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How Do I Redirect a Shopify Site by Country?

Last updated on January 8, 2023 @ 4:34 pm

There are a few reasons why you might want to redirect your Shopify store by country. Maybe you’re only shipping to certain countries, or maybe you’re Targeting a specific country with your marketing efforts. Either way, it’s easy to set up a redirect so that visitors from other countries are automatically redirected to the correct page.

To set up a redirect, you’ll need to edit your theme’s code. Don’t worry if you’ve never edited code before – it’s actually very simple. Just follow these steps:

  1. Login to your Shopify admin and go to Online Store > Themes.

    Find the theme you’re using, and then click Actions > Edit code.

  2. In the Layout folder, find the theme.liquid file and click it.
  3. Find the <head> section of the code and add this code just below it:

    <code><meta name="geo.position" content="latitude; longitude"/>
    <meta name="geo.country" content="country code"/></code>
  4. Replace <code> latitude, longitude, and "country code". You can find this information by doing a Google search for "latitude longitude finder". Just type in the address of your store, and Google will give you the latitude and longitude.

    PRO TIP: If you are planning to redirect your Shopify site by country, be aware that there are some potential risks involved.

    First and foremost, if you do not set up your redirects correctly, you could end up redirecting your customers to a site that is in a different language or that does not offer the same products or services as your original site. This could cause confusion and frustration for your customers, and could ultimately lead to lost sales.

    Additionally, if you are not careful with your redirects, you could end up inadvertently blocking certain countries from accessing your site altogether. This could have a serious impact on your business, so it is important to make sure that you understand how redirects work before implementing them on your site.

  5. For the country code, use the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes. For example, for the United States, you would use "US". For more information on country codes, see this Wikipedia article: https://en.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2

  6. Save your changes.

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By following the steps above, you can easily set up a redirect for your Shopify store so that visitors from other countries are automatically redirected to the correct page. This is a great way to make sure that everyone sees the right version of your store, no matter where they're coming from.

Dale Leydon

Dale Leydon

Sysadmin turned Javascript developer. Owner of 20+ apps graveyard, and a couple of successful ones.