Shopify guides
Each guide answers one question. The built-in Shopify way comes first, with its limits, then the app way with real screenshots, then how to test it.
01
Sell more per order
Most small stores don't need more traffic as badly as they need a bigger average order. These are the guides and tools we'd read first, starting with the ones that keep your margin intact.
- How to add a free gift with purchase on ShopifyNov 14, 2026Give a free gift when an order reaches an amount or a quantity on Shopify, add it to the cart automatically, and take it out again if the cart drops below.
- How to add quantity breaks (volume discounts) on ShopifyNov 14, 2026Offer "Buy 2, save 10% · Buy 3, save 20%" on Shopify product pages with the discount applied at checkout, and pick tiers that don't eat your margin.
- How to set up buy X get Y (BOGO) on ShopifyNov 14, 2026Run buy one get one, buy 2 get 1 free or buy a product and get another discounted on Shopify, and make sure shoppers actually see and use the offer.
02
Checkout rules
Limits and payment rules are the boring settings that save you from bad orders: the one customer who buys all 40 sale items, the $6 order that costs $9 to ship, the COD order nobody picks up.
- How to hide cash on delivery for some orders on ShopifyNov 14, 2026Hide COD on large orders, outside your delivery area or for certain products, on any Shopify plan. What Shopify does on its own and how a payment rule works.
- How to limit quantity per order on ShopifyNov 14, 2026Set a maximum (or minimum) quantity per product on Shopify so one buyer can't empty your stock, including Buy it now and express checkout.
- How to set a minimum order amount on ShopifyNov 14, 2026Require a minimum order value (like $30) before checkout on Shopify, on any plan. Why a discount minimum isn't the same thing, and how to pick the amount.
03
Know your customers
Pixels and UTM links miss word of mouth, podcasts, creators and group chats. Asking buyers right after they order is the cheapest way to see the channels your ad dashboards can't.
- How to add “How did you hear about us?” to Shopify checkoutNov 14, 2026Ask buyers how they found your store on the Shopify Thank you page, on any plan, tag each order with the answer, and see sales by channel.
- How to measure word of mouth, podcast and influencer sales on ShopifyNov 14, 2026Discount codes and UTM links miss most sales from podcasts, creators and friends. How to measure those channels on Shopify and read the gap.
- Post-purchase survey questions that people actually answerNov 14, 2026Which questions to ask after checkout, how to word the answers, and which follow-ups are worth one more tap. With examples by store type.