Guides
Vehicle fitment on Shopify, explained
How Year Make Model (YMM) search works on a Shopify parts store, what the platform's limits do to fitment data, and how the apps compare. Written by the people who build ClearFitment.
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Shopify Year Make Model (YMM) search apps compared
Shopify Year Make Model (YMM) search apps compared: how each one charges, what limits a plan, where the data comes from, and what to check before you choose.
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Shopify vehicle fitment: how it works and what breaks
Vehicle fitment on a Shopify auto parts store: what it is, the four ways stores hold fitment data, and where each one loses vehicles.
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How to add a vehicle selector or parts finder to Shopify
A Shopify vehicle selector or parts finder is a set of dependent dropdowns. What it needs, the three ways to build one, and how to set it up.
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Shopify's product tag limit and fitment: what gets cut
Shopify limits a product to 250 tags. On a store that keeps vehicle fitment in tags, wide-fit parts hit that limit and lose vehicles. What we measured.
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Shopify's collection filter limit for auto parts stores
Shopify's collection filters stop showing over 5,000 products, and a store can have 25 filters. What that means for Year Make Model filtering on auto parts.
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Best apps for a Shopify auto parts store, by the job each one does
The apps a Shopify auto parts store needs, grouped by job: vehicle search, fitment data and distributor feeds, VIN lookup, and Shopify's own filters.
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Product compatibility checker for Shopify: not only vehicles
A product compatibility checker for Shopify: shoppers check a part is compatible with their device, machine or model. Printers, appliances, bikes, mowers.