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Blog homepage, categories, tags, archive and search pages are post lists featuring certain posts. Correspondingly, the display of these posts is defined by the post list settings. Our Shopify Blog App enables you to choose between different templates and layouts for post list pages and arrange a certain number of posts there. 

Eager to learn how to do that?

To configure blog posts lists in Shopify:

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

2. Choose the Template for the posts list. 

3. Define how to Sort Posts By: Position or Publish Date.

4. Specify the number of Posts per Page. If this number is exceeded, pagination will appear. 

5. Set the Default Short Content Length. 

6. Set the Short Content End Characters that are displayed in case short content exceeds the

Want to improve navigation through your blog, display some popular posts on all blog pages or enable search? In this case, you need to add the Shopify Blog sidebar. Magefan Shopify Blog App features 7 different blog sidebar elements including posts, categories, search, archive and others. The biggest benefit is — you don't need to know any coding to enable them. Just click a few buttons and that's it. 

So, today you'll learn how to configure each sidebar widget to improve customers' experience on your blog.

To add Shopify blog sidebar you need to navigate to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration and find the Sidebar section. Here you can enable and configure all Shopify blog sidebar widgets. 

Search Form

Here you only need to enable the blog search form and set the Sort Order for it. The advanced algorithm

Blog comments are one of the best ways to keep your blog readers engaged. They help you to build trust, keep a dialogue with your audience and get ideas for your future blog posts. 

Unlike many other apps, which require additional Shopify blog comment apps to enable comments, our Blog App comes with three comment types out of the box. 

Today we'll discuss all of them so you can choose which type of Shopify blog comments to choose for your blog.

Shopify Blog Comment Types

Since blog comments are related to a blog post, you can configure them in the Post Page (Post View) section. For that go to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration > Post Page > Comments. Here you can disable blog comments or choose which type to use.

Magefan Comments

To configure Magefan comments in Shopify you need to specify the Number of Comments and the Number of Replies you want to allow. If you go with this comment type you will be able to approve and edit Shopify blog comments. 

This is how Magefan blog comments

Creating great content is not always enough to get ranked high in search. Except for the SEO-optimized content, you need to configure blog sitemap, canonical tags, breadcrumbs, metadata, rich snippets, etc. Shopify blog URL structure is also one of the important factors to pay attention to. 

Our Shopify Blog App offer you very flexible URL settings. So you can create SEO-friendly blog URLs. Today we'll discuss how you can configure blog URLs and change them when needed.

Blog URL Structure

To configure the Shopify Blog URL structure: 

1. Navigate to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration and scroll down to the Permalink Settings section and set the Blog Route.

2. Define Post Path Schema. Available variables here: {|{parent_category}}, {|{id}}, {|{year}}, {|{month}}, {|{url_key}}. 

Adding authors to your blog builds trust and increases credibility. People know who is the source of the information and can refer to it when needed. In Shopify Blog App, you can create an unlimited number of blog authors. And that's what you'll learn to do in this article. 

Check this short video to see how to create blog authors in Shopify or follow the instruction below: 

How to Manage Blog Authors in Shopify?

Before you move on to creating blog authors in Shopify, you need to make sure they are enabled in configurations. For that go to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration and find the Author section.

1. Choose whether to Display Author Information.
2. Decide if you want to Display Author and Co-author Blocks at the bottom of the post page. 
3. Enable the Display Post List by Author option if you want to show the author's posts on the author page and chose the Post List Template for it.

How to Create Blog Author in Shopify?

When covering a lot of topics in your blog, you need to find a way to group them, so it is easier to find relevant posts. With Shopify Blog App, you can do it either via blog categories or tags. 

Since we've already covered how to create blog categories in Shopify, today you'll learn how to create and manage blog tags. 

Watch this short video to track the process, or follow the instructions below:

To create blog tags in Shopify:

1. Go to Apps > Magefan Blog > Tags and press the Add New Tag button. 

2. Give your tag a Title and add a description in the Content section. 

3. Set Tag status to enable. 

4. Specify whether to Exclude a tag page from XML Sitemap. 

5. Enter a URL Key for the tag page, specify the Metadata and change the Meta Robots if necessary.

6. Save your tag once you finish and assign it to a blog post.

Additionally, you can enable tag cloud in the blog sidebar. So readers can navigate through your blog using tags too.

Shopify blog tags will be displayed under the

Categorizing blog posts helps to make navigation through your blog easier, especially if you cover different topics. Shopify Blog App makes it even more convenient since you can not only create categories but add them to the sidebar category tree for better navigation.  

In this article, we'll discuss it in more detail. However, if you prefer to follow video instructions, jump to the bottom of the article.

To create blog categories in Shopify: 

1. Go to App > Magefan Blog > Categories and press the Add New Category button.

2. Give your category a Title and write a description in the Content section. 

3. Change the Category status to enable. 

4. Specify the Publish Date and End Date. The latter will make a blog category disabled when a certain date comes. 

5. Specify whether to Include a category in Menu. 

6. Set the Parent category for your category. If a category you're creating is to be a parent category, just leave this field empty. 

7. Choose whether to Exclude a category

Creating blog posts is harder than it sounds, and it's not only about the content or keyword research. The tools you use to create a blog in Shopify matter too. In case you're tired of ineffective drag-and-drop page builders and want to create Shopify blog posts easier, you've landed on the right page.

Today you'll learn how to create blog posts in Shopify with a handy Shopify Blog App.

Before you begin working with your first blog post, note that you need to configure the post view. It defines whether certain elements (e.g. related posts, view count, etc.) will be displayed on the blog post page.

Then to add a blog post in Shopify navigate to App > Magefan Blog > Posts and press the Add New Post button. And here's when we begin. 

Step 1: Set a Date and Category

The basic Shopify blog post information includes the Status, Publishing date and Category it belongs to.

Once you start creating the blog post, it's in the Draft status. We recommend keeping it this way till you finish creating

It is hard to overestimate the importance of content in your sales strategy. It brings traffic and conversions while improving customer loyalty and trust. So, if you haven't implemented a blog in your Shopify store, it might be the right time.

And what better way to do this than with the Shopify Blog App? This easy-to-manage tool will help you to improve online visibility and put you in a better SERP position. In this article, you'll learn how to add it to your store.

To add a blog to Shopify:

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

2. Click Add app on the Magefan Blog App listing page.

3. Click Install app 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.

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Login as Customer App is an excellent tool if you want to log in to customer accounts in Shopify without any credentials.

However, if you don't have the Multipass feature in your Shopify Plan or use the pricing plan of the Login as Customer App that doesn't provide compatibility with this feature, you need to ask customers to grant you access to their account first (Allow Assistance).

So, in this guide, you'll learn how to ask customers for allowing assistance and find an example of the message you can share with them.

Ask Customers To Allow Assistance

1. Ask customers to log in to their account and find the Allow Assistance option under the Account Details.

2. To confirm that they allow you to access their accounts, customers have to enter their passwords in the Allow Assistance popup.

Once customers confirm they allow your assistance, you will see a success message and will be able to log in to their accounts with no creds required. 

Customer support is extremely important if you want to keep your customer experience levels high. So, if you want to be able to log in to customer accounts outside your Shopify store admin (like your CRM, helpdesk, etc.), you can do this using the Shopify Login as Customer API keys. 

To get the public and secret keys required for this, you need to: 

1. Find the Login as Customer app in your store Shopify admin and go to the API Keys at the top right corner of the customers' list.

2. Copy your Public Key. 

3. Generate new Secret Key if you need. 

Now that you have your Shopify Login as Customer API keys, you can use them to extend the CRM or helpdesk you want to be able to log in to customer accounts from.

Assist customers faster, logging into their accounts without a password with a handy Login as Customer App.

Customer support is improved significantly with the Shopify Login as Customer App since you can assist customers in placing orders and fixing account-related issues timely. But that's not it.

Shopify store admin is not the only place where you can log in to your customers' accounts from. You can also log in to customer accounts from your CRM or helpdesk, etc. (if they allow you to extend them and run requests to custom API that comes with our app).

But even this is not the only thing custom API allows you to do. 

Today we'll consider different scenarios. 

Log in to Customer Accounts

You can log in to customer accounts using API in 2 different ways. 

Log in As a Customer using the Customer ID

<?php
    $publicKey = '****************';
    $secretKey = '***********************************';

    $shop = '**********'; // for example 'myshop.myshopify.com';
    $customer = '**********'; //for example 123456789;
?>

Logging in to the customer account in Shopify without the login data saves you the time and resources required for solving customers' requests. You can help customers place orders or timely assist in fixing any issues related to the customer account with the Shopify Login as Customer App. 

However, sometimes you might face the "Incorrect email or password" issue after being redirected to the login page instead of a customer account. 

It happens when you don't use Multipass and customers haven't requested your assistance, but you still try to login as customer. 

What you can do to finally login to customer account in Shopify? 

There are 2 options you have here: 

1. Ask the customer for assistance
2. Change customer password and login

If you ask customers for assistance, they can do it in their accounts.

After the account assistance is granted, you can log in to the customer account once again with no issues.

In the second case, you'll change the customer login and password which they will

Quality support is something not every eCommerce store can brag about these days. When customers have difficulties placing an order or preparing a shopping cart, the last thing they want is to wait. 

Since sharing login data is not an option sales managers have to figure out a way to log in to customer accounts without it. To save your time and help you optimize your support service, we offer you to log into customer accounts in one click with the Shopify Login as Customer App.

It is a flexible solution that works for Shopify stores of any scope and allows you to log in to various customers' accounts including B2B customers.

Login to Customer Account with Shopify Plus

If you use Shopify Plus, there is the Multipass feature that allows you to maintain one database of users, integrating them from external sources. However, in the case of the Login as Customer app, it is also a way to log in to a customer account without a customer password using multipass API.

1. Navigate to Apps > Magefan

Helping customers with their requests has never been easier with the Shopify Login as Customer App. Today you'll learn how to install it in your store for a better customer experience and more advanced support. 

To install Login as Customer App in Shopify:

1. Log in to the Shopify App Store and find the Magefan Login as Customer.

2. Click Add app on the Login as Customer listing page.

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

Once the app is installed you'll find it within the Apps and sales channel settings in your Shopify admin.

4. Navigate to Apps and find the Login as Customer app to start using it. 

If you click on the App you'll be redirected to the customer grid where you can log in to customer accounts from.