This guide walks you through the Composerie setup wizard and the checklist that picks up where the wizard leaves off. It is for new merchants who have just created an account and want to know what setup involves, what they can skip, and how to come back to anything they left undone.
The six wizard steps
The onboarding wizard takes you through six steps, then shows a Complete screen. You move forward one step at a time, and a step indicator at the top tracks where you are.
Here is what each step covers:
- Welcome. A quick look at what you will build with Composerie.
- Connect Platform. Link your Shopify store so orders and products stay in sync. See connect your Shopify store for the full flow.
- Shopify Theme Setup. Switch the customizer on in your live theme so shoppers can personalize products. This step only appears when a store is connected. The walkthrough lives in switch on the customizer in your theme.
- POD Provider. Connect a print provider so finished orders can be routed to print and ship.
- Billing. Approve Shopify-managed billing. This is the one step you cannot skip (more on that below).
- First Product. Create your first personalizable product. The full guide is your first personalizable product.
The step indicator in the top bar fills in as you go, so you can always see how far along you are.
Skipping and coming back
You do not have to finish every step in one sitting. Most steps have a Skip control, so you can move past them and come back later.
When you choose to skip the rest of setup, Composerie asks you to confirm first. After you confirm, it marks onboarding complete and takes you to the dashboard.
There is one exception. Billing cannot be skipped, so the wizard does not show a skip control on that step. For Shopify stores, billing approval happens in Shopify, and Shopify shows any subscription, usage, trial, price, and first billing date terms before you approve. For more, see approve Shopify billing.
Skipping does not lose your progress. Anything you skipped moves to the dashboard setup checklist, so the remaining work stays in front of you.
The dashboard setup checklist
The setup checklist lives in the right column of your dashboard home. It is separate from the wizard and tracks five account tasks that round out your setup.
The five tasks are:
- Publish a product. Get your first personalizable product live on your storefront. See publish a product to your storefront.
- Connect a print provider. Link a provider so orders route to print and ship. See connect a provider.
- Invite a teammate. Open the invite panel and add someone to your workspace. See manage your team and roles.
- Upload your logo. Add your brand logo in your workspace settings. See workspace settings.
- Customize your brand colors. Set your brand colors so the customizer matches your store.
The checklist shows progress as a count of how many tasks are done out of the total, with a row of dots above it. It highlights the next task you should tackle and gives each unfinished task a quick action to jump straight to it.
When all five tasks are done, the checklist collapses into a short success message. You can dismiss the checklist at any time using the close control in its top corner, whether or not every task is complete.
Is the dashboard checklist the same as the wizard steps?
No. The wizard has six setup steps. The dashboard checklist tracks five account tasks that finish rounding out your setup, like uploading your logo and inviting a teammate.
Can I get the checklist back after I dismiss it?
Dismissing hides the checklist for that account. The features it points to stay available from the main navigation, so you can still publish a product, connect a provider, or set your brand colors directly.
Why can I not skip the Billing step?
Billing approval creates the Shopify-managed Composerie subscription and entitlement. The wizard does not show a skip control on that step.
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Ready to put a product in front of shoppers? Head to your first personalizable product.