Complete guide to using AeroDrop with your Shopify store
It’s designed for beginners, small businesses, and growing Shopify stores looking for stress-free product sourcing and automated fulfillment.
It’s designed for beginners, small businesses, and growing Shopify stores looking for stress-free product sourcing and automated fulfillment.
Step 1: Click Review & Publish to begin the publishing workflow.
Step 2: You can edit the product name and add product tags by clicking ‘Add’.
Step 3: Edit the AliExpress-sourced description as needed (optional).
Step 4: One or more variants must be selected in the Variants section.
Step 5: One or more images are required to be selected in the Variants section.
Step 6: Click Publish to My Store to initiate the publishing process.
Step 7: Your store’s address will now be visible. Finally, click ‘Publish’ to add the product to your store’s product section.
Step 8: Successfully published products are automatically counted as imported items in your AeroDrop dashboard.
Making Products Live
Step 1: Select the products you want to display on your storefront.
Step 2: Click the three-dot menu and choose Include in Sales Channels.
Step 3: Select Online Store and click Include Products.
Step 4: Your products are now live and visible to customers on your storefront.
Step 1: Customers can add items to their cart using Add to Cart or proceed directly with Buy It Now.
Step 2: Customers complete their shipping and payment information.
Step 3: Upon successful payment completion, customers receive an order confirmation page with a thank you message, complete order details, and an automatic confirmation email containing their order number.
Step 4: Completed orders with successful payments are automatically counted and displayed in your AeroDrop dashboard.
Step 5: All finalized orders appear in the Orders Section for your review and management.
Step 1: Click Create Order to begin the AliExpress fulfillment process.
Step 2: When using it for the first time, you’ll need to log in with your AliExpress credentials or ensure you’re already logged in via browser.
Step 3: If your AliExpress account is logged in with Google, refresh the authorization page. The Access Now button will appear.
Step 4: Click Access Now to complete the authorization.
Step 5: Once authorized, return to the AeroDrop Orders section and click Create Order again to proceed.Note: Authorization is required only once—you won’t need to repeat it for future orders.
Step 6: Complete all required fields in the order form.
Step 7: Select an appropriate supplier from the dropdown menu.
Step 8: Click Place Order to submit the request to AliExpress Orders section.
Step 9: Now, if you go to the AliExpress Orders section on the AliExpress website, you’ll see the product listed there.
Step 10: You can view the order’s tracking status in AeroDrop’s Tracking section.
You can connect and manage multiple stores in AeroDrop.
Step 1: To connect another store, go to that store’s admin.
Step 2: Type into the ‘AeroDrop’ search box and click the search button in the Shopify App Store.
Step 3: Click on the AeroDrop app.
Step 4: Click Install.
Step 5: Click Install again to confirm.
Step 6: You’ll be redirected, and the new store will appear at the top-left corner.
Step 7: Click on your store name to see all connected stores. You can switch stores anytime by clicking their names.
Step 1: The dashboard displays your top 10 best-selling products based on order data.
Step 2: In the dashboard’s Total Sales section, this value represents the total amount, including Total Discount, Total Tax, and Total Product Cost (main cost). The images on the left display the overall product price, which is primarily based on Shopify’s order data.
Step 3: The Sales Graph provides a comprehensive visual representation of your total sales performance across any selected time period.
Step 4: Select your desired date range using the date picker in the top-right corner → The graph automatically updates to show sales data for the selected period.
Step 5: Hover over any point on the blue line to view exact sales amounts for specific dates, helping you identify peak selling days and track sales trends.
