Getting started
ZenMerch is a Shopify product personalization app built for a fast, user-friendly product page experience. This guide gets you from install → live personalizer → first test order.
Before you start
- Online Store 2.0 theme required (Theme Editor has App embeds).
- Know which theme is Live: Shopify admin → Online Store → Themes. Enable ZenMerch on the same theme customers see.
- Have a test product ready. If you plan to use tag-based targeting, add a simple tag like
zenmerchto that product.
1) Install and open the app
- Install ZenMerch from the Shopify App Store (or your install link).
- In Shopify admin, open Apps → ZenMerch.
- Confirm the app is connected and you can access settings.
2) Enable theme integration (Online Store 2.0)
- In ZenMerch, go to Settings → Theme integration.
- Click Enable ZenMerch embed (opens Shopify Theme Editor).
- In Theme Editor: open App embeds (plug icon) → enable ZenMerch → click Save.
- Back in ZenMerch, click Refresh status to confirm the embed is enabled.
- Open any targeted product page to confirm the personalizer is showing (no manual app block placement required).
Next: see the dedicated OS 2.0 guide: Theme integration.
3) Create your first template (fields + layers)
- Go to Templates → New template.
- Add fields (text/options/uploads, etc.).
- In Layers, add visual layers and link them to your fields.
- Save the template.
4) Apply to products (targeting)
Choose one method:
- Products: assign the template to selected products.
- Rules: assign automatically via tags/title/vendor/type.
Shopify tip (tags): Shopify admin → Products → select a product → Tags → add tag (e.g. zenmerch)
→ Save.
5) Test on storefront
- Open a targeted product page.
- Confirm live preview updates instantly.
- Confirm validation/profanity filtering behaves as expected (if enabled).
- Test uploads (if used): preview renders correctly and limits behave as expected.
- Add to cart and place a test order.
If anything looks off, start with Troubleshooting.
Support
Use the contact form or email support@zenovee.com. To resolve issues quickly, please include:
- Your myshopify.com domain (e.g.
your-store.myshopify.com) - The theme you’re editing (Live vs Draft) and the theme name
- An example product URL where the personalizer should appear
- Screenshots of Theme Editor → App embeds and ZenMerch → Settings → Theme integration