This guide takes you from installing the Recurly Commerce app on Shopify to launching your first subscriptions. Follow the steps below to download the app, choose a plan, and configure your subscriptions, storefront, and customer communications.

1Definition 2Key benefits 3Onboarding steps

Prerequisites

A Shopify or Shopify Plus store is required.
To activate a Recurly Commerce plan, the Shopify user must have the Approve app charges permission. Verify this in Shopify Admin by reviewing the user's permissions individually.

Definition

The installing and onboarding workflow is the guided path for adding Recurly Commerce to your Shopify store and getting your first subscriptions, storefront, and notifications live.

Key benefits

Rapid launch Get subscriptions up and running in minutes.

Plan flexibility Choose or upgrade plans to match your business needs.

Native integration Manage everything directly within Shopify's interface.

Onboarding steps

Download the app

Recurly Commerce is supported on Shopify and Shopify Plus. Install it from the Shopify App Store.

Choose a plan

Select the plan that fits your business—you can upgrade anytime.

Open the Recurly Commerce app.
Select one of the two plans.
Complete checkout via Shopify.

Create a subscription plan

Define your subscription offers—these feed directly into your storefront widget. See Create a subscription plan.

Set up your storefront

Make sure the subscription purchase widget displays on your product pages. See the Storefront setup guide.

Configure communications

Free transactional email and SMS keep subscribers informed at every stage. See Configure transactional emails.