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Metafields

Beauty & skincare: an ingredient list that's actually readable

A full INCI list pasted into a description is a wall of text. Split by function, in a table, it's something a shopper will actually read.

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Campaign links

Halloween: sell the whole costume in one tap

Nobody buys half a costume. Put every piece in the cart with one link, add the offer, and let it close itself when the night is over.

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Campaign links

The QR code on your box is a campaign link

A QR code that just opens your homepage is a wasted square inch. Here's how to make it open a filled cart instead.

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Safety

What "read-only" actually means for your live store

"Production is only read" sounds like a policy. It's enforced lower down than that. Here's what the guarantee covers, and the one thing it doesn't.

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Metafields

Metaobjects: a custom data type, not just a custom field

A metafield adds a field to something Shopify already has. A metaobject is its own thing — a brand, an author, a recurring size guide — that you build once and link everywhere.

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Campaign links

From inbox to checkout: campaign links for email and SMS

Every click between your email and checkout costs sales. Campaign links fill the cart, apply the discount and pre-fill checkout.

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Metafields

World Food Day: show what's in your food, on every product page

Shoppers read the label before they buy. A nutrition table and a clear allergen line on every product page answer the question before it's asked.

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Campaign links

Subscription reorders in one scan

A QR code on the box that opens checkout with the refill already in the cart, as a subscription. Here's how to set it up.

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Clone & sync

Nothing lost: backups, restore and Excel export after a clone

When a clone makes staging mirror your live store, records that only existed in staging are backed up first. Here's how to get them back.

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Clone & sync

Rehearse your Black Friday sale in a staging store

Black Friday is the worst weekend to discover a broken collection or a discount that doesn't apply. Rehearse the whole sale first.

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Product update

New: send products and fields to your other stores

Finished a product in one store and need it in another? Send it, or just its filled fields, without exporting and importing spreadsheets.

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Clone & sync

How pairing two stores works

A clone needs two stores that agree to be paired. Here's what the pairing code actually confirms, and why neither side can connect alone.

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