What r/shopify keeps coming back to
Complaints raised here by more than one person. One-off posts are not included.
133 recurring problems · 505 threads read · read since September 2026 · Reddit
Raised more than once here
Most people first.
- 76HubSpot is down and timing out right now“Admin panel down, but I'm still receiving orders. That's all that really matters for right now.”
- 62How to handle unexpected software subscription price hikes and slow support“When I consider our usage of Shopify POS Plus, Stocky was really the 1 thing we used and needed the most.”
- 43How to find a cheaper CRM when HubSpot gets too expensive“We’re losing a lot of clients recently because they need single sign on (from a third party, very common in my industry) but can’t afford Shopify plus. Is there really no way to use single sign on without using Shopify plus?”
- 39Why does every software update make things slower and harder to find?“I hate how the total sales on the home screen rounds up to the nearest $k. You now need to click the down arrow in the top right to see your actual $ amount. For a small store, there is a big difference between a $1550 and a $2450 day!”
- 33Why are clients suddenly ghosting contracts and sales slowing down?“as a uk seller being honest this could be the worst quarter ive ever had, hows it been for you guys?”
- 29How to get Etsy traffic and sales for a niche store“What is the best either paid or free marketing you have found to drive converting sales to your store specifically in the wedding or personalized gift industry?”
- 27How to stop fraudulent chargebacks on online stores“And yet… almost every week, a customer opens a chargeback. Not because something is wrong. Not because they reached out and we ignored them. But because it’s easier to hit “dispute” on their bank app than to send an email or return the product.”
- 25How to understand a confusing legacy software system you inherited“I am having an interview about shopify web design. I have experience with webflow but not with shopify. I think I could learn fast, but lately it's hard to get hired without knowing everything to the dot and needing learning time.”
- 24Why does Etsy automatically refund buyers without seller approval?“have a customer saying they never received their order, but USPS tracking through Shopify shows it was delivered to their front porch.”
- 21How to start an online store with no money“I'm trying to find a way to make good money that I can survive off of without a 9 to 5”
- 19Why is this community full of sales pitches and spam?“getting spammed every day from scammers trying to help you promote your store/app”
- 19Why am I paying extra customs fees on international packages?“UPS charges absurd cross border fees. Is there anyway I can keep shipping without finding a US drop shipper?”
- 17Why am I getting no sales on my new online store?“I've hired a science team, we built innovative products, created a beautiful website. Did CRO, launched ads and... crickets. 6 months of testing, new layout, new images, new ads... nothing moves the needle. Customers who tried the products love it.”
- 16Why does social media traffic never convert to sales?“Pinterest was high traffic extremely low conversion for us.”
- 16Why pay for an expensive SEO suite when you barely use it?“So instead of saving me meaningful time, I basically added another subscription to the store.”
- 16Why won't my store data update through the API?“I've done this on two stores, at the end of August... and no result. It does nothing.”
- 16How to stop excessive bot traffic and AI scrapers“these last months, maybe the last year, the sessions on my store went crazy : 100-200 simultaneous sessions non-stop, day and night.”
- 15Why is keeping up with software updates so exhausting?“Having everything in the left sidebar feels extremely gross and severely slows down my workflow.”
- 12How do you manage money across multiple countries and currencies?“We require a similar approach, but it’s causing occasional currency mismatches between the detected market and the cart.”
- 11How do I dispute a bunch of incorrect charges at once?“I was going through my credit card statement and noticed that my monthly subscription was charged twice just one week apart.”
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