The Checkout Links Sales Channel

Checkout Links is a sales channel which is great since it gives the app extra capabilities. It's still working as a normal app on your store.

What is a Sales Channel?

A sales channel in Shopify represents a place where you sell your products. As a sales channel, Checkout Links can:

• Control product availability
• Manage discount access
• Track sales attribution
• Integrate with Shopify's native features
• Provide detailed analytics

Product Availability

In order to be able to sell a product with Checkout Links it needs to be activated for the Checkout Links Sales Channel. It's really easy to activate a product.

1. Open up the product you want to activate and look in the right tab. If you can't see Checkout Links in the list click on "Manage".
2. Select Checkout Links and click on "Done".
3. Now save your updated product listing.
4. Yay! Your product should now be activated for Checkout Links!

Discount Availability

If you can't see your discount code when creating a link - don't worry. In order to use a discount code with Checkout Links it needs to be activated for the Checkout Links Sales Channel. It's really easy to activate a discount code.

In your Shopify admin go to the selected discount and see if it's activated. If not, just select Checkout Links and save your discount. It should now appear in the list of discounts when creating a new link!

Benefits of Being a Sales Channel

Better Control

• Manage which products are available
• Control discount code access
• Set specific availability rules

Enhanced Tracking

• Track sales by source
• Monitor performance
• Analyze conversion rates

Native Integration

• Works with Shopify's core features
• Seamless checkout experience
• Reliable order processing

What's Next?

• Learn about creating links
• Explore discount options
• View analytics features
• Set up your first link