How to Manually Synchronize an Existing Shopify Product with a Taobao, Tmall, or 1688 Product
Already have products in your Shopify store and want to link them to products from Taobao, Tmall, or 1688? With Dropast, you can manually connect and synchronize an existing Shopify product to a Marketplace product you've imported into your Dropast List. This allows you to manage pricing, inventory, and fulfillment updates from the marketplace, even if the product wasn't originally imported through Dropast.
🔄 Step-by-Step: Manually Synchronizing a Shopify Product
Step 1: Import the Marketplace Product
Before connecting, ensure that the Marketplace product you want to link is already imported into your Dropast List.
Step 2: Navigate to the Products Section
- Go to app.dropast.com
- Click on the “Products” section to view all your Shopify store products
Step 3: Select the Product to Connect
- Find the Shopify product you wish to link
- Click the “Edit” button on the product row
Step 4: Connect a Variant
- In the variant row, click the “Connect” button
- A popup will appear showing all available Marketplace products listed in Dropast
Step 5: Choose Marketplace Product
- Select the Marketplace product you want to connect to
- Click “Connected” and then select the specific variant from the marketplace
- Click Synch and then Confirm to finalize synchronization
đź“Š Synchronization Statuses
In the Products section, each Shopify product is tagged with a synchronization status:
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Not Synchronized | No variants are connected to a marketplace product |
| Partially Synchronized | Only some variants are connected and synced |
| Fully Synchronized | All variants are connected and actively synchronized with Dropast |
❌ How to Remove a Connection
You can disconnect any variant from its linked Marketplace product:
- Go to the same Edit screen
- Click the “Remove Synchronization” button (which replaces “Connect” if a link exists)
- Confirm the disconnection
Need help linking specific variants or troubleshooting a sync issue? Reach out to our support team — we’re here to help you stay connected and in control.