Create the widget in Fugte
Start from the Message in the Bottle starter, generate a variation with the built-in AI, or paste your own code.
Step by step
Embed the Message in the Bottle in your Shopify store.
Customize and publish it in Fugte
Text, colors, images, numbers, and options are no-code settings, so you can match your branding without touching code. Publishing gives the Message in the Bottle a stable hosted link and an embed snippet.
Add a Custom Liquid section in your theme
In Shopify admin, go to Online Store → Themes → Customize, add a "Custom Liquid" section or block where you want the widget, and paste the embed snippet.
Or paste it into a page
For standalone pages, open the page in the Shopify editor, switch to the HTML view (the <> button), and paste the embed where the Message in the Bottle should appear. Save, then preview.
Good to know
Shopify specifics worth planning around.
No app install means nothing is added to your theme.liquid and nothing to clean up later.
The widget runs in a sandboxed cross-origin iframe, so its CSS and JavaScript cannot conflict with your theme or other apps.
Custom Liquid blocks can be placed in product, collection, and page templates through the theme editor.
Updates happen in the widget editor. You never re-edit the theme to change text, colors, or offers.
Ideas
Where the Message in the Bottle fits.
Local pages
A calming interactive gratitude bottle where visitors can write small notes, drop them into the bottle, and reopen them
Events
A calming interactive gratitude bottle where visitors can write small notes, drop them into the bottle, and reopen them
Simple tools
A calming interactive gratitude bottle where visitors can write small notes, drop them into the bottle, and reopen them
FAQ
Common questions.
Will the Message in the Bottle slow my store down?
The embed is an iframe loaded from a CDN alongside your page rather than script injected into your theme, so it does not block your theme from rendering.
Do I need a developer or a Shopify app?
No. The whole workflow is copy-paste in the theme editor. If you can add a section in Customize, you can add this.
Can the Message in the Bottle read my store data?
No, and that is by design. The Message in the Bottle is a self-contained front-end widget. It does not have Shopify API access, which also means there are no app permissions to review.
More guides
Same widget, other platforms.
Add a Message in the Bottle to a Canva website
Canva websites do not accept HTML or iframe code, but they do accept links. Add a Message in the Bottle to your Canva page with a hosted Fugte embed, free to try, no code.
Add a Message in the Bottle to a Notion page
Add a Message in the Bottle to any Notion page or Notion Site with the /embed block. Hosted, interactive, works on free Notion plans, no code.
Add a Message in the Bottle to a WordPress site
Add a Message in the Bottle to WordPress with a Custom HTML block, no plugin required. Works with the block editor, classic editor, and page builders like Elementor.
Add a Message in the Bottle to a Webflow site
Add a Message in the Bottle to a Webflow site with the Embed element: one hosted snippet, editable later without republishing the site.
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Try it
Put a Message in the Bottle on your Shopify store today.
Start free, customize the Message in the Bottle without code, and embed it with one link.