September 1, 2026
Connect a Shopify store you don’t own — one-click install, no credentials to copy
Until now, connecting Shopify meant building your own app in the Shopify Dev Dashboard — which only works when the store belongs to the same Shopify organization as that app. Agencies and freelancers working on client-owned stores could never satisfy that, and hit a "shop_not_permitted" error that nothing in their store or app settings could fix. You can now connect any store by installing the Simplio3D app on it instead: pick the store, and either approve the install yourself or send your client a link they approve in their own Shopify admin — no logins shared, no organization access needed. Existing Shopify connections keep working exactly as they are; nothing to migrate and no action required.
New
- Dashboard → Integrations → Shopify now asks how you want to connect, and defaults to the install — the option that works for every store.
- Send an install link to a client: generate it, forward it, and once they approve the store is connected to your Simplio3D account. They never share a Shopify password or add you to their organization.
- If a connection attempt fails with "shop_not_permitted", the result now explains that there is nothing to fix in your Shopify app and offers a one-click switch to the install.
- A store that uninstalls the app now shows a clear "Reconnect required" banner with a Reconnect button, instead of silently failing at checkout.
- Both connection methods behave identically afterwards — same checkout modes, product linking, SKU validation and SKU-matched carts.
Improved
- The install asks for only two permissions — write_draft_orders and read_products — and the Integrations page lists exactly what was granted.
- Install links are single use and expire after about an hour, and are refused if opened on a different store than the one they were made for.
- Disconnecting now says plainly that the Simplio3D app stays installed in Shopify until the store owner removes it.
- Changing the store on a connected integration no longer leaves the old store’s access in place.
