Setup & Installation

Install SmartVideo on Shopify

Updated July 25, 2026

If you sell products online, then you probably know Shopify is the gold standard for easy eCommerce.

  It’s essentially the one platform with all the point-of-sale features you need to set up, grow, and manage your online store.   To install SmartVideo on your Shopify site, all you need to do is paste your Swarmify snippet in the <head> of your site’s theme.liquid file. If that sounds a little treacherous, check out the easier method below!

 

Easy installation method:

  1. Visit the Configuration tab in your Swarmify dashboard, follow the on-screen instructions, and copy the snippet to your clipboard.

  2. Navigate to the Insert Code to Header and Footer app and click Add app.

The Add app button on the XO Insert Code listing in the Shopify App Store

  1. Click the Install app button

The Install app button on the app's installation screen

  1. Click the Add new code button

The Add new code button in the Insert Code app

  1. In the Title text box, type Swarmify

Swarmify entered in the Title text box

  1. In the Code in the header text box, paste in the Swarmify snippet you copied earlier in step 1

The Swarmify snippet pasted into the Code in the header text box

  1. Click the Save button

The Save button in the top right of the Edit code screen

  1. Follow the instructions on-screen. If you’re able to find XO-InsertCode in your site’s source code, click Everything works fine. And you’re done!

The Everything works fine button on the app's verification prompt

  1. If you’re not able to find XO-InsertCode in your site’s source code, click the X icon

The X icon that dismisses the verification prompt

  1. Then click the theme customizer link

The theme customizer link in the Insert Code app

  1. Toggle XO Insert code Header on

The XO Insert code Header toggle switched on in the Shopify theme customizer

  1. Click the Save button

The Save button in the Shopify theme customizer

The Swarmify snippet is now installed in your Shopify site’s <head>! Now you’re ready to add some videos 👏

 

If you’d like to view a complete guide to using SmartVideo with Shopify, head over to the Shopify article in our blog!

 

If you need some instructions on adding a new section for video into your Shopify theme, refer to Shopify’s documentation on sections and blocks.

 

If you had some problems installing or need some help, please let us know!

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