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Practical guides for Shopify merchants who make, ship, and sell.

Operations·6 min·2026-04-27

How to Limit Daily Orders on Shopify (3 Methods Compared)

Shopify has no built-in daily order cap. Here are three ways to limit orders per day — from manual inventory hacks to Shopify Flow to dedicated apps — and which one actually works.

Operations·6 min·2026-04-27

How to Auto-Publish and Unpublish Products on Shopify

Shopify can schedule a single publish date, but it can't unpublish on a schedule or rotate products weekly. Here's how to automate product visibility for drops, menus, and seasonal catalogs.

DTC & Retention·7 min·2026-04-27

How to Increase Repeat Purchases on Your Shopify Store

Acquiring a customer costs 5-7x more than retaining one. Here's how consumable and DTC Shopify stores turn one-time buyers into repeat customers using timing, data, and the right email flows.

DTC & Retention·6 min·2026-04-27

Reorder Reminders vs. Subscriptions on Shopify: Which One Do You Need?

Subscriptions lock customers into recurring charges. Reorder reminders nudge them at the right time. Here's how to decide which model fits your Shopify store — and when you need both.

Food & Beverage·8 min·2026-04-27

Best Shopify Apps for Meal Prep Businesses in 2026

The 6 apps that let you run a meal prep business on Shopify for 1/10th the cost of standalone platforms like GoPrep and Sprwt — from weekly menu rotation to delivery scheduling to production caps.

Handmade & MTO·7 min·2026-04-27

How to Sell Made-to-Order Products on Shopify

Shopify wasn't designed for made-to-order. Here's how to set up production timelines, custom order fields, and capacity limits so you can sell handmade products without drowning in support emails.

Handmade & MTO·8 min·2026-04-27

Best Shopify Apps for Handmade Sellers in 2026

The 7 apps that solve problems specific to handmade and made-to-order Shopify stores — from production time badges to custom order fields to capacity management.

Food & Beverage·8 min·2026-04-26

Best Shopify Apps for Bakeries in 2026

The 7 apps that solve problems only bakeries have on Shopify — from daily order caps to weekly menu rotation to local delivery scheduling.

Operations·5 min·2026-04-20

5 Ways to Stop Overselling on Your Shopify Store

Overselling kills trust. Here's how capacity-limited merchants — bakeries, meal prep, streetwear drops — keep orders in check without manual work.

Food & Beverage·6 min·2026-04-18

How Food Businesses Manage Rotating Menus on Shopify

Weekly menus, seasonal specials, rotating offerings — Shopify wasn't built for this. Here's how food merchants handle it without the Sunday night scramble.

Handmade & MTO·5 min·2026-04-15

How to Stop "When Will It Ship?" Emails on Your Handmade Shopify Store

Made-to-order sellers lose hours every week answering the same shipping question. The fix is showing production timelines before customers buy.

DTC & Retention·6 min·2026-04-12

Why Generic Reorder Emails Don't Work (And What to Do Instead)

Sending "time to reorder" 30 days after every purchase is lazy and ineffective. Smart reorder reminders predict when each customer actually runs out.