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Shipping Profile Automator — Installation Guide

Shipping Profile Automator is a streamlined utility designed to eliminate the manual work of organizing your catalog. By using high-performance rules, it ensures your products are always in the correct shipping profile the moment they are created or updated.

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Key Capabilities at a Glance

  • Real-Time Automation: Products are re-assigned instantly via Shopify webhooks when tags, vendors, or prices change.
  • Smart Rules Engine: Create complex logic using Title, Vendor, Product Type, Tag, SKU, or Price.
  • Priority Matching: “First-match wins” logic allows you to stack specific rules over general ones.
  • Daily Safety Sweep: A scheduled 4:00 AM UTC sync catches any edge cases and keeps your catalog 100% accurate.
  • Dry Run Mode: Preview exactly which products will move before committing to any changes—Free Forever.
  • Audit Trail: Detailed logs show you exactly why a product matched a specific rule and which variants were moved.
  • Bulk Execution: Move your entire catalog to the correct profiles with a single click.

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Step 1: Install the App

Visit the Shopify App Store and search for Shipping Profile Automator. Click Install and approve the required permissions (write_products and write_shipping). Install from the Shopify App Store →
Note: The app requires write access to modify your shipping profiles and product assignments. We never modify your product titles, descriptions, or prices.

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Step 2: Sync Your Profiles

Once installed, the app needs to “learn” your current shipping setup.
  1. Navigate to the Dashboard.
  2. Click the Sync Profiles button.
  3. The app will pull your existing Shopify Shipping Profiles (General, Custom, etc.) into the local cache so you can use them in your rules.

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Step 3: Create Your Automation Rules

This is where the magic happens. Head to the Shipping Rules tab to build your logic:
  1. Name & Priority: Give your rule a name (e.g., “Heavy Items”) and set its priority. Priority 1 is evaluated first.
  2. Select Target: Choose which shipping profile products should move to when they match.
  3. Set Conditions: * Choose a field (e.g., Tag).
    • Choose an operator (e.g., Contains).
    • Enter a value (e.g., heavy-shipping).
  4. Logic Type: Choose AND (all conditions must be true) or OR (any condition can be true).
Before turning on live automation, test your rules safely:
  1. On the Dashboard, click Dry Run Sweep.
  2. The app will evaluate your entire catalog against your rules but will not move anything in Shopify.
  3. Check the Automation Logs to see the “Matched” results. If the results look perfect, you’re ready to go live.

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Step 5: Enable Live Automation

Once you are happy with your rules:
  1. Ensure your rules are toggled to Enabled.
  2. From this moment on, any product created or edited in Shopify will be automatically processed.
  3. To fix your existing catalog immediately, click Run Full Sweep (Requires a $4.99/mo subscription).

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Advanced Features

  • Manual Reordering: Use the ↑/↓ arrows on the Rules page to change which rules take precedence.
  • Log Retention: We keep a detailed 30-day history of every move for your peace of mind.
  • Automatic Retries: If Shopify’s API is busy or down, our system automatically retries the move until it succeeds.

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Requirements

  • Plan: Works on all Shopify plans (Basic, Shopify, Advanced, Plus).
  • Setup: No theme code or Liquid snippets required.
  • Price: $4.99/month for unlimited moves. Dry Runs are Free Forever.

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Need Help?

Not sure how to structure your logic or need help with a complex shipping setup? Our team is here to help you get automated. Contact Support

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