How To Add and Use Oberlo Chrome Extension? (2024)

How To Add and Use Oberlo Chrome Extension? (2024)

Here’s a guide for Oberlo Chrome Extension.

Oberlo is an extension for Shopify which streamlines the process of drop-shipping and simplifies it.

It helps people import products right into their Shopify stores from AliExpress with a couple clicks. And so it has become an essential part of any drop-shipping venture.

Today we’ll teach you to add and use the Oberlo Chrome Extension super quickly and simply.

Let’s get on with it.


What Is Dropshipping?

Firstly, what actually is dropshipping?

Drop-shipping is a business model where the company selling the products to the consumers don’t actually hold any stock. But deliver it straight to the customer.

Essentially the retailer is just a middleman advertising the product, whilst the actual product is shipped from where it is made straight to whomever orders it.

Drop-Shipping Model
Credits: Oberlo

It is a very big thing in online e-commerce as it holds no risks in terms of having to buy lots of stock, and people can start right away with just a Shopify store.

As well as this the products bought tend to be from China where they are much cheaper. Websites like AliExpress and Alibaba are very big in the drop-shipping world.

Oberlo comes in as the software which automates you finding products somewhere and then placing them on your store.

In particular its chrome extension is very useful: so, let’s take a closer look.


What is the Oberlo Chrome Extension?

How To Add and Use Oberlo Chrome Extension? (2024)

The Oberlo Chrome Extension is the extension which can be installed directly onto your chrome browser to make the drop-shipping process just a couple clicks.

It has been made by Oberlo, who are known for making the importing process of products from AliExpress to your store, super easy.

And this extension helps even more with that.


Oberlo Chrome Extension’s Features

Firstly it allows you to directly import products from AliExpress onto your Shopify Store in just a few clicks, and start drop shipping them today

It lets you order products from AliExpress much quicker than it would be manually. It does so in two steps : place the order, then fulfil the order.

OCE has an auto-filled checkout form to make everything simpler.

It also allows you to sort products by preferred shipping option on AliExpress.com (ePacket etc).

As well as this it simplifies bulk orders by linking order details between your store and AliExpress.


How to Install the Oberlo Chrome Extension?

How To Install Oberlo Chrome Extension

The OCE only works on the Google Chrome browser and on the computer (not mobile phone or tablet).

Navigate to the Oberlo Chrome Extension Installation Page here and press the blue button ‘ADD TO CHROME’, then accept and confirm to add to chrome.

After that you’ll be redirected to sign in to Oberlo. Don’t worry if you don’t have an account, you can just sign there or within Shopify (by installing the app)

After that, you’re all set.


How to Use the Oberlo Chrome Extension?

Here’s how to use the Oberlo Chrome Extension.


Adding Products to Your Import List

Using the Oberlo Chrome Extension, you can effortlessly add products from aliexpress.com straight to your Oberlo import list (how to do is below).

Oberlo Extension - Import Products

When navigating AliExpress, if you find a product you like just press the small Oberlo icon in the top right and press ‘Add to Import List’.

It’s as simple as that.


Placing and Fulfilling Orders

How To Add and Use Oberlo Chrome Extension? (2024)

Having the Oberlo Chrome Extension becomes a necessity when placing and fulfilling orders.

For Single Orders:

After you have imported products to your Orders Page, press Order Product next to the product you want to buy.

Oberlo Order Product

This will redirect you to the AliExpress Buy Page, where the Oberlo Chrome Extension automatically fills in your products and shipping information for you.

So, then the status of your product will change from To Order to In Processing within Oberlo, and you have fulfilled the purchase.

For Bulk Orders:

This is only available with the Oberlo Basic and Pro Plan.

Check all the products you want on you Oberlo Orders page and press Place AliExpress Orders.

It then also adds the shipping information and products on the AliExpress Order Page, and you can proceed to purchase the products.

The extension also allows you to track the products from the AliExpress page to your Oberlo Admin and labels the orders as fulfilled.


Showing Additional Shipping Information

The Oberlo Chrome Extension lets you see the prices of shipping each product to your country, when choosing your chosen shipping methods.

This allows you to set what shipping information you want them to automatically fill when fulfilling orders.

Oberlo Shipping Information

To do so, when using the extension, press the Oberlo icon and adjust the shipping settings and then press update settings.

Watch Shopify’s great video as well if you want to know more about using the Oberlo Chrome Extension.


Why Should You Install The Oberlo Chrome Extension?

Well as mentioned before the chrome extension simplifies the drop-shipping product a lot.

All you have to do is press a few buttons when browsing to pick out the products you want to put on your e-commerce storefront.

It automates your drop-shipping business – saving lots of time.

This direct link between AliExpress and your Shopify is a real game-changer – especially when it can just be added to your normal browser.


How Much Does the Oberlo Chrome Extension Cost?

The Oberlo Chrome Extension is completely free, and only requires the chrome browser to use. It comes with all the plans available for Oberlo which are:

Oberlo Pricing

The free plan allows the importing of 500 products with many of the useful features such as automated orders, sales reports, inventory updates etc.

Oberlo also has two paid plans, Basic and Pro. 

Basic costs $29.90 per month and has the product limit of 10,000. It also adds on bulk orders, real time tracking, and order fulfilment monitoring.

Pro, which costs $79.90 per month, has unlimited orders and, as well as all the other features listed, allows multiple staff accounts.

Yet for most people starting out, the free account is normally enough.


Summary

The Oberlo Chrome Extension is an extremely useful extension which I would recommend to all people that are seriously considering drop-shipping.

It makes the process much simpler, and the chrome extension is a free part of any of the plans, and is very easy to install.

Hope this helped.

Talk Soon, The E-Commerce Entrepreneur


Any Questions?

Are you having any problems?

If so, just comment below – and we’ll try get back to you within 24 hours to help.

Or just get in touch with Oberlo’s support team.

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