1. Install the app
Open Announce Me on the Shopify App Store, choose Install and select the correct store. Review the permissions in Shopify before completing installation, then open Announce Me from your store admin.
Free includes unlimited text-only announcements, rich text formatting and desktop and mobile design controls. Pro adds country targeting, destination links and advanced features. Review the current price and any charge in Shopify before approving a paid plan.
2. Prepare your first message
Open Messages and create a simple text announcement. Write your message, format it and check both desktop and mobile previews. Save your changes. Keep the main Announce Me switch off while preparing a new store setup.
For an existing live setup, saving an enabled message can update what shoppers see. Use the app’s pause or message controls before changing a live campaign.
3. Preview the design
Open Appearance to adjust colours, spacing, banner movement and desktop and mobile designs. Check both banner rows if you use two. Save the settings you want to use.
The website demo is a separate practice space. It does not save to your Shopify store or install the app.
4. Connect your theme
From the app’s Overview, open the Theme editor. Confirm you are editing the intended theme, open App embeds, enable Announce Me and save in Shopify. Preview an unpublished theme first if you are testing a theme change.
Return to Announce Me and check the App embed status. Enabling an embed on a draft theme does not enable it on the published theme. You do not need to edit your theme code.
5. Switch on and check the storefront
When you are ready, enable at least one announcement and switch Announce Me on from Overview. A message must match its country and schedule rules, and the intended theme’s app embed must also be enabled.
Open the actual storefront on desktop and mobile. Check the text, movement, links and cart behaviour, including the cart drawer. Test each relevant country and currency using your store’s selector. A preview alone does not confirm the live result.
To pause your banners without uninstalling, switch Announce Me off in the app and check the storefront again.
Shipping and Pro features
Configure country targeting, schedules, countdowns, shipping messages and other advanced features only when your plan supports them. Check dates and time zones, and test links and discount codes before using them in a campaign.
For shipping progress, verify the country, currency and threshold against your Shopify shipping rules and actual checkout. If automatic shipping rules need review or cannot be resolved safely, follow the in-app guidance rather than assuming a threshold is correct.
Announce Me displays messages and progress. It does not change checkout shipping rates, automatically add gifts or guarantee discount or shipping eligibility.
If a banner is missing
- Check the main Announce Me switch and the individual announcement are on.
- Confirm the Announce Me embed is enabled and saved on the theme you are viewing.
- Check the message is not archived, outside its schedule or excluded for the selected country.
- Resolve any plan, shipping-rule or sync warning shown in the app, then reload the storefront.
- If you need help, contact support with your store domain, affected page, device and expected result. Do not send passwords, one-time codes, access tokens or unnecessary customer information.
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