Products show as "Draft" in Shopify after publishing

This is by design — products are pushed to Shopify in Draft status first, so you can review everything before it goes live.

If you used Import Designs: After publishing, set the product to Active directly in your Shopify admin when you're ready to sell it.

If you used the Designs tool: You'll see the design labeled Published — this means it reached Shopify, but it's still a Draft there, not yet for sale. To make it live, go to the Products tab in the app, select the product(s), and click Publish. This sets them to Active/Live in Shopify directly — you don't need to open Shopify admin to do it.

Updated on: 27/10/2026