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The Full Picture

CreatorCommerce isn’t a single feature — it’s infrastructure for building an owned creator-commerce channel. Here’s every capability across the lifecycle, from recruiting a creator to converting their audience.

Common Merchant Operations

Use these workflows when a creator already exists in CreatorCommerce and you need to help them get started, test their storefront, or understand what powers the experience.
  1. Make sure the creator is assigned to a valid Destination. If the creator is not in a Destination, CreatorCommerce does not treat them as active for storefront and onboarding workflows.
  2. Open the Collaborations table.
  3. Click the right side of the creator’s row, or open the creator directly.
  4. Click to copy the creator’s invite/onboarding link.
  5. Send the link to the creator. The link signs them in automatically and takes them into the right onboarding or dashboard experience.
Creators can also get into onboarding themselves through a Klaviyo creator invite flow, the CreatorCommerce customer account block, or an embedded sign-in integration inside your affiliate platform’s affiliate portal. For the auth model, see Links + Auth Explained.

Test or View a Creator’s Storefront

  1. Find the creator’s collab in CreatorCommerce.
  2. Click the collab’s affiliate link.
  3. Confirm the affiliate link routes through /apps/cc-storefront/redirect.
That redirect is the essential integration step for affiliate links. It lets CreatorCommerce resolve the creator, apply the right Destination, append creator context, and load any Destination-specific template such as ?view=template-name. If the affiliate platform is not yet sending traffic through the redirect, you can manually preview a creator page with:
/pages/creator/{{handle}}?cc={{handle}}
Get the handle from the creator’s page in CreatorCommerce. Use this as a preview fallback only; production affiliate traffic should pass through /apps/cc-storefront/redirect so tracking, UTMs, Destinations, and SDK personalization work correctly. See Affiliate Link Tracking for redirect requirements.

Understand Where Shoppers Land

CreatorCommerce can render a core creator page at /pages/creator/{{handle}}, but the shopper experience can be any page in your Shopify theme. The CC SDK and default CC sections can reference creator data across the theme, so co-branding is not limited to one page. The mechanism that decides where affiliate traffic goes is the Destination. A Destination defines the landing spot for each creator/tier and can add template parameters such as ?view=summer-campaign.

Understand Forms

If you do not build any custom forms, creators still have a default onboarding path. You can override onboarding copy, fonts, and imagery in CreatorCommerce settings, then let the default flow take creators through product selection, product reviews or UGC, collection title, and collection description. Use custom forms when you want custom copy, questions backed by custom fields, required or optional field control, or a repeatable dashboard form. Collection forms are the backbone of product curation: they combine a creator’s selected products with collection-level questions, and they can render product forms for per-product notes or reviews. See CC Forms & Dashboard for the full form model.

Read Metrics

CreatorCommerce dashboard metrics come from the CC tracking layer and web pixel. The web pixel is enabled by default in settings. Session-driven dashboard data is delayed by 24 hours, so data viewed at 2pm ET reflects the state through 2pm ET the previous day. For real-time reporting, use Shopify reports. See Funnel Analytics and Enable Tracking on Liquid Themes.

Set Up Klaviyo or Another Integration

Klaviyo supports two jobs: co-branded customer emails such as cart abandonment and post-purchase flows, and creator lifecycle emails such as onboarding invites, referral milestones, and campaign participation nudges. Add your Klaviyo API key in CreatorCommerce, then email help@creatorcommerce.shop to have the base emails and flows assembled. Invite team@creatorcommerce.shop as a Klaviyo manager when you need CreatorCommerce to help build flows. For any other integration, open the integration card in CreatorCommerce, click Learn more, and follow the integration-specific setup. If you need help, book time with CreatorCommerce or email help@creatorcommerce.shop.

Enrollment

Get creators into your program and set them up for success.
CapabilityWhat It Does
Affiliate platform syncConnect recruitment platforms (Social Snowball, Refersion, GRIN, Shopify Collabs, etc.) to auto-enroll approved creators
Inbound application pagesLaunch branded, high-converting application experiences with waitlists, campaign countdowns, and persona-based perks
Tiered onboardingRoute creators into different onboarding flows based on their tier, segment, or campaign

Partner Integrations

See all supported affiliate platform integrations

Activation

Turn enrolled creators into active, content-producing partners.
CapabilityWhat It Does
Portal entry pointsAdd CreatorCommerce entry points to existing partner tools and portals
Customer account accessEnable creators to manage their storefront from Shopify customer accounts
Automated email flowsAuto-email new participants with next steps, follow-ups, and onboarding nudges via Klaviyo or other ESPs
Content collectionCollect UGC, product reviews, bios, and media directly via forms
Custom forms & fieldsCollect structured data at collab, drop, and product levels through onboarding, collection, product, and custom forms — all automatically stored in the creator metaobject for storefront rendering
AI enrichmentEnrich creator profiles with scraped data, AI processing, and external APIs
Asset distributionDistribute branded assets, share links, and promotional materials to help creators share on social and IRL

Co-branded Storefronts

The core of CreatorCommerce — dynamic, personalized shopping experiences.
CapabilityWhat It Does
Landing pagesCreator-branded landing pages built on Shopify metaobject templates with the creator’s name, photo, bio, and curated products
Homepage and PDP alterationsPersonalize any page across the Shopify theme when a creator’s audience is browsing — creator quotes on product pages, dynamic banners, custom pricing
Content injectionPull creator content (UGC, notes, media) into any section across the funnel
Dynamic discountsDisplay creator-specific discounted prices across the entire theme with automatic checkout application
Curated drops and bundlesCreator-curated product collections with titles, descriptions, and product-level enhancement notes
Custom field displaySurface custom data collected from creators — specialties, credentials, product testimonials, sizing notes — anywhere on the storefront using Liquid templates
Multiple template variationsCreate different landing page layouts for different campaigns or creator tiers using Shopify’s template system
Full-funnel personalizationExtend co-branding from landing page through product pages, cart, checkout, and post-purchase

Getting Started with Landing Pages

Build your first creator landing page

Full-Funnel Personalization

Extend co-branding across every touchpoint

Co-branded Pop-ups

Capture leads and drive conversions with creator-branded overlays.
CapabilityWhat It Does
Namesake-driven opt-insUse the creator’s name and endorsement to drive email/SMS sign-ups — “Join Sarah’s list for exclusive access”
Gated content and discountsGate the creator’s discount or exclusive content behind a lead capture to build your owned audience

Co-branded Emails

Extend the co-branded experience past the first session.
CapabilityWhat It Does
Namesake in emailsHigher open rates by including the creator’s name in subject lines and body copy
Cart abandonment”You left Sarah’s picks behind” — personalized recovery emails that reference the creator
Post-purchase sequencesWelcome series and replenishment reminders branded with the referring creator
Product and discount inclusionDynamically insert the creator’s curated products and discount code into email templates

Send Co-branded Emails

Full email co-branding implementation guide

Signature Campaigns

Run time-bound, theme-specific campaigns across your creator network.
CapabilityWhat It Does
Campaign-specific formsOngoing data collection forms for new campaign participation
Dashboard experiencesCreator-facing dashboards to view campaign details, submit content, and track performance
Campaign-specific templatesUnique storefront templates per campaign via destinations and the ?view= parameter
Email coordinationTrigger campaign-specific email flows across your creator base

Campaign Ideas

Browse campaign playbooks for holidays, launches, and more

Embedded Commerce

Sell on partner websites without requiring a redirect.
CapabilityWhat It Does
Embeddable widgetsCopy-and-paste product embeds for partner blogs, portals, and content sites
Collection or full-catalog pairingPair embeds with a single product, a curated collection, or the full catalog
Attribution preservationCreator attribution maintained through embedded checkout flows

Embed Products on Other Sites

Implementation options for embeddable commerce

Tracking and Attribution

Measure the full funnel from click to conversion.
CapabilityWhat It Does
Cart-based trackingCreatorCommerce uses cart attributes for tracking — the most reliable method in the Shopify ecosystem, capturing ~2.5% more orders than cookies and codes alone
Step funnel analyticsSee performance at every stage: landing → product view → add to cart → checkout → purchase
Order and customer taggingAutomatic Shopify tags on orders (CreatorCommerce, cc-creator-id-*, cc-campaign-id-*) and customers for filtering and reporting
Affiliate link trackingTransparent pass-through of tracking parameters — CreatorCommerce appends its own tracking without modifying original affiliate platform parameters

Funnel Analytics

Understand funnel performance

Order & Customer Tags

Tag reference for Shopify reporting

SEO and GEO Discoverability

Turn creator pages into evergreen traffic sources.
CapabilityWhat It Does
Search engine indexingCreator landing pages rank for partner name + brand searches
AI discovery (GEO)Structured data and content formatting that helps AI assistants surface creator recommendations
Local SEOPractitioner and local partner pages optimized for “near me” and geographic searches

SEO & GEO Discoverability

Optimize partner pages for search and AI

Getting Started

Pick where you are and start building:

New to CC

Build your first co-branded experience

Have Affiliates

Connect your existing affiliates to co-branded funnels

Ready to Scale

Combine partner relationships with paid amplification