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How to connect Shopify

Publish articles to your Shopify store's blog.

Both Shopify sites, every click, including the install step that shows no confirmation.

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Open your Shopify admin

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The setup guide, in full

Word for word what the connect form asks, in the order it asks. Nothing here wants your Shopify password — the credentials below are ones you create and can revoke.

  1. 1

    What's your store name?

    It is in your Shopify admin address.

    1. 1Open your Shopify admin.
    2. 2Copy the part after /store/ in the address bar.
  2. 2

    Create an app in Shopify

    It is free and works only on your store.

    1. 1In your Shopify admin, click SettingsAppsDevelop apps.
    2. 2Click Build apps in Dev Dashboard. It opens in a new tab.
    3. 3Click Apps, then Create app.
    4. 4Name it and click Create.
  3. 3

    Let it write blog posts

    A new app often opens on this screen already.

    1. 1Click VersionsCreate version.
    2. 2Paste into Scopes:
    3. 3Click Release and confirm.
  4. 4

    Copy your two keys

    Both are on the same page.

    Use this instead of the Client ID and Client secret, never as well. Stores created recently do not have one.

    1. 1Click App settings in the app's sidebar.
    2. 2Copy Client ID and paste it below.
    3. 3Copy Client secret and paste it below.
  5. 5

    Install it on your store

    People miss this step. Nothing can publish without it.

    Open the Shopify Dev Dashboard
    1. 1Use the button, or click Install app on the app's Overview.
    2. 2A "not reviewed" warning is normal for your own app. Click Install.
    3. 3Shopify shows no confirmation. Installs on the Overview now reads 1.

If it doesn’t connect

The checklist the connect form shows when a test fails. Check each one in order.

  • The app is INSTALLED on the store, not just created: Installs on its Overview reads 1.
  • The version you released has the read_content and write_content scopes.
  • The Client ID and Client secret came from the same app's App settings page.
  • You created the app from this store's own admin, signed in as its owner. An app made in another organization cannot connect to this store.
  • The store name above is the store you installed the app on.
  • The store has at least one blog (Content -> Blog posts).
Shopify’s own documentation

Ready to do it for real?

Open your website in SearchBlueprint, go to Publishing, and pick the Shopify tile. The form walks these same steps, and tests the credentials against Shopify before it stores anything.

Connect Shopify