Quickstart#

Introduction#

Melissa Address Validation: Shopify gives you easy access to Melissa’s powerful address verification to ensure better address accuracy.

You can use Melissa Address Validation to:

  • Validate customer shipping addresses.

  • Identify and notify potential address issues.

  • Offer suggestions for corrected shipping addresses.

  • Reduce number of incorrect shipping addresses.

Installation Steps#

Melissa Address Validation Setup Guide

  1. Under the Sales channels group, select Online Store, where Themes will be automatically opened.

    ../../_images/shopify-setup-step1-1.png ../../_images/shopify-setup-step1-2.png


  2. Find your Current theme and select Customize.

    ../../_images/shopify-setup-step2.png


  3. Open the Home page drop down menu.

    ../../_images/shopify-setup-step3-1.png
    1. And select Checkout and new customer accounts to change the page.

      ../../_images/shopify-setup-step3-2.png


  4. Select Add app block at the bottom of the Information pane on the left.

    ../../_images/shopify-setup-step4.png


  5. Select the Melissa Address Validation block.

    ../../_images/shopify-setup-step5.png


  6. Drag the block under Shipping address.

    ../../_images/shopify-setup-step6.png


  7. Add the Melissa Address Validation block to the Payment page.

    ../../_images/shopify-setup-step7-1.png
    1. Select Payment.

      ../../_images/shopify-setup-step7-2.png
    2. Select Add App block.

      ../../_images/shopify-setup-step7-3.png
    3. Select the Melissa Address Validation block.

      ../../_images/shopify-setup-step7-4.png
    4. Drag the block under Remember me.

      ../../_images/shopify-setup-step7-5.png


  8. Add the Melissa Address Validation block to the Thank You page.

    ../../_images/shopify-setup-step8-1.png
    1. Select Thank You.

      ../../_images/shopify-setup-step8-2.png
    2. Select Add App block.

      ../../_images/shopify-setup-step8-3.png
    3. Select the Melissa Address Validation block.

      ../../_images/shopify-setup-step8-4.png
    4. Drag the block under Order details, above Order status.

      ../../_images/shopify-setup-step8-5.png


  9. Add the Melissa Address Validation block to the Order status page.

    ../../_images/shopify-setup-step9-1.png
    1. Select Order status.

      ../../_images/shopify-setup-step9-2.png
    2. Select Add App block.

      ../../_images/shopify-setup-step9-3.png
    3. Select the Melissa Address Validation block.

      ../../_images/shopify-setup-step9-4.png
    4. Drag the block under Customer information.

      ../../_images/shopify-setup-step9-5.png


  10. Setup Complete.

Installation Verification#

Once you’ve successfully set up Melissa Address Validation in Shopify, it should now verify input shipping addresses.

  1. When an incomplete address is entered:

    ../../_images/shopify-verify-error.png
  2. When there is a suggestion address correction:

    ../../_images/shopify-verify-suggestion.png

    The color indicates the type of changes. In this example, Blue is a minor change, while Red is a major type of change in the correction.

    (NOTE: Color may vary depending on the main theme of the store)

  3. When there are possible shipping issues:

    ../../_images/shopify-verify-warning.png
    1. These warnings are carried through to the order status page:

      ../../_images/shopify-verify-warning-status.png