Checkout links
Alva Digital Downloads checkout links send a buyer straight into Shopify checkout for one digital product — from an Instagram or TikTok bio, a story, a QR code or a message. This category covers creating a link, building a link-in-bio page, what buyers see in in-app browsers, quick sell, personalized products, discounts and limits, reading stats, and troubleshooting.
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Create your first checkout link
Pick a product variant, save, and share a short link, the permanent full link or a QR code that drops buyers straight into checkout.
Read article → Setup walkthroughSet up your link-in-bio page
Create your one hosted link-in-bio page, add product cards with buy buttons, pick a theme, give it a short path and put it in your Instagram or TikTok bio.
Read article → ExplainerWhat buyers see when they open your link in Instagram or TikTok
What buyers meet inside Instagram and TikTok's in-app browser, and how smart open, the pre-checkout page and link previews help.
Read article → Setup walkthroughQuick sell: from a file to a shareable link in one step
Upload a file, name it and price it, and quick sell creates the Shopify product, attaches the file and gives you a checkout link to share.
Read article → Setup walkthroughDiscounts, expiry and usage limits on checkout links
Add a discount, a start date, an end date or an order limit to a link, and see what buyers get once it runs out.
Read article → Setup walkthroughSell personalized products with a checkout link
Turn on a pre-checkout page with personalization capture for a link, so buyers type their personalization before they pay.
Read article → ExplainerRead your checkout link stats
What clicks, orders, revenue and conversion mean, what is left out, and why the numbers differ from Shopify's reports.
Read article → TroubleshootingWhy isn't my checkout link working?
Read the link's status and paused reason, then match the symptom — unavailable page, 404 or password page, discount not applied, sign-up wall, missing preview image.
Read article → TroubleshootingBefore you uninstall
Remove the link redirects on your domain and any per-link discount codes before you uninstall — afterwards the app cannot.
Read article →Ready to start selling digital products?
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