Tutorials for running a Shopify store

A tutorial here is one job a store operator actually does: set up a discount code that works, take an order over the phone, send a return label. The steps are traced to Shopify's own help pages, and every number in the worked example is computed and shown. What was not run in a live store is stated on the page.

At the counter

• Ticket SO-001Discounts

  Create a percentage discount code in Shopify

  A welcome code, WELCOME15, worth 15% off orders of $50 or more. A $120 order drops to $102, and an $80 order drops to $68. Includes a discount planner file.

  Checked 11 Nov 2026 · 6-minute read

• Ticket SO-002Orders

  Create a draft order in Shopify for a phone order

  A customer phones in an order instead of checking out online. Two tees, one hoodie, and gift wrap come to $106, plus $12 shipping, for $118 before tax. Includes a phone-order intake sheet.

  Checked 11 Nov 2026 · 7-minute read

How a tutorial is checked

1. Trace the steps. Each step is checked against the Shopify help page it came from, opened on the day the tutorial was written. The page is linked in Sources.
2. Compute the numbers separately. Every figure in the worked example is recomputed in Python from the same inputs, and the tutorial ships only when the two agree.
3. Attach the file. Where the tutorial has a file, the download on the page is the file that was checked.
4. Say what did not run. No live Shopify store was used for these tutorials. The pages state that plainly, with the date the docs were read.

The Method page has the full procedure.