Did you know that once you’ve set up your store and are ready to accept payments from customers through Shopify Payments, you can test both successful and failed transactions before you hit the “live“ button?
That gives you more peace of mind that the payment process in your store will go smoothly and provide a great customer experience once you launch and customers start purchasing your products.
In this brief guide, I’ll show you how to test Shopify Payments.
I’ve assumed that you already have Shopify Payments set up. If not, you’ll need to go here for a tutorial. Otherwise, it’s quite simple to test your Shopify Payments setup: simply activate the test mode and use test credit card details to simulate payments.
Let’s get started on why it’s important to do that — and how to get started.