Index AI

Requirements#

• A Shopify store. The product data check is part of the free Starter plan.
• Structured data, the store FAQ and product Q&A are a theme app embed and theme app blocks. They are switched on in the theme editor.
• The report AI traffic & revenue reads the visit data on orders. Shopify asks for read access to orders when the report is opened for the first time.
• Google Analytics 4 is optional and adds AI sessions by source.
• The app is available in English, German, French, Spanish and Simplified Chinese.

Getting started#

1. 01

   Install the app and wait for the first check

   Index AI scans the products in a minute or two, checks the store policies and crawler access, and shows on the overview what to fix first.

2. 02

   Fix the product data

   Open Product data and look at the products marked "Needs work". Add missing barcodes (GTIN) and product categories in Shopify, and make sure the store policies for refunds, shipping and contact are filled in.

3. 03

   Switch on structured data

   In the Setup guide, open Structured data and click Open theme editor. The App embeds panel opens with Index AI switched on. Click Save, then run the live check under Structured data in the app to see what the pages output.

4. 04

   Add the FAQ blocks

   Write the store FAQ (Professional) or product Q&A (Enterprise) in the app. Click Open theme editor to add the FAQ block to a page or product template, then click Save.

5. 05

   Measure AI visibility

   Open AI visibility and add five buyer questions, or let the app suggest some from the catalog. Start a measurement; it runs in the background and takes a few minutes. Visibility measurements are part of the paid plans.

6. 06

   Check crawler access

   Open Crawler access and run the check. If an AI search bot is blocked, the page shows how to adjust robots.txt.liquid in the theme.

Features#

Theme integration#

The theme app extension Index AI - Schema Markup ships one app embed and two app blocks. The Setup guide in the app opens the theme editor with the embed already switched on or the block already placed.

• Index AI Schema MarkupApp embed

  App embeds

  Adds JSON-LD structured data to the page head and skips markup the theme already prints.

• Index AI Store FAQApp blockProfessional

  Any section

  Shows the store FAQ written in the app.

• Index AI Product FAQApp blockEnterprise

  Product pages

  Shows the product Q&A written in the app.

• The app does not edit theme files. The embed and the blocks can be switched off in the theme editor at any time.
• Storefront FAQ blocks and structured data use the language of the shop.
• The question form of the FAQ blocks posts to the shop domain through the Shopify app proxy, so the request is signed by Shopify.

Access scopes#

The app requests these access scopes from Shopify. Shopify shows them before the installation.

• Products: read and write
• Orders: read
• Store policies: read
• Themes: read and write
• Pages and blog content: read and write
• Online Store navigation: write

read_products
write_products
read_orders
read_legal_policies
read_themes
write_themes
read_content
write_content
write_online_store_navigation

The scopes of all apps are listed on Security & data protection.

Data and uninstall#

• Content the app writes to the store, such as FAQ entries and product texts, is stored in Shopify and stays there.
• AI drafts are only written to Shopify after Apply or Save.
• The backend of the app runs on Heroku.
• The app is embedded in the Shopify admin and uses the session authentication of Shopify.

app/uninstalled
app/scopes_update
app_subscriptions/update
products/update
collections/update
customers/data_request
customers/redact
shop/redact

Billing#

The product data check is free for all products. Paid plans add AI texts, visibility measurement and revenue tracking.

• Prices in US dollars, billed through Shopify. Pay monthly, or yearly and save about 17%.
• Switch plans or go back to the free Starter plan anytime in the app.
• AI texts and visibility runs are monthly quotas. A run asks every assistant included in your plan.

Plans and prices are the same as on the app page.

Troubleshooting and FAQ#

Support#

Support comes from the team that builds the app. Write to info@brandupfactory.com and include the shop domain and, for theme questions, the name of the theme.