Hyva Front-End for Magento & Adobe Commerce

Hyva theme development that makes Magento genuinely fast.

Your storefront is slow, the JavaScript is bloated, and Core Web Vitals keep failing on mobile, but a full replatform feels like a sledgehammer for a front-end problem. We are a senior team of Adobe-certified engineers who rebuild Magento and Adobe Commerce storefronts on Hyva, so pages get lighter and faster while the back end you rely on stays exactly where it is. Eighteen years in, with no junior bench and no handoffs.

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The IWD A Players

You’ll know every name on your project.

  • 175+ years of combined ecommerce experience.
  • Senior developers & designers, dedicated PM & CXM.
  • Over a decade together for most of us. Average tenure is nine years.
  • 15 people. Lean mean machine.
  • Joe M., Founder & CEOJoe M.Founder & CEO
  • Max D., CTOMax D.CTO
  • Marcos A., Senior Project ManagerMarcos A.Senior Project Manager
  • Yaro P., Lead Full-Stack DeveloperYaro P.Lead Full-Stack Developer
  • Bohdan B., Senior Frontend DeveloperBohdan B.Senior Frontend Developer
Why brands come to us for Hyva

When the storefront is the bottleneck, not the platform.

The Magento back end is doing its job. The front end is the part dragging conversion down: a Luma theme heavy with RequireJS and jQuery, render-blocking scripts, and Core Web Vitals that slip every time someone adds a widget. Hyva theme development fixes that at the layer where it actually lives. We are the Hyva theme team inside a certified Magento agency, the one brands call when they want a modern, lighter storefront without the cost and risk of a replatform, and we pair the front-end work with full Magento development services and dedicated performance optimization so the speed gains hold up under real traffic.

18+ yrs
Building Magento front-ends, since 2008
300+
Brands shipped worldwide
$10B+
In client GMV powered
94%
Client retention after launch
Partnerships · Reviews · Awards

Credentials & recognition.

Client-first approach

We're here to help you win, plain and simple.

Same senior team from kickoff to launch and beyond. We do not outsource, we do not disappear after go-live, and we do not hand you off.

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Client retention

Across every phase. Discovery, build, launch, and growth, the same senior team stays with you.

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Our job is to get you promoted.

You're going to love coming to work. Think of us as an extension of your team, here whenever you need us. Our mission is simple: your store wins, and so do you.

What our Hyva team builds

Front-end work on Hyva, from theme builds to a faster checkout.

Whatever the storefront needs, the same senior engineers handle it end to end. Need front-end capacity inside your own team instead? You can hire Magento developers with Hyva experience. Every engagement is scoped to your roadmap and your current theme, not a fixed package. We build each Hyva storefront to the framework conventions, in Tailwind utilities and small Alpine.js components, so the code stays readable, ships fast, and survives the next Hyva release instead of quietly breaking with it.

/01Hyva theme buildsA fast storefront built on Hyva from the ground up, with Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js in place of the Luma weight. Designed to convert, engineered to load.Magento web design/02Luma to Hyva migrationMove off the legacy Luma theme without losing your design, content, or SEO. We audit, plan, and stage the front-end rebuild so the cutover is calm.Magento development services/03Core Web Vitals & speedHyva is the head start. We finish the job by tuning LCP, CLS, and interaction delay until the numbers pass on the devices your customers actually use.Performance optimization/04Hyva checkout developmentA lighter, faster checkout built on Hyva Checkout, so the most important page on the store stops leaking revenue to slow loads and friction.Adobe Commerce web design/05Module & extension compatibilityWe map every third-party extension to its Hyva compatibility module, and where one does not exist yet, we build the front-end integration ourselves.Magento integrations/06Custom Hyva componentsBespoke storefront components in Alpine.js and Tailwind, built to Hyva conventions so they stay maintainable and survive theme updates.Magento code audit/07Back-end Magento developmentHyva is a front-end layer, so the commerce engine still matters. Our Adobe-certified team handles the modules and integrations behind the storefront.Adobe Commerce development/08Adobe Commerce front-endsHyva on Adobe Commerce Cloud for enterprise brands, with multi-store theming, B2B views, and the performance headroom large catalogs demand.Adobe Commerce Cloud/09Ongoing front-end retainersA dedicated senior team to extend the Hyva storefront, ship new components, and protect performance as the roadmap and the catalog keep growing.Magento support services
Hyva or headless PWA

Hyva theme or a headless PWA storefront? We build and support both.

Both paths replace the slow Luma front end, and both can post strong Core Web Vitals, but they pull your build cost, your timeline, and your team in very different directions. Most agencies push whichever they prefer to staff. Our engineers start from your catalog, your roadmap, and your numbers, then recommend the architecture that actually fits, a Hyva theme or a headless PWA, and build on it.

Hyva theme

Hyva keeps the proven Magento front end and rebuilds it with Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js, dropping the RequireJS, Knockout, and jQuery weight that Luma carries. It is server-rendered Magento, so SEO, page caching, and the admin all work the way your team already knows. Time to launch is measured in weeks, the build cost is a fraction of a headless rebuild, and there is no second application to host or maintain. For most stores, it is the fastest way to a genuinely fast storefront.

Best when
  • You want big speed gains without replatforming
  • Budget and time to launch both matter
  • Your team relies on native Magento tooling and SEO
Headless PWA storefront

A headless build decouples the storefront from Magento entirely, serving a React or Vue PWA over GraphQL. It buys app-like interactivity, an instant-feeling SPA experience, and the freedom to compose other services into the front end. The trade-off is real: a larger build cost, a longer time to launch, two systems to run, and SEO and caching you have to engineer rather than inherit. It earns its keep for large catalogs and ambitious, app-grade experiences where that headroom pays off.

Best when
  • You need app-grade interactivity and a custom UX
  • A composable stack and multiple front ends are the goal
  • The catalog and budget justify the added complexity

Not sure which fits? Our performance audit recommends the architecture that fits your numbers, not our margins.

Why IWD

The same senior engineers from audit to launch and beyond.

Most Hyva projects go sideways for one of two reasons: the front-end work gets passed to a junior team, or the agency vanishes once the storefront is live. We built IWD to do the opposite, and to treat performance as something you protect, not a one-time number. A Hyva storefront can post a fast Core Web Vitals score on launch day and then erode as banners, scripts, and third-party tags pile up. Our senior engineers know how to keep the front end lean as it grows, because they are the same people who built it and they are still there when the roadmap moves.

  • Adobe-certified engineering

    Our developers hold Adobe Commerce certifications and write to platform and Hyva conventions, so the front-end we ship survives theme updates instead of becoming your next problem.

  • Senior team, no junior bench

    You work with the engineers building the storefront. We do not hand your Hyva project to a training program and disappear after launch.

  • Eighteen years on Magento

    We have shipped front-ends on every major Magento version since 2008, which is exactly the context that makes a Luma to Hyva migration go smoothly.

  • We build, then we stay

    Most clients keep us on after launch for performance, new components, and growth. The team that builds the storefront is the team that keeps it fast.

How we work

A clear path from a slow store to a fast one.

01

Audit

We review your current theme, custom code, extensions, and Core Web Vitals to map what Hyva will fix and what each part of the migration involves.

02

Architect

A phased front-end roadmap with scope, timeline, and a real number. You see the component plan and the compatibility work before any code is written.

03

Build

Two-week sprints, weekly demos, and a shared backlog. The same senior engineers build the Hyva storefront to convention every cycle.

04

Optimize

After launch we push Core Web Vitals, ship new components, and extend the storefront. We stay to keep the front-end fast as the store grows.

Questions, answered

What merchants ask before they commit to Hyva.

The questions we hear most before a Hyva project starts. If yours isn't here, just ask.

What is Hyva and why does it make Magento faster?

Hyva is a modern front-end theme for Magento and Adobe Commerce that replaces the heavy Luma stack and its RequireJS, Knockout, and jQuery layers with Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js. The result is a fraction of the JavaScript, far fewer requests, and Core Web Vitals scores that Luma rarely reaches, all on the same Magento back end.

Do we have to replatform or rebuild the back end to use Hyva?

No. Hyva is a front-end theme, so your catalog, extensions, integrations, and admin stay exactly where they are. We replace the storefront layer and leave the commerce engine you already rely on in place, which is what makes a Hyva project far less risky than a full replatform.

Can you migrate our existing Luma theme to Hyva?

Yes, and it is one of the most common ways clients come to us. We audit your current theme, custom modules, and third-party extensions, then rebuild the storefront on Hyva while preserving your design intent, content, and SEO. You get a staged migration plan before any code changes.

Will our third-party Magento extensions work with Hyva?

Most do, through the growing library of Hyva compatibility modules, and where a compatibility module does not exist yet, we build the Hyva front-end integration ourselves. We map every extension during the audit so there are no surprises mid-build.

How do you scope and quote a Hyva theme project?

Every engagement is scoped to your store: the number of templates, your custom modules, the extensions that need compatibility work, and how far you want to push performance. You get a firm, itemized quote on the first call, with no long sales cycle, so you know exactly what you are committing to before anything begins.

What does your Hyva theme development service include?

Hyva theme development services at IWD cover the full front end: a technical and performance audit, the Hyva theme build or Luma migration, compatibility work for your existing extensions, Core Web Vitals tuning, QA across devices, and a staged launch. Back-end Magento work, ERP integration, and post-launch support run through the same senior team rather than a handoff.

How do we choose a Hyva development company?

Ask any Hyva development company for live Hyva storefronts you can load and measure yourself, the extension compatibility work they handled on those builds, and who specifically stays on the store after launch. Hyva is young enough that plenty of agencies have read the docs and shipped one theme. Ask what broke on that project and what they did about it.

Do you also handle Magento development and ongoing support?

Yes. The same senior, Adobe-certified team handles back-end Magento development, performance optimization, and ongoing front-end work after launch. Most clients keep us on to extend the Hyva storefront as the roadmap grows.

Let's build

Give your Magento store the front end it deserves.

Tell us where the storefront is dragging. We will come back within one business day with a real plan, a real timeline, and a real number.

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