Cash on Delivery (COD) rejections alone account for roughly 26% of RTOs in India, compared to under 2% for prepaid orders — and that gap is exactly why so many Shopify merchants go looking for a way to hide, reorder, or rename payment methods at checkout. Whether you’re trying to cut COD losses on high-value … Read more
Disclosure: Growthpolis builds Vista Order Editing, one of the apps compared below. We’ve noted where it’s the better fit and where it isn’t, and priced every competitor from its own current Shopify App Store listing. If a customer emails you five minutes after checkout asking to fix a shipping address or swap a size, Shopify’s … Read more
Author’s note: I run Growthpolis, and one of the apps mentioned below — Vista Checkout Rule & Discount — is ours. Everywhere it’s discussed, I’ve tried to be upfront about what it does well and where it’s genuinely behind more established competitors, rather than pretending it’s the answer to everything. The technical limits, review findings, … Read more
Choosing between Shopify and Odoo is one of the most common decisions online sellers face, and it’s rarely a simple one. Shopify is a hosted, ecommerce-first platform built to get a store online fast, while Odoo is an open-source business suite that includes an ecommerce module. Both can power an online store, but they’re built … Read more
When you are building Shopify apps, especially embedded apps, we often need access to the email address or identity of the logged-in Shopify user. This is different from what you see in your partner dashboard, as it shows only the store’s registered email ID. The logged-in user can be different from the store’s registered email. … Read more
Disclosure: Vista Order Editing, one of the apps covered below, is built by Growthpolis, the team writing this guide. We’ve tried to be upfront about its trade-offs alongside its strengths, and every competitor listed here was verified against its live Shopify App Store listing rather than taken from a brief or directory at face value. … Read more
Shoppers love a great deal. And discounts that apply automatically during checkout in Shopify are one of the simplest ways to increase conversions and average order value. But Shopify’s built-in discount features are limited, especially when you want rules that suit real shopping behavior. That’s why many Shopify stores choose Vista Checkout Rules & Discounts. … Read more
Written by Navdeep Soni, Founder & Shopify app developer at Growthpolis. Growthpolis builds Vista Checkout Rule & Discount, one of the apps discussed below. I’ve noted where that creates a bias and where it doesn’t. Quick Answer Shopify’s native discount engine can now do this in about five minutes, but only for the simple case. … Read more
In the real world, Shopify stores come across many use cases that require them to hide a payment method in Shopify. They may want to restrict certain payment options based on the customer’s location (zip code, city, country), order amount, shipping method, product type, etc. Some stores also hide high-fee payment gateways for smaller orders … Read more
When it comes to ecommerce, Christmas isn’t just another shopping season; it’s the big one.For many stores, Q4 drives the majority of yearly revenue and often most of the profit. That’s why the most successful brands don’t wait until November or December to get ready. If you want your Christmas landing pages and blog content … Read more