Bond is a custom Shopify app that connects a WordPress blog with a Shopify Store.

The app makes it easy to display your existing WordPress blog posts right on your Shopify store. Once connected, all WordPress posts are instantly available within your store, new posts will be available as soon as you publish.

Content type

The app is able to display posts, categories, tags, comments, related, popular and recent posts, and much more. Discover all the available features below.

Note! Shopify development stores are password protected by default, in order to preview the blog on Shopify you can use the following password: 123

Shopify permalinks example

List posts: shopifydomain.com/community/blog
Post single: shopifydomain.com/community/blog/{post-slug}
List posts from category: shopifydomain.com/community/blog/category/{category-slug}
List posts from tag: shopifydomain.com/community/blog/tag/{tag-slug}

Note! {community/blog} can be changed, as well the {/tag/} and {/category/}.

What problem does it solve?

When it comes to blogging, Shopify’s built-in blog is missing some key features
The existing solutions from Shopify’s app market can cost up to $49+/month
Own the content. As soon an app from the market is uninstalled there is a good chance one could lose all articles.
Improving the look and feel of article pages can boost conversion rates and unlock potential opportunities

Features

Two layouts for the posts page template ( Grid and Classic )
Two sidebars are available ( one for single post page and one for posts page )
Native WordPress support for embeds inside post single like YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Facebook, Audio, and other elements supported via WP Blocks or Elementor
Categories page template
Tags page template
List comments support
Recent posts widget
Popular posts widget
Categories widget
Tags widget
Advertisement banner widget
Previous/Next Post navigation
Post excerpt/custom excerpt support
Yoast SEO meta description support for post single
Settings & custom CSS style support
Supports liquid template language
Possibility to extend the plugin via hooks and create additional templates
Documentation

Look & Feel

Your Shopify blog will inherit the styles from the shop’s theme, however, in order to make sure everything looks good with any theme, the app adds some CSS styles based on layout. Custom CSS is also available within the app’s admin area.

Requirements

SSL All Shopify stores are being securely served over HTTPS protocol, therefore your WordPress website should also be served over HTTPS protocol otherwise images from blog posts won’t be displayed within your Shopify blog
PHP 7.4+
WordPress 5.9+

Credits

Images used for preview can be found at pixabay.com and unsplash.com

Changelog

Changelog is also available within the docs.

Version 1.0.0 – March 30, 2022

* first release

Bond - WordPress blog to Shopify WordPress Plugin