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How to generate a code snippet for the gift-wrap option in Shopify

Sam Updated: March 16, 2024

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Gifts, which are wrapped in a poor way, are such a common fear for every e-commerce business runner. As a customer, you may know that people always held an interest in the gift that they have carefully chosen. Therefore, they may want it to be covered by eye-catching gift wrapping. The fact is that the wrapping can also create a sense of mystery and fun, a wonderful and surprise element for any occasion or holiday. That is the reason why you should go with a stellar gift wrapping service.

However, please keep reading our instructional writing on How to generate a code snippet for the gift-wrap option to know more deeply about this topic.

How to generate a code snippet for the gift-wrap option

Step 1:

Go to Online Store > Themes from your Shopify Admin panel. Alternatively, search for the theme that you want to adjust and go to Actions > Edit code.

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Step 2:

Choose Add a new snippet in the Snippets directory.

Step 3:

Tap Create snippet after naming your snippet gift-wrapping. Your snippet file will open in the code editor.

How to generate a code snippet for the gift wrap option in shopify

Step 4:

The next step is to paste some codes into your new gift-wrapping snippet file. Remember that the code you paste depends on how you want to charge the customers for your service of gift wrapping.

Option 1: To insert a flat rate charge per order

Please paste this code, which is hosted on GitHub, to insert a flat rate charge for gift wrapping.

Option 2: To add a charge which is multiplied by the quantity of current products in the order

In case there are 4 products in the order, the gift wrap charge will definitely be multiplied by 4. Please paste this code, which is hosted on GitHub, to insert a charge multiplied by the number of current products in the order.

Step 5:

Tap Save.

Conclusion

Preparing a detailed business plan must be the first and very important step before launching any business so you’d better write down your ideas of what you need to do on paper instead of thinking about it only. This can help you a lot in deciding on the best way of running your gift-wrapping service business.

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Sam Nguyen

Sam Nguyen is the CEO and founder of Avada Commerce, an e-commerce solution provider headquartered in Singapore. He is an expert on the Shopify e-commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems. Sam loves talking about e-commerce and he aims to help over a million online businesses grow and thrive.