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Shopify CRO checklist 2025

A concise set of friction-reduction moves covering checkout, speed, messaging and post-purchase follow-through for Shopify teams that need stronger conversion without a full rebuild.

  1. Same-page checkout: reduce step-switching where the platform setup allows it.
  2. Inline shipping incentive: make the delivery threshold visible near the add-to-cart moment.
  3. Express payment options: keep high-intent mobile users moving.
  4. Speed budget: protect LCP on the templates that matter most commercially.
  5. Form diet: remove fields that are not genuinely needed.
  6. Social proof above the fold: show review signals close to price and action.
  7. USP repetition in the cart drawer: restate delivery, returns and reassurance cues at the point of doubt.
  8. Price-anchored bundles: use value framing to increase average order value.
  9. Post-purchase survey: capture lightweight voice-of-customer signals that improve the next cycle of work.

This kind of checklist is most useful when it feeds into a prioritised roadmap rather than becoming nine disconnected ideas in a backlog.

Next step

If traffic is limited and not every CRO idea can be tested properly, move into the prioritisation framework next.

Read the CRO prioritisation article Open the audit checklist