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Shopify Arabic Store & RTL Setup

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Nadeem Khan
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About This Service

TL;DR

An Arabic Shopify store is not a translation job - it is a layout job. Machine-translated strings dropped into a left-to-right theme produce broken navigation, misaligned icons and unreadable product pages that Gulf shoppers abandon instantly. Delivered by a vetted, admin-reviewed UAE specialist on Nadbook - contact them directly on WhatsApp, phone, or email, with zero platform commission.

Shopify Arabic Storefront & RTL Setup for UAE and Gulf Merchants

An Arabic Shopify store is not a translation job - it is a layout job. Machine-translated strings dropped into a left-to-right theme produce broken navigation, misaligned icons and unreadable product pages that Gulf shoppers abandon instantly. I build a proper right-to-left (RTL) Arabic storefront on your existing Shopify store using Shopify Markets and the Translate & Adapt app: the theme is genuinely mirrored - menus, sliders, drawers, breadcrumbs and cart all flow right-to-left - and Arabic typefaces are chosen and loaded so headings and prices render crisply instead of falling back to a generic system font.

The setup covers the full bilingual stack for the Emirates: an AED-first market configuration, hreflang tags pairing your English and Arabic URLs so Google serves the right language to the right searcher, checkout translated into Arabic end-to-end, and a practical workflow your team can follow for keeping product titles, descriptions and metafields bilingual as the catalogue grows. Arabic-first stores consistently win trust with shoppers across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the wider GCC - buyers complete checkout more readily in their own language and script.

Unlike my general Shopify theme customization and private-app gigs in this category - which build features and sections for any store - this gig is exclusively the Arabic/RTL localization layer: mirroring, fonts, Markets, translations and bilingual SEO plumbing. If your store works fine in English and you simply need it to sell properly in Arabic, this is the right gig.

What's included

  • True RTL theme mirroring - Sections, navigation, drawers, sliders and product galleries flipped properly for right-to-left reading - not just translated text in an LTR shell.
  • Shopify Markets + Translate & Adapt - Arabic configured as a published language with Markets, using Shopify's native translation infrastructure.
  • Arabic web fonts that render well - Carefully selected Arabic typefaces for headings and body so the storefront looks designed, not auto-translated.
  • AED + hreflang configuration - AED pricing as the primary currency plus hreflang pairs so English and Arabic pages rank separately and correctly.
  • Arabic checkout end-to-end - Checkout, notifications and policy pages reviewed in Arabic so the buyer never hits an English wall at payment.
  • Bilingual content workflow - A documented routine for your team to keep new products and collections bilingual after handover.

How it works

  1. 1
    Store & theme review

    I assess your current theme's RTL readiness, your catalogue size, and which pages and notifications need Arabic coverage first.

  2. 2
    Markets, language & RTL build

    Arabic is added via Shopify Markets and Translate & Adapt, the theme is mirrored for RTL, and Arabic fonts are integrated and tuned.

  3. 3
    Translate & localize content

    Navigation, key pages, policies, checkout and notification templates are localized; product translation is set up with your preferred workflow.

  4. 4
    QA across devices & handover

    Both language versions are tested on mobile and desktop, hreflang is verified, and you get a walkthrough of maintaining the bilingual store.

Why work with me

With meTypical agency
Genuine RTL mirroring of the themeTranslated strings only
Native Shopify Markets setup (no paid translation app lock-in)
Arabic typography hand-tunedDefault system fonts
Bilingual workflow documented for your team

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Frequently asked questions

How long does "Shopify Arabic Store & RTL Setup" take to deliver?⌄

Typical delivery is 7 days from order confirmation. Nadeem Khan will share an exact timeline when you make first contact.

How much does "Shopify Arabic Store & RTL Setup" cost?⌄

This service starts from AED 1500 (fixed price). Contact Nadeem Khan for a tailored estimate.

How do I hire Nadeem Khan on Nadbook?⌄

Use the WhatsApp, phone, or email button on this page to reach out directly. Nadbook is a contact-first marketplace - there are no platform fees and the seller handles delivery directly.

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