StoreOS blog

Notes on building commerce

Product updates, engineering deep dives, and practical guides for teams shipping storefronts on the StoreOS API.

How to set delivery charges by region in StoreOS
Guides

How to set delivery charges by region in StoreOS

Delivery charge setup for an online store in Bangladesh: add Dhaka and outside-Dhaka regions, set each fee in BDT, and save, with annotated console screenshots.

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Insights, Guides

Pathao vs Steadfast vs RedX: Courier Guide (2026)

Pathao vs Steadfast vs RedX for online stores: delivery charges, COD fees and returns from each courier's own site, dated 3 Oct 2026, plus what to verify.

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Best ecommerce platform in Bangladesh: how to choose
Insights, Guides

Best ecommerce platform in Bangladesh: how to choose

Choosing the best ecommerce platform in Bangladesh? Use this 12-point checklist: COD, couriers, payments, OTP checkout, domain, stock, support, and total cost.

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Payment gateway in Bangladesh for an online store
Guides, Insights

Payment gateway in Bangladesh for an online store

Choosing a payment gateway in Bangladesh for your online store? How COD, bKash, Nagad, SSLCommerz and cards fit, what to check, and when to add each.

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Book Pathao and Steadfast from orders
Guides

Book Pathao and Steadfast from orders

Stop copying addresses into courier panels. StoreOS books Pathao or Steadfast from the order on a paid plan. Check live rates in the courier merchant panel.

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A Facebook bio is not a domain
Getting Started, Guides

A Facebook bio is not a domain

yourpage.facebook.com is Meta’s URL. A shop on your own domain is something a buyer can trust and return to. On StoreOS, custom domain starts on a paid plan.

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Keep WhatsApp. Put the catalog on a site.
Insights

Keep WhatsApp. Put the catalog on a site.

StoreOS does not replace chat commerce. Buyers still message. The site holds stock, size, and the order so the thread is not the warehouse.

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When a COD parcel comes back
Insights, Guides

When a COD parcel comes back

Refused COD is normal in Bangladesh. Return fees stay in the courier panel. Your order, SKU, and phone number stay in StoreOS.

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Shopify in Bangladesh: Pathao and COD
Insights, Guides

Shopify in Bangladesh: Pathao and COD

Shopify bills in USD. Pathao and Steadfast sit in the App Store. StoreOS bills in taka, and COD and those couriers sit in the same console as stock.

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Pathao Commerce vs your own store
Insights

Pathao Commerce vs your own store

Pathao delivers the parcel. They also sell a shop and an inbox. StoreOS is the opposite: your store, Pathao and Steadfast as couriers.

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Stop running stock from a Messenger thread
Guides, Getting Started

Stop running stock from a Messenger thread

Overselling happens when size and quantity live in chat. Put inventory in the console. Keep WhatsApp for closing, not for counting.

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WooCommerce Bangladesh hosting costs
Insights

WooCommerce Bangladesh hosting costs

A WooCommerce shop in Bangladesh also means hosting. Plugins, SSL, and Pathao sit on a server you own. StoreOS has no Tk 20,000 build fee.

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Start from a theme, or bring your own storefront
Guides

Start from a theme, or bring your own storefront

Starter and Enigma are live. If the layout is wrong, a developer builds on the Storefront API — same catalog, checkout, and COD. You do not rebuild Pathao.

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Why COD still wins in Bangladesh
Insights

Why COD still wins in Bangladesh

Bangladesh shoppers often pay on delivery so they can inspect the parcel first. COD sits next to Pathao and Steadfast in the StoreOS console.

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Introducing the StoreOS blog
Announcements

Introducing the StoreOS blog

Product updates, engineering notes, and guides for building commerce in Bangladesh — now in one place.

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Move Facebook Shop orders onto a real store
Guides, Getting Started

Move Facebook Shop orders onto a real store

Put catalog, checkout, and Pathao or Steadfast next to Messenger. Start on Free and take COD. Book Pathao or Steadfast on a paid plan.

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