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Connect with shoppers and drive sales with chat
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July 15, 2021
it would be better if customers could send a picture or file at the chat. hope it has the improvement asap.
June 9, 2021
I would have given it a 5 star, but reason for not giving a 5 star that it is missing on a very basic feature of attaching files thru desktop version on chat with customers. A customer sitting at home uses mobile for shopping in most of the cases and a seller is almost working on laptop/desktop as he has to see many reports/excel sheets/ files etc. attaching files is only available on mobile chat (as informed by shopify support).
June 4, 2021
It was quite frustrating having the automated "check my order status" question in the chatbox and having the clients asked about their phone numbers to be able to chat. The process seems overcomplicated. As a client, I would be annoyed to have to provide my phone number for a simple inquire, I would not continue and, frustrated, I would leave the site altogether. I would like to suggest providing the user with the ability to choose what they want to ask the client, if anything, and if they want this "check my order status" to appear. I understand the idea of trying to link the phone number of an existing registered client but I feel that it overcomplicate the communication unnecessarily. Maybe having an option that enables the staff that is chatting with the client to manually assign that chat session to a client would be more suitable. Thank you and I hope to have helped.
June 2, 2021
We are currently using this app. It is okay, we are hoping they will add some more features like, change the sound when a chat comes through, as it is quite low and quick, its easy to be missed. We with their was the option to not be notified when someone updates their cart or returns to the store etc. Would also be a lot better if the offline chats filtered through to an email so you could easily respond to customers who have left a message overnight.
May 6, 2021
The app automatically vanishes from the store and then have to download again, can this be fixed? Overall a good experience but some issues
March 15, 2021
This app would be a world more useful if you can change the ringtone as the current one is extremely difficult to hear if the phone is in its usual place... my pocket!!!
Hello crkd.guru, Thanks for leaving a review and for the feedback! Unfortunately, changing the notification sound on a third party app is a limitation of Apple devices. You can universally raise or lower the volume, but not change the sound. If you ever need any help with Shopify Ping or Apple Business Chat or Shopify Chat, get in touch with our customer service team at [email protected]. All the best to your future success! Best regards, Ruby C. Senior Support Specialist - Ping
March 2, 2021
This app has been a great help for our store,but it suddenly stoped working from today morning,it showing "shopify.okta.com refused to connect" can you please resolve this issue.
Using app
17 days
Total reviews
1
Average rating
3.0
Hi Flash Zone Electronics فلاش زون للالكترونيات, thanks for reaching and leaving a review. Shopify Ping iOS users did experience login issues on March 1 & 2nd 2021. Our developers were able to resolve the issue with the latest app version 3.1.5 release. I'm going to personally follow up with an email to you to ensure that you are able to log into Shopify Ping and access your customer chats. If you ever need any help, have questions or even more feedback, feel free to reach out to our team via the support link in the app, or directly at [email protected]. Kind regards, Ruby C. Senior Support Specialist - Ping
March 1, 2021
The app could be more intuitive, I am having to use it since it will now have to replace KIT. WHICH SUCKS!! But overall it's okay.
Hello LUXURIOUS BASICS, thanks for your review and feedback! It is unfortunate that Kit is retiring from Shopify Ping as of March 31, 2021. However, since you are based in an SMS supported region for Kit, you can continue to use the app until August 31. 2021. Here is a Help Center article (https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ping/kit/setting-up/#changing-from-shopify-ping-to-sms-messaging) as well as a short video (https://vimeo.com/518189718) on how you will switch your communication method for Kit from Shopify Ping to SMS. As for Shopify Chat, it is a conversational commerce tool that will hopefully aid in turning conversations into conversions. Here is an article to help guide you on how to optimize chats conversations.(https://intercom.help/kit/en/articles/4775586-how-to-optimize-chat-on-your-shopify-store). Finally, please ensure that your Shopify Ping app is up to date so that you have the best experience with the app and Shopify Chat. https://www.shopify.com/ping If you ever need any help with Shopify Ping or Apple Business Chat or Shopify Chat, get in touch with our fabulous customer service team at [email protected]. All the best to your future success! Best regards, Ruby C. Senior Support Specialist - Ping
Feb. 12, 2021
Please provide the option to start minimized instead of just popping up. This could be experienced a bit too pushy for the visitor and have a negative impact.
Hello RETRO VERSO, thank you for review and feedback! I will be sending your feedback to Shopify Chat developers. One thing to note, a first time visitor will see the collapsed chat widget. The chat window will appear expanded to customers who are returning to the store within 7 days of their previous visit. If you ever need any help, have questions or even more feedback, feel free to reach out to our team via the support link in the app, or directly at [email protected]. Kind regards, Ruby C. Senior Support Specialist - Ping
Feb. 8, 2021
Enjoyed this app, but staff can't respond: ("you dont have permission ). Already sent invite, but still same message.
Hi Optique Prima, thank you for your review and feedback! Staff accounts are able to connect with Shopify Ping to respond to customers via Shopify Chat however, they will need specific permissions set within the Shopify Admin. Here is the link to the help doc that lists the required permissions: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ping/setup. I will send you a personal email to ensure that your staff is set up right! If you are pleased with the app, feel free to update your review. And, if you ever need any help with Shopify Ping or Apple Business Chat or Shopify Chat, get in touch with our fabulous customer service team at [email protected] All the best to your future success! King regards, Ruby C. Senior Support Specialist - Ping
Feb. 1, 2021
I love this app. It's great that I can chat using the app and my customers receive messages as texts once they are offline. I would give this 5 stars if I could change the prompts. "Check order status" is not relevant to my customers and confuses them. Pls change the coding to allow shop owners to add different conversation starters.
Hello Plant Gather, thank you for your thoughtful review and feedback! I'm so glad that you are loving the app so far! And, find it convenient to communicate with customers. Being able to enable/disable the automated order look-up feature along with adding additional automated flows is a great suggestion! I will be sharing this feedback with our Developers. If you ever need any help, have questions or even more feedback, feel free to reach out to our team via the support link in the app, or directly at [email protected]. Thanks again, Ruby C. Senior Support Specialist - Ping
Jan. 21, 2021
It's an okay start, but the browser based functionality is where we need to be. As it stands, you can't even set a conversation to closed from a browser. Piping everything thorough a phone app means you're forcing a company to use someone's personal device to monitor messages, rather than having a team take care of it.
Hi Little Shop of Magic, thank you for the review and feedback! Although the app functionality seem limited at this time for our Web users (shopifyping.com), we are working releasing all features, message management, across all platforms (iOS, Android and Web) throughout the year. We recently released the ability to assign conversations to Staff for Web. Keep your app version up to date to see those releases. If you ever need any assistance with the app, or have further feedback and suggestions, feel free to contact our team directly at [email protected]. Kind regards, Ruby C. Senior Support Specialist - Ping
Jan. 2, 2021
Can't set opening hours and the notification does not work every times. better just when its closed let costumers write email right away or send on Messenger
Hi Ledimporten, Thanks for taking the time to submit feedback and a review! Currently, only iOS users are able to set hours of availability within the Shopify Ping app for Shopify Chat. We understand how this is an important feature for merchants and our developers are working this feature on Android and Web/desktop. I don't have an exact date for when this feature will be available on Android. But keep an eye out for app updates! If you have any questions issues or additional feedback, please feel free to reach us at [email protected]. We continually work towards making Shopify Chat a better app and rely on your feedback! Thanks again, Ruby C. Senior Support Specialist - Ping
Oct. 30, 2020
The app is straightforward and easy to install, as well as customize. However, the usefulness is severely limited for non-iOS users, even with the new desktop Ping release. At minimum, the ability to set an availability schedule is a must. Will gladly re-evaluate once the feature set is improved.
Hello Science Shepherd, thank you very much for your great feedback and review! Yes, Android is more limited at the moment, however we will definitely be releasing the same features that are currently available on IOS devices. Please keep the app updated so you have those as soon as they are released. Glad to see you are aware of Ping for desktop, hoping that helps with your customer conversations. If you have further feedback, questions or concerns, get in touch with us directly at [email protected] Best regards, Veronica N. Senior Support Specialist - Ping
Oct. 28, 2020
It's a good start. It works immediately out of the box. I would like people to be able to enter their names. Pre-done text excerpts for when you're away, or hours available to chat would be great. Saved chats so you can view or respond on desktop would be good too.
Hello Ediblephotos.ca, thank you for your feedback and review! The features you are wanting are currently only available on IOS devices, but will be coming soon to Android devices. We have just launched Shopify Ping for desktop! Login with your store credentials at shopifyping.com and enjoy chatting with your customers on the easy to use desktop version. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us directly, [email protected]. Best regards, Veronica N. Senior Support Specialist - Ping
Oct. 7, 2020
I like this app, but it's so frustrating that it's impossible to get rid of this text on top of the pop-up chat: "Leave a number and we'll text you back as soon as we're available (an email address works too)." Even, after contacting support, I didn't manage to succeed. Is it just me, or is that text really unnecessary and ugly?
Hi Amber Guru, thank you for your honest feedback and review! The "Leave a number .." banner is not removable at this time, as it's meant to link up a phone number or email address to an existing customer. If your customer list recognizes a phone number or email address, it will replace that with their name to personalize the chat! If it is not recognized, a customer account will be created and then you can market to them at a later time. However, we are noting it would be great to have this as an option to edit or turn/off on, so will be adding your request to our product team. :-) Hope that clears up any confusion, and again, thank you for your feedback. This is very helpful so we can improve our products! All the best, Veronica N. Ping Support
Sept. 15, 2020
Early days as we have only just installed this app on our online hat shop: fascinatorsdirect.co.uk The Shopify live chat app seems easy to use and it's free which is great but you will need to download Shopify ping to reply to your customers. It's quite basic compared to some other paid apps and it lacks to ability to customise the appearance which is a shame. Hopefully, Shopify will improve the app over time.
Hello Fascinators Direct, thank you very much for your review and feedback! Yes, in order to answer visitor queries on your site on your mobile device, the Ping app is required to download - although that is also free from the Google Play store or the Apple App store. :-) We are working to improve Shopify Chat and release new ways to customize the widget. Please keep your app updated so you can benefit from the new features! Again, thanks for your feedback, it is really appreciated! Best regards, Veronica N. Kit & Ping Support
June 16, 2020
For now 3 stars, because the app works (also with Android). We need options to customize the icon (for instance: size and exact position on the screen). It could be a great app in the near future. Thanks for the effort. :)
Hi Drone Class. Thank you for that feedback! We're always looking for ways to improve our product, so this is definitely something we'll be sure to pass along to the team. :) If you ever have anymore feedback, or questions, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].
June 1, 2020
There are some things I like about this app, how it is integrated into the website, how you can make sales directly from it. At the same time, it is annoying that it is so barebones. Also, the constant (1) notification when my customers are on the site I find annoying. I have set limited hours of availability, but if they are online when I am not available, the app still acts like I am there until I respond. Then my automated "I am not here" message shows up. But... this is super annoying. It is misleading to our customers. I would love to make the chat unavailable entirely when we are not there.
Using app
About 1 month
Total reviews
1
Average rating
3.0
Hi KJ Urban Winery & Craft Brewing Supplies. Thank you for your feedback! At this time there is no way to hide the chat completely when outside of your available hours, however, we always appreciate hearing how we can improve upon our product. :) Our team has recently released a feature for Shopify Chat in which a buyer is now prompted to leave an email address along with their questions should they wait longer than a few minutes for a response. The Chat will search the buyer’s response for an email address, and if one is found Shopify Chat will then replace the visitor’s placeholder title of “1SC” with their email address in order for you to be able to follow up. :) If you have any other questions or feedback please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team directly at [email protected]!
Feb. 6, 2020
Overall this apps is great. And I will giving 5 star if this app allow send images through the chat