# My AI assistant says it needs Plus

> Assistants build on any plan, but switching bundles and carts on and running A/B tests need Section Store Plus. Here is how to start it.

Your assistant can build and save bundles and carts on any plan. Switching them on for shoppers needs Section Store Plus. A/B tests need it too. Your work stays saved and off until you start Plus. In the app, click **Upgrade to Plus**, click the button on the Plus page and approve the charge in Shopify. Then ask your assistant to switch the item on.

## What the message means

- **"This store isn't on Plus. Bundles and carts can be built and saved, but only Plus stores can switch them on."** A note, not an error. Keep building.
- **"Switching a bundle on needs the Section Store Plus plan, and this store isn't on it. The bundle stays saved and off."** The same message exists for carts.
- **"A/B tests need the Section Store Plus plan, and this store isn't on it."** Every test tool needs Plus, reading results too.
- **"The store isn't on Plus, so saving switched the bundle off."** A save on a store without Plus switches the item off. The same message exists for carts.

## Start Plus

An assistant can't start Plus or its free trial for you. Do it in the app. You don't need Plus to connect an assistant.

1. In Shopify admin, open **Apps** → **Section Store** → **Bundles** or **Cart Drawer**.
2. Click **Upgrade to Plus**. A **Cart Drawer** page with no carts yet also has **Choose a plan**, which goes to the same place.
3. Click the button on the Plus page. It reads **Start 14-day free trial**, **Resume trial (N days left)** or **Subscribe to Plus**. With **Subscribe to Plus**, billing starts when you approve.
4. Approve the charge in Shopify.
5. Go back to your assistant and ask: "Switch on [name]."

Don't see either link? Your store may already be on Plus. Ask your assistant to check again.

## Price

Plus costs $15/month. Older subscribers may keep $8 or $10. New stores get a 14-day free trial. A store that had Plus before gets only what's left of its first trial. A trial counts as Plus.

## You cancelled Plus

Assistants treat a cancelled plan as no Plus right away. That's true even while shoppers still see your bundles and drawer until the paid period ends. A save through an assistant in that window switches the item off. A bundle also loses its Shopify discount. The list of changes shows this first, so read it.

An item that went off stays off, even with paid days left. Only Plus turns it back on. Open **Subscribe** in the app, click **Subscribe again** and approve the charge in Shopify. This starts a new subscription. Billing starts when you approve, with no credit for the days you already paid for. If you can wait, subscribing after the paid period ends wastes no paid days. Then ask your assistant to switch it on. For a cart, you can also click its switch on **Cart Drawer**. See [What happens to my cart drawer when Plus ends?](https://section-store.orka.help/a/what-happens-to-my-cart-drawer-when-plus-ends)

## When Plus ends

The widget and drawer stop showing, and checkout gives no bundle discount or cart reward. The Shopify discounts stay listed as active and keep a slot in Shopify's limit. Subscribing again brings back whatever is still switched on. A draft bundle stays a draft until you switch it on.

Your assistant stays connected, and it can still build and save.

## Shopify Plus isn't Section Store Plus

Being on Shopify's own Plus plan doesn't give you Section Store Plus. They are two separate plans.

## If it doesn't work

- **You started Plus but the assistant still says no:** ask it to check the store again. If that fails, open the chat bubble in the Section Store app or email help@section.store.
- **You only want to see the result first:** ask for a picture or the preview link. These work on any plan.

## Related

- [Does connecting an AI assistant cost anything?](https://section-store.orka.help/a/does-connecting-an-ai-assistant-cost-anything)
- [Switch a bundle or cart on or off with an AI assistant](https://section-store.orka.help/a/switch-a-bundle-or-cart-on-or-off-with-an-ai-assistant)
- [Why don't shoppers see what my AI assistant built?](https://section-store.orka.help/a/why-dont-shoppers-see-what-my-ai-assistant-built)
- [Bundles guide](https://section-store.orka.help/a/support-guide-bundles)
- [Cart drawer guide](https://section-store.orka.help/a/support-guide-cart-drawer)

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