Creating Downloadable File Links
Sometimes you want to make files available for download off your store. For example, you may want to let users download a PDF file containing detailed product specs. Here is how you do that in Shopify in 3 easy steps. 1. Upload the file Go to your Account page in Admin (it i...Posted by Christine Krokker on July 09, 2010.
Improving Organic Search Engine Rankings
Organic Search Engine Rankings refers to where your page appears when someone types in keywords in a search engine such as Google. Your site needs to be optimized to get the best possible ranking. Your typical Shopify theme is already compatible with the technical aspects of ...Posted by BBG on June 18, 2010.
Blog Article Navigation
Want to beef up your Shopify article page a little? How about offering some basic navigation? I'm going to share a couple of tips on how to allow users to go back to the article listing page, as well as link to the next and previous articles in the blog. First off, let's look...Posted by BBG on June 10, 2010.
Introducing our Help Desk
We have some great news for our Searchify and Vanity Theme customers - we now have a Help Desk to serve you better. The Help Desk will become our main avenue for supporting our premium Shopify themes, applications and other upcoming products. Additionally, we will create forum...Posted by BBG on May 10, 2010.
Tip: Increase Conversions with Large Add to Cart Buttons
A great way to increase conversions is to place a prominent "Add to Cart" button on your product page. A clearly visible button leaves no doubt for your visitors as to what the next step in the process should be. Here are some factors to consider on this oh so i...Posted by BBG on April 19, 2010.
Searchify Update: Multiple Instances
I just pushed out a new version of Searchify that allows you to run multiple instances on the same page. Please check your stylesheets if you have customized versions. I've tried to keep it backward compatible, but basically you should be using class names instead of id's now....Posted by BBG on March 26, 2010.
Creating Sub Menus using Collections
One of the most common questions folks new to Shopify ask is how to create sub collections. It is actually pretty simple, but requires a little bit of coding. Let's say you sell Shopify themes, and you want to have sub categories for different styles of theme; s...Posted by BBG on March 22, 2010.
Would You Buy An Additional Product Attributes Widget?
Update: Thanks for everyones feedback. Personified is now available in our store. We need your help! We have developed javascript and liquid code that allows you to display and capture additional product attributes on the Shopify product.liquid and/or the cart.liq...Posted by Christine Krokker on February 23, 2010.
Buzzify Your Store
Buzz has recently been released by Google. It is integrated into gmail, and allows you to share interesting stuff with friends, including photos and videos. You can “buzzify” your Shopify store following these simple steps: You need to have a Google profile page. ...Posted by BBG on February 16, 2010.
Shopify Theme Features: Product Page
So you are shopping for a Shopify theme… What features and functionality should you be looking for? This is the first post in a series that will help you evaluate the capabilities of a theme (including the standard free Shopify themes), and hopefully make it easier to de...Posted by BBG on January 24, 2010.