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Connect Guide

How to Connect Your Shopify Store

Link Shopify to Connect so orders can be imported, matched to artwork and sent to print from your dashboard.

About 5 minutes to connectNo coding requiredMatching SKUs recommended

What this guide will help you do

Follow the steps below to complete the task confidently and check that everything is working as expected.

Connect your store

Install the Connect app through Shopify.

Import processing orders

Sync eligible orders into Connect.

Match and fulfil cards

Review artwork, delivery and place the order.

Before you start

These quick checks will help you avoid the most common setup problems.

Have your Shopify login ready

You’ll need access to the store you want to connect.

Upload your artwork

Automatic matching works best when artwork already exists in Connect.

Use matching SKUs

Shopify and Connect SKUs should match exactly.

Set your defaults

Envelope and delivery defaults speed up processing.

Connect Shopify

1

Open the Link Store page

From your Connect dashboard, open Profile and select Link Store.

Connect profile page with store integrations
Open Profile and choose Link Store.
2

Install the Shopify app

Click Install Shopify App. You’ll be taken to Shopify to choose which store should be connected.

Shopify store selection screen
Choose the Shopify store you want to connect.
3

Select your Shopify store

Choose the correct store and approve the app installation. Shopify will then return you to Connect.

Shopify app installation confirmation
Select the store and approve the connection.

Sync and open orders

4

Open Store Orders

In Connect, choose Store Orders from the top menu.

Connect Store Orders page
Store Orders is where imported Shopify orders are processed.
5

Sync your orders

Click Sync Orders to import eligible processing orders.

Synced Shopify order in Connect
A Shopify order appears in the Orders to Process list.
Can’t see an order?

Check its status in Shopify, wait a few minutes and sync again.

6

Open an order

Hover over the order number and click Process.

Process link under an order number
Use Process to open the imported order.
Imported Shopify order details
Review the card, customer notes and delivery address.

Check and fulfil the order

7

Confirm the artwork

Matching SKUs allow Connect to select uploaded artwork automatically. If no match is found, choose or upload the correct artwork manually.

Always check the preview

Confirm that the artwork matches the product ordered before printing.

8

Review and place the order

Check the envelope colour, postage and total, then click Place Order.

Connect Place Order screen
Check all fulfilment details before placing the order.
9

Remove or skip items

Use the red X for a non-card item. Use Skip Order when the whole order should not be fulfilled through Connect.

Helpful tips

Use matching SKUs

Identical SKUs help Connect choose the correct artwork.

Review every order

Check artwork, address, envelope and postage.

Allow time to sync

A new processing order may take a few minutes to appear.

Skip carefully

Skip only when the whole order should not be fulfilled.

You’re ready

Before moving on, check that each of these is complete.

Shopify is connectedArtwork is uploadedSKUs matchDefaults are set

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