You can connect your framing studio to Shopify, this will add framing functionalities to your Shopify store. In order to do this, your first need to generate API credentials by creating a custom app in your Shopify admin panel.
Step 1. Click "Apps" and "App and sales channel settings" in the popup window that opens.
Step 2. Click "Develop apps", if it is the first time you access this section, you may have to "Allow custom app development".
Step 3. Click "Create an app", enter "SimulArt" as the app name in the popup window and click "Create app" at the bottom.
Step 4. Click "Configure Admin API scopes", and check the "Products" read and write permissions. SimulArt will not be allowed to create items in Shopify without the correct permissions.
Step 5. Click one of the "Install app" buttons.
Step 6. Under the "API credentials" tab, click "Revel token once" and copy the Admin API access token. This token can only be viewed once so please make sure to copy it before navigating away from the page. If you lose the token, you will need to uninstall and reinstall the app to generate a new one.
Step 7. Now log into your framing Studio and navigate to Menu -> Settings -> Third Party Cart Connection, click Shopify and enter your Shopify account domain and your new API token.
If the connection is successful, admins and users will have a new "Add to Shopify" button on their design page. This new button creates the item in Shopify (draft item) and redirects to the Shopify admin (login required).
To add framing to your Shopify store, you need to redirect customers to the SimulArt "connect_page" URL using a link or a button. You will find your "connect_page" URL under Menu -> Settings -> Third Party Cart Connection. Customers who design using the "connect_page" are redirected to a Shopify cart for checkout when they click the "Add to cart" button.
Please feel free to see how the connection works in our
Important!
Items created in Shopify are set as "Hidden" with "SimulArt" as the vendor and "Custom Item" as the category but they may appear in your Catalog (collections/all) or in the related products section. You need to take measures to hide them as they may contain private customer images.
