What does “Built for Shopify” mean?

We're officially certified, and here's what it means for you

We have some exciting news to share: ReferralCandy has achieved Built for Shopify certification. This recognition highlights our commitment to providing an app that meets Shopify’s highest standards for performance, usability, and reliability.

We'd like to tell you what this means for you and introduce some new features we've developed to make your referral and affiliate programs even better.

What is Built for Shopify, and Why Does It Matter?

Shopify’s Built for Shopify program is more than just a badge—it's a mark of trust. It means that an app integrates seamlessly with Shopify, works smoothly, and makes life easier for merchants.

One of the things we love most about Shopify is how much they prioritize merchant and customer experience. At ReferralCandy, we share the same philosophy. Making it simple and intuitive for advocates to refer their friends, and for merchants to manage and customize their programs, is at the heart of what we do.

We reimagined our Shopify integration from the ground up to make running referral and affiliate programs as easy and effective as possible. By leveraging Shopify’s latest APIs and tools, we’ve designed an experience that’s both seamless and powerful, helping you grow your business effortlessly.

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What’s New with ReferralCandy for Shopify?

We’ve built new features that leverage Shopify’s latest APIs, extensions, and app blocks to make referral and affiliate campaigns even more effective. Here’s what you can expect:

Referral Extension: Drive More Referrals from the Checkout Page

You can now embed a referral extension directly onto the Thank You page of your Shopify store, right from your Shopify dashboard. This means every customer can see their referral link as soon as they check out, making it easy for them to share.

What's new:

• Fully customizable text to match your brand voice.
• Supports multiple languages.
• Adjustable text colors and image uploads to keep it on-brand.

Why it matters:

Our data shows that programs using the referral extension see 20–25% more referrals. By making it effortless for customers to share right after purchase, you're tapping into a moment when they're most engaged with your brand.

👉 Learn more about the Referral Extension

App Blocks for Better Contact Management

Managing your advocates and customers is important, so we've added app blocks to make tracking referral activity easier. View key details from your Shopify Admin without switching between multiple tools.

Features:

• View aggregate referral stats and rewards.
• Toggle suspicious referral detection on or off.
• See which campaigns a contact is enrolled in or excluded from.
• View a contact's referral activity and segments.

Friend Offer Popup: Boost On-Site Conversions

With the Friend Offer Popup, you can show a popup on your site with the friend's coupon code when they use the referral link—no need to redirect them to a separate page.

Benefits:

• Boost conversion rates by keeping visitors on-site.
• Add the popup via Shopify’s Theme Editor for easy setup.
• Fully customizable to match your branding, including images and colors.

👉 More on Friend Offer Popup

Join Block: Make Signing Up Easy (Coming soon)

Launching soon, the Join Block allows you to embed a sign-up form anywhere in your store, so visitors can become advocates without making a purchase first.

Highlights:

• Easily add the Join Block using the Shopify Theme Editor.
• Fully customizable to fit your store’s branding.
• Great for turning visitors into advocates and expanding your reach.

Customer Account Extension: Centralize campaign information in Customer Account Pages in Your Store (Coming soon)

Soon, Shopify merchants using New Customer Accounts will be able to let advocates manage their referrals directly from their account page on your store.

Advocates will be able to:

• View their referral link.
• See their earned referral rewards.
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Why This Certification Matters

Earning the Built for Shopify badge reflects our commitment to making referral and affiliate programs as seamless as possible. With this certification, you can trust that ReferralCandy integrates effortlessly with Shopify, takes advantage of its latest tools, and delivers a reliable experience for your store.

By reimagining how Shopify merchants use ReferralCandy, we’ve focused on:

• Ease of setup: Manage your referral campaigns entirely from the Shopify dashboard.
• Customization: Adjust everything from rewards to branding for a perfect fit.
• Seamless performance: Keep your store fast while running referral campaigns.
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Let's Grow Together

We're proud to be Built for Shopify, but we're even prouder to help merchants like you grow sustainably. Whether you're starting out with referrals or ready to scale, ReferralCandy is here to make it easy.

👉 Ready to enhance your referral program? Find us on the Shopify App Store

Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you. Drop us a line or comment below.

Let's keep growing together! 🚀

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