Developing a new version of the printformer Web2Publish software tailored to Shopify was a logical step after an initial implementation for Logolini®Präsente (click here for the article). With printformer.io, we enable the combination of both components, i.e. the problem-free integration of printformer technology into the Shopify system, in just a few steps. 

At the OnlinePrintSymposium 2020 in Munich at the beginning of March, we presented this version of the new printformer.io app, which is tailored to integration in Shopify. After the first integration in the Shopify webshop of Logolini®Präsente, we are now focusing on the innovative Shopify e-commerce platform for the long term. In the past, for many competitors in the print and media services industry, the topic of transformation in the course of increasing digitalization was usually a difficult hurdle to overcome. With the release of printformer.io, we are significantly lowering the entry hurdle in the Web2Publish area and, in addition to a cost-effective entry, offer an integration of the printformer software into Shopify that can be realized in just a few steps. 

"The aim was to use this version, which has been specially adapted to Shopify, to create a store in just a few minutes and turn it into a real print store with an editor and print upload using the printformer.io app. With printformer.io, we are combining our Web2Publish technology with one of the most successful e-commerce cloud solutions of our time. This not only means a fast time-to-market without lengthy implementation processes, but also a more predictable start thanks to the simple setup, maximum scalability and transparent cost structure. Our cloud service also offers state-of-the-art technology on demand, allowing customers to spend more time on their core business," explains our CTO Sebastian Buck.

"Creating your own print store in 5 minutes sounds like a dream, but with printformer.io it's now a reality. Anyone who wants to can get started today and place their own products and services on the market. Web2Publish has probably never been easier. There is no longer any reason not to start now. Anyone who wants to position themselves quickly, cost-effectively and successfully for the future should take a closer look at printfomer.io," adds CEO Alex Sperrfechter. 

More information about the specially adapted version of the proven printformer software, which offers the possibility of implementing print stores based on the well-known Shopify platform, can be found at www.printformer.io.

One of the many advantages of our printformer is the flexible integration capability of the current software solution. We were able to prove this for the new Logolini®Präsente webshop. We even went one step further and developed a printformer version specially adapted to the Shopify platform, because the integration capability of Web2Publish software is not only of the utmost importance in the print and media services industry. With the first implementation in the new Logolini®Präsente webshop, we wanted to show that our printformer Web2Publish software can also be integrated into existing e-commerce systems such as Shopify.

"The need to integrate our software into any type of platform was the focus of all developments right from the start. While systems such as Magento were usually combined with printformer in the past, Shopify was a logical step as a further platform. The request from Florian Fickenscher, Managing Director of Fickenschers Backstube GmbH, to transfer the existing printformer instance of the then Magento 1-based webshop to the Shopify platform was a perfect fit. The first integration into Shopify went live with the Logolini®Präsente webshop at the beginning of the year," explains our CTO Sebastian Buck.

Satisfied customers are crucial for us in every project, which is why we are also pleased to receive positive feedback. "We were looking for a future-proof store system that doesn't require us to have our own infrastructure and is still flexible enough to map our processes and workflows. Shopify convinced us as an overall concept and impressed us not only in terms of modularity but also flexibility. As we process a lot of individual small orders with different print motifs, a Web2Print application is very important to us. With the printformer solution, we receive print-ready data directly from the system. We have been working with rissc for several years now and have found the perfect partner for our requirements," explains Florian Fickenscher. 

Alex Sperrfechter, Managing Director of rissc solutions GmbH, summarizes: "Shopify is becoming increasingly popular and we expect to receive more requests of this kind in the future. Our printformer has proven that flexible integration into other systems is an important success factor for the Web2Publish software solutions of the future."

If you want to get an overview yourself, you can do so directly at Logolini in the webshop.