BlocklyGuides to protect & grow your Shopify store
Practical playbooks on fraud prevention, checkout optimization and EU compliance — written by the team behind our apps.
Detecting Synthetic & Stolen Identity Orders
Synthetic and stolen-identity orders look clean on the surface but fall apart under scrutiny. Learn the mismatch signals, the checks that expose fabricated identities, and when to route an order to manual review.
Fraud Prevention for Your First 100 Orders
New stores do not need an enterprise fraud stack — they need a few smart rules set up correctly. Here is the minimal viable defense for your first 100 orders, built on Shopify's free plan.
Onboarding a New Fraud-Prevention Hire
Hiring someone to own fraud is a milestone — and their first 90 days set the tone. This 30/60/90 plan covers the tools, metrics, and documentation to hand over so they ramp fast and start protecting revenue quickly.
Does the Right of Withdrawal Apply to B2B?
The EU right of withdrawal protects consumers, but the line between a consumer and a business buyer is blurrier than it looks. Here is how B2B, B2C, and mixed-purpose purchases work, and how to handle them on Shopify.
Distance Selling Rules for Shopify Stores in the EU
Distance selling rules govern every EU online sale. Learn the pre-contract information duties, order confirmation requirements, and how the right of withdrawal fits.
Tuning Out False Positives in Fraud Rules
Aggressive fraud rules quietly cost you real sales. Learn how to measure false positives, safely loosen rules, and handle tricky cases like iCloud Private Relay and corporate VPNs on your Shopify store.
Penalties for Ignoring EU Withdrawal Rules
Ignoring the EU right of withdrawal is not a soft risk. It triggers national fines, an automatic 12-month extension of the return window, and marketplace exposure.
Protecting Flash Sales & Drops from Bots
Sneaker drops and limited releases attract bots that hoard inventory in seconds. Here's how to build queue, rate-limit, and checkout-level defenses that protect real fans.
Competitor Sabotage: Fake Orders & Reviews
A rival cannot beat your product, so they attack your operations: fake COD orders, phantom checkouts, and review spam designed to waste your time and tank your rating. Here is how to spot and defend against it.
Detecting BIN Attacks on Shopify
A BIN attack floods your checkout with card-testing attempts to find live stolen cards. Learn what the burst looks like, the velocity signals that expose it, and the checkout blocks that shut it down.
High-Risk Merchant Accounts & Shopify
Being labeled a high-risk merchant means higher fees, rolling reserves, and shakier processing. Learn what pushes an account into high-risk territory and how keeping your chargeback ratio low keeps you out of it.
Right of Withdrawal: Marketplaces vs. Your Own Store
On a marketplace the platform often carries the withdrawal machinery for you. On your own Shopify store, that obligation falls entirely on you — and most sellers miss it.
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