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How to add the Affiliate Dashboard extension

Milos · July 13, 2026

If your store uses Shopify's new customer accounts, add the Affiliate Dashboard extension to the customer accounts experience. The extension lets affiliates sign up for your program and access their dashboard.

Complete these steps from the Complete your setup checklist in Simple Affiliate.

1. Start the extension installation

In Complete your setup, click Install beside Install the affiliate extension.

Simple Affiliate onboarding checklist with Install highlighted for Install the affiliate extension

2. Open the Shopify editor

Review the installation steps or watch the video, then click Open editor. Shopify opens the checkout and customer accounts editor in a new tab with the Simple Affiliate extension ready to add.

Install the affiliate extension guide with the Open editor button highlighted

3. Select Affiliate

In the Shopify editor's Apps panel, click the blue plus (+) icon beside Affiliate.

Shopify checkout and customer accounts editor with the blue plus icon beside Affiliate highlighted

4. Add the page to Accounts

Choose Accounts from Add page to. You can also choose Add to menu to show Affiliate in the customer accounts menu, but this is optional.

Shopify checkout and customer accounts editor showing the Add page to Accounts option for Affiliate

5. Save the extension

Click Save in the Shopify editor's top-right corner.

Shopify checkout and customer accounts editor with the Affiliate Dashboard page added and Save highlighted

What happens next?

Return to Simple Affiliate. The checklist checks for the extension and completes the step once Shopify detects it. You do not need to click an additional confirmation button.

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