--- title: "David Williford (@DavidWilliford) | Hashnode" description: "Web Developer, Primarily for Ecommerce Stores. Read the latest articles by David Williford on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@DavidWilliford" --- @DavidWilliford # David Williford @DavidWilliford · North Carolina · Joined March 2024 Web Developer, Primarily for Ecommerce Stores [Website](https://davidwilliford.dev/) ### [AI Made Personal Projects Fun Again](https://blog.davidwilliford.dev/ai-made-personal-projects-fun-again?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Some recent thoughts about the shift in importance of SWE personal projects. 4 min read · [blog.davidwilliford.dev](https://blog.davidwilliford.dev/ai-made-personal-projects-fun-again?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [40m ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/ai-made-personal-projects-fun-again/6af8f273700809c602f8374c) ### [Essential Soft Skills for Software Engineers](https://blog.davidwilliford.dev/essential-soft-skills-for-software-engineers?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) As a technical person, it’s always been easy for me to focus on hard skills, numbers, and statistics. This worked well through school, personal projects and smaller teams; environments where I could accomplish a ton on my own. But now I’m working in ... 4 min read · [blog.davidwilliford.dev](https://blog.davidwilliford.dev/essential-soft-skills-for-software-engineers?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Sep 28, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/essential-soft-skills-for-software-engineers/68d96b939074ebb4c6073287) ### [Embed Yotpo Reviews Widgets in Headless Stores](https://blog.davidwilliford.dev/embed-yotpo-reviews-widgets-in-headless-stores?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) In this article I explain step-by-step how to implement Yotpo reviews widgets into a headless site, easily and securely. 3 min read · [blog.davidwilliford.dev](https://blog.davidwilliford.dev/embed-yotpo-reviews-widgets-in-headless-stores?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 29, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/embed-yotpo-reviews-widgets-in-headless-stores/679a4f4d1be8c584d9a46f03) ### [Embed Yotpo Loyalty Widgets in Headless Stores](https://blog.davidwilliford.dev/embed-yotpo-loyalty-widgets-in-headless-stores?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Using Yotpo loyalty and rewards is great. In this article I explain how to implement Yotpo widgets into a headless site, easily and securely 5 min read · [blog.davidwilliford.dev](https://blog.davidwilliford.dev/embed-yotpo-loyalty-widgets-in-headless-stores?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/embed-yotpo-loyalty-widgets-in-headless-stores/6797eba2d84ecee6d09d1af7) [Jan 27, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/embed-yotpo-loyalty-widgets-in-headless-stores/6797eba2d84ecee6d09d1af7) ### [How to Send Customers to an Authenticated Checkout in Shopify](https://blog.davidwilliford.dev/how-to-send-customers-to-an-authenticated-checkout-in-shopify?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Learn how to send your customers to an authenticated checkout. Discover how to use customer access tokens and Multipass tokens 4 min read · [blog.davidwilliford.dev](https://blog.davidwilliford.dev/how-to-send-customers-to-an-authenticated-checkout-in-shopify?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 14, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-send-customers-to-an-authenticated-checkout-in-shopify/6786ce0b9e94194ab013ad92)