Post-Purchase Upsell QA Checklist
What to Check First
Once your Post-Purchase Upsell is set up, you'll need to QA your site to make sure everything works as expected. Before heading to your site, confirm a few things first:
Preview Your Experience
Once you have confirmed both of those items are true, you can preview the test or personalization on your live site. Enter Preview mode by clicking on the ... menu next to your experience.

This opens your site in a new window with the Intelligems preview widget enabled. In the preview widget, you'll see:
The name of the experience you're previewing (top left)
A dropdown to switch between test groups (bottom left)
A toggle to highlight any replacements (top right)
An edit button to enable integration mode, where you can edit on-site content (bottom right)

Step 1: Set Up a Way to Place Test Orders
Before you can QA your Post-Purchase Upsell, you'll need a way to complete checkout without placing a real order. How you do this depends on your store type.
If you're on a Shopify test/development store: You can use Shopify's Bogus Gateway or Shopify Payments' Test Mode to simulate orders without real transactions. Learn how to set those up here.
If you're on a live production store: Use your existing internal test order practices. This typically involves placing and then immediately cancelling and refunding the order.
Whichever method you use, the goal is the same: complete the checkout flow so the post-purchase page triggers.
Step 2: Confirm That Post-Purchase Upsells Are Displaying Correctly
Now it's time to verify your upsells are appearing correctly after checkout. Choose one of the test groups from the preview widget dropdown, and add a product (or products) to your cart that qualifies for your Post-Purchase Upsell.
Proceed through checkout and place a test order using one of the methods in Step 1, or another preferred method.
Once the order is placed, your Post-Purchase Upsell should appear. Verify the following:
Styling & content looks correct:
Functionality is working:
Be sure to test multiple scenarios to ensure the upsells always display correctly. This list is not exhaustive, and not every scenario will apply to your site. A few scenarios we recommend testing include:
Orders with different products
Control group visitors (no upsell should appear)
Visitors who meet targeting rules (confirm the right upsell appears)
Multiple devices and browsers (e.g., desktop Chrome and mobile Safari)
Complete these steps in each test group. If you notice any issues, or have any questions, please reach out to support.
What happens next?
Now that you've completed the QA checklist for your Post-Purchase Upsell, you can start your test.
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