How to Set Up Your Viral Loops Shopify 2.0 Template

With the new Viral Loops for Shopify template, you can launch a fully functional referral program inside your Shopify store in minutes. This guide walks you through the entire setup process — from connecting your store to customizing your campaign pages.

At the end of this guide, you'll be ready to go live with a fully automated, Shopify-native referral experience.

When using the Shopify 2.0 template, you can choose between two different approaches for creating your campaign’s pages:

When you connect your Shopify store, Viral Loops automatically creates two landing pages for you:

These pages automatically match your Shopify theme’s fonts, colors, and layout.

If you prefer full control, you can create custom pages inside Shopify and manually add the Viral Loops widgets.

👉 We’ve created a separate guide for this method:
​How to Set Up a Custom Page in Shopify (link placeholder — replace when ready)

The rest of this article covers Option 1, the auto-generated landing page setup.

Log in or sign up at Viral Loops and select the Viral Loops for Shopify template from the list of campaign types.
​(See screenshot on page 1 of your PDF )

Enter your Shopify store URL and click Connect.
You will be redirected to Shopify, where you can:

The wizard begins with choosing how participants get rewarded.

You can configure:

If your referral program includes milestones (e.g., “Refer 5 friends to get a free product”), you can configure them here.

You can add multiple milestones, define thresholds, and assign rewards.

Configure the emails participants receive, such as:

These emails can be customized to match your brand voice.

In this step, you can design how the referral components look within your store.

Widgets include:

All widgets automatically adapt to your Shopify theme (colors, fonts, button styles), ensuring seamless integration.

Here’s where Viral Loops auto-generates your campaign pages:

Participants can:

New subscribers or customers can sign up via referral.

By default, both pages:

If you’d rather create your own pages instead, just choose:
​“I will create a custom page in Shopify.”
and follow our dedicated guide here:
​Setting Up Custom Pages in Shopify

Connect your campaign with other tools such as:

This allows you to sync participant data, trigger emails, and track conversions.

Once everything is configured, click Finish.
Your campaign goes live immediately.

You now have access to the Campaign Dashboard, where you can track:

If you need help at any point, our support team is here for you.