Shopify guides for store owners.

Plain answers to everyday Shopify questions: running your store, keeping it safe, and putting things right when something changes.

GuideStore safety and speed
Apps and comparisons

How to audit the apps installed on your Shopify store

A regular review of your installed apps helps keep your store secure, fast, and within budget.

Odera Joseph Echendu · · 7 min read
GuideApp security
Apps and comparisons

How to read Shopify app permissions before you install

When you install a Shopify app, the consent screen shows you the specific store data the app needs to access.

Odera Joseph Echendu · · 8 min read
GuideUser Access Control
Staff, security and privacy

Where to find who removed a staff member in Shopify

Shopify records all user management changes, including staff removals, in a dedicated log. Learn where to find this log and how to interpret its entries.

Odera Joseph Echendu · · 8 min read
GuideStore performance
Getting started

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 · · 9 min read
GuidePrivacy and Compliance
Staff, security and privacy

How to add a privacy policy to your Shopify store

Learn how to generate a privacy policy using Shopify's built-in tools, what information it needs to contain, and how to make it visible to your customers.

Odera Joseph Echendu · · 7 min read
GuidesStore Operations
Getting started

A Shopify checklist before you launch your 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 · · 6 min read
GuideTroubleshooting discounts
Pricing, discounts and sales

Why did my Shopify discount stop working?

A Shopify discount code can stop working if it expires, is deactivated, or its rules for products, customers, or usage no longer match the cart.

Odera Joseph Echendu · · 8 min read
GuidePrice changes
Store history and recovery

What Shopify keeps when someone edits a price

A price change in Shopify leaves little trace to read back. What is kept, what the activity log shows, where variants come in, and what Actorly records.

Odera Joseph Echendu · · 5 min read
ComparedDifferent jobs
Store history and recovery

Shopify activity log: what it shows, its limits

Where Shopify's activity log is, why it stops at 250 results and cannot be exported, and what a searchable change history like Actorly adds.

Odera Joseph Echendu · · 6 min read
ProductHistory vs backup
Store history and recovery

Shopify backup vs change history: which you need

Not a copy of your store. Actorly keeps the old and new value of each change, from install. How that differs from a full backup, and which you need.

Odera Joseph Echendu · · 6 min read
GuideWho changed it
Store history and recovery

How to see who changed a product in Shopify

Shopify's activity log names the person, app or channel behind an action. How to open it, what it leaves out, and what Actorly adds for product changes.

Odera Joseph Echendu · · 6 min read
GuideDescription restore
Store history and recovery

Restore an overwritten Shopify description

Edited the wrong Shopify product description? How to find the old text, put it back by hand or with Actorly, and check that the new text took.

Odera Joseph Echendu · · 5 min read
Subscribe with RSS