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How OffsetMyOrder Helps Shopify Stores Offset Carbon Emissions

May 10, 2023 • 6 min read

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What is “OffsetMyorder” Shopify app: App Objectives: Our Solution: Dashboard for App Developer/owner: Making Fund Transfers Easy Tech Stack Conclusion FAQs

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What is “OffsetMyorder” Shopify app:

A public app to be available on Shopify marketplace which allows the store owners to collect a small amount from customers while they are purchasing to offset the carbon footprints of their purchase. The collected funds are transferred to the app owner and are used for carbon offsetting through various activities.

App Objectives:

To create a Shopify public app for merchants and published on Shopify marketplace.
Easy installation for merchants and setup
Dashboard 1 for merchants to view the contribution statistics on their store
Dashboard 2 for app owners to track contributions collected by each store.
Enduring the app owner/organization get paid for the collected donations automatically.

Our Solution:

1. Public Shopify App

The public Shopify app is published & available on Shopify marketplace here. The app provides an easy onboarding process along with a dashboard to the store owner to view collected donations, along with other settings.

Settings:

Default contribution is set to 1% for every customer in the store, however, this can be changed to desired levels by the merchant.

Merchants can activate or deactivate the app at any time.

Orders:

Merchants can see their store’s collected donations in this section with order number, date and amount.

Customer View / Cart page

After activating & enabling the theme extension. The block for the Carbon offset contribution is shown in the cart. The customer has the choice to contribute by sliding the button to green.

Dashboard for App Developer/owner:

A password protected dashboard is created for the app owner to view the contributions received from each store. The dashboard is available on a private link and is protected by the password.

Settings Section:

App developers/owners can set the default contribution percentage that each store views once they install the store. However, this value can be overridden by the store owners with their own values.

Donation Report:

Super admin can see all merchants’s donation collections. Multiple filters are available to filter the reports.

Making Fund Transfers Easy

We have used the Shopify billing to automatically credit the contributions collected from every store to the app’s account. The reports of contribution deducted and credits are available to store owners and app owners.

Tech Stack

Shopify APIs
Laravel
MySql
Html/css for frontend

OffsetMyOrder is one example of how Shopify merchants can extend store functionality through Shopify commerce apps and integrations designed for specific business needs.

Conclusion

The publishing process is fully handled by our team. The “offset my order” Shopify app is available in the Shopify marketplace. The app allows merchants to collect carbon offset commissions from their customers.

FAQs

What is the OffsetMyOrder Shopify app?

OffsetMyOrder is a public Shopify app available on the Shopify marketplace that lets store owners give customers the option to contribute a small amount at checkout to offset the carbon emissions of their orders. The funds collected are used for carbon offsetting activities.

How does the app work for customers?

Once the app is installed and activated, a carbon offset contribution block appears on the cart page. Customers can choose to slide a toggle and opt in to contribute a donation toward offsetting the carbon footprint of their purchase before completing checkout.

Can merchants control the contribution settings?

Yes. Merchants can set the default contribution percentage that customers see upon installation and they also have the flexibility to change this value later to suit their store’s preferences.

What dashboards and reports does the app provide?

The app includes a dashboard for merchants to view contributions by order, date and amount. There’s also a password-protected dashboard for the app owner to track total donations across all merchant stores, with filters for detailed reporting.

How are the collected funds managed and transferred?

OffsetMyOrder uses Shopify’s billing system to automatically credit contributions collected from each store to the app owner’s account. Both merchants and the app owner can view contribution deductions and credits through the available reports.

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Gurpinder Kaur

At Webgarh, she manages end-to-end Shopify delivery across industries, from standard store builds to Shopify Plus implementations and custom app development. Her expertise spans custom themes, third-party integrations, performance improvements, migration planning, and advanced store architecture built entirely on real execution, not theory.

Within Webgarh, Gurpinder is the go-to person when projects get challenging. Whether it's defining the right Shopify Plus strategy, resolving complex integration roadblocks, or steering teams through high-stakes delivery timelines, her ability to break down complex decisions into clear, actionable steps is what makes her leadership valuable.

Her experience covers the full Shopify ecosystem, scaling strategies, custom app planning, automation workflows, platform integrations, and long-term eCommerce optimization. She understands what works, what fails, and what businesses should prioritize to scale effectively.

Through Webgarh, Gurpinder shares practical Shopify insights designed to help store owners, agencies, and development teams make confident decisions, backed by years of experience inside real projects, not assumptions.

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