific. The hand-built implementation playbook is tailored to the stack the buyer is shipping into. If that is a Liquid theme, it covers Liquid. If it is a Hydrogen storefront, it covers Hydrogen. If it is an embedded admin app, it covers App Bridge and Polaris. If it is a combination, it covers the combination.

How current is the WCAG 2.2 and PCI DSS v4.0.1 content?

The course is written against the published WCAG 2.2 recommendation and PCI DSS v4.0.1, both currently in force. The downloadable templates are versioned and the implementation playbook reflects the current EU Accessibility Act enforcement posture for e-commerce.

What if my public app has already been rejected by App Store review?

The course covers the pre-submission checklist and the five most common rejection patterns. The hand-built implementation playbook can be scoped to walk through the specific rejection notice the buyer received and the file-level changes needed to re-submit.

30-day money-back guarantee. If after a week of working through the materials this is not what you needed, reply to the receipt email and a full refund is processed. No questions, no forms.

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.