Level-up Your Customer Journey with Checkout Extensibility

Customizing the Checkout flow for your eCommerce storefront can be a mixed bag. Security can be weak, APIs might not be flexible, documentation may be limited, and build times may be slow and convoluted. Through Shopify's Checkout Extensibility app developers can provide unique and powerful upgrade-safe checkout experiences while protecting customer data.

What is Checkout Extensibility?

The Checkout Extensibility suite is one of the latest and greatest sets of features to uplift Shopify's checkout flow. This API is Shopify's official way for apps and merchants to add safe, custom modules to the checkout flow. Anything from interface widgets, to upsells and post-purchase offers, to order status blocks can be built with a focus on safety over your customer's data. This stands as a complete overhaul and modern upgrade to Shopify's checkout.liquid theme template scripts.

Checkout UI Extensions: Custom Tailored Flows

Checkout UI extensions let app developers build custom functionality that merchants can install at defined points in the checkout flow, including product information, shipping, payment, order summary, and Shop Pay. Checkout UI extensions are a safe and secure way to customize the appearance and functionality of the checkout page without compromising the security of checkout or customer data:

• They run in an isolated sandbox, separate from the checkout page and other UI extensions.
• They don't have access to sensitive payment information or the checkout page itself (HTML or other assets).
• They are limited to specific UI components and APIs that are exposed by the platform.
• They have limited access to global web APIs.
• Apps that wish to access protected customer data, must submit an application and are subject to strict security guidelines and review processes by Shopify.

These customizations allow developers to add custom banners, pre-purchase one-click upsell offers, Client-side validation, and custom fields to make the checkout experience for your store stand out.

Boost Revenue and Metrics with Thank You and Order Status Extensions

Thank You and Order Status extensions let developers add new user experiences and functionality to the final Thank You, and subsequent Order Status pages. They are built into apps using extension points APIs and UI components provided by Shopify. With Thank You and Order Status extensions, Shopify lets apps:

• Show product offers right after a customer completes payment so the buyer can add on to their order with a single click.
• Build a survey that asks customers how they heard about the store after they've made a purchase.
• Ensure customer satisfaction with a guaranteed delivery date, and more in-depth shipping tracking data
• Add social share buttons and UGC modules to increase word-of-mouth engagement
  Increase customer loyalty with SMS/Email marketing sign up forms

The app developers and Shopify engineers at DEMAND have extensive knowledge and experience building and deploying Checkout Extensibility apps for a wide range of use-cases, uplifting the checkout process in ways Shopify has never seen before. Additionally, we offer a range of options to host apps for you, can deploy this app on any service you own, and can transfer full codebase ownership with continued support.

Ready to unlock the full power of Shopify's Checkout Extensions? DEMAND can help you get there.