About r/shopify
This subreddit is a forum to ask or seek any information regarding Shopify. Store owners can discuss any Shopify-specific issues. Note that this is a promotion-free sub and the rules (please read them) are very strictly enforced. Your post must be specific and unique to the Shopify platform.
The community at a glance
r/shopify is a Subreddit for E-Commerce with roughly 361K members. It has been around since 2011. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 2nd largest community in the E-Commerce topic page.
Roughly 68K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Shopify, Struggling, and App. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention shopify apps and shopify themes.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 48 members
- 2014: 338 members
- 2015: 880 members
- 2016: 2K members
- 2017: 5K members
- 2018: 10K members
- 2019: 30K members
- 2020: 54K members
- 2021: 44K members
- 2023: 61K members
- 2024: 59K members
- 2025: 61K members
- 2026: 33K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 5K members
- Aug: 6K members
- Sep: 5K members
- Oct: 5K members
- Nov: 6K members
- Dec: 6K members
- Jan: 6K members
- Feb: 5K members
- Mar: 5K members
- Apr: 5K members
- May: 5K members
- Jun: 5K members
Themes
- Solution Requests13 posts in the past month
- PSA: Bots creating fake accounts and placing fraudulent orders on your Shopify store? Here's the full fix Shopify support walked us through
- Rebuilding my Shopify store with AI support – what’s the best approach?
- EU withdraw button solution - can I just turn off EU shipping?
#113Solution RequestsPSA: Bots creating fake accounts and placing fraudulent orders on your Shopify store? Here's the full fix Shopify support walked us through · Rebuilding my Shopify store with AI support – what’s the best approach? · EU withdraw button solution - can I just turn off EU shipping? - Advice Requests7 posts in the past month
- How do you handle demanding refunds?
- Customer Inputted wrong address and then demands refund or replacement more than a week and a half after it was delivered. How to deal with this?
- Which ecomm platform are you using in 2026?? Any bigcommerce/shopify alternative
#27Advice RequestsHow do you handle demanding refunds? · Customer Inputted wrong address and then demands refund or replacement more than a week and a half after it was delivered. How to deal with this? · Which ecomm platform are you using in 2026?? Any bigcommerce/shopify alternative - Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- Lots and lots of fraud orders suddenly
- UK - Shipping is incredibly frustrating.
- Repeat purchase rate is really low
#33Pain & AngerLots and lots of fraud orders suddenly · UK - Shipping is incredibly frustrating. · Repeat purchase rate is really low - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- A Huge Thank You to This Community for Helping Me Build My Store
#41Self-PromotionA Huge Thank You to This Community for Helping Me Build My Store
Topics
- Shopify285 posts in the past month
- Claude + Shopify is actually a gamechanger?
- Shopify Outage
- Shopify has a new fraud problem. Please fix it.
#1285ShopifyClaude + Shopify is actually a gamechanger? · Shopify Outage · Shopify has a new fraud problem. Please fix it. - Struggling58 posts in the past month
- Have any of you cancelled any subscriptions to apps and vibe coded your own?
- Is hiring a Shopify Expert worth it as a small clothing brand?
- Anyone having issues with USPS shipping costs?
#258StrugglingHave any of you cancelled any subscriptions to apps and vibe coded your own? · Is hiring a Shopify Expert worth it as a small clothing brand? · Anyone having issues with USPS shipping costs? - App55 posts in the past month
- Looking for a Shopify app that turns customers into affiliates by verifying their social following (post-purchase)
- Seguno Mobile App issue
#355AppLooking for a Shopify app that turns customers into affiliates by verifying their social following (post-purchase) · Seguno Mobile App issue - Frustrating47 posts in the past month
- Have any of you cancelled any subscriptions to apps and vibe coded your own?
- Is hiring a Shopify Expert worth it as a small clothing brand?
- Anyone having issues with USPS shipping costs?
#447FrustratingHave any of you cancelled any subscriptions to apps and vibe coded your own? · Is hiring a Shopify Expert worth it as a small clothing brand? · Anyone having issues with USPS shipping costs? - Annoying31 posts in the past month#531Annoying
Flair
- Shopify General Discussion104 posts in the past month
- Claude + Shopify is actually a gamechanger?
- Shopify Outage
- Shopify has a new fraud problem. Please fix it.
#1104Shopify General DiscussionClaude + Shopify is actually a gamechanger? · Shopify Outage · Shopify has a new fraud problem. Please fix it. - Shipping20 posts in the past month
- USPS Shipping Label Issue Update
- Shopify support says issue is ongoing and to not make labels?
- Generating previously used shipping labels
#220ShippingUSPS Shipping Label Issue Update · Shopify support says issue is ongoing and to not make labels? · Generating previously used shipping labels - Apps19 posts in the past month
- Very unhappy with the Loop rewards 'solution' to the EU right to withdraw process
- Anyone know a Multivendor with Cloudflare R2?
- B2B Plugin help
#319AppsVery unhappy with the Loop rewards 'solution' to the EU right to withdraw process · Anyone know a Multivendor with Cloudflare R2? · B2B Plugin help - Orders17 posts in the past month
- PSA: Bots creating fake accounts and placing fraudulent orders on your Shopify store? Here's the full fix Shopify support walked us through
- Customer Inputted wrong address and then demands refund or replacement more than a week and a half after it was delivered. How to deal with this?
- Lost Chargeback w/ Chase - Customer Admits they have the order
#417OrdersPSA: Bots creating fake accounts and placing fraudulent orders on your Shopify store? Here's the full fix Shopify support walked us through · Customer Inputted wrong address and then demands refund or replacement more than a week and a half after it was delivered. How to deal with this? · Lost Chargeback w/ Chase - Customer Admits they have the order - Theme9 posts in the past month
- Rebuilding my Shopify store with AI support – what’s the best approach?
- Horizon Framework Theme
- Is this possible in shopify?
#59ThemeRebuilding my Shopify store with AI support – what’s the best approach? · Horizon Framework Theme · Is this possible in shopify?
Product recommendations
- shopify apps57 posts in the past month
- Best app for seo ranking & optimization
- Best apps for temporary discount pop-ups for my card game when a customer loads my online store
- Best apps for temporary discount pop-ups for my card game when a customer loads my online store
#157shopify appsBest app for seo ranking & optimization · Best apps for temporary discount pop-ups for my card game when a customer loads my online store · Best apps for temporary discount pop-ups for my card game when a customer loads my online store - shopify themes19 posts in the past month
- Best Shopify themes in 2025 - Ditch Turbo already
- Best Shopify agency in San Diego for custom store design
- Best Shopify agency in San Diego for custom store design
#219shopify themesBest Shopify themes in 2025 - Ditch Turbo already · Best Shopify agency in San Diego for custom store design · Best Shopify agency in San Diego for custom store design
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/shopify for?
- Best for E-Commerce enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/shopify free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/shopify have?
- Roughly 361K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/shopify on?
- r/shopify runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/shopify cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/shopify is organized under E-Commerce.
- How do I join r/shopify?
- You can join r/shopify by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the E-Commerce communities like?
- Communities for e-commerce operators covering Shopify, Amazon, dropshipping, and direct-to-consumer brands. Slack is popular for DTC and platform-specific groups, while Discord has communities for Amazon sellers and general e-commerce strategy. One of the more active business topics on the site.
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