Stage 2 · Lesson 1 of 7
The Shopify admin
The is where a , the store owner, runs the business. It covers products, orders, customers, discounts, payments, shipping, taxes, , apps and the online store . Much of a store is set up here, not coded.
Knowing the admin well lets you answer many client requests with a setting or a built-in feature. Walk through every settings page in a and note what each one controls. Pay special attention to Payments, Shipping and delivery, Taxes and duties, Checkout, Domains and Users. You will also set up policies and staff permissions here later.
Common trapwriting theme code or installing an app for something Shopify already does, such as a basic discount or a product filter.
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Resources for this stage
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- CourseFreeShopify Academy
Shopify · Beginner
Shopify's own free courses on the admin, store setup and theme development
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- Dawn: Shopify's Reference ThemeGo deeper
Read the source of Shopify's reference theme to see how sections and settings fit together