Introduction

Creating an App

When you order a whitelabel shopify app from Kornit X your Onboarder or Support Agent will provide you with a App URL and Redirect URL for use in setup. If you do not have these please request them from Kornit X before proceeding as they are required.

To create a Shopify app, the supplier first needs their own Shopify developer account.

1. Click "Apps"
   
2. Click the blue "Create app" button
   
3. Fill in the popup form
1. "App name"
   
2. "App URL" and "Whitelisted redirection URLs" need to be provided to the supplier by Kornit X.
   
4. Click "Create"
   
5. Once the app has been created, the supplier must provide Kornit X with the apps "API key" and "API secret key" (ensure that these are communicated in a secure manner)
   
6. Wait for confirmation from Kornit X that the app has been added to the system
   
7. (Optional) It is recommended that the supplier tests their app by installing it on a development store
   
8. The supplier should start the Shopify app approval process by clicking on "Create Shopify app store listing" via the "App actions" menu.

How Does It Work?

1. A retailer company is created in the Kornit X platform specifically for combination of Shopify store and supplier in question.
   
2. An OAuth user is created in the Kornit X platform (the Shopify store uses this user to show which products are available)
   
3. The Shopify OMS integration is automatically enabled for the retailer which enables OMS to pull in orders from the store.
   
4. All parties will receive an email (this email can be bespoke for a small development fee) 
   

1. The supplier clicking "Activate" on the retailer company in the Kornit X platform.
   
2. The supplier assigning product  categories to the relevant OAuth user.

Please note however that the plugin uses a popup iframe for the reasons noted above. The way this is implemented cannot be changed by a developer making modifications. This is a fixed requirement of using our shopify app.

IMPORTANT NOTE - The connection to pull orders from Shopify relies on the status of the order being PAID and UNFULFILLED, if orders are not passing please check the Checkout Settings below and ensure orders are not auto fulfilled as this will mean the platform cannot see the items.

Other Notes/Requirements

1. The supplier must be set up as an administrative company and relevant users for the supplier must have sufficient access levels (specifically edit users and edit companies).
   
2. The products that the supplier chooses to make available must have base RRP prices set, using the supplier's admin company as the seller (new pricing system alone, not legacy)
   
3. In advanced use cases, It is possible for the "supplier" to sell products via the Shopify that are fulfilled by another supplier in a manner that is opaque to the retailer. Kornit X Engineers can provide more assistance in this area on a case by case basis.
   

NOTE - Shopify does not support the overriding of prices added to cart outside of its Shopify Plus platform so we have not added this feature into our app at this stage. This means the within Smartlinks published on Shopify you cannot use dynamic pricing elements

Updated Shopify App Features

At KornitX we have continued to develop updates for variants and this is due to the fact we pride ourselves on constant evolution and the release of new features and enhancements every week. We have detailed each new variant enhancement below. If you are interested in knowing what features arrive, they will be continually updated within the "Core Platform Feature Updates" Article - CLICK HERE

This will continue to b updated below whenever a new enhancement is rolled out to improve the Shopify app and the features we can set. A time stamp will be labelled with each new feature below.

Shopify Apps Now Have An Option To Publish Products As Drafts

This was added on 30-11-2021

We now offer support with using Shopify apps to be able to enable if any product you add need to be published as draft products. This means you can use test products within the scenario which means you can test products but also means you can hide select products from the user.  

Shopify Apps Have A New Option To Enable "Calculate Pricing V2" On The Companies Created

This was added on 30-11-2021

Shopify supports the submission of thumbnails for other aspects 

This was added on 07-06-2021

 The Shopify app has now been updated to support thumbnails of other aspects of the product. For example if the product is set with a back or side print you can now generate thumbnails of these areas as opposed to the first aspect view which was the previous option.  

Addition of Variant thumbnails 

This was added on 23-03-2021

The Shopify app has been updated to support thumbnails of the variations, this means the system will now generate a thumbnail to every product variation available on the product being used within the Shopify app. 

 Order Dashboard Improvements in Shopify apps allowing drilldown 

This was added on 08-03-2021 

 The order dashboard has been updated to allow you to view drilldown of your orders, making it easier to work with your order dashboard. 

Shopify app settings supports the removal, reorder and renaming of tabs in the app 

This was added on 15-02-2021 

 The Shopify app has now had support added for the removal, reorder or renaming of any tabs within your app, allowing for full personalistion on what tabs you want to show, the order of the tabs as well as renaming the existing tabs. 

 

This means you can personalise your app a lot more than previously, you can hide the attributes tab, change the aspects to "Product Colour" and order the text above the image tab. 

Create Single Product on Shopify now supports the selection of variants to publish 

This was added on 01-02-2021 

 The Shopify app was updated to allow the ability to choose from the variants set on the product and allows our fulfillers to select exactly what variants they want set on the product, meaning you can stop certain colours from going live within the app.  

 

This was added to boost the control of what variations can be ordered from the product - for example if its a colour that is no longer in stock you can now easily deselect these options. 

Shopify App POD reference saving updated so cannot be deleted 

This was added on 18-12-2020 

The Shopify App has been updated to ensure when setting up products the app will keep the POD reference ID as before this could be deleted but this has been enforced so if ever a fulfiller needs a POD reference they can easily access this.  

 Shopify App iframe passes quantity to cart 

This was added on 18-12-2020 

 The Shopfy App has been updated to ensure the quantity is passed when a product is added to cart, there is no additional setup needed here as this will work out of the box.  

Shopify App now allows PDP Iframe window can now be closed 

This was added on 18-12-2020  

The Shopify App was updated to allow the PDP iFrame Window to be closed. There is nothing to configure here this is just a standard option within our Shopify Apps 

Shopify App now allows unique layout and config for VPC Single and Multi 

This was added on 18-12-2021 

 The Shopify App has been updated to allow unique layouts and config option for products set up with VPC designs such as single or multi products. This has been an update to ensure products set up within VPC can be using within the iframe for single or multiple type products.   

 Updated the Shopify app with option to not use iframes on products imported from Platform 

This was added on 08-04-2020 

 The Shopify App has been updated with an option to not use an iframe for products imported from Platform. What this means is you can use the shopify app for stock products that do not need an iframe such as a preprinted garment which does not need an iframe as it offers no colour aspect option or text personalisation.   

This allows the app to be used with stock or configurable stock lines whereas before this was not a possibility.  

Shopify "Create Multiple" VPC now gives user the ability to edit each design  

This was added on 02-03-2020 

 The Shopify App was updated for users working with VPC designs, which now gives the user the ability to edit each design. Allowing for VPC products to be amended after they are found within one of the Shopify apps.  

Shopify app now supports a "homepage" tab 

This was added on 02-03-2020 

 The Shopify App was updated to support a homepage tab, which is a preset when setting up the app now.  

Shopify help tab can be turned into a link to an external help page 

This was added on 02-03-2020 

 The Shopify App was updated to support a homepage tab, which is a preset when setting up the app now.  

Shopify help tab can be turned into a link to an external help page 

This was added on 17-02-2020 

 The Shopify plugin has been updated to allow the "Help" page tab to be split from the app as an external help page. The purpose of this was to ensure the help page did not reload the page, ensuring you can keep your shopify app open and ensure the external help page links out to a new tab.  

Shopify plugin now imports trade price from Platform 

This was added on 03-02-2020 

The Shopify plugin has been updated to allow the use of the trade price that can be set against the products within platform. This has been documented in full detail within the following Knowledge article - Click Here

This linked article covers the options available to add pricing information to products so that they work within the Shopify app. Pricing can be set manually or via a dedicated CSV data Import. For full details please review this article. 

Everyone who wishes to load their products within Shopify will need to set this using pricing, and have an active administrative company to use.  

Updated Shopify Plugin for Feeds and Supplier Whitelabels 

This was added on 31-01-2020 

The Shopify plugin was updated to ensure it works within Feeds and through Supplier Whitelabels that have been setup. The video towards the top of the article was created with this in mind so for more information to set this up please review the video attached to this article.