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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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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
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.Â
Once you install the app you'll find it in the Apps and sales channel settings section in your Shopify admin.
Note: if you've chosen a paid plan you'll see charges in the next invoice. Magefan issues charges in a recurring manner. To see your current invoice click on the Size Chart App on the list of apps.
4. Navigate to Apps and find the Magefan Size Chart app.Â
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.
Note: define how your size charts will be displayed on the frontend before you create them. Use the size chart display settings.Â
To add a size chart to Shopify:
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.Â
Note: if you want to upload a size chart image, simply choose a Blank template and upload the image via the media tool.
4. Add Custom CSS to adjust
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.Â
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 |
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Login As Customer | Magefan |
Standard - $19/month Pro - $39/month |
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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.Â
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.Â
Once you Save the settings, your posts' short content will be aligned with them on the frontend.Â
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 three types of comments, where you have the comment reply option in Magefan Comments.
offers. It comes withTo 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 |
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Size Chart - Magefan | Magefan |
Standard - $4.99/month Pro - $9.99/month |
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Kiwi Size Chart & Recommender | Staytuned |
Premium - $6.99/month Plus - $12.49/month Ultimate - $24.49/month |
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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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
4. Translate blog category Title and Content. Use original category texts on the right for reference.Â
5. Translate blog category URL and Metadata.Â
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.Â
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.Â
That's why it is important to add a table of contents to Shopify blog posts.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
4. Translate blog post Title, Content and Short Content.Â
5. Translate the Shopify blog post URL and Metadata.Â
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.Â
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.Â
Hopefully, that will send you in the right direction for a long-term content strategy.Â
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.Â
Additionally, you can also set payment terms to specify the date when the payment is due.Â
Relatively simple right?Â
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? Â
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.Â
Important: the Magefan WordPress Blog Export plugin imports the WP blog to Magefan Shopify Blog, not the default Shopify blog.
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.Â
Note: make sure the name of the unzipped folder is wp-magefan-shopify-blog-export. If it is not, rename it to wp-magefan-shopify-blog-export.
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.Â
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?
Note: the option to choose different templates for the featured posts block is available in the Pro plan.
To add featured blog posts to the Shopify homepage:Â
1. Navigate to Sales channels > Online Store.Â
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.Â
Note: if you want to use the same posts as featured posts in the
Blog is a perfect place to promote your products and encourage customers to buy more. However, this could work both ways. Why not add related posts to product pages in Shopify the same way you add related products to posts?
Think about it. If customers have some doubts about a product, you can unveil their doubts with a comprehensive product review or simply keep them engaged with some other content.Â
If that's what you're looking for, keep reading and learn how to add related posts to Shopify products using only Magefan Shopify Blog.
Note:Â this feature is available in the Standard and Pro plans.
To add blog posts to products in Shopify:
1. Navigate to Sales channels > Online Store.Â
2. Go to Themes and click on the Customize button.
3. Switch to Products > Default Product to edit the template of the product page and add related posts to products.
4. Find the Apps section and click on the Add block button to add the Magefan Related Posts block.Â
Note: related products are bidirectional
Your Shopify homepage should highlight all the best things in your store — products, services, testimonials — to make an impression. And if you also manage a blog in Shopify, why not get your customers hooked on some of your content?
Default Shopify Blog doesn't allow you to do that. But Magefan Shopify Blog does. So, in this guide, you'll learn how to add recent blog posts to the Shopify homepage.
Note: the option to choose different templates for the recent posts block is available in the Pro plan.
To add recent blog posts to homepage in Shopify:
1. Navigate to Sales channels > Online Store.Â
2. Go to Themes and click on the Customize button.
3. Find the Apps section, click on the Add block button to add the Magefan Recent Posts block.
4. Set the Title of the blog posts block and choose the Template Type.
Note: The number of posts in the block is defined by the recent blog posts configuration in the sidebar.
Don't forget to press Save after you add recent blog posts to the Shopify
The way your blog pages appear on social media definitely influences the clicks they get. Besides, once you configure social sharing buttons for your blog in Shopify, you need to make sure they are displayed properly.Â
Shopify usually handles OG tags on a theme level. So, for them to appear on some specific pages, like blog, you need to make certain changes to the theme.
In this article, you'll learn how to do that step by step and make your Shopify Blog pages more attractive and clickable on social media.
To enable OG tags for the Shopify blog:
1. Navigate to Sales channels > Online Store.
2. Go to Themes, click on the three dots (near the Customize button) and select the Edit code option.
3. Find the theme.liquid file and open it.Â
4. Find in theme.liquid file row with the {% render 'meta-tags' %} code. All you need is to move OG tags from the meta-tags file to the theme.liquid file so our Blog app can use the OG tags.
5. Insert the following code before the {% render 'meta-tags'
If you're working for an easy and effortless way to migrate your blog posts to Shopify, you're at the right place. Magefan Shopify Blog App allows you to import blog posts to Shopify via CSV in a matter of a few clicks, literally.Â
And today you'll learn how to do that. However, if you want to migrate your default Shopify blog posts, there is the other tool you should check out.
To import blog posts to Shopify via CSV:
1. Navigate to  Apps > Magefan Blog > Imports and find the Import from CSV/XML file option.
2. Upload the CSV file and press Continue.Â
3. Associate the blog post columns and press Import again.
Note: the columns in your original CSV file can differ from those in our Shopify blog. So you need to associate the columns with the corresponding fields.
Once you import in finished you'll be redirected to the Magefan Blog Posts section to continue working with your posts. Nevertheless, you might want to configure your blog homepage, post lists, design and learn how to manage