Notes on running a tighter store.
Practical writing on Shopify merchandising, inventory automation, and what we’re building.
How to handle sold-out products on Shopify: push down, hide, or leave in place
Every catalog accumulates sold-out products. The three ways to handle them, when each one is right, and why doing it by hand stops working past a few collections.
Read articleShopify collection sorting explained: manual, automated, and what converts
Shopify gives every collection one sort order. What each option actually does, where manual sorting breaks, and the ordering rules that reliably convert.
Read articleOut-of-stock product pages that keep the sale: 5 patterns that work
An out-of-stock page is a shopper with intent and nothing to buy. Five patterns that turn that visit into a future sale instead of a bounce.
Read articleRestock workflows: restoring product visibility on Shopify automatically
Hiding sold-out products is the easy half. The half that costs sales is forgetting to bring them back. What a complete restock workflow looks like.
Read articleProduct tagging by inventory state: a practical guide for Shopify stores
Inventory-state tags turn stock levels into something themes, filters and apps can act on. A minimal tag set and the rules for keeping it truthful.
Read articleAC: Sold Out Push Down & Hide — spring update: faster re-sorts and a clearer activity log
Collection re-sorts now complete in under a minute on large catalogs, and the activity log shows exactly what moved, when, and why.
Read articleReading about it is optional.
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