{"id":2131,"date":"2021-12-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexdev.it\/?p=2131"},"modified":"2021-12-16T08:01:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T06:01:15","slug":"shopify-application-otp-verification-through-sms-for-cash-on-delivery-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexdev.it\/en\/portfolio-en\/shopify-apps\/shopify-application-otp-verification-through-sms-for-cash-on-delivery-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"Shopify Application: OTP Verification through SMS for Cash on Delivery orders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Customise your Shopify Store, or monetize an idea, with a Shopify Application, just like the Shopify Application: OTP Verification!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AlexDev in the course of his working career has also been involved in the development of Shopify Applications<\/a><\/strong>, or extensions (free or paid) that can be added to your shopify store, or resold, able to extend your store by integrating any external functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These applications integrate 100% with the Shopify admin portal, and can be used to automate orders, carry out checks, or Secure your store<\/strong>, such as the Shopify Application for OTP Verification via SMS for Cash on Delivery orders. !<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are Shopify Applications<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Shopify Apps<\/a>, as mentioned above, are extensions that can help you add functionality of any kind to your shop built with Shopify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, they can help you synchronize products with your management system, automate the shipment of orders, connect your shop to external sites, telegram bots, or, as in this case, protect your shop from fraudulent orders through OTP verification and various others. application filters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are a lot of applications available on the Shopify store, but many are not able to cover all the needs of your store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why AlexDev takes care of developing customized solutions suitable for each of your processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shopify applications are also used as forms of monetization: It is in fact possible to release a Shopify application on the official store of the platform, with a cost per subscription, or per use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone can install the app and use it, upon payment (one-time, recurring, or based on usage).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Example of what the purchase page of a custom shopify application can look like<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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How the Shopify App: OTP Verification works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Shopify application for OTP verification (also called BETTERCOD) was created and designed for all stores that place orders with COD (Cash on Delivery) payment, or payment on delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malicious users, often competitors of shops, through the use of fake addresses and data, manage to falsify orders and make the shops that ship spend time and resources expecting payment, and instead seeing the package come back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The system is also localized in both Italian and English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this reason the application was created, which carries out two main checks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Phone Number Verification<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In order to place the order, the user must verify his telephone number via SMS OTP (one-time password) containing a unique verification code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will ensure the existence of a telephone number associated with that user, adding a first level of protection to the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Example of the OTP verification page<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This SMS is sent using the TWILIO API, a popular system that allows you to send SMS automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The user will then receive the code that he can enter on the site, his order will be confirmed and he will be immediately redirected to the Shopify order status page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Advanced Protection System<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The second impact function provided in the system is that of Profiling and Verifying users:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An advanced data collection and verification system allows us to understand when a user behaves in a \u201cstrange\u201d way and could be considered malicious, according to the following parameters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n