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Inside a Shopify Calculator Where Options Show, Limit and Require Themselves (Visibility Rules)
A look inside the Visibility Rules demo: how Show if, Limit and Require rules and value rules keep a Shopify product form short, with the size, upload and proof choices... Read more...
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How to Set Up a Blinds Calculator on Shopify
A step-by-step build of the Blinds calculator in Appify Custom Product Options: the pricing table and every lookup mode, the size dropdowns, the BASE variable, color premiums, lift and motor... Read more...
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Inside a Shopify Quantity Discount Calculator That Also Looks at Size (Quantity Discount 2D)
A look inside the Quantity Discount 2D demo: what a 2D quantity discount is, how size brackets each carry their own quantity ladder, and how the saving shows on every... Read more...
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Inside a Shopify Sticker Calculator That Previews Every Material and Finish
A look inside the Sticker Preview demo: ten picture-swatch materials that set the design editor's background, a preview effect for each finish, rules that hide finishes a material doesn't offer,... Read more...
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How to Show a Live Total, Unit Price and Crossed-Out Was Price on a Custom Shopify Product
The Price option in Appify Custom Product Options shows one live amount where you choose, such as the total or the price per piece. Tick Show was price and the... Read more...
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How to Lay Out a Shopify Product Options Form: Columns, Swatch Grids, Hover Previews and Search Dropdowns
Column width, swatch grids, hover previews and searchable dropdowns: the Advanced settings that turn a long stack of option fields into a form shoppers finish. Read more...
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How to Set Up a Vertical Repeat Wallpaper Calculator on Shopify
A step-by-step build of the Wallpaper Repeat Vertical Y calculator in Appify Custom Product Options: what vertical repeat does on the wall, the three options, the AREA_FT2 variable, the price... Read more...
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How a Shopify Quantity Discount Calculator Works: Tiers, Savings Badges and One Clear Total
A walk through our Quantity Discount 1D demo: how the tiers work, why the saving shows beside each quantity, and how the discount follows the order. Read more...
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Appify Custom Product Options Tutorials: Set Up Every Calculator Step by Step
The home for every Appify Custom Product Options tutorial: a guide to each calculator template that explains every setting with app screenshots, plus overviews of the demo calculators for each... Read more...
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How to Set Up a Horizontal Repeat Wallpaper Calculator on Shopify
A complete step-by-step build of the Wallpaper Repeat Horizontal X calculator in Appify Custom Product Options, with real app screenshots: initial price, the three options, the AREA_FT2 variable, the total... Read more...
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What a Shopify Product Options App Should Be Able to Calculate: A Buyer's Checklist
A ten-point checklist of what a Shopify product options app should be able to calculate, and how Appify Custom Product Options handles each: formulas, rate sheets, variables, conditional rates, minimum... Read more...
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How to Take Bulk Orders by Size and Color in One Cart Line on Shopify
How to take team, wholesale and size-run orders on Shopify with a Quantity grid: one form, one cart line, and quantity discounts counted on the whole order. Read more...
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How to Keep Colors, Sizes, Photos and Stock in Sync With Your Shopify Variants When You Use a Custom Options App
You can keep your Shopify variants and still use a custom options app. Here is how a calculator choice follows a Shopify option, and what follows the shopper's pick. Read more...
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Inside a Shopify Price Adjustments Calculator: Rules That Set, Multiply or Add
A walk through our Price Adjustments demo: a slider and a size choice feed five rules that set, multiply or add to the price, with a worked example and what... Read more...
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What to Look For in an App for Selling Fabric by the Yard or Metre on Shopify
A buyer's guide to apps for selling fabric by the yard or metre on Shopify. Each point is something a fabric store needs, then how Appify Custom Product Options handles... Read more...
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Inside a Shopify Multi-Step Calculator: Four Steps for a Made-to-Measure Blind
A walk through our Multi-step demo: four short steps for a made-to-measure blind, picture swatches, notes that change with each choice, and what arrives with the order. Read more...
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What to Look For in a Multi-Step Product Configurator App for Shopify
A buyer's checklist for multi-step product configurator apps on Shopify: steps, visibility rules, pricing, setup effort and how the shopper's choices reach the cart. Read more...
A checklist graphic for pricing custom apparel on Shopify: a t-shirt with front and back print locations, a size and color grid, a quantity break ladder and a total price tag
What to Look For in a Custom Apparel Pricing App for Shopify
A buyer's guide to pricing custom apparel on Shopify: per-location print charges, size upcharges, quantity breaks across mixed sizes, setup fees and artwork, and how Appify Custom Product Options handles... Read more...
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Inside a Shopify Wallpaper Calculator With a Pattern That Repeats Both Ways
How the Wallpaper Repeat X-Y calculator prices a wall by area and colour, and previews a pattern repeating across and down, built with Appify Custom Product Options. Read more...
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Inside a Shopify Blinds Calculator: Eighths, Colors and Lift Types
How the Blinds Example calculator prices a blind from its size in eighths and the color chosen, then shows lift, motor and valance choices only when they apply, built with... Read more...
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What to Look For in a Shopify App That Lets Customers Enter Custom Measurements
A buyer's guide to Shopify apps that let customers enter custom measurements: field types, units, limits, pricing from the numbers, and what reaches the order. Read more...
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What Are Line Item Properties on Shopify, and Why Custom Options Get Lost at Reorder, Cart Edit and Recovery
Line item properties are the custom details stored on one Shopify cart line. Here is why options vanish at reorder, cart edit and abandoned cart recovery, and how to keep... Read more...
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What Are Product Options on Shopify? How They Work, How to Set Them Up, and When You Need an App
Product options are the choices a shopper makes on a Shopify product page. Here is how they work, how to set them up, and when an app takes over. Read more...
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How Appify Custom Product Options Works With Shopify: Themes, Cart, Checkout Price, Discounts, Markets and Orders
One configured product, followed from the product page to the order: theme, cart, checkout price, quantity discounts, Shopify Markets and the order itself. Read more...
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Inside a Shopify Wallpaper Calculator With a Horizontal Pattern Repeat
How the Wallpaper Repeat Horizontal X calculator prices a wall by area and previews a pattern repeating across it, built with Appify Custom Product Options. Read more...
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Inside a Shopify Bulk T-Shirt Order Calculator: Every Size and Color in One Order
A look inside the T-Shirt Bulk Order demo: customers type a count for every color and size in one grid, each shirt carries its print charges, and the whole order... Read more...
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How to Let Customers Design the Front and Back of a T-Shirt or Other Two-Sided Product on Shopify
How to give a Shopify product a Front and a Back in the Product Designer: switching sides, offering one side or two, pockets and sleeves, and the print files production... Read more...
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How to Sell Made-to-Measure Cabinet Doors on Shopify by Width, Height and Finish
How a cabinet door seller prices by width, height and wood on Shopify, adds finish, frame and boring prices, shows only the options that apply, and sends the shop floor... Read more...
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Inside a Shopify Sticker Calculator That Prices From a Rate Sheet by Area
A look inside the Stickers by the Step demo: a rate sheet keyed by area, blended between rows, a quantity discount ladder that also reads the sticker's size, and an... Read more...
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Inside a Shopify T-Shirt Calculator: A Price for Every Print Location
A look inside the T-Shirt Single demo: each print location adds its own charge to the shirt's price, nine quantity breaks take a percentage off, and a design editor shows... Read more...
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Wallpaper Calculator for Shopify: Feet and Inches In, Price Per Square Foot Out
How the Wallpaper demo prices a wall from feet and inches, with a different rate for each design. A worked example, the design decisions and what arrives with the order. Read more...
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How to Sell Custom-Size Picture Frames and Framed Prints on Shopify
Customers type the frame size, choose the moulding and add a photo, and see the price from your own grid. What a frame calculator needs, a worked price, and what... Read more...
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How to Sell Made-to-Measure Garage Doors on Shopify With a Size Grid, Motor Options and Fittings
How a garage door seller turns a width-by-height price list into a live Shopify price, handles sizes between the lines, shows motor options only for electric doors and prices fittings... Read more...
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How to Control What Customers Can Edit in the Product Designer on Shopify (Full, Limited or Display Only)
Some products need a free canvas and others need a locked one. Here's how Appify Custom Product Options lets you choose Full editing, Limited editing or Display only in the... Read more...
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How to Generate a Custom SKU for Every Configuration on Shopify (Made-to-Order Products)
How to build a SKU template, set a short code on each choice and show the generated SKU in the cart, so every made-to-order configuration gets a readable code. Built... Read more...
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How to Add Your Own Clipart and Fonts to the Product Designer on Shopify
How to upload your own clipart and fonts to the Product Designer, and how to choose what each calculator shows shoppers. Read more...
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Inside a Shopify Flooring Calculator That Counts Boxes and Discounts Big Orders
How the Flooring Example demo turns an area into a box count, adds waste, shows its working and discounts bigger orders. Read more...
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How to Let Customers Upload Several Photos for a Collage or Photo Gift on Shopify
Photo collage and photo gift shoppers need to send several pictures and see them in place. Here's how Appify Custom Product Options turns a multi-file upload into photo slots on... Read more...
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Inside a Shopify Custom Sticker Calculator With a Built-In Design Editor
A look inside the Custom Stickers demo: area times a rate times quantity, a discount ladder shown on every quantity card, and a design editor whose canvas and cut line... Read more...
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Inside a Shopify Banner Calculator: Size, Print Sides and Hem & Grommets
A look inside the Banner demo: a price built from the banner's area, print sides and hem choices that scale with size, and a Product Designer canvas that follows the... Read more...
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Inside a Shopify Rink Calculator: Panels, Edging and Finished Size
A walkthrough of the Skate Rink demo: length and width in feet become a whole number of panels, a price, and the finished size, with an edging switch. Built with... Read more...
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How to Sell Window and Privacy Film by the Roll on Shopify
How a window or privacy film seller prices roll widths, takes a length or a roll count, builds a percent-off volume ladder and shows the discount in the price summary.... Read more...
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Shopify Variant Limits: What to Use Instead of Variants for Custom Products
How many variants a Shopify product can have, why custom products run into the limit, and how to sell made-to-measure products with fields and formulas instead, while keeping the variants... Read more...
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Inside a Shopify Sticker Calculator That Prices by Size and Finish
A look inside the Pink Stickers demo: a lookup table that prices each sticker by size and finish, a discount grid by size and quantity, and totals on every quantity... Read more...
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Inside a Shopify Flooring Calculator That Prices by Material and Area
A walkthrough of the Flooring by Material demo: material swatches with their own rates, a Measure By switch, and a live total. Built with Appify Custom Product Options. Read more...
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How to Add Photo Editing Inside a Product Designer on Shopify
Customers can fix their photo before they pay. Here's how Image Edit mode in Appify Custom Product Options adds cropping, color tools, backdrops and mark-up to a Shopify product. Read more...
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How to Let Customers Upload Artwork or a PDF With an Order on Shopify
Customers need to send artwork or a PDF before you can make their order. Here's how Appify Custom Product Options adds a file upload to a Shopify product and puts... Read more...
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How to Show or Hide Product Options Based on a Customer's Choices on Shopify
Visibility rules in Appify Custom Product Options show, hide, require or narrow an option based on what the customer already picked, so each order asks only what it needs. Read more...
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How to Calculate Shipping Weight From the Options a Customer Chooses on Shopify
A bigger sign weighs more than a small one, even when they are the same Shopify product. Here's how Appify Custom Product Options works the shipping weight out from the... Read more...
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Inside a Shopify Wallpaper Calculator That Shows the Wall and the Price Together
Three options and a preview button: how the Wallpaper Repeat Vertical Y calculator prices a wall by its area and shows it at the shopper's own size, built with Appify... Read more...