Shopify: why do you not have a public app?

About this guide

This article explains why ChannelEngine does not have a publically available app on the Shopify app store.

Introduction

One of Shopify's requirements to list a public app on their app store is that all users who want to use the app must be able to immediately create an account for that service. 

To avoid a surplus of unused accounts and low-quality integrations, new accounts can only be created by ChannelEngine. This means that all integrations can be made in consultation with ChannelEngine, ensuring that our users are properly guided and benefit from high-quality, tested integrations. 

This decision means that we are not able to list the ChannelEngine plugin on the public Shopify app store.

Can I still use ChannelEngine with Shopify?

 You can, however, still benefit from our merchant plugin by adding ChannelEngine as a custom app in the back end of your Shopify store. You can learn how to do this by following this integration guide: Shopify: plugin guide.