Connecting Your Store

This guide walks you through connecting your Shopify store to EcomCoder. The entire process takes less than 5 minutes.

Step 1: Enter Your Store URL

Enter your Shopify Store URL in the setup form. This is the URL ending in .myshopify.com.

Where do I find my Store URL?

1. Go to your Shopify Admin Dashboard
2. Navigate to Settings > Domains

1. Copy your Shopify URL (e.g. yourstore.myshopify.com)
2. Paste it into the setup form

Step 2: Authorize with Shopify

After entering your store URL, EcomCoder uses Shopify OAuth to securely connect to your store:

1. EcomCoder displays a verification code on screen
2. A Shopify authorization popup opens automatically
3. Verify the code shown in the popup matches the one on screen
4. Click Install in the Shopify popup
5. The setup continues automatically once you approve

Step 3: Environment Setup

After authorization, EcomCoder sets up your development environment. You'll see a progress bar with four stages:

1. Connecting — Establishing connection to your store
2. Cloning theme — Duplicating your live theme into a development copy
3. Setting up environment — Preparing the development server
4. Ready — Your environment is ready to use

This usually takes 30–60 seconds.

Alternative: Theme Access Password

If you prefer not to use OAuth, you can connect using a theme access password instead:

1. On the setup form, click "Use theme access password instead?"
2. Paste your Shopify theme access password (starts with shptka_)
3. Click Connect

Troubleshooting

Wrong Shopify account

If the OAuth popup opens with the wrong account, log out of Shopify first and try again.

Store unavailable

Make sure you're entering the .myshopify.com URL, not a custom domain. The store must be on an active Shopify plan.

Setup failed

If environment setup fails, try refreshing the page and connecting again. If the problem persists, contact support@ecomcoder.com.

Security & Privacy

For a full list of permissions, see the Permissions page.