Shopify Store Setup & Launch Checklist with Grok Bot Helpers

A step-by-step checklist for setting up and launching a Shopify store, with copy-paste Grok Bot prompts in every phase. It's written for owners building their own store and for consultants doing it for clients. Each phase explains what to do, why it matters and the steps in order, so you and your own bots can do the work and check it.

It covers account security and client access, products and collections, design and navigation, payments and checkout, delivery, taxes, policies and notifications, test orders, launch day, and an after-launch routine, plus a launch sign-off page for client handoffs. Shopify settings are described as of October 2026, with links to Shopify's Help Center. It can't promise sales, traffic or rankings.

What's inside (16-page PDF)

• Start Here (the phases, ground rules and notes for consultants)
• Phase 1 Account and access, with a Setup Planner prompt
• Phase 2 Products and collections, with a Listing Writer prompt and a readiness log
• Phase 3 Design and navigation, with a Navigation Checker prompt
• Phase 4 Payments and checkout, with a Checkout Reviewer prompt
• Phase 5 Delivery, taxes, policies and notifications, with a Policy Drafter prompt
• Phase 6 Test before launch, with a Launch Auditor prompt and a test log
• Phase 7 Launch day, with a Launch Announcer prompt and a tracking-link log
• Phase 8 After launch, with a Weekly Reviewer prompt and a weekly log
• Launch sign-off (one page)
• Sources and notes

Printable US Letter PDF (no fillable form fields).

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