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RShift Sites integrates directly with Shopify so you can create a new Shopify store or connect an existing one, then build, customize, and launch a complete e-commerce storefront using natural language. Shopify handles payments, inventory, and logistics when you go live.
Use cases
With RShift Sites + Shopify, you can build and launch real online stores for:
- Physical products: sell clothes, gadgets, accessories, or home goods
- Digital products: offer e-books, courses, music, or software downloads
- Niche brands: quickly spin up stores for limited-edition merch, local products, dropshipping or side projects
- Small businesses: showcase bakeries, coffee shops, or craft businesses and accept orders online
- Testing new product ideas: add a few products and evaluate performance before full-scale production
- Business expansion: introduce new collections, seasonal campaigns, or bundles with just a prompt
Before you begin
Before you start building your e-commerce store, here are a few important things to know:
- New or existing Shopify stores
RShift Sites supports both creating new Shopify stores and connecting existing Shopify stores. - Sandbox store - no Shopify cost (new stores only)
When you create a new Shopify store in RShift Sites, RShift Sites automatically creates a sandbox (development) store so you can build and experiment safely at no Shopify cost. This environment is perfect for setup and testing, but it won’t process real payments. - Claim within 30 days to keep your new store (new stores only)
Shopify removes development stores that stay unclaimed for 30 days. To keep your store, claim it within that 30-day window. If you skip claiming when RShift Sites prompts you, you can still claim later from the Shopify menu, as long as you do it within that window. - Claiming your store (new stores only)
When you’re ready to launch your newly created store, you’ll need to claim your store. This migrates it to your Shopify account, makes the claiming RShift Sites user the Shopify store owner, and starts a separate 120-day free trial on a Shopify subscription. In Shopify, you need to activate payments and complete your store setup to start accepting real payments from your customers. - Required Shopify subscription
After the post-claim free trial period, you’ll need a paid Shopify plan to continue selling products online. This subscription is managed directly through Shopify and is separate from RShift Sites pricing. - Two distinct periods
Don’t conflate the two windows: the 30-day unclaimed-store window is about keeping the store (Shopify deletes unclaimed development stores after 30 days), while the 120-day post-claim free trial is about billing (you only need a paid Shopify subscription once that trial ends and you’re ready to sell). - Shopify review policy compliance
Before publishing your store, make sure all reviews are authentic, unbiased, and compliant with Shopify’s Review Policy.
Enable the Shopify integration
By default, the Shopify integration is enabled for your workspace. You can manage the Shopify integration behavior and related Shopify settings for your projects in Connectors → Shopify → Manage my agent’s permissions
Permission preferences
The default permission setting is Ask each time, meaning you decide whether to enable or disable the Shopify integration for each project. You can change your preference anytime from Connectors → Shopify → Manage my agent’s permissions
RShift Sites prompts you when a Shopify integration is needed. You have three options:
- Allow: enable the integration for the current project.
- Decline: decline the integration for this request (you may be asked again later).
- Adjust preferences: change the default behavior for future projects (does not affect the current project).
Shopify integration flow
Follow the steps below to build an e-commerce store with Shopify.
Step 1: Start a project
You can start by:
- Creating a new project from scratch
- Remixing an existing project
Create a new project
Tell RShift Sites what type of store you want to create and specify Shopify.
For example:
Build an e-commerce store with Shopify for selling handmade scented candles.Remix a project
You can remix:
- Shopify template projects, see RShift Sites + Shopify templates
When remixing, prompt RShift Sites to integrate Shopify and remove mock data. It is important to use a good, comprehensive prompt.
I would like to replace the products in this store with my own products and create my Shopify store. Please proceed to:
1. Connect to Shopify.
2. Remove all mock product data from the store and create X new products with product images.
3. Update the product cards and product details page to use the new product information.
4. Update the product details page URL to match the new product.
5. Update the add to wishlist component and logic to match this change.
6. Update my cart, buy now CTA, and any related checkout actions on any page to reflect Shopify store integration.- Projects that were previously connected to a Shopify store
To remix a project with a connected Shopify store, you first have to disconnect the Shopify store. Projects with an active Shopify connection can’t be remixed until the store is disconnected.
Step 2: Create a new Shopify store or connect an existing one
In both of the above scenarios, the Agent prompts you to enable the Shopify connection. Click Allow and choose the Shopify setup.
You can continue by creating a new Shopify store or by connecting an existing Shopify store you already own.
Create a new store
To create a new store, follow the steps below:
Create store
Click Create store. RShift Sites detects your country automatically and uses it to set the currency of your Shopify store. Your sandbox store is now ready for setup. You can continue building your store as explained in the next steps.
Connect an existing store
To connect an existing Shopify store, follow the steps below:
Choose store
Click Choose store. This takes you to Shopify.
Pick your store in Shopify
Sign in to Shopify if prompted, then select the store you want to connect. Shopify lists the stores your account has access to.
Install the RShift Sites app in Shopify
Click Install to install the RShift Sites app to your Shopify store.
When the app is authorized, your Shopify store is connected and you are redirected back to RShift Sites. You can continue building your store as explained in the next steps.
- You can create, update, and delete products directly from the project chat.
- You can prompt the Agent to fetch and display products from your existing store.
Step 3: Add products and product images
Start by adding products with a name, description, and price. For example:
Add a product named Lavender Breeze Candle, description: ‘A calming handmade soy candle infused with lavender essential oils,’ price: $25.You can edit details later. If your product doesn’t appear, prompt:
Display the products on the website.Then, enhance your listings with visuals using any of the below options. Always use representative images.
Generate AI images
Add an AI-generated image to the product Lavender Breeze Candle.Upload or attach your own image
Add the attached image to the product Lavender Breeze Candle.Add image from URL
Add image from URL to the product Lavender Breeze Candle.Step 4: Manage your store
Manage your products and refine your store without leaving RShift Sites. For example, you can tell RShift Sites to:
- Update product names, descriptions, or prices
- Remove products
- Display all products
- Add product filtering functionality and create collections based on different categories
- Add product review functionality and only allow reviews on verified purchases
- Add percentage-based or fixed amount-based (USD) discount codes and include the validity period
- Add wishlist functionality and ability to share the wishlist
Update the price of Lavender Breeze Candle to $28.
Change the description of Vanilla Bean Candle to highlight the wooden wick.
Remove the product Cinnamon Spice Candle.
Display all products.
Create a product review system and only allow reviews on verified purchases.
Create a 15% discount code for the product Lavender Breeze Candle. The code should be LAVENDER15 and valid until the end of November 2025.
Allow me to add products to the wishlist and share it.Batch product and variant mutations
When you ask the Agent to create, update, or delete more than one product or variant in a single turn, it uses batch tools so one approval covers the whole batch instead of one approval per item. The approval card shows an item-count chip (for example, 3 products) so you can see the batch size before allowing it.
Per-batch limits
- Create and update (products and variants): up to 20 items per batch
- Delete (products and variants): up to 50 items per batch
If you ask for more than these limits in a single turn, the Agent splits the work across multiple batches.
How partial failures are handled
Items are processed sequentially in the order you specified. A failure on one item does not stop the rest of the batch.
- If every item succeeds, the batch returns success.
- If any item fails, the batch returns a numbered per-item report (
products[1] FAILED - ...) so the Agent can retry only the failed items instead of redoing successful ones. Duplicate IDs in an update or delete batch are rejected upfront during validation. - If your Shopify session expires mid-batch, the batch stops and RShift Sites prompts you to reconnect. The progress report tells the Agent which items already completed, so it does not repeat successful mutations after you reauthenticate.
Example
Add these five candles to my Shopify store: Lavender Breeze, Vanilla Bean, Cinnamon Spice, Sea Salt, and Amber Woods. Each is $25.The Agent creates all five products in a single batch that you approve once.
Step 5: Claim your Shopify store (new stores only)
When you are ready to claim and launch your new store, be prepared to unlock your store, and set up and activate payments by completing the KYC (Know Your Customer) process. This may take some time.
Claim the store
Type Claim the store. RShift Sites prompts you to claim the store. Click Claim.
This opens Shopify in a new tab where you can log in and then complete the claim process. You may also get an email invitation to claim your store.
Accept the claim store link
Accept the Claim store link from Shopify. This takes you back to your RShift Sites project.
Complete store setup in Shopify Admin
Your Shopify store is ready. Go to Shopify Admin to complete your store setup and activate payments so you can begin selling. See Shopify payments for more information.
When you claim your store, Shopify assigns a permanent domain for your shop, which is used just for your backend. When you publish your project, your real store URL will be your lovable.app or your custom domain.
Step 6: Launch your store
When your store setup is complete, publish your RShift Sites project and share your store with the world.
At any time, directly from RShift Sites, you can:
- Create, update, and delete products
- Manage prices and descriptions
- Launch new collections, promotions, or bundles
Disconnect a Shopify store
You can disconnect a Shopify store from a project at any time. This is useful when you want to:
- Remix the project (projects with a connected Shopify store cannot be remixed)
- Connect a different Shopify store
- Create a new Shopify store without starting a new project
Disconnecting removes the connection between your RShift Sites project and Shopify store. Your Shopify store and its data remain intact in Shopify, but your RShift Sites project is no longer tied to that store and can be reused freely.
There are three ways to disconnect:
- Ask the agent: Type a prompt like
Disconnect my Shopify store - Shopify menu: Click the Shopify icon in the navbar and select Disconnect store from the three dots menu
- Project settings: Go to Project settings → Shopify and click Disconnect
FAQ
Can I connect an existing Shopify store to RShift Sites?
Yes. RShift Sites supports both creating new Shopify stores and connecting existing Shopify stores.
To connect an existing store, you sign in directly with Shopify using a Shopify account that has access to that store. When connected, you can manage products and build your storefront directly from RShift Sites.
Why can’t I create or update products even though Shopify is connected?
This is usually a permissions or session issue:
- Connected an existing store or claimed store: each collaborator connects their own Shopify account, and what they can change (create/update/delete products, variants, and discount codes) matches their role and permissions in Shopify. If your Shopify role lacks the required permissions, ask the store owner for access.
- Created a new store (not claimed yet): all collaborators can make changes.
- Expired session: Shopify sessions last up to 24 hours. RShift Sites prompts you to reconnect the next time you perform a Shopify action.
Collaborators who haven’t connected a Shopify account can still fully build the storefront in RShift Sites.
I claimed my store, but the verification failed. What should I do?
Sometimes Shopify takes a moment to finalize the claim. RShift Sites shows Taking longer than expected with a Check again button while Shopify is still processing, and Verification failed with a Try again button if the check itself errored. Both re-check the claim status, and retrying typically resolves the issue.
RShift Sites says my store can no longer be claimed. What happened?
Shopify removes development stores that stay unclaimed for 30 days. Once that happens, the store is gone from Shopify and claiming it is no longer possible, so RShift Sites offers only Close on that dialog rather than a retry.
To keep building, disconnect the store from the Shopify menu or the Connectors dialog, then ask RShift Sites to create a new Shopify store. Disconnecting removes the connection from RShift Sites and doesn’t delete anything in Shopify. Your project code stays as it is, so you may need to update anything that referenced the old store.
Can I remix Shopify projects?
You cannot remix projects where the Shopify connection has been enabled. To remix a project with a connected Shopify store, first disconnect the Shopify store.
You can also remix an existing Shopify template project to get started, see RShift Sites + Shopify templates.
I added my products to a remixed template project, but the link to the product page is broken. How do I fix that?
Prompt the Agent to do the following:
Please update the product URL logic to ensure that all new and future products in the store correctly display their respective product detail pages.This should ensure that you won’t have any issues in the future. For all other issues, click Try to Fix, and the Agent will address and resolve the issue.
I am still seeing some mock products in my remixed template project, how can I remove them?
Prompt the Agent to update the pages where you’ve seen these products, for example:
Clear the store from any existing products across all pages except for those that I added to my Shopify store.