Connect Shopify

01Before you start

• Your store needs at least one blog (Online Store → Blog posts).
• You need permission to create and install a custom app for the store.

02Connect step by step

1. 1

   Create a custom app with write_content

   Create a custom app for your store and give it the Admin API scope write_content. Install the app and copy its Admin API access token (it starts with shpat_). Shopify shows it only once. Where you create custom apps depends on your store’s setup; Shopify’s help on custom apps describes the current way.

2. 2

   Find your store domain and blog ID

   The store domain is the address ending in .myshopify.com — not your own domain. For the blog ID, open the blog in your Shopify admin; the number at the end of the address is the ID.

3. 3

   Open the publishing settings

   In StrideRank, open Autopilot → Settings and go to Publishing. You can also connect during setup (step 3). Only owners and admins of the account can change the connection. Choose Shopify.

4. 4

   Enter the details

   Enter the Shop domain (for example your-shop.myshopify.com), the Blog ID and paste the Admin API access token. Author name is optional; without it, your store name is used.

5. 5

   Save and test

   Click Save connection, then Test connection. The test reaches your site with the saved details and reports the first problem it finds. A connection that has been saved but not tested shows “saved — not tested yet”.

03Good to know

• Articles are published immediately in the blog you chose, with title, content, URL handle, summary and the article image.
• The SEO title and meta description are stored in the fields Shopify uses for search engines.
• The public link is built from your store’s primary domain, for example https://example.com/blogs/news/your-article.
• When a live article is changed and approved again, the same Shopify article is updated. If its URL handle changes, Shopify sets up a redirect from the old address.