Add Track Button to Shopify Store

Plans: All plans Platforms: All platforms

Overview

AfterShip track button can be easily inserted into the Shopify store with just a few clicks. Also, you can customize its placement in your store so that it is in sync with the store design.

Set up order lookup widget

Before adding the track button to your Shopify store, set up how it will work and look in the AfterShip Tracking admin and copy the subsequent code to insert in Shopify.

Find the complete guide here.

Add a new page

Log in to your Shopify store > Online store > Pages > Add pages
Add title > Save changes

Insert track button

Log in to your Shopify store > Online store > Pages
Select a web page to add track button > Change to HTML editor by clicking the “<>” button
Paste the code you copied from the AfterShip admin in the HTML editor



For example:

<div id=“as-root”></div><script>(function(e,t,n){var r,i=e.getElementsByTagName(t)[0];if(e.getElementById(n))return;r=e.createElement(t);r.id=n;r.src=“https://button.aftership.com/all.js?username=aftershipdemo”;i.parentNode.insertBefore(r,i)})(document,“script”,“aftership-jssdk”)</script>

<div class=“as-track-button” data-size=“medium” data-domain=“aftershipdemo.aftership.com” data-look-up-option=“both” data-btn-label=“Track”></div>

You can also replace data-domain=”track.aftership.com” with AfterShip username or custom domain and apply your carrier settings.

Pre-input tracking number to Order History Page

Login to your Shopify store > Online Store > Themes > Actions > Edit code
Search for customers/order.liquid theme
Insert below-mentioned code after <tbody> tag

<div id="as-root"></div><script>(function(e,t,n){var r,i=e.getElementsByTagName(t)[0];if(e.getElementById(n))return;r=e.createElement(t);r.id=n;r.src="//button.aftership.com/all.js";i.parentNode.insertBefore(r,i)})(document,"script","aftership-jssdk")</script>

Search for  line_item.fulfillment.tracking_url . Look for the below-mentioned code

<a href="{{ line_item.fulfillment.tracking_url }}">{{ line_item.fulfillment.tracking_company }} #{{ line_item.fulfillment.tracking_number}}</a>

Replace it with the below code snippet

<div class="as-track-button" data-tracking-number="{{ line_item.fulfillment.tracking_number}}" data-domain="track.aftership.com" data-size="small"></div>

4.a) If your theme shows tbody and line_item, but not fulfillment.tracking_number

Search for below-mentioned code

<div {{line_item.fulfillment.tracking_company}} {%- if line_item.fulfillment.tracking_number -%} #{{line_item.fulfillment.tracking_number}}{%-endif-%}</div>

Replace it with the below code

<div class="as-track-button" data-tracking-number="{{ line_item.fulfillment.tracking_number}}" data-domain="track.aftership.com" data-size="small"></div>

4.b) If your theme is NOT showing tbody, line_item, or fulfillment.tracking_number

Insert the following code after <tbody> tag

<div class="row">
    <div class="span12">
      <table id="order_details">
        <thead>
          <tr>
            <th>Item</th>
            <th>SKU</th>
            <th>Price</th>
            <th class="center">Quantity</th>
            <th class="total">Total</th>
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
         <div id="as-root"></div><script>(function(e,t,n){var r, i=e.getElementsByTagName(t)[0];if(e.getElementById(n))return;r=e.createElement(t);r.id=n;r.src="//button.aftership.com/all.js";i.parentNode.insertBefore(r,i)})(document,"script","aftership-jssdk")</script>
          {% for line_item in order.line_items %}
          <tr id="{{ line_item.id }}" class="{% cycle 'odd', 'even' %}">
            <td class="">
              {{ line_item.title | link_to: line_item.product.url }} 
              {% if line_item.fulfillment %}
                <div class="note">
                  Fulfilled {{ line_item.fulfillment.created_at | date: "%b %d" }}
                  {% if line_item.fulfillment.tracking_number %}
                    <div class="as-track-button" data-tracking-number="{{ line_item.fulfillment.tracking_number}}" data-domain="track.aftership.com" data-size="small"></div>
                  {% endif %}
                </div>
              {% endif %}
            </td>
            <td class="sku note">{{ line_item.sku }}</td>
            <td class="money">{{ line_item.price | money }}</td>
            <td class="quantity cente">{{ line_item.quantity }}</td>
            <td class="total money">{{ line_item.quantity | times: line_item.price | money }}</td>
          </tr>
          {% endfor %}
        </tbody>  
      </table>
    </div>
  </div>

You can also replace data-domain=”track.aftership.com” with AfterShip username or custom domain and apply your carrier settings.

Customize CSS settings

If you are unable to view Track Button after inserting the code, it may be due to incompatible CSS settings

Check your CSS elements using Chrome (Right-click > Inspect Element)
Find the elements that wrap the Track Button. Look for values of

overflow or/and visibility

(Note: check id= “body”, id= “page”)

Update the CSS codes as shown below (change value to Visible)

overflow: visible, visibility: visible

Log in to your Shopify store > Online store > Themes > go to style.css.liquid
Update CSS file > Save changes

Updated on: 06/05/2024