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title: Getting started: Shopify guides | Actorly
description: Setting up a Shopify store and getting it ready to sell: the launch checklist, choosing and editing a theme, and the storefront basics. Each guide starts.
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# Getting started

Setting up a Shopify store and getting it ready to sell: the launch checklist, choosing and editing a theme, and the storefront basics. Each guide starts with the answer, then walks through the steps in the admin and points out the mistakes that cost new merchants time or sales.

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GuideShopify Explained

Getting started

## [What are Shopify Editions? A plain guide to each release](https://admin.actorly.app/blog/what-shopify-editions-are-and-how-to-read-them)

Shopify Editions are twice-yearly announcements that bundle over a hundred new features and updates for the platform.

Odera Joseph Echendu · Oct 19, 2026 · 8 min read

GuideChoosing a theme

Getting started

## [How to choose a Shopify theme for your store](https://admin.actorly.app/blog/how-to-choose-a-shopify-theme)

Find the right Shopify theme by evaluating your catalog size, required features, performance, and available support.

Odera Joseph Echendu · Oct 16, 2026 · 7 min read

GuideStore performance

Getting started

## [How to speed up a slow Shopify store](https://admin.actorly.app/blog/how-to-speed-up-a-slow-shopify-store)

Learn how to find and fix the most common causes of a slow Shopify store.

Odera Joseph Echendu · Oct 15, 2026 · 9 min read

GuidesStore Operations

Getting started

## [A Shopify checklist before you launch your store](https://admin.actorly.app/blog/shopify-checklist-before-you-launch-a-store)

A complete checklist of the settings, content, and tests to complete before you remove the password and launch your Shopify store to the public.

Odera Joseph Echendu · Oct 15, 2026 · 6 min read

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