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GSC Product Labels & Badges

GSC Product Labels Help for Shopify: Badges, Trust Icons and Buttons

GSC Product Labels & Badges is a free Shopify app from Getsitecontrol that adds sale, low-stock, new arrival, bestseller and free shipping labels to products. It also places trust badges, payment icons, chat buttons, "buy on" marketplace buttons and coupon boxes, with scheduling and device-specific display. It has been on the App Store since March 2024. Read the GSC Product Labels listing for the full feature set.

The install costs nothing, so the expert work is judgment and placement: which products deserve a label, which trust signals are true for your store, and how badges sit in a customized theme without crowding the product photo.

As of October 2026, 6 experts carry the GSC Product Labels badge on shopexperts: 1 agency and 5 freelancers, based in Canada, Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Germany.

Start by listing the promotions and policies you want shoppers to notice.

GSC Product Labels work that needs a second opinion

Adding a label takes minutes. Deciding where labels help, and where they turn into noise, is the part to hand over.

A labeling plan. Which products get sale, low-stock, new or bestseller labels, and which get none. A grid where every product carries a badge says nothing.

Honest trust signals. Guarantee, security and shipping badges plus payment icons, matched to the payment methods and policies you actually offer.

Promotion scheduling. Labels and coupon boxes set to start and end with each sale, so a "Sale" label never outlives the discount.

Placement on custom templates. Icons can go on product pages, the cart, the homepage, custom pages or a manual position. Manual placement on an edited template is theme customization work.

Badge artwork. Colors, fonts, borders, backgrounds and animation are all adjustable. If you want custom-drawn badges, graphic design experts can supply them.

Chat and marketplace buttons. WhatsApp, Telegram and Messenger chat buttons need a staffed inbox, and "buy on" buttons send shoppers to another marketplace. Both are business decisions first.

A single sale badge. One label on a sale collection is a job you can do yourself in the app.

Finding a labels expert with good restraint

Because the app is free and visual, almost anyone can install it. Hire for taste and restraint.

Ask what they would remove. A good candidate looks at your product pages and names the badges and icons that add clutter before proposing new ones.

Ask how they decide which products get labels. Listen for rules tied to margin, stock and the promotion calendar, not "add a badge to everything".

Ask about your trust claims. They should check your refund policy, shipping times and accepted payment methods before placing a single guarantee or payment icon.

Ask to see mobile mockups. Labels that look fine on desktop can cover half a product photo on a phone. The app supports device-specific display, so expect a plan for each.

Proposals to question. Fake urgency, labels that never change, or trust badges for certifications you don't hold.

Begin with one collection. Label and badge one collection plus its product pages, review it on a phone, then roll the rules out. For wider conversion work, conversion-focused designers take it further.

What the listing says, and what it leaves out

It is free. As of October 2026 the listing shows the app as free, with no paid tiers or usage limits listed.

Listed page types are product and cart. Icon positions also cover the homepage, custom pages and manual placement. Collection and search pages are not mentioned, so test there before promising labels on product grids.

Label conditions aren't documented. The listing names label types but not the rules that decide which products show them. Confirm how low-stock and new arrival labels pick their products before relying on them.

Design and timing controls. Animations, backgrounds, borders, colors, custom text, fonts and size, plus mobile responsiveness, device-specific display and scheduling.

Permissions. The app asks to edit products and collections, view the online store theme, locales and inventory, and see store owner contact details.

English only. The listing names English as the app's only language.

Built for Shopify. The listing carries the badge, and the developer is based in Nicosia, Cyprus.

GSC Product Labels badge holders by category

Store setup and management leads across the 6 profiles, and design skills show up on half of them.

Store setup and management

5 of 6 list it: install, first labels and icon placement

Shopify development

4 list it, for manual placement in custom templates

Design, UX and branding

3 of 6, for badges drawn in your brand style

Marketing and growth

2 list it, for promotion calendars and scheduled labels

Technical support

2 list it, for fixes when a theme change hides a badge

Languages beyond English

Bosnian, Croatian, German, Serbian and Spanish between them

GSC Product Labels questions: cost, placement and trust

Is GSC Product Labels & Badges really free?

As of October 2026, yes. The App Store lists it as free with no paid tiers. Your cost is time: deciding which labels to run, designing them, and placing them on a customized theme. For a store with a few promotions a year, a short fixed-price job usually covers the setup.

Can GSC Product Labels show badges on collection pages?

The listing names product and cart pages, and icon positions on the homepage, custom pages and a manual position. It doesn't mention collection or search grids. If labels on product cards matter to you, test them on a duplicate theme before you plan a campaign around them.

Do I need a developer for product labels and trust badges?

Usually not. Text, colors, fonts, scheduling and device rules are all set in the app. A developer helps when a heavily customized template needs manual placement, or when badges have to line up with other apps on the same product page.

Which trust badges and payment icons should I show?

Only the true ones. Show icons for payment methods your checkout accepts, and guarantee or shipping badges that match your written policies. A guarantee badge is a promise customers will hold you to. If you are unsure whether badges help at all, read our guide to a low Shopify conversion rate first.

How do I replace another labels app with this one?

Rebuild your labels in the new app, then switch off the old app's theme embed and remove any leftover code, or products may show two badges. Check product and cart pages on desktop and mobile, and keep a list of every label so promotions can be switched off on time.