How to add an AI chatbot to Shift4Shop
On Shift4Shop, a chat widget is installed through Settings → Design → Themes & Styles → Edit Template. Template edits apply to the live store on save. Custom code is gated: Template editing is available on all paid plans.
Where it goes
Settings → Design → Themes & Styles → Edit Template
Availability: Template editing is available on all paid plans.
Adding the chatbot to Shift4Shop
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Open Settings, then Design, then Themes & Styles.
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Choose Edit Template on your active theme.
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Open the global footer template.
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Paste the snippet before the closing </body> tag and save.
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Template edits apply to the live store on save.
The snippet you paste
<script src="https://rubyrep.com/rubyrep.js" data-rubyrep="rr_your_public_key" defer></script>Your own key replaces rr_your_public_key — you get it after training RubyRep on your site.
Worth knowing on Shift4Shop
Theme updates replace edited templates — keep a copy of your snippet.
The one-page checkout uses a separate template that does not inherit the global footer.
Shift4Shop questions
- Where does the code go on Shift4Shop?
- Settings → Design → Themes & Styles → Edit Template. Template edits apply to the live store on save.
- Do I need a paid Shift4Shop plan?
- Template editing is available on all paid plans.
- Will a Shift4Shop update remove it?
- Theme updates replace edited templates — keep a copy of your snippet.
- Does it slow Shift4Shop down?
- No measurable effect. The snippet is deferred, so it loads after your page has rendered, and the chat interface itself is only fetched when a visitor opens it.
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