Page 2 - Shopify

Shopify is quite a straightforward platform with an intuitive interface and easy-to-manage tools. But before you get to setting up your store there is one more step to take. You need to log in to the Shopify admin panel, of course.

Sounds like an easy job, but it may be a bit tricky for those new to Shopify. Why? Because the login process depends on your role. Thus, the procedures are different for logging as developers and partners. And then you might also need to log into your customers' accounts.

But don't worry, we've got you covered. In this guide, you'll learn all the necessary details about Shopify login. 

Developer Login

To manage your orders, customers, products, and store in general you need to log into Shopify as a developer or administrator, in other words. Shopify allows you to log in either via browser or mobile app.

To log in to Shopify from a browser:

1. Navigate to the Shopify login page and go to Your store.

2. Enter your email and press the Continue with Email button.

Shopify Blog App from Magefan offers you extensive URL settings for all blog pages. In Standard and Pro plan you can change blog page paths flexibly. However, the question that troubles our customers the most is — what is the /a/ doing in the blog URLs and how to remove it?

So, today we'll tackle this subject and explain how you can manage the /a/ in Magefan blog URLs.

Why is There an /a/ in Blog URLs?

The /a/ in Magefan blog URLs comes from the app proxy. According to Shopify requirements, it is obligatory for all pages that come from an app. That's why you have /a/ in your blog URLs, like in the following example:

How to Remove /a/ from Blog URLs?

Since the /a/ proxy is obligatory for all URLs that come from the third-party Shopify app, you can't remove it. However, you can change it to the values offered by Shopify.

How to Change /a/ in Blog URLs?

To change /a/ in Shopify blog URLs, navigate to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration >

Once you install the Shopify Blog App from Magefan or import your posts to it, you might notice that titles are too big on the blog homepage or categories. It happens because of the size of the root element in your theme. The bigger it is, the bigger the titles in your blog. 

But no need to worry. You can fix that in just a few clicks. 

To fix big titles in the Magefan blog: 

1. Navigate to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration and scroll down to the Design section. 

2. Open the Use Blog App Font Size section and set it to Yes. 

3. Don't forget to Save the settings and check your blog on the frontend. Big titles should be gone. 

However, if you want to set some custom sizes for your blog titles, you need custom CSS.

4. Find the Custom CSS section in the same Design area and enable it. Then paste the following code there and tweak the 20 number to define the font size:

.shopify-section.shopify-section__blog .article-post__title {
font-size: 20px;
}

Again, save the settings and view

Managing a multi-language Shopify store requires a lot of translating. Size charts are not an exception, especially if you sell apparel. To provide the best experience across all languages, you need to translate size charts in Shopify too. 

The Shopify Size Chart App from Magefan offers you that opportunity. So in this guide, you'll learn how to localize size charts in your store.

To translate size charts in Shopify: 

1. Navigate to App > Magefan Size Chart > Size Charts and go to the size chart you'd like to translate.

2. Click the Localize button at the top right menu to start the translation. 

3. Choose the Language you'd like to translate the size chart to. 

Once you choose the language you'll land on the translation panel, with the original text on the left for reference.

4. Translate size chart Name and Content. You can change not only text but colours and any other element.

Don't forget to Save the

If you want to provide straightforward measurement instructions in your store, Shopify Size Chart App is the best option. It helps you create size charts easily with no fuss. 

But then there's a question of how to apply size charts to Shopify products. So, that's what we'll cover in this guide. The process comes down to a few clicks, literally. 

Before we dive into the Shopify size chart rules, let's review Shopify product attributes. Each product has a Type and Vendor, belongs to a certain Collection and is marked with some specific Tags.

That's what makes one product different from the other. And that's what we'll work with.

Apply Size Charts to All Shopify Products

Once you create a size chart in Shopify, you land with the following rules filter:

Although the "Product must match all conditions" filter is set, the size chart will be assigned to all products in your store. So, leave it as is if you want to have one size chart for all products. 

However, if you have different size

Wrong size is one of the common reasons why customers decide to return a product. This leaves a bad impression and discourages customers from buying from you again. The solution? Size charts, since they help people choose the right size before purchasing.

You'll need some help to create size charts in Shopify. That's when the Shopify Size Chart App by Magefan comes in handy.

To add a Size Chart App to Shopify:

1. Log in to the Shopify App Store and find the Magefan Size Chart.

2. Click Install on the Magefan Size Chart App listing page.

3. Click Install again in your Shopify admin to authorize the use of the app. 

Once you install the app you'll find it in the Apps and sales channel settings section in your Shopify admin.

4. Navigate to Apps and find the Magefan Size Chart app. 

Once you

Making purchasing decisions is not that easy, especially if customers are buying apparel. The hesitation usually starts when they need to choose a size. Thus, you must ensure customers can choose the correct size to avoid returns and frustration that follow with the wrong size.

That's when the Shopify Size Chart App by Magefan comes in handy.

Create New Size Charts

1. Navigate to Apps > Magefan Size Chart and hit the Add New Size Chart button.

2. Choose one of the ready-made templates or create a blank one. We'll go for the Women's Top Template. Once you choose a template, a draft is created.

3. Make changes to the template, if needed. Edit the sizes and metrics, change colours, and size guide, etc. 

4. Add Custom CSS to adjust the design

One of the most important aspects of any business is customer service. High-quality products matter a lot, and so does the ability to communicate with your customers effectively. If you can cater to your clients' needs and solve their requests promptly, you establish yourself as a brand people can trust. 

You can assist your customers in different ways depending on your business type. Now, it's easier than ever given the number of available Shopify apps. But there are two sides of the same coin. What option exactly will be the one?

We know how overwhelming such choices can be. Thus, to give you a hand, we prepared a list of the best Shopify customer support apps that cover diverse aspects of customer service.

Let's get right to them!

Top Customer Support Apps for Shopify

Icon	App name	Developer	Price	Free plan	Free trial
	Login As Customer	Magefan	Standard - $19/month Pro - $39/month
	Hulk Form Builder	HulkApps.com	Pro Plan - $9.90/month Pro+ Plan - $19.90/month New Global Plan - $299/month

Blog post short content is the first few sentences or a quick summary of the post displayed on the post list. In other words, it is a text you can see on the blog homepage, category and any other post list pages.

In Magefan Shopify Blog App you can easily configure the length of the short content, and the blog templates with the short content. Today, you'll learn more about it.

How to Manage the Length of the Short Content?

While short content should give your reader a glimpse at the post content, it shouldn't be too long. That's why it's important to keep it relatively short. 

To configure short content in Shopify blog:

1. Navigate to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration and find the Post List section.

2. Specify the Default Short Content Length (in characters) and set the Short Content End Characters. It will be displayed in case you exceed the length of the short content. 

Once you Save the settings, your posts' short content will be aligned with them on the frontend. 

How to Set

A blog is an effective solution to maintain your online presence and attract more visitors. Yet, to keep readers engaged, you should also implement blog comments. Comments help you deliver to people's needs better.

What also matters is the option to reply to blog comments in Shopify. Of course, you can do it on the Shopify storefront. But it would be more convenient to reply to blog comments without having to leave the admin panel, right?

That's exactly what the Magefan Blog App offers. It comes with three types of comments, where you have the comment reply option in Magefan Comments.

To reply to blog comments in the Shopify:

1. Navigate to Apps > Magefan Blog > Comments.

2. Open a comment you'd like to reply to and press the Reply button.

3. Type your reply in the corresponding field and Save changes.

Now you can see your reply on the storefront:

These are all the steps you need to take to reply to blog comments in Shopify. Everything is done in a few clicks. But that's not it. To operate

Satisfying your customers' needs is a demanding task, especially when the items you sell on Shopify come in different sizes. It's frustrating when the long-awaited item doesn't fit, don't you agree? Thus, getting into a cycle of constant returns and unsatisfied shoppers, you lose more than you gain.

The best solution? Provide clear sizing guides for people to be confident in their choices. But here comes the next dilemma — what Shopify app to go for?

With all the available options out there, you may find it difficult to settle for one. So, we prepared a list of the best Shopify size chart apps for you to find a perfect match.

Let's see what these options offer, shall we?

Top Size Chart Apps for Shopify

Icon	App name	Developer	Price	Free plan	Free trial
	Size Chart - Magefan	Magefan	Standard - $4.99/month Pro - $9.99/month
	Kiwi Size Chart & Recommender	Staytuned	Premium - $6.99/month Plus - $12.49/month Ultimate - $24.49/month
	BF Size Chart & Size Guide	Relentless Apps	Premium - $5.99/month

In the world of eCommerce, new stores go live every day. Millions of users choose Shopify for their journey given the platform is relatively simple to use.

Yet, even with all the necessary means at your disposal, it might be difficult to make the first step. With the variety of options, you may be uncertain as to what exactly to settle for. That's a common thing if you want to make your store unique and engaging. 

But don't worry. We've prepared a list of the best Shopify website examples so you can get new ideas and ensure that creativity has no limits.

Ready to get inspired?

1. Allbirds

Combining comfort and eco-awareness, Allbirds is a great Shopify website example to start with. Though the idea of being eco-friendly is not new, the implementation is certainly fresh.

The brand uses unique wool fabric specifically for shoes making them sustainable. Customers are also attracted to the simple but appealing design and recycled packaging. With the variety of colours and sizes, you'll certainly

Whether you disable, delete or change Shopify Blog URLs, you don't want readers to end up on the 404 pages. This badly influences your visitors' experience and makes your Shopify blog SEO efforts go in vain. Not the best scenario. 

Thus, to avoid this, you need to create blog URL redirects in Shopify. So, today you'll learn how to create URL redirects for the Shopify Blog App by Magefan.

Auto Redirects for Disabled/Deleted Entities

Whenever you disable or remove some blog posts, categories, tags and authors, the Magefan Blog app creates automatic redirects. Here's how readers are redirected based on a page they try to access:

• Blog post > category > root category > blog homepage
• Blog category > parent category > root category > blog homepage
• Blog author > blog homepage
• Blog tag > blog homepage

You don't need to enable or create anything since redirects from disabled or deleted blog entities are enabled automatically.

Auto Redirects on Blog URL Change

The other case when you need to create

Blogging on Shopify requires a lot of time and effort, especially if you have a multi-language store. In that case, you need to localize your blog too. 

Naturally, you'll translate Shopify blog posts first. But you shouldn't forget about the blog categories. So, in this guide, you'll learn how to translate Shopify blog categories with the Shopify Blog App from Magefan. 

To translate blog categories in Shopify:

1. Go to App > Magefan Blog > Categories and find a category you'd like to translate.

2. Go to a category and click on the Localize button at the top menu.

3. Choose a language you want to translate the blog category to. 

4. Translate blog category Title and Content. Use original category texts on the right for reference. 

5. Translate blog category URL and Metadata. 

Don't forget to Save your category and check it on the front end. That's it, you've translated the blog category in Shopify. 

Now when people browse through your website in different store views, they will

You don't see the power of the table of contents until you stumble upon a blog post you can't navigate. A table of contents helps you structure your blog posts and helps customers quickly find the content they need. 

That's why it is important to add a table of contents to Shopify blog posts. 

While most of the guides show you how to do that through a separate app, HTML code or theme, we'll show a simpler way. Shopify Blog App by Magefan allows you to add a table of contents in one click. Literally. 

Should we start?

To add a table of contents to the Shopify blog post:

1. Navigate to App > Magefan Blog > Posts and find a blog post you'd like to add a table of contents to.

2. Click where you'd like to add the post's contents and choose the Insert Contents Widget option from the WYSIWYG editor.

You should get the [Contents Widget] inserted into the content of the blog post. That's basically what you need to do.

The widget will structure each <h> tag into the table. However, if you want

If you manage a multi-language Shopify store and manage a blog, you need to translate your content pages too. Not only does it provide a better customer experience, but makes your blog appear in localized search results.

So, today you'll learn how to translate blog posts in Shopify with the Magefan Blog App for Shopify  in just a few clicks. 

To translate Shopify blog posts:

1. Navigate to App > Magefan Blog > Posts and find a blog post you'd like to translate.

2. Click on the Localize button at the top right menu to start translating your Shopify blog post.

3. Choose a Language you'd like to translate a post to. 

You'll see the translation panel with all the content you can translate into a selected language. On the right, you'll have the original post for reference. 

4. Translate blog post Title, Content and Short Content. 

5. Translate the Shopify blog post URL and Metadata. 

Don't forget to Save the blog post once you finish and check it on the frontend.

Each of the blog posts

The way your blog looks and feels determines whether visitors are going to stick around. So, while a reliable blogging solution should offer you multiple options for creating content on Shopify, it should also cover blog design. 

If you use the Magefan Blog App for Shopify, you'll never have to worry about that. It comes with 18 Shopify blog templates and 3 different layout settings. So you can configure the design of each blog list page: homepage, category, tag, search and author.

Today you'll learn about each of the blog templates for Shopify and how to apply them in your blog.

Grid

list-1-column

list-2-columns

list-3-columns

grid-2-columns

grid-3-columns

grid-and-list-1-column

grid-and-list-2-columns

grid-and-list-3-columns

grid-1-column-no-short-content

grid-2-columns-no-short-content

grid-3-columns-no-short-content

grid-1-column-short-content

grid-2-columns-short-content

grid-3-columns-short-content

grid-2-columns-big-first-image

grid-4-columns-vertical

grid-3-columns-vertical

Where

Since there are too many opportunities, it is not hard to understand the benefits of blogging on Shopify. It's hard to decide between the options. The main question usually is whether you should host a blog on Shopify or consider other platforms like WordPress. Then, do you really need to start a blog on Shopify at all?

It is tough, we get it. But that's why we're here to help you harness the power of content marketing on Shopify. This guide will take you through all the crucial steps required to start a blog on Shopify. We'll also discuss when you need to start blogging and share some bullet-proof practices for a Shopify blog. 

Hopefully, that will send you in the right direction for a long-term content strategy. 

Should You Host Your Blog on Shopify?

This question usually gives merchants and bloggers the biggest headache. To save you the trouble, answer this question: Is your primary goal blogging or selling on Shopify?

Shopify is an eCommerce platform. So if you don't plan on selling

Providing the best customer shopping experience goes a long way. It gets you awesome reviews, returning customers and the best word-of-mouth marketing. And since order placement is the most important stage in the customer's journey, it's also a stage you need to provide the best experience at. One way to do that is by placing orders on behalf of your customers.

Can you even do that in Shopify?

You definitely can! So, today you'll learn how to order on behalf of a customer in Shopify.

Create Draft Orders in Shopify

By default, Shopify allows you to create draft orders in the admin panel. You add customer details, add products to the order, apply discounts, and then send an invoice to a customer. The invoice contains a link to checkout where customers can complete the order. 

Additionally, you can also set payment terms to specify the date when the payment is due. 

Relatively simple right? 

The downside is that you don't know whether a customer will eventually complete the order. Besides,

Migrating from WordPress to Shopify is not an easy task, especially if you want to migrate blog posts from WordPress to Shopify. You want to make sure all the valuable content you've created is transferred to Shopify with no issues.

And what if you want to migrate WordPress blog posts to Shopify together with all categories, tags and comments?  

It might seem like an overwhelming task. But now if you use the Magefan WordPress Blog Export. It helps you to migrate WordPress blog posts to Shopify Blog App by Magefan.

In this guide, you'll learn how to do that. 

Step 1: Install the WP Blog Export Module

First, you need to navigate to the WordPress Blog Export on GitHub, download the module archive and unzip it. 

Then navigate

Although you add a blog link to the Shopify navigation menu, it might not be enough to drive people's attention to your blog, especially when they land on the homepage. Thus, you can also add some featured blog posts to the Shopify homepage with the Magefan Shopify Blog App. 

The best thing about it is you can control what posts are displayed to visitors on your homepage. And you don't need to edit the source code or create custom templates.

Should we start?

To add featured blog posts to the Shopify homepage: 

1. Navigate to Sales channels > Online Store. 

2. Find Themes and click on the Customize button.

3. Scroll to the Apps section, click on the Add block button and add the Magefan Featured Posts block.

4. Set the Title you want to be displayed on the homepage. Then set the Post Ids and choose Template Type.