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  <title>StoreOpsManual</title>
  <subtitle>Shopify tutorials for the person running the store. Orders, discounts, fulfilment, returns.</subtitle>
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  <updated>2026-11-12T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title>StoreOpsManual launches: a percentage discount code and a draft order for a phone order</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-percentage-discount-code/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-percentage-discount-code/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A 15% welcome code, WELCOME15, with a $50 minimum: a $120 order drops to $102. A phone order taken as a draft order: two tees, one hoodie and gift wrap come to $118 before tax. Both tutorials include a file to download.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create a percentage discount code in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-percentage-discount-code/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-percentage-discount-code/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A welcome code, WELCOME15, worth 15% off orders of $50 or more. A $120 order drops to $102, and an $80 order drops to $68. Includes a discount planner file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create a draft order in Shopify for a phone order</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-draft-order-phone-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-draft-order-phone-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A customer phones in an order instead of checking out online. Two tees, one hoodie, and gift wrap come to $106, plus $12 shipping, for $118 before tax. Includes a phone-order intake sheet.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create a fixed-amount discount code in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-fixed-amount-discount-code/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-fixed-amount-discount-code/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Set up SAVE25, $25 off orders of $100 or more. A $140 order drops to $115, and a $100 order drops to $75. Includes a discount planner file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create an automatic percentage discount in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-automatic-percentage-discount/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-automatic-percentage-discount/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Set a 20% automatic discount that applies at checkout with no code to type. An $85 cart drops to $68 and a $62.50 cart drops to $50. Includes an example orders file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create an automatic fixed-amount discount in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-automatic-fixed-amount-discount/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-automatic-fixed-amount-discount/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>$10 off every order of $60 or more, applied automatically at checkout. A $75 order drops to $65 and a $60 order drops to $50. Includes an example orders file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Limit a discount code to one collection in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/discount-code-specific-collection/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/discount-code-specific-collection/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>TEES20 gives 20% off the Summer Tees collection only. Two $30 tees and a $45 hoodie come to $93, and the hoodie alone never qualifies. Includes a cart worksheet file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Limit a discount code to specific products in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/discount-code-specific-products/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/discount-code-specific-products/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>HOODIE15 takes 15% off the Summit Hoodie only. One hoodie drops from $45 to $38.25, and a $28 tee in the same cart stays full price. Includes a cart worksheet file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Limit a discount code to a customer segment in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/discount-code-customer-segment/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/discount-code-customer-segment/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>LOYAL10 gives 10% off to the Repeat buyers segment. A $120 order drops to $108, and a first-time buyer typing the code gets nothing. Includes a segment member file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Limit a discount code to specific customers in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/discount-code-specific-customers/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/discount-code-specific-customers/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>VIP30 gives 30% off to three named customers only. A $200 order for one of them drops to $140, and anyone else typing the code gets nothing. Includes a customer list file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set a minimum quantity for a discount code in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-minimum-quantity-discount-code/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-minimum-quantity-discount-code/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>THREEFOR20 gives 20% off when the cart holds 3 items or more. Three $20 items drop from $60 to $48, and two $20 items get nothing. Includes an example carts file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>How the minimum purchase amount works for Shopify discounts</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-minimum-purchase-amount-discount/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-minimum-purchase-amount-discount/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A $50 minimum counts product prices only. Products of $48 plus $5 shipping still fail, and a $55 cart with a $5.50 product discount fails the after-discount check. Includes a test carts file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set usage limits on a discount code in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-usage-limits-discount-code/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-usage-limits-discount-code/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>LAUNCH100 is capped at 200 total uses and one per customer. After 141 uses, 59 remain, and a customer who already used it is stopped at checkout. Includes a usage ledger file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Apply a fixed-amount discount once per order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/fixed-amount-discount-once-per-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/fixed-amount-discount-once-per-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>MUG5 takes $5 off one mug per order, not $5 off every mug. Three $18 mugs come to $49, not $39. Includes a cart comparison file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Schedule a discount code to start and end in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/schedule-discount-start-end-dates/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/schedule-discount-start-end-dates/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>SUMMER25 runs 1 to 31 December 2026: 25% off, starting at 12:00 am in your store's time zone. An $80 order drops to $60 while it runs and pays full price outside it. Includes a sale calendar file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Limit a discount code to one market in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/discount-code-specific-market/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/discount-code-specific-market/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>CANADA15 gives 15% off to customers in the Canada market only. An $80 order drops to $68, and a US order at the same total gets nothing. Includes an example orders file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create a buy one, get one free discount code in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-buy-x-get-y-discount-code/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-buy-x-get-y-discount-code/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>BUY2GET1 gives a free tee with every two bought. Three $30 tees drop from $90 to $60, and six tees drop from $180 to $120. Includes a cart worksheet file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create an automatic buy one, get one free discount in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-automatic-buy-x-get-y-discount/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-automatic-buy-x-get-y-discount/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Buy 2, get 1 free on all tees, applied automatically with no code. Three $25 tees drop from $75 to $50. Includes a cart worksheet file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set up a buy two, get half price discount in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/buy-x-get-y-percentage-off/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/buy-x-get-y-percentage-off/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>BUY2HALF gives 50% off the third item. Three $40 items drop from $120 to $100, and six items drop from $240 to $200. Includes a cart worksheet file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set up a spend and get discount in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/buy-x-get-y-spend-amount/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/buy-x-get-y-spend-amount/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>SPEND75 gives a free hat when the cart reaches $75. An $80 tee order plus a $25 hat drops from $105 to $80, and a $70 cart gets nothing. Includes a cart worksheet file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Limit a buy one, get one discount to two uses per order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/buy-x-get-y-maximum-uses-per-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/buy-x-get-y-maximum-uses-per-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>B2G1MAX gives one free item per set, at most twice per order. Six $20 items drop from $120 to $80 with the cap, and to $60 without it. Includes a cart comparison file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>How the minimum purchase amount works for buy X, get Y discounts in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/buy-x-get-y-minimum-purchase-rules/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/buy-x-get-y-minimum-purchase-rules/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Only Customer buys products at full price count toward the minimum. A $45 buy with a $25 get item fails a $50 minimum, and a discounted buy item stops counting. Includes a test carts file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set up a buy from one collection, get from another discount in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/buy-x-get-y-collection-to-collection/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/buy-x-get-y-collection-to-collection/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>TRAILGIFT gives a free accessory with two trail items. Two $35 trail items plus a $15 accessory drop from $85 to $70. Includes a cart worksheet file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set up discount combinations in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-discount-combinations/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-discount-combinations/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A 20% product discount and a 10% order code stack only when each allows the other's class. On a $60 cart they save $15 together. Includes a combinations worksheet file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Combine an order discount with free shipping in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/combine-order-discount-free-shipping/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/combine-order-discount-free-shipping/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>WELCOME10 plus free shipping saves $24 on a $132 order: 10% off the $120 goods and $12 shipping free. Both discounts must allow each other's class. Includes a savings worksheet file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Stack two percentage order discounts in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/stack-two-percentage-order-discounts/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/stack-two-percentage-order-discounts/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>WELCOME10 and INFLUENCER20 both calculate on the original $100 subtotal, so the customer saves $30, not $28. Includes a stacking worksheet file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Fix a discount code that will not combine in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/discount-code-not-combining-fix/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/discount-code-not-combining-fix/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Two codes that cannot combine show 'Discount couldn't be used with your existing discounts'. On a $100 cart the fix turns a $12 saving into $20.80. Includes a troubleshooting worksheet file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Export your discount codes to CSV in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/export-discount-codes-csv/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/export-discount-codes-csv/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Export all your discounts to a CSV file for a broad overview of the code history. Pick the export scope and the file format, then open the file in a spreadsheet. Includes a sample export file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Fulfil an order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/fulfill-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/fulfill-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Mark order 1042 as fulfilled: pick the items, add the tracking number, send the shipping confirmation, and watch the status change to Fulfilled.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Fulfil orders in bulk in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/fulfill-orders-bulk/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/fulfill-orders-bulk/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Mark 14 orders as fulfilled at once from the Orders page: select them, click Mark as, then Fulfilled, and add tracking numbers afterwards one by one.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Partially fulfil an order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/partial-fulfilment/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/partial-fulfilment/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Ship the 3 Trail Crew Tees from order 1043 today and hold the Summit Hoodie for later: enter the quantities you are shipping and the rest stays unfulfilled.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Split a fulfilment in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/split-fulfilment/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/split-fulfilment/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Order 1044 has items at two locations, so split it into two fulfilments: the Toronto parcel and the Vancouver parcel, each with its own tracking number.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Buy a shipping label in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/buy-shipping-label/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/buy-shipping-label/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Buy a label for order 1045 from the order page: confirm the items and weight, pick a service, and the order is marked as fulfilled with tracking added.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Buy shipping labels in bulk in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/buy-shipping-labels-bulk/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/buy-shipping-labels-bulk/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Buy 9 labels at once from the Shipping labels page: 6 orders for one green shirt and 3 for a green and a blue shirt, grouped and reviewed before you pay.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Void a shipping label in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/void-shipping-label/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/void-shipping-label/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Order 1046 was cancelled after its $12.40 label was bought, so void the label from the order page: the cost comes back as a credit on the account.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Print a packing slip for one order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/print-packing-slip/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/print-packing-slip/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Print the slip for order 1047 before you seal the box: it lists the 3 items, the shipping and billing addresses, and the quantities to check against.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Print packing slips in bulk in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/print-packing-slips-bulk/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/print-packing-slips-bulk/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Print all 18 slips for this morning's orders in one go: select the orders on the Orders page, click Print, then Print packing slips.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set up fulfilment locations in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-fulfilment-locations/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-fulfilment-locations/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Add the Vancouver warehouse as a second fulfilment location: name, address, and the toggle that lets it fulfil online orders, then check the plan limit.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create a shipping zone in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-shipping-zone/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-shipping-zone/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Add a Canada zone and a United States zone to the general shipping profile: name the zone, pick the countries, and the rates follow.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set a flat shipping rate in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-flat-shipping-rate/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-flat-shipping-rate/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Charge $10 for every order in the Canada zone, $5 over $50, and free over $100: one flat rate with three price rules.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set a price-based shipping rate in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-price-based-shipping-rate/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-price-based-shipping-rate/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Charge $24.99 under $100, $9.99 from $100.01 to $200, and free over $200: three price bands on the Canada zone.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set a weight-based shipping rate in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-weight-based-shipping-rate/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-weight-based-shipping-rate/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Charge $4.99 up to 0.99 lb, $9.99 up to 4.99 lb, and $19.99 up to 9.99 lb: three weight bands on the Canada zone.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set a carrier-calculated shipping rate in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-carrier-calculated-shipping-rate/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-carrier-calculated-shipping-rate/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Let Canada Post set the price at checkout: a 1 lb parcel shows $9.20, a 2.5 lb parcel $14.75, and a 5 lb parcel $21.30, each from the carrier.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Offer free shipping over a minimum order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/offer-free-shipping-minimum/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/offer-free-shipping-minimum/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Free shipping starts at $100: an $85 order still pays $9.99 for shipping, a $100 order pays nothing, and a $120 order pays nothing.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create a custom shipping profile in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-shipping-profile/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-shipping-profile/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Move the two oversized rugs into their own Oversized profile with a $15 flat rate, while every other product stays in the general profile at $8.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Add a tracking number to an order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-tracking-number-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-tracking-number-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Order 1048 shipped yesterday and the courier's number arrived this morning: add it to the fulfilled order so the customer gets a shipping update.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Put an order's fulfilment on hold in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/mark-order-on-hold/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/mark-order-on-hold/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Order 1049 is flagged high risk, so hold its fulfilment before anyone packs it: pick the reason, and the status changes to On hold until you release it.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Connect a third-party fulfilment service in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/connect-third-party-fulfilment-service/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/connect-third-party-fulfilment-service/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Add NorthStar Logistics as a custom fulfilment service: name and email, then assign 12 of the 20 products to it and keep 8 shipping from your own shelf.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Find unfulfilled orders in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/find-unfulfilled-orders/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/find-unfulfilled-orders/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>This week's 47 orders split into 31 fulfilled, 12 unfulfilled, and 4 on hold: the Unfulfilled tab shows the 12 that still need packing.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Change the fulfilment location on an order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/change-fulfilment-location-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/change-fulfilment-location-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Order 1052 needs 3 hoodies, Toronto has none and Vancouver has 5, so move the fulfilment to Vancouver and 2 hoodies stay on the shelf there.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Read an order's fulfilment timeline in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/read-order-timeline/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/read-order-timeline/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Order 1054 went from placed at 14:02 on 10 November to fulfilled at 09:15 on 11 November: the Timeline shows every step, who did it, and when.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set up local delivery in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-local-delivery/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-local-delivery/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Offer delivery within 5 km for $5, within 10 km for $10, and within 20 km for $20: three zones, a $20 minimum, and no delivery past 20 km.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set up pickup in store in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-local-pickup/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-local-pickup/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Let customers collect orders at the Toronto shop: turn on pickup for the location, set the ready time to 2 hours, and write the pickup instructions.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Add a product to Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-product-to-shopify/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-product-to-shopify/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Add the Trail Crew Tee to your store: title, description, price of $28.00, cost of $11.00, and a $17.00 margin on each sale.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Add variants to a product in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-variants-to-a-product/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-variants-to-a-product/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Give the Trail Crew Tee size and colour options: 3 sizes times 2 colours makes 6 variants, each with its own price and stock count.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set an SKU and barcode for a product variant in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-sku-and-barcode-for-a-variant/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-sku-and-barcode-for-a-variant/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Give each Trail Crew Tee variant a short SKU and a barcode: 6 SKUs, one per variant, with barcodes typed in the variant page.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Add product media to a product in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-product-media-to-a-product/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-product-media-to-a-product/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Add photos to the Trail Crew Tee and match one image to each colour variant, inside the 250 media item limit per product.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Add tags, vendor, and type to a product in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-tags-vendor-and-type-to-a-product/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-tags-vendor-and-type-to-a-product/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>File the Trail Crew Tee so it can be found: vendor North Trail Supply, type Tees, and 3 tags, inside the 250 tag limit per product.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Edit a product's search engine listing in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/edit-a-products-search-engine-listing/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/edit-a-products-search-engine-listing/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Rewrite the Trail Crew Tee search listing: a 48 character page title and a 114 character meta description, inside Shopify's cut-off limits.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Change a product's status in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/change-a-products-status/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/change-a-products-status/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Move the Trail Crew Tee from Draft to Active when it is ready to sell, and know what Draft, Active, Archived, and Unlisted each mean.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Duplicate a product in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/duplicate-a-product/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/duplicate-a-product/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Copy the Trail Crew Tee into a new listing in minutes: new title, Draft status, and all details copied except 3D models and video.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Archive a product in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/archive-a-product/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/archive-a-product/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Take the Trail Crew Tee off sale without deleting it: archiving hides it from the storefront and files it under the Archived tab.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Delete a product permanently in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/delete-a-product-permanently/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/delete-a-product-permanently/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Delete a test product for good in Shopify, and check first that archiving is not the better call: deleted products cannot be restored.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set inventory to a counted quantity in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-inventory-to-a-counted-quantity/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-inventory-to-a-counted-quantity/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>After a shelf count of the Trail Crew Tee, set the stock to the counted 41 units: the record said 47, so the count is 6 short.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Add new stock with Adjust by in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-new-stock-with-adjust-by/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-new-stock-with-adjust-by/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Book in a delivery of 24 Trail Crew Tees: Adjust by from Inventory addition takes the Main Street stock from 18 to 42 units.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Remove damaged stock from inventory in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/remove-damaged-stock-from-inventory/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/remove-damaged-stock-from-inventory/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Write off 6 damaged Trail Crew Tees: Adjust by from the Main Street store to Inventory removal takes the stock from 42 to 36 units.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Move stock to an unavailable state in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/move-stock-to-an-unavailable-state/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/move-stock-to-an-unavailable-state/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Hold 4 Trail Crew Tees for quality control: moving them from Available to the Quality control state leaves 32 units sellable of 36 on hand.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Transfer inventory between locations in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/transfer-inventory-between-locations/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/transfer-inventory-between-locations/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Move 18 Trail Crew Tees from the Warehouse to the Main Street store: the transfer saves as a draft, then moves to In progress.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Receive an inventory transfer in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/receive-an-inventory-transfer/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/receive-an-inventory-transfer/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Receive the 18 Trail Crew Tees at the Main Street store: accept 15, reject 2, and cancel 1, so the books match the box.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Assign a product to locations in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/assign-a-product-to-locations/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/assign-a-product-to-locations/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Stock the Trail Crew Tee at the Warehouse and the Main Street store, not the Pop-up location: 2 of 3 locations, each with its own count.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Turn on inventory tracking for a product in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/turn-on-inventory-tracking-for-a-product/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/turn-on-inventory-tracking-for-a-product/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Turn on Track quantity for the Trail Crew Tee so Shopify counts it down: without tracking, a sale leaves the count at zero and the shelf unchecked.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Find low-stock products in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/find-low-stock-products/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/find-low-stock-products/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Scan the Inventory page for the thinnest stock: the Trail Crew Tee Small Blue has 9 units at 3 a day, so it runs out in 3 days.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>View a product's inventory history in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/view-a-products-inventory-history/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/view-a-products-inventory-history/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Read the Trail Crew Tee adjustment history: a delivery of 24, a write-off of 6, and a hold of 4 leave the count 14 higher than it started.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Read the month-end inventory snapshot in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/read-the-month-end-inventory-snapshot/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/read-the-month-end-inventory-snapshot/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Read the month-end inventory snapshot for the Trail Crew Tee: 36 units on hand worth $396.00 at the $11.00 cost per item.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Read the sell-through rate report in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/read-the-sell-through-rate-report/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/read-the-sell-through-rate-report/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Read the sell-through rate for the Trail Crew Tee: 38 sold of 50 stocked is 76%, while the slow variant sits at 28%.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create a manual collection in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-a-manual-collection/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-a-manual-collection/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Build the Trail Picks manual collection with 5 products picked by hand: only the products you add appear, and new products stay out until you add them.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create an automated collection in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-an-automated-collection/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-an-automated-collection/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Build the Summer Trail automated collection: products tagged summer join on their own, and 12 of 40 products match the two conditions.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Import products with a CSV file in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/import-products-with-a-csv-file/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/import-products-with-a-csv-file/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Import 3 products with 9 variants from a CSV file: Title is the only required column for new products, and the rows must add up first.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set up sales tax collection in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-sales-tax-settings/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-sales-tax-settings/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Turn on tax collection for each region where you are registered, add your tax number, and check the result on a $120 order in British Columbia and Ontario.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set a tax override for a shipping destination in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-a-tax-override-for-a-region/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-a-tax-override-for-a-region/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Charge a different tax rate on shipping for one region, so a state that does not tax shipping stays at 0% while the rest of the store keeps its usual rate.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Mark a customer tax exempt in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/mark-a-customer-tax-exempt/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/mark-a-customer-tax-exempt/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Set a customer to Don't collect tax, or Collect tax unless exemptions apply, so a nonprofit or reseller checks out without tax on the items that qualify.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Choose DDP or DAP for duties on international Shopify orders</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/duties-for-international-orders-ddp-vs-dap/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/duties-for-international-orders-ddp-vs-dap/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>With DDP the customer pays duties at checkout and you ship with a DDP label; with DAP the customer pays at the door, sometimes with an extra brokerage fee.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set up VAT and GST collection in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-vat-and-gst/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-vat-and-gst/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Add VAT registrations for the EU and the UK and GST for Canada, and use the €10,000 OSS threshold to decide when cross-border EU VAT changes.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Run a Shopify tax report</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/run-a-shopify-tax-report/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/run-a-shopify-tax-report/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open the United States sales tax report or the Taxes finance report, drill from state to jurisdiction to transaction, and export a CSV for your filing.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Price products tax-inclusive in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/price-products-tax-inclusive/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/price-products-tax-inclusive/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Turn on dynamic tax-inclusive pricing for a market, so customers who expect VAT in the price see it included and customers who expect tax added at checkout see it added.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Charge tax on shipping in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/charge-tax-on-shipping/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/charge-tax-on-shipping/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Turn on the Charge tax on shipping rates setting, and check the proportional split on an order that mixes taxable and exempt products.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set Canadian provincial tax rates in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-canadian-provincial-tax-rates/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-canadian-provincial-tax-rates/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Add a GST/HST registration and a separate registration for each province with its own tax, so a $100 order totals $105 in Alberta and $113 in Ontario.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set a tax override for a product in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-a-tax-override-for-a-product/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-a-tax-override-for-a-product/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Put zero-rated products in a manual collection and override their rate to 0%, so groceries and children's clothing stop carrying tax they should not carry.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Add a tax registration number in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-a-tax-registration-number/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-a-tax-registration-number/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Enter your GST/HST number or provincial tax number in Settings, Taxes and duties, so Shopify charges tax in the regions where you are registered.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Authorize now and capture later in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/authorize-now-capture-later/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/authorize-now-capture-later/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Switch payment capture to manual, review an order before you take the money, and capture inside the 7-day authorization window.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Void a payment authorization in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/void-a-payment-authorization/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/void-a-payment-authorization/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Cancel an order whose payment was never captured and the authorization voids instead of refunding: no money moves, the hold is released, and the payment status reads Voided.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Accept cash on delivery in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/accept-cash-on-delivery/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/accept-cash-on-delivery/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Turn on cash on delivery as a manual payment method, write the instructions the customer sees, and mark the order paid only when the cash arrives.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Accept bank transfer payments in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/accept-bank-transfer-payments/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/accept-bank-transfer-payments/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Add bank transfer as a manual payment method with your account details, and mark each order paid only when the transfer lands in your account.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Test payments in test mode in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/test-payments-in-test-mode/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/test-payments-in-test-mode/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Turn on Shopify Payments test mode or the Test payment gateway, run a test order with card number 1, 2 or 3, and turn test mode off before you go live.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set up payment settings and providers in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-payment-settings-and-providers/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-payment-settings-and-providers/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Activate Shopify Payments or pick one third-party credit card provider, add the extra methods your customers use, and know what each choice costs on a $240 order.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Handle a failed payment in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/handle-a-failed-payment/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/handle-a-failed-payment/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Read the payment event on the abandoned checkout, sort a customer-side decline from a store-side setup problem, and recover the order without double-charging.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Release a payment hold in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/release-a-payment-hold/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/release-a-payment-hold/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Find out whether your money is in an account hold, a reserve, or a failed payout, then give Shopify exactly what the hold notice asks for.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set up Shop Pay Installments in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-shop-pay-installments/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-shop-pay-installments/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Turn on Shop Pay Installments under Shopify Payments, so a $480 order can be paid in four payments of $120 while you receive the full amount upfront.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Enable a local payment method in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/enable-a-local-payment-method/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/enable-a-local-payment-method/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Turn on iDEAL for a Netherlands market or Bancontact for Belgium, so customers in that market can pay with the method they already use.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create and issue a gift card in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-and-issue-a-gift-card/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-and-issue-a-gift-card/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Issue a $50 gift card from Products, Gift cards, attach it to a customer, and send it without taking any payment from the recipient.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Check a gift card balance in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/check-a-gift-card-balance/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/check-a-gift-card-balance/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Find a gift card on the Gift cards page, read its balance, and send the customer the exact figure before they reach checkout.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Redeem a gift card at checkout in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/redeem-a-gift-card-at-checkout/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/redeem-a-gift-card-at-checkout/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Enter the gift card code at checkout, let it cover the whole order total including tax and shipping, and pay the rest with a second method if the balance falls short.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Refund an order to a gift card in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/refund-an-order-to-a-gift-card/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/refund-an-order-to-a-gift-card/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Refund a returned order back onto the gift card that paid for it, splitting a partial refund between the gift card and the card when both were used.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set up a return policy in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-return-policy/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-return-policy/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Set a 30-day return window, a flat $8.95 return shipping fee, and a 10% restocking fee in Shopify, then write the policy your customers read.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Turn on self-serve returns in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/turn-on-self-serve-returns/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/turn-on-self-serve-returns/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Let customers request a return from their account: turn on self-serve returns, and a 2-item, $73.00 request comes back with a $64.05 refund estimate.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create a manual return in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-manual-return/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-manual-return/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Create a return from an order in Shopify: pick the items, set the reason, check the fees, and the customer gets an estimated refund of $31.55.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create a return shipping label in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-return-shipping-label/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-return-shipping-label/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Send a customer a return label from Shopify: create it in the admin for US and Canadian addresses, or upload one you bought elsewhere.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Track a return in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/track-a-return/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/track-a-return/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Follow a return from creation to refund in Shopify: created 12 November, received 17 November, refunded the same day for $48.65.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Inspect returned items in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/inspect-returned-items/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/inspect-returned-items/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Check returned items against the return before you refund: 2 of 3 pass inspection for a $73.00 refund, and the damaged tee stays out.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Restock returned items in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/restock-returned-items/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/restock-returned-items/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Put sellable returns back on the shelf in Shopify: restock 2 tees at your store location and the on-hand count rises from 4 to 6.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Issue a full refund for a return in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/issue-full-refund-return/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/issue-full-refund-return/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Refund a whole returned order in Shopify: items $101.00 plus $12.00 shipping comes back as one $113.00 refund.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Issue a partial refund for a return in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/issue-partial-refund-return/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/issue-partial-refund-return/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Refund one item from an order in Shopify: a $64.00 Ridge Pack comes back for a $57.60 refund while the $45.00 hoodie stays sold.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Refund a return to store credit or a gift card in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/refund-return-store-credit-gift-card/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/refund-return-store-credit-gift-card/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Refund a return as store credit in Shopify: a $45.00 hoodie becomes $40.50 of credit after the 10% restocking fee, expiring 15 February 2027.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Refund a return to the original payment method in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/refund-return-to-original-payment/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/refund-return-to-original-payment/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Send a return refund back to the card that paid in Shopify: $101.00 of items comes back as a $92.05 refund after the $8.95 return shipping fee.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Decide who pays return shipping in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/decide-who-pays-return-shipping/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/decide-who-pays-return-shipping/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Choose who pays return shipping in Shopify: store-paid returns refund the full $45.00, while a flat $8.95 fee leaves a $36.05 refund.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Choose return reasons for a return in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/choose-return-reasons/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/choose-return-reasons/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Record a reason on every return in Shopify: apparel reasons like Too big and Too small turn 40 November returns into a pattern you can read.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Handle a return for a damaged item in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/handle-damaged-item-return/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/handle-damaged-item-return/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Refund a damaged item in full in Shopify: a $45.00 hoodie comes back for $45.00, with the restocking fee and return shipping waived.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Handle a return for the wrong item in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/handle-wrong-item-return/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/handle-wrong-item-return/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Fix a wrong-item shipment in Shopify: return the size L tee, send the size M as an exchange, and the $28.00-for-$28.00 swap is even.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Exchange an item through a return in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/exchange-item-through-return/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/exchange-item-through-return/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Exchange an item through a return in Shopify: a $45.00 hoodie comes back, a $52.00 jacket goes out, and the customer owes $15.95.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set a return window in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-return-window/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-return-window/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Set a return window in Shopify: 30 days from delivery means a parcel delivered 12 November can come back until 12 December.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Handle a return for a gift purchase in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/handle-gift-purchase-return/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/handle-gift-purchase-return/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Handle a gift return in Shopify: refund the recipient with $25.20 of store credit and the giver's card is never touched.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Read return reports in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/read-return-reports/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/read-return-reports/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Read return reports in Shopify: 40 November returns averaging $30.35 in refunds, with Too small leading at 12 returns.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Handle an international return in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/handle-international-return/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/handle-international-return/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Handle an international return in Shopify: no Shopify label is available, so the customer ships the $45.00 hoodie back and you refund the full $45.00.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Decide whether to restock a returned item in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/decide-whether-to-restock-return/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/decide-whether-to-restock-return/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Decide what to restock in Shopify: of 5 items that came back, 3 go back on the shelf, 1 damaged tee does not, and 1 never arrived.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Remove a missing item from a return in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/remove-missing-item-from-return/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/remove-missing-item-from-return/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Remove an item that never arrived from a return in Shopify: a 3-item return becomes 2 items, and the refund drops from $101.00 to $56.75.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Return some items from an order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/return-some-items-from-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/return-some-items-from-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Return some items from an order in Shopify: 1 of 3 items goes back for a $16.25 refund, and the other 2 stay sold.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Refund the shipping cost on a return in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/refund-shipping-cost-on-return/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/refund-shipping-cost-on-return/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Refund the shipping cost on a return in Shopify: a $45.00 hoodie plus $12.00 shipping comes back as $43.55 after the fees.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Cancel a return in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/cancel-a-return/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/cancel-a-return/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Cancel a return in Shopify when the customer changes their mind: the $31.55 estimated refund disappears and the order goes back to normal.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Add a custom item to a draft order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-custom-item-draft-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-custom-item-draft-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Gift wrap and rush embroidery are not products in the catalogue, so they go on as custom items. Two tees plus two custom items come to $74, plus $8 shipping, for $82.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Add a note and a timeline comment to a Shopify order</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-note-timeline-comment-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-note-timeline-comment-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A phone promise needs to live on the order, not in a notebook. A note and a timeline comment on a $113 order record the promise where the next person on the order can find it.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Archive completed orders in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/archive-completed-orders/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/archive-completed-orders/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Eighteen orders are done and still sitting in the open list. Twelve are fulfilled and paid and six are cancelled, and archiving all eighteen clears the list.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Cancel a paid Shopify order before it ships</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/cancel-paid-order-before-it-ships/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/cancel-paid-order-before-it-ships/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A customer cancels a paid order before it ships. Cancelling order 1055 refunds the full $160.00 to the original payment method and returns six items to stock.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Cancel an unpaid order in Shopify before fulfilment</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/cancel-unpaid-order-before-fulfilment/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/cancel-unpaid-order-before-fulfilment/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A customer cancels before paying and before anything ships. Cancelling order 1052 voids the $95.00 authorization, restocks three items, and notifies the customer.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Change the shipping address on an order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/change-order-shipping-address/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/change-order-shipping-address/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A customer moved after ordering, so the parcel goes to the new address. The order totals $85 before tax, and the tax is recalculated for the new destination.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Change quantities on a draft order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/change-quantities-draft-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/change-quantities-draft-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A customer adds two more tees to a draft before paying. Raising the tees from two to four lifts the draft subtotal from $101 to $157, a $56 increase.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Turn a draft order into a paid order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/convert-draft-order-to-paid-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/convert-draft-order-to-paid-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A draft is only a draft until the money arrives. Accepting $153.00 on a jacket-and-tees draft creates a paid order on the Orders page.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create a draft order in Shopify for local pickup</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-draft-order-local-pickup/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-draft-order-local-pickup/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A customer orders by phone and picks up at the shop, so no shipping is charged. Two tees and a hoodie come to $101, with $0.00 pickup, and the order is paid at the counter.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create a draft order in Shopify for a pre-order</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-draft-order-pre-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-draft-order-pre-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A customer pre-orders jackets that ship later. Three jackets and two tees come to $311, with a 20% deposit of $62.20 and a $248.80 balance due on fulfilment.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create a replacement draft order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-draft-order-replacement-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-draft-order-replacement-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A hoodie arrived damaged, so a replacement goes out. The replacement draft holds the hoodie and a goodwill tee, for $73 with free shipping.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create a wholesale draft order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-draft-order-wholesale-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-draft-order-wholesale-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A wholesale buyer phones in a bulk order with a purchase order number. Twelve tees and six hoodies come to $408, plus $25 shipping, for $433 before tax.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Duplicate an order in Shopify for a repeat customer</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/duplicate-order-repeat-customer/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/duplicate-order-repeat-customer/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A regular customer wants the same order again. Duplicating order 1031 rebuilds its $129 of products in a new draft, and the $12 shipping goes back on by hand.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Export Shopify orders to a CSV file</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/export-orders-to-csv/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/export-orders-to-csv/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>The bookkeeper needs last week in a spreadsheet. Exporting 62 orders by date gives 40 paid at $1,240, 15 unpaid at $310, and 7 refunded at $96, for $1,646 in total.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Filter Shopify orders by date and status</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/filter-orders-by-date-status/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/filter-orders-by-date-status/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Fifty-eight orders are open this morning. Filtering by date and status splits them into 14 unfulfilled, 10 unpaid, 9 both, and 25 ready to close.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Issue a partial refund on a Shopify order</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/issue-partial-refund-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/issue-partial-refund-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>One backpack in a four-backpack order is faulty, so only one is refunded. A $68.00 partial refund leaves $204.00 kept on a $272.00 order, and the status becomes Partially refunded.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Record a partial payment on a draft order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/record-partial-payment-draft-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/record-partial-payment-draft-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A customer pays part of an order now and the rest later. Five backpacks come to $340, with $140 paid and a $200 balance still owed.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Refund a Shopify order without a return</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/refund-order-without-return/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/refund-order-without-return/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A tote arrived damaged and the customer keeps it, so the money goes back with no return shipment. Refunding the $24.00 tote leaves $90.00 kept on a $114.00 order.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Require a deposit on a draft order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/require-deposit-draft-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/require-deposit-draft-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A custom order needs money up front before work starts. Ten hoodies come to $450, with a 20% deposit of $90 and a $360 balance due later.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Reserve inventory on a draft order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/reserve-inventory-draft-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/reserve-inventory-draft-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Five tees and three hoodies are promised to a buyer while they decide. Reserving $275.00 of stock moves it to Committed until 14 November at 5:00 pm, and no other customer can buy it.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Search for a Shopify order by customer</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/search-orders-by-customer/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/search-orders-by-customer/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A customer phones about an order but has no order number. Searching by her name finds three orders worth $174 in total, and the right one in seconds.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Send an order invoice to a customer in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/send-order-invoice-to-customer/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/send-order-invoice-to-customer/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A customer wants to pay from the invoice, not at the counter. Sending the invoice for a $144 order gives them a checkout link, and paying it turns the draft into a paid order.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set payment terms on a draft order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-payment-terms-draft-order/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-payment-terms-draft-order/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A wholesale buyer pays on Net 30 instead of at checkout. Twelve hoodies and two tees come to $596, plus $25 shipping, for $621 due 11 December 2026.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Tag a Shopify order for follow-up</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/tag-order-for-follow-up/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/tag-order-for-follow-up/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Fourteen orders were reviewed this morning. Six are wholesale, five are gifts, and three are reviewed, and the tags make each group findable in one search.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Update the contact details on an order in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/update-order-contact-details/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/update-order-contact-details/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>An order has the wrong email, so the confirmation and the invoice would go nowhere. Fixing the email on a $82 order takes a minute, and the profile stays unchanged unless you ask.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Add a customer manually in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-a-customer-manually/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-a-customer-manually/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Add one customer by hand in Shopify: name, email, phone, address, and tax settings, with a three-customer market stall example totalling $143.00.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Import customers into Shopify from a CSV file</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/import-customers-from-a-csv-file/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/import-customers-from-a-csv-file/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Bring a customer list into Shopify with a CSV file: the 15 MB limit, the UTF-8 rule, and a 120-row example where 118 import and 2 are skipped as duplicates.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Build a customer CSV import file from the Shopify template</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/build-a-customer-csv-import-file/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/build-a-customer-csv-import-file/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Fill in Shopify's customer CSV template without tripping the import: 20 columns, yes or no only in the consent fields, and a five-row example with 3 email subscribers.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Export customers from Shopify to a CSV file</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/export-customers-to-a-csv-file/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/export-customers-to-a-csv-file/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Get your customer list out of Shopify as a CSV file: pick the scope, add tags and metafields, and know when the file downloads and when it arrives by email.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create a customer segment in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-a-customer-segment/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-a-customer-segment/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Group customers by a rule instead of by hand: build a segment in Shopify's query editor, run it to see the live count, and save it with a clear name.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Segment customers by purchase history in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/segment-customers-by-purchase-history/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/segment-customers-by-purchase-history/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Find your repeat buyers with one filter: number of orders at 3 or more, with a six-customer example where 3 qualify and their combined spend is $458.50.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Segment customers by location in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/segment-customers-by-location/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/segment-customers-by-location/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Group customers by city with one location filter: Toronto holds 61 of 214 customers, Vancouver 38, Montreal 19, and the rest 96, adding to 214.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Segment customers by amount spent in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/segment-customers-by-amount-spent/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/segment-customers-by-amount-spent/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Find the customers who spent over $500: 3 of 8 example customers qualify, their combined spend is $1,988.25, and that is 63.46% of the $3,133.00 total.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Tag customers and add notes in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/tag-and-add-notes-to-customers/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/tag-and-add-notes-to-customers/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Label customers so you can find them again: tags are staff-only and not case-sensitive, notes stay on the profile, and 20 customers take 25 tag assignments in the example.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Read a customer timeline and order history in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/read-a-customer-timeline-and-order-history/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/read-a-customer-timeline-and-order-history/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open a customer profile and read the whole story: 4 orders totalling $203.25, 2 emails, and 1 note, for 7 timeline events on Maya Chen's profile.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Send a customer account invite in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/send-a-customer-account-invite/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/send-a-customer-account-invite/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Invite a customer to create an account on your store: one invite per customer, valid for 30 days, with a 12-invite example where 9 are accepted and 3 expire.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set email and SMS marketing consent for a customer in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-email-and-sms-marketing-consent/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-email-and-sms-marketing-consent/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Record what each customer agreed to, channel by channel: 96 of 214 agreed to email, 41 to SMS, 28 to both, and 105 to neither.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Search and filter your customer list in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/search-and-filter-your-customer-list/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/search-and-filter-your-customer-list/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Find one customer in a list of 214: search Chen and get 3 matches, search Maya and get 2, and use the Customers filter in admin search to keep the rest of the admin out.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Edit a customer address in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/edit-a-customer-address/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/edit-a-customer-address/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Fix an address that changed: 3 of the 7 address fields change when Maya Chen moves, which is 42.86%, and the default stays hers until you switch it.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Add a customer metafield in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-a-customer-metafield/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-a-customer-metafield/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Store a fact Shopify has no field for: a Loyalty tier text field and a Points balance number field, with 3 customers holding 545 points between them.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Merge duplicate customer profiles in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/merge-duplicate-customer-profiles/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/merge-duplicate-customer-profiles/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Fold two profiles for one person into one: 3 orders plus 1 order makes 4, $203.25 plus $45.00 makes $248.25, and the merge cannot be undone.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Erase a customer's personal data in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/erase-a-customers-personal-data/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/erase-a-customers-personal-data/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Answer a data erasure request the Shopify way: submit it from the customer profile, know the 5-day cancel window, and keep the order records the law needs.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Segment customers who bought a product in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/segment-customers-who-bought-a-product/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/segment-customers-who-bought-a-product/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Build a buyers list for one product: 37 of 214 customers bought the Summit Hoodie, 41 hoodies in total, for $1,845.00 in hoodie revenue.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Delete a customer profile in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/delete-a-customer-profile/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/delete-a-customer-profile/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Remove a profile that should not be there: 19 of 23 selected profiles delete cleanly, 4 stay because they hold orders, and 214 customers become 195.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Edit a customer's contact details in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/edit-a-customers-contact-details/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/edit-a-customers-contact-details/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Fix a name, email, or phone number on a profile: 2 of 5 contact fields change in the example, and Maya Chen's 4 orders, worth $203.25, stay on the same profile.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Add a second address to a customer in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-a-second-address-to-a-customer/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-a-second-address-to-a-customer/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Give a customer a cottage address alongside the home one: 3 customers add a second address each, taking the list from 3 addresses to 6, with 3 defaults.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Segment customers who have never ordered in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/segment-customers-who-have-never-ordered/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/segment-customers-who-have-never-ordered/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Find the contacts who never bought: 58 of 214 customers have zero orders, which is 27.10%, and 41 of those 58 are email subscribers.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Send a customer a copy of their data in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/send-a-customer-their-data/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/send-a-customer-their-data/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Answer a data access request: ask Shopify for the customer's file from their profile, reply within one month, and log the request with its 11 December 2026 deadline.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Read your sales reports in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/sales-reports-overview/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/sales-reports-overview/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open Analytics, read the dashboard cards, then open the sales reports to check a week of sales: $3,890.40 across 127 orders. Includes a weekly sales record file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Check which products sold best in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/sales-by-product-report/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/sales-by-product-report/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open the Total sales by product report: the Trail Crew Tee sold 42 units for $1,176.00, 46.37% of the week’s $2,536.00. Includes a product sales file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Compare sales by channel in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/sales-by-channel-report/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/sales-by-channel-report/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open the Total sales by sales channel report: the Online Store took $1,840.00 of $2,700.00, POS $612.50 and Shop $247.50. Includes a channel sales file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Read the Finance Summary report in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/finance-summary-report/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/finance-summary-report/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open the Finance Summary report and read the Total sales breakdown: $4,820.00 gross, $312.40 discounts, $145.00 reversals, $4,976.20 total sales. Includes a finance summary file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Read the discount report in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/discount-report/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/discount-report/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open the Discounts by order report: WELCOME15 was used 34 times for $486.20 and SAVE20 12 times for $240.00, $726.20 in all. Includes a discount record file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Read the month-end inventory report in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/inventory-report/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/inventory-report/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open the Month-end inventory value report: 120 tees, 64 hoodies and 85 totes on hand are worth $2,908.25 at cost. Includes an inventory value file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Read the new vs returning customer report in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/customer-report/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/customer-report/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open the New vs returning customers report: 86 first-time and 54 returning customers in October, a 38.57% returning rate. Includes a customer record file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Read the sessions and traffic report in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/sessions-traffic-report/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/sessions-traffic-report/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open the Sessions by referrer report: 3,400 sessions in the week, 1,240 direct, 986 from search, and 88 orders for a 2.59% conversion rate. Includes a sessions file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Add a staff account and set its permissions in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/staff-accounts-permissions/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/staff-accounts-permissions/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open Settings then Users, invite the new staff member, and assign a role: one user with two roles holds 8 distinct permissions, not 10. Includes a staff roles file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Change your store time zone in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/change-store-time-zone/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/change-store-time-zone/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open Settings then General and pick the new time zone in Store defaults: a 2:00 pm Toronto order reads as 11:00 am in Vancouver. Includes a time zone check file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Change your store currency in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/change-store-currency/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/change-store-currency/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open Settings then General and use Change store currency: at the worked example rate of $0.73, a $120.00 order reads as $87.60 in US dollars. Includes a currency file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Change your store address in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/change-store-address/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/change-store-address/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open Settings then General and edit the store address: the same $200.00 order taxes at $26.00 under the old address and $24.00 under the new one. Includes an address checklist file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set up your checkout settings in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/checkout-settings/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/checkout-settings/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open Settings then Checkout: pick email as the contact method, set the shipping phone number to Required, and offer 10%, 15% and 20% tips on an $80.00 order. Includes a checkout checklist file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Edit the order and shipping confirmation emails in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/edit-order-shipping-email-templates/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/edit-order-shipping-email-templates/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open Settings then Notifications and edit the Order and Shipping confirmation templates: the example order totals $126.13 and the order status link goes in both. Includes an email order file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create a metafield definition in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-metafield-definition/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-metafield-definition/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open Settings then Metafields and metaobjects and add a definition for Products: a 24-month warranty on a purchase of 11 November 2026 ends 11 November 2028. Includes a metafield record file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Upload files in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/upload-files/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/upload-files/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open Content then Files and upload up to 200 files at once: the example batch of 5 files totals 39.8 MB and the largest, 18.4 MB, sits under the 20 MB image limit. Includes a file upload log.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Add a market in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-market/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-market/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open Markets and create a market: the Europe market groups Germany, France and the Netherlands, and a $50.00 product lists at $55.00 with a 10% price adjustment. Includes a market setup file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Add a language to your store in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-store-language/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-store-language/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open Settings then Languages and add French: 96 of 120 theme strings are translated, 80.0% coverage, and the checkout is one of the pre-translated checkouts. Includes a translation tracker file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Connect a custom domain to Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/connect-custom-domain/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/connect-custom-domain/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Point the A record to 23.227.38.65 and the www CNAME to shops.myshopify.com, then connect it in Settings then Domains: the example domain was live 23.5 hours later. Includes a DNS record file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Install an app from the Shopify App Store</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/install-app-from-app-store/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/install-app-from-app-store/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open the App Store, pick the app, and read the Install app screen before you click Install: three apps at $9.99 a month cost $29.97 a month, $359.64 a year. Includes an app install checklist file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Review an installed app permissions in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/review-app-permissions/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/review-app-permissions/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open Settings then Apps and open the app about page: the example app can view or edit 7 areas, used 5 in the last 30 days, and 2 areas sit unused at 28.57%. Includes a permissions review file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Set up the Point of Sale channel in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-pos-channel/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/set-up-pos-channel/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Add Point of Sale under Sales channels, install the Shopify POS app, and set up the till: hardware totals $586.00 for the reader, printer, drawer and iPad stand. Includes a POS setup checklist file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Pause or close your store in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/pause-or-close-store/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/pause-or-close-store/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open Settings then Plan: pause on the Pause and Build plan and keep working, or cancel the plan and let the store run to the end of the billing cycle, 19 days away. Includes a pause checklist file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Read the store activity log in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/store-activity-log/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/store-activity-log/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Open Settings then General and click Store activity log: the example week holds 127 entries, 18.14 a day, just over half of the 250 results the current log shows. Includes an activity log file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Add a customer to a segment in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-a-customer-to-a-segment/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/add-a-customer-to-a-segment/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>Put one customer into a tag-based segment: tag Maya Chen vip on her customer page and the VIP segment grows from 23 to 24 customers, 17.14% of the store. Includes a segment record file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Create a free shipping discount code in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-free-shipping-discount-code/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/create-free-shipping-discount-code/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-12T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>SHIPFREE75 takes the $9.99 standard shipping off orders of $75 or more in Canada: a $74.99 order still pays, a $75 order ships free, and the $29.99 express rate stays paid because rates over $25 are excluded. Includes a code table file.</summary>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>Fix a discount code that does not work in Shopify</title>
    <link href="https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/fix-discount-code-not-working/"/>
    <id>https://storeopsmanual.com/guides/fix-discount-code-not-working/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-12T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <summary>A customer reports SAVE10 in November: the code ended 31 October 2026 and the $48 cart misses the $50 minimum because shipping does not count. Six checks in order find both faults. Includes a checklist file.</summary>
  </entry>
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