Set up Market Selector
September 11, 2024Translations
September 11, 2024
Connect stores
For brands expanding internationally, managing redirections between multiple expansion stores is key. Geos simplifies this by connecting your Shopify expansion stores and even from other platforms.
In this article
- How it works
- How to connect to a Shopify store?
- How to connect to a store using other platforms?
- Exclude URLs explanation
How it works
When selling globally, merchants often run separate stores for each country or region, sometimes even on different platforms. For example:
- store-ca.myshopify.com (Shopify store – Primary store)
- store-eu.myshopify.com (Shopify store)
- store-asia.com (store on another platform, e.g. WooCommerce)
With Geos, you can connect all these expansion stores—Shopify or other platform—and automatically direct customers to the right store based on their location and preferences.
It also combines the country and language options from all connected stores into a single, unified selector or popup. Customers see all available countries, languages, and currencies without noticing they’re switching between different stores.
You only need to subscribe to Growth plan on one store (the primary store). Connected stores can remain on the Free plan while enjoying the same features as your primary store.
How to connect to a Shopify store?
Connect Shopify store
- Copy the code generated in your Primary store.
- Open the Connect stores tab in your primary store.
- In Connect secondary stores section, click Connect store.
- Select Shopify and copy the generated code.
- Open the Connect stores tab in your primary store.
- Connect in your expansion store:
- Open Geos in the secondary store.
- Go to Connect stores on the navigation bar.
- Click Secondary store, paste the code from the primary store, and click Connect.
- Open Geos in the secondary store.
- Repeat for all Shopify stores you want to connect.
Resolve the duplication issues
Sometimes, multiple stores sell to the same region. This can cause Geos features to work incorrectly.
- The system will detect these duplications and let you choose which store handles customer redirects for each country.
- Example: If two connected stores both deliver to Canada, you’ll need to select one store to handle Canadian customers.
⚠️ Note: Make sure the Geos code is pasted in all stores before resolving duplications. Geos needs all stores connected to detect conflicts.
Enable the popup in all your stores
Once you’ve connected and synced your markets, make sure to activate the geolocation popup across all your stores. Learn more about customize geolocation popup.
How to connect to a store using other platforms?
- In your primary store, go to Connect stores.
- In Connect secondary stores section, click Connect store.
- Select Other platform
- Enter the store label, store URL
- Add all the countries this store will serve.
- For each country, click Edit button to define:
- Currency
- Supported Languages
- Whether the URL changes by country or language
Click Save
4. Enable the popup in all your stores
Once you’ve connected and synced your markets, make sure to activate the geolocation popup across all your stores. Learn more about customize geolocation popup.
Exclude URLs#
What is Exclude URLs feature used for?#
This feature allows you to exclude specific URLs from triggering the geolocation popup. This is particularly useful for sensitive pages such as check out page or shared contents, such as blogs, that should be accessible to all users, regardless of their location.
By adding a list of URLs to exclude, you can ensure that users can access these sections without being redirected based on their IP address, ensuring a seamless experience for your customers.
How to Exclude URLs?#
To exclude an URL from Geos, open Connect stores tab from your navigation bar
In Exclude URLs section, enter the URL part after your domain only.
For example, to exclude all blog-related URLs, if your store URL for blogs is https://geos-demo-store.myshopify.com/blog, you should only enter ‘/blog’.
Click Add
Repeat above steps for all URLs you want to exclude from the geolocation.
Tips: If you only want to exclude a single page, add the complete URL of that page.
Note: Exclude URLs section will only be displayed after you connect your store. URLs need to be configured in each store individually.
By customizing your URL exclusions, you can optimize Geos’ geolocation features to deliver a better user experience.