Install an app from the Shopify App Store
Apps add what Shopify does not do on its own. The install itself is quick, but the Install app screen is the part that matters: it lists every piece of your store the app will be able to view or edit. This tutorial installs the free Translate and Adapt app and prices three paid apps.
Written · Shopify admin, desktop steps · 6 minutes read
The worked example
| App in the example | Translate and Adapt, made by Shopify, free |
| Paid example | $9.99 per month per app |
| Paid apps installed | 3 |
| Monthly cost | $29.97 |
| Yearly cost | $359.64 |
Download the checklist: app-install-checklist.csv (158 bytes).
An app install checklist for the worked example. Each paid app costs $9.99 a month, $119.88 a year, and the three together cost $29.97 a month.
1Open the App Store
Log in to the Shopify App Store. Confirm that you are connecting the intended store before you install anything, when you run more than one store.
2Find the app
Search for the app you need. In the worked example the app is Translate and Adapt, made by Shopify, which is free. Read the listing, the pricing and the reviews before you install.
3Click Install
On the app listing page, click Install.
4Review the Install app screen
Before you install an app, Shopify displays an Install app screen that shows the data and areas of your store the app needs access to. Review this information carefully before you proceed. The screen shows two categories of access: View personal data, such as customers, store owner and blog contributors, and View and edit store data, such as customers, products, orders, discounts, gift cards, marketing, store analytics and Online Store. Expand each category to view the specific permissions the app is requesting.
5Read the privacy policy
On the same screen, open the link to the app developer Privacy Policy and review how they handle your data before you install the app.
6Authorize the install
To authorize the use of the app, click Install. After the app is installed, you can view and use it from the Apps page in your Shopify admin.
7Check third-party install links
When installing with a third-party install link, you receive a warning that the app is not from the Shopify App Store. For security reasons, custom install links expire after seven days, so do not sit on one.
The arithmetic
| App | Monthly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|
| Translate and Adapt | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Example app A | $9.99 | $119.88 |
| Example app B | $9.99 | $119.88 |
| Example app C | $9.99 | $119.88 |
| Total | $29.97 | $359.64 |
Three paid apps at $9.99 a month cost $29.97 a month. Over 12 months that is $29.97 times 12, which is $359.64 a year.
Held at the counter
The Install screen is the review, not a formality. The screen lists the personal data and the store data the app can view or edit. If you cannot explain a requested access for your use case, ask the developer before you proceed, not after.
Custom install links expire after seven days. For security reasons, custom install links expire after seven days. If the link you were sent no longer works, ask the developer for a fresh one.
Installing is not configuring. After you install an app, you still need to set it up. What the setup involves depends on the app, so open it from the Apps page and work through its own settings before you rely on it.
Sources
- Installing and setting up apps — Shopify's help pages: the Install app screen, the two access categories, the privacy policy link, and the seven-day custom link expiry.