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Wrap It

Gift wrap and personalized message app for Shopify merchants — helping stores turn normal orders into gift-ready purchases.

Product Builder & Tech Lead
My Role
Shopify Public App
Platform
Gift Wrap & Messages
Focus
Launched
Status
Wrap It — Shopify gift wrap app mockup
The Problem

Gifting should be simple, but it usually becomes custom work

Merchants want to offer gift wrapping during birthdays, holidays and seasonal campaigns, but the setup often turns into manual products, theme edits or a messy customer experience.

No native gifting flow

Many merchants want to offer gift wrapping, but Shopify does not give them a simple built-in way to manage gift wrap and personal messages.

Too much manual setup

Stores often end up creating manual products, editing theme code, or using complicated apps just to add one gifting option.

Hard to fulfill cleanly

Even when customers can request gift wrap, merchants still need a reliable way to see gift details when processing the order.

The Solution

A Shopify-native gifting layer

Wrap It lets merchants add gift wrapping and personal message options to their storefront without custom development. Customers choose the gift option while shopping, and the details stay connected to the order for clean fulfillment.

Gift Options
Add gift wrap
+ $4.99
Happy birthday. Hope this makes your day feel a little brighter.

A small storefront add-on that creates a clear gifting moment

Key Features

The gifting flow merchants need

Gift Wrap Add-On

Merchants can offer gift wrapping as a paid or free add-on during the shopping journey.

Personal Gift Message

Customers can add a short note for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, corporate gifting and special occasions.

Flexible Storefront Placement

Theme extension blocks let merchants place gifting options on product pages, cart pages or custom sections.

$
Price Control

Stores can decide whether gift wrap is free or paid depending on campaign, brand and product type.

Shopify Order Integration

Gift wrap and message details stay connected to the customer order so fulfillment teams can process them correctly.

Simple Merchant Setup

The admin flow keeps configuration clear so merchants do not need to write code or edit complex theme files.

My Role

Product builder & technical lead

I planned the product, designed the merchant flow, built the Shopify app, implemented the theme extension and prepared the app for Shopify App Store submission.

Product strategy & feature planning
Shopify app architecture
Embedded admin interface
Theme app extension implementation
Merchant settings model
Testing inside real Shopify stores
Technical Approach

Embedded admin plus theme extension

The app combines a Shopify embedded admin experience with a storefront theme app extension. Merchant settings are stored in the backend, then surfaced on the storefront in a lightweight, theme-friendly way.

Shopify Admin APIShopify App BridgeTheme App ExtensionShopify PolarisReact / RemixNode.jsPrisma
Product Challenges

Making gifting flexible without making setup feel technical

Works across themes

Challenge

Shopify themes vary a lot, so the gift option needed to feel native without forcing merchants to edit code.

Approach

Use Shopify Theme App Extensions so merchants can add and position Wrap It blocks directly from the theme editor.

Flexible, but not busy

Challenge

Merchants need control over pricing, placement and message collection, but too many settings can make setup feel heavy.

Approach

Keep the default flow simple, then expose focused settings only where they change the actual storefront experience.

Outcome
Launched
as a Shopify public app for gift wrap and message add-ons

Wrap It gives merchants a practical way to offer gift wrapping and personal messages without custom development. It creates a new add-on revenue opportunity for merchants, while making the customer experience more personal and convenient.

What I learned

Small storefront features can create meaningful business value when they are easy to configure, easy to understand and tied cleanly to fulfillment. Wrap It strengthened my experience with Shopify theme extensions, merchant onboarding and focused SaaS product design.

What's next

Multiple Gift Wrap StylesSeasonal DesignsGift Bundle OptionsShopify Flow AutomationGift Revenue AnalyticsOrder Management Filters

A simple gifting layer with real merchant value

A Shopify-native add-on that helps merchants turn ordinary orders into gift-ready purchases.

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