Quick setup
Go from install to your first saved occasion in about 15 minutes. Do the steps in order; each one links to a full guide if you need more detail.
Before you start
- Gift Owlerts is installed and opens from Apps in your Shopify admin.
- You have at least one collection of products you'd suggest as gifts.
- You start on the Free plan. Want Klaviyo or room for more saved occasions? Check Plans & billing first.
The widgets you'll add
Gift Owlerts shows up for shoppers through two widgets. Both are added with Shopify's editors, no code needed.
| Widget | Where it shows | Where you add it | Needed? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gift form (app block gift-owlerts) | Cart page or product page | Online Store → Themes → Customize | Yes, this is how occasions are collected |
| Reminders block | Customer account Profile page | Settings → Checkout → Customize | Optional |
No app embed to switch on
Some apps ask you to turn on an App embed in the theme editor. Gift Owlerts doesn't have one, so you won't find it under App embeds. Adding the gift form block is all your theme needs.
Set up in 5 steps
- Create your occasionsGo to Occasions and add each occasion shoppers can choose, such as Birthday or Anniversary. Pick when the reminder goes out and which collection its products come from. Create occasions →
- Add the gift form widget to your themeGo to Online Store → Themes and click Customize on your live theme. Open the Cart page from the page selector (or a Product page if your store only has a cart drawer). Click Add block, open the Apps tab, choose gift-owlerts, set the button colours, then click Save. Add the gift form →
- Save a test occasionOpen your store as a shopper, add a product to the cart, tick Is this a gift?, fill in the form and click Remind me. Check that it appears in Contacts.
- (Optional) Add the reminders widget to customer accountsGo to Settings → Checkout and click Customize. Open the Profile page, click Add app block, choose Gift Owlerts and click Save. Logged-in shoppers can then add, edit and delete their own reminders. Customer account reminders →
- (Optional) Connect KlaviyoOn Growth or Pro, send every occasion to Klaviyo and run reminders from your own flow. Connect Klaviyo →
That's it. Reminder emails now go out automatically before each occasion. See How reminder emails work to know what shoppers receive and when.