Shopify Collection Merchandising The 8 Best Shopify Merchandising Apps in 2026 (an Honest Guide) August 31, 2026 by Wade The best Shopify merchandising apps in 2026 are Dynasort, KX by Kimonix, Boost AI Search & Filter, Bestsellers reSort, ST Product & Collection Sort, Sort’d, Entaice, and Searchspring, and the right one depends on which job you are hiring for. Collection sorting, site search, product recommendations and variant ordering are different problems, and most apps […] Read more »
Feature Releases Collections & Merchandising News Introducing Dynasort Recommendations August 31, 2026 / September 1, 2026 by Wade One week ago we took Dynasort Search out of soft launch. Today it is Recommendations’ turn. Dynasort Recommendations, our upsell and cross-sell engine, is out of soft launch and available to every store, on every plan, starting now. The short version: the same recipes that already rank your collections and your search results can now […] Read more »
Conversion Rate Optimization Home Page & Navigation Your Hero Section Must Answer 3 Questions in 3 Seconds August 31, 2026 / September 14, 2026 by Wade ← All 100 tips · Tip 10 of 100 · 91 days to Cyber Monday Your home page hero has about three seconds to answer three questions: what do you sell, why should I buy it from you, and what should I do next. A first-time visitor who cannot answer all three from your opening […] Read more »
Cart & Checkout Conversion Rate Optimization Free-shipping threshold + progress bar in the cart: the cheapest AOV lift in ecommerce. August 30, 2026 / August 22, 2026 by Wade ← All 100 tips · Tip 9 of 100 · 92 days to Cyber Monday A free-shipping threshold with a progress bar in the cart is the cheapest average-order-value lift in ecommerce. No redesign, no new traffic, no discount eating your margin. Just a line that says “You’re $12 away from free shipping” and a […] Read more »
Quick Notes How to Push Sold-Out Products Down in Shopify Collections August 29, 2026 / June 12, 2026 by Wade Shopify has no built-in sort order that pushes sold-out products to the bottom of a collection. Your realistic options are to hide sold-out items completely (with a smart collection rule or a theme filter) or to use an app that re-sorts the collection automatically, keeping out-of-stock products visible but demoted below everything shoppers can actually […] Read more »
Shopify Shopify App Referral and Affiliate Programs: The Cited List August 29, 2026 / September 10, 2026 by Wade This is every referral, affiliate and agency partner program we could verify in the Shopify app ecosystem. Each entry links to the page the terms came from, so you can check the number yourself before you plan around it. Use the search box and filters below to narrow the list. Disclosure: Dynasort is our app. […] Read more »
AI & Agentic Commerce Conversion Rate Optimization Paste your last 200 reviews into an LLM and ask for the top 5 objections and the exact words customers use. Prompt included. August 29, 2026 / August 22, 2026 by Wade ← All 100 tips · Tip 8 of 100 · 93 days to Cyber Monday Paste your last 200 product reviews into an LLM and ask for the top five objections and the exact words customers use. Ten minutes of work, and you walk away with the market research agencies charge five figures for: a […] Read more »
Conversion Rate Optimization Testing & Experimentation A/B testing basics: one variable, a success metric chosen before you start, and the discipline to not peek early. August 28, 2026 / August 22, 2026 by Wade ← All 100 tips · Tip 7 of 100 · 94 days to Cyber Monday A/B testing on Shopify comes down to three disciplines: change one variable, pick your success metric before you start, and do not peek early. Every failed testing program we have ever seen broke at least one of the three. Usually […] Read more »
Quick Notes How Far Down Do Shoppers Click in Search Results? August 27, 2026 / July 16, 2026 by Wade Further than most merchants assume. In one large Shopify catalog we analyzed, covering 188,000 search result clicks, 28.5 percent of clicks went to position one, and nearly half landed past position three. Shoppers who search are committed: they scroll, compare, and click deep into the grid. What the Click Curve Means Two things are true […] Read more »
Conversion Rate Optimization Search & Discovery Getting the most out of Dynasort Search: recipes, cards, and customization August 27, 2026 / August 24, 2026 by Wade Monday we launched Dynasort Search, Tuesday we opened the hood, and Wednesday we looked at the data. Today is the practical one: how to set it up well, tune it without guessing, and make the results page look like it was built into your theme from day one. Everything below works on every plan. Choosing […] Read more »
