How Can We Contribute to the Shopify Blog?

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

A security company using Shopify wants to contribute retail security insights to Shopify’s official blog.

Contribution Requirements:

  • Target audience: online store owners, particularly those new to e-commerce
  • Content should provide practical, actionable security advice
  • Must follow Shopify’s submission guidelines and Polaris style guide
  • Application requires submitting a formal proposal through Shopify’s contributor form

Proposal Components:

  • Specific topic (e.g., DDoS prevention, two-factor authentication)
  • Brief outline with practical steps
  • Integration of Shopify-specific features (PCI DSS compliance, SSL certificates)

Recommended Content Approach:

  • Include relevant statistics and de-identified case studies
  • Address current topics like GDPR compliance, fraud detection, and AI-based security tools
  • Align with 2025 security trends
  • Engage with reader comments post-publication

Status: The discussion remains open, with the original poster requesting a direct link to the contributor application form, which wasn’t provided in the response.

Summarized with AI on October 29. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hi There,

Was wondering if the community here had any insight as to how we could contribute to the Shopify blog on their website. We’re a security company with a website built on top of Shopify and feel that we have valuable insights into keeping storefronts safe - especially retail security specifically.

We have alot of information that we would love to contribute - any ideas on how to go about this?

Thanks!

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@FrancescoBB

The blog of Shopify needs specialized writers who can give advice regarding trading activities. Tips about security in the retail sector can be offered by your security firm’s experience in using Shopify based websites.

Ways for contribution

— Understand who will read your work before starting to write

— Targeted at individuals who operate online outlets selling tangible goods and may not have done this for very long, i. e., readers are mainly storekeepers.

— What to include in content: Practical recommendations concerning strengthening physical shops’ security that one could apply into real world situations easily.

— Stick to the Rules

— The program has some rules that need one to apply through filling a form (see their site).

Ensure that the content provided is educative as well as applicable such that it would pull readers’ attention and make them think “what a great prediction for my future business – five ways I could guard against fraud when the year will be 2025”

— Prepare a proposal

It must contain the following:

— Subject Matter: For example, ways of preventing DDoS attacks or the importance of employing 2FA.

— Connection with ecommerce fraud threats ($48B losses by 2023).

— Specialization: Exhibit what you know about securing Shopify sites.

— Plan: Brief framework comprising practical steps.

— Mention features of Shopify e. g., PCI DSS compliance, SSL certificates).

Hand in and involve yourself

— Apply through the Shopify contributor form, and they will get back to you within a couple weeks.

— In case it is approved, respond to comments made on your article so that more people can read it.

— Ensure correct use of grammar according to the Polaris style guide which is used in Shopify.

Make use of your knowledge

— Themes: Observing GDPR rules, detecting fraud, McAfee SECURE app in shopify.

— Figures: Mention data like 62% attacks faced by stores during 2022.

— Instances: Provide de-identified business cases related to one’s shop.

Hints

— Ensure your predictions match those for 2025 and make reference to some of the security features provided by shopify such as AI based fraud detection tools.

— Don’t worry, be calm – shopify isn’t easy going when making selections.

— You’ll get paid and noticed if they publish what you’ve written.

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Great info thank you! You mentioned a form, is there a link to fill it out or alternatively a link to signing up for the program?