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Shopify Store Launch Checklist

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Platform Guide

Shopify's ChatGPT and Claude Connectors: What They Can Do

What the Shopify plugin for ChatGPT and the Claude and Perplexity connectors can change in your store, what stays blocked, and who bills you for what.

2026-09-1423 min
1:40
Getting Started

Build a Shopify Store With AI: Lovable, Replit, v0 or Manus

Lovable, Manus, Replit and v0 build the storefront; Shopify runs checkout. What each builds, how the claim and trial work, and what you keep paying.

2026-09-1420 min
1:36
Shopify Promotion

Shopify 4-Month Free Trial: Who Gets It and What Comes Next

Stores created with an AI tool or vibe-code partner get a Shopify free trial, 4 months as of September 2026. Who qualifies, selling during it, year-one cost.

2026-09-1424 min
1:38
Store Operations

Why Your Shopify Bundle Keeps Changing to Draft

Shopify documents three ways a live bundle goes to Draft: two component edits and, for fixed bundles, an ineligible store. What to check, and who should watch it.

2026-09-1325 min
1:31
Design Guide

Shopify Navigation Menus: How Deep to Go and Where It Stops

Plan a Shopify menu for a growing catalog: how many top-level items and levels, when a mega menu beats a dropdown, and which limits the platform enforces.

2026-09-1319 min
1:43
Platform Guide

Does the Built for Shopify Badge Mean an App Is Better?

What the Built for Shopify badge shows: an app met Shopify's speed criteria and a traction floor, ranks higher in App Store search, and leaves fit to you.

2026-09-1315 min
1:38
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Latest FAQ answers

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Restricted & regulated products
Do you need to be an FSVP importer when you import food to sell on Shopify?
Usually yes: the US owner or consignee of the food at entry is the FSVP importer, or else a US agent, unless an exemption in 21 CFR 1.501 applies.
September 17, 2026
Taxes & duties
Does a Shopify store need GST e-invoicing once its turnover crosses Rs 5 crore in India?
Yes, unless excluded — above Rs 5 crore aggregate turnover in any preceding financial year from 2017-18, B2B and export invoices need an IRN.
September 17, 2026
Restricted & regulated products
Do products you sell on Shopify in the EU need user-replaceable batteries from 18 February 2027?
Yes, from 18 February 2027 portable batteries in EU products must be user-removable; LMT ones by an independent professional, with limited exceptions.
September 17, 2026
Restricted & regulated products
Do you need to register as a battery producer to sell into the EU from a Shopify store?
Yes — if you sell batteries direct to end-users in an EU country you're not based in, register there as a producer and appoint an EPR representative.
September 17, 2026
Plans & getting started
Can a Shopify store take real orders before your developer transfers it to you?
Not while it's a client transfer store — real transactions aren't supported; you choose a plan when you accept the transfer, with no free trial.
September 17, 2026
Online store & themes
Can you remove "Powered by Shopify" from your Shopify store and emails?
Yes on your storefront; in emails only if early access gave you the toggle, and Plus customer notification email footers carry no Shopify branding.
September 16, 2026
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