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How to create a marketing report in Shopify and identify Blend orders

This guide shows you how to create Shopify marketing reports and identify orders generated through Blend.

Written by Bailey Anson
Updated over 2 months ago

Create a marketing report

  1. In Shopify admin, go to Analytics → Reports.

  2. Open a Marketing or Orders report, or click Create custom report.

  3. Select the report type you need (Orders, Sales, or Marketing).

Tip: See Shopify’s guide on creating custom reports for more details.

Identify Blend orders

Once the report is open, use filters to separate Blend orders:

  • Order tags: Filter by the tag used for Blend orders (e.g., blend).

  • Referrer or source: Filter by referrer, landing page, or source linked to Blend.

The conversion summary of each order should include a source, you can filter by this as we use 'Blend' in the naming convention.

  • Sales channel: Filter by the sales or marketing channel associated with Blend (e.g., google or meta), this will give you a clear understanding of the results populating for that specific channel.

Shopify attribution

Note: sometimes, Shopify doesn't record or associate the correct order with marketing channels (and vice versa). This can be caused by:

  • View vs. click – Shopify usually only counts clicks.

  • Multi-device/multi-touch – buyer clicks on phone, buys on desktop.

  • UTM issues – missing or wrong campaign tags.

  • Checkout/apps – custom scripts can strip tracking.

  • Timing – Shopify reports can lag behind ad platforms.

Blend fixes tracking gaps by:

  • Cross-Device & Multi-Touch Linking – server-side events connect clicks across devices and sessions to improve accuracy of attribution.

  • Auto UTM & Event Standardization – server records consistently pass campaign data to Shopify and ad platforms.

  • AI Gap Detection – identifies orders that may be missed and triggers server-side fixes.

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