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Sell more with video

Playbooks, tutorials and product updates — everything you need to get more from shoppable video, UGC and video SEO.

Performance

Compressing video for a store without ruining it

Resolution, bitrate, codec and length all trade quality against speed. Where to spend and where to save, for video that plays on a product card.

July 9, 2026 · 2 min read
Playbook

Where to put a shoppable video on your Shopify store (7 high-converting spots)

The seven best placements for shoppable video on a Shopify store — homepage carousel, product-page videos, stories, floating bubble, the video hub and more — and why each one converts.

July 7, 2026 · 2 min read
Performance

Adaptive streaming, explained without the acronyms

Why the same video should not be sent to every shopper, and what actually happens when a player picks a quality level for the connection it finds.

July 6, 2026 · 2 min read
Tutorial

How to collect UGC video reviews on Shopify (without paying for content)

Turn happy customers into video content. A step-by-step guide to collecting user-generated video reviews on Shopify — a branded submission page, QR codes, in-browser recording and moderation.

July 4, 2026 · 2 min read
Guides

Theme app blocks: why apps don’t edit your theme any more

Apps used to write code into your theme and leave it behind. Theme app blocks changed that — it is why adding a widget is now a drag rather than a risk.

July 3, 2026 · 2 min read
SEO

How video SEO pages get your Shopify reels into Google

Your product videos can rank in Google. Learn how ShowToCart's SEO video pages, video sitemap and VideoObject structured data help your Shopify reels show up in search and video results.

July 2, 2026 · 2 min read
Tutorial

How to import your Instagram reels into Shopify (in 2 minutes)

Bring your Instagram reels into your Shopify store without re-uploading. Import by handle, make them shoppable, and auto-sync new posts every 15 minutes.

June 30, 2026 · 1 min read
Guides

Online Store 2.0: what it changed and why it still matters

A short, practical explanation of what OS 2.0 changed for merchants, and how to tell whether the theme you are running is one.

June 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Playbook

Reading your Shopify video analytics (and what to change)

Which video metrics actually matter — views, engagement, add-to-carts, conversions, revenue and watch time — and the changes that lift your add-to-cart rate on Shopify.

June 27, 2026 · 1 min read
Guides

Accessible video on a store: the parts that matter

Autoplay, captions, motion and keyboard access — the four accessibility questions video raises on a store, and what a reasonable answer looks like.

June 27, 2026 · 2 min read