I replaced a $99/month headless CMS with Shopify's built-in Metaobjects — here's the full starter

Every Hydrogen tutorial eventually hits the same wall. You've got your storefront working. Products loading. Cart functional. Then the tutorial says: "For content management, add Sanity." Or Contentful. Or Builder.io. The cheapest plan starts at $99/month. You haven't made a single sale yet. There's a better way. Metaobjects: The free CMS already inside Shopify Metaobjects are Shopify's native custom data type. They live in the same admin where you manage products. Free, forever, no extra API keys, no third-party login. The pattern is simple: import { Sections , SECTIONS_FRAGMENT } from ' ./sections ' ; // In your route loader const { metaobject } = await storefront . query ( ROUTE_QUERY ); // Renders CMS-driven sections < Sections sections = { metaobject } /> Your content editors work entirely inside Shopify admin. No new tool to learn. No monthly bill. What I built A complete Hydrogen starter built around this pattern. 14 CMS-driven section types: Section Section Section Hero Hero Sl