Static Build-a-Box setup guide

How Static Build-a-Box works

When you create a Static Build-a-Box product in Skio, it generates a parent product in Shopify. This parent product acts as the subscription container. When Skio processes renewal orders, the individual products inside the box appear as separate line items in Shopify, each discounted to $0 (the box price is charged as the parent line item).

This structure ensures compatibility with fulfillment partners while giving subscribers full flexibility to customize their box contents through the customer portal.

How to set up a Static Build-a-Box

Step 1: Create your Static Build-a-Box product in Skio

1. In the lefthand menu of your Skio Dashboard, go to Acquire > Build-a-Box.

2. Click + Static Box.

3. Enter a name for your box (this name will appear on your storefront).

4. Select which products customers can choose from.

5. Set the number of items that can be added to the box.

6. Set the fixed price customers will pay for this box.

7. Click Save changes.

Skio automatically creates a draft product in Shopify. You'll activate this product in a later step.

Static Build-a-Box uses a fixed price regardless of which products are selected. If your products have significantly different prices and you need variable pricing, consider using Dynamic Build-a-Box instead.

Step 2: Configure your Static Build-a-Box

After the static box has been created, you can customize how your Build-a-Box experience appears to customers using the following settings:

• Header: Set the title text displayed at the top of the Build-a-Box page.

• Toggle options

  • Hide amount saved: Turn this on if you don't want to show customers the amount they're saving on the box.

  • Show parent box view (Customer Portal): This displays the grouped (parent) box structure in the customer portal. Useful if customers manage multiple boxes.

Step 3: Activate your Static Build-a-Box product in Shopify

1. In your Shopify admin, go to Products.

2. Find your Static Build-a-Box product (it will be in draft status).

3. Change the product status from Draft to Active.

4. Select the sales channels you want your product published to, including your Online Store sales channel to have it appear on your storefront.

5. Optionally, add a product image to represent the box.

If updates you make to your product in Shopify aren’t reflecting, you’ll need to sync your products in your Skio Dashboard > Tools > Products > Sync products to pull in any new images or updates.

Step 4: Configure a selling plan for your box

1. In the lefthand menu of your Skio Dashboard, go to Features > Selling Plans.

2. Create a new selling plan, or add your newly created static box to an existing selling plan.

Your Static Build-a-Box is now live and ready for customers to customize.

Learn more about selling plans here.

How subscription orders are processed

When a Static Build-a-Box subscription renews, Skio passes the individual products as separate line items in the Shopify order. Each product appears at $0 (applied via a manual discount), and the box itself carries the full subscription price.

Example Shopify order:

• Build-a-Box (Parent Product): $50.00

• Product A (Child Item): $0.00

• Product B (Child Item): $0.00

• Product C (Child Item): $0.00

• Product D (Child Item): $0.00

This structure ensures that fulfillment partners can see exactly which products to ship while maintaining the fixed box pricing.