Requirements: none — Shopify’s Dev Dashboard is free, self-service sign-up.
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Go to Shopify’s Dev Dashboard (
dev.shopify.com/dashboard) and log in. -
In the side menu, choose Stores.
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Click Create store.
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Choose the Dev type (“development store”) and give it a name that identifies it in your panel — never your real business name if it’s only for testing.
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Choose a plan (Basic/Grow/Advanced/Plus, it doesn’t matter for testing) and click Create store.
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Go into the newly created store and locate its full domain, with the
mitienda.myshopify.comformat (visible in the store admin panel’s own URL, or under Settings → Domains).
Warning — Verified against the official documentation — “Dev Dashboard” terminology
When reviewing Shopify’s official documentation for this manual (
shopify.dev/docs/apps/tools/development-stores, checked on September 5, 2026), development stores are created today from the Dev Dashboard (dev.shopify.com/dashboard). Older documentation may refer to the same mechanism as “Partners Dashboard” (partners.shopify.com) — if your account still shows it under that name, the step is the same.
