Shopify Integration

Connect BlogSEO to your Shopify store to automatically publish AI-generated blog articles directly to your store's blog.

Requirements

Before connecting your Shopify store, ensure you have:

A Shopify store on any plan (Basic, Shopify, Advanced, or Plus)
Admin access to your Shopify store
An active blog created in your Shopify admin

Setting Up Shopify Integration

Navigate to Integrations → Shopify in your BlogSEO dashboard and click Connect Shopify.

You'll need to fill in the following information:

Store Name: A friendly name for your store
Author Name: The name that will appear as the author on published blog posts
Store Subdomain: Your Shopify store subdomain (found in your Shopify admin URL, e.g. my-store from my-store.myshopify.com)
Client ID: Your Shopify app Client ID
Client Secret: Your Shopify app Client Secret

Getting Your App Credentials

To get your Client ID and Client Secret, you need to create a custom app in the Shopify Partners Dashboard:

Go to the Shopify Dev Dashboard and create a new app
Enable the following scopes: read_content, write_content, read_files, write_files, read_translations, write_translations
Scroll down and click Release, leave all fields empty in the modal
Click Home → Install app and select your store
Go to Settings → Credentials and copy the Client ID and Secret

Configure Publishing Settings

Once connected, choose your preferred publishing behavior:

Auto-publish: Articles are automatically published to Shopify when generated
Manual publish: Review and approve articles before publishing them to your store. To manually publish an article, go to Articles, select the article you'd like to publish and click Publish then Publish to Shopify.

Publishing Features

Once connected, BlogSEO handles all the publishing details:

Full Article Content: Your AI-generated articles are published with proper formatting, headings, and structure.
Featured Images: Featured images are automatically uploaded to your Shopify Files and attached to your blog posts.
SEO Metadata: Meta titles and descriptions are automatically set for each blog post to maximize search visibility.
Author Attribution: Articles are published under your selected Shopify staff account.

Publishing Workflow

Articles are generated daily in BlogSEO using your keywords and content settings
Schedule them using the Content Calendar
Articles are automatically published to your Shopify blog on their scheduled dates (if Auto-publish is activated)
Monitor traffic and engagement through your Shopify analytics

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I choose which Shopify blog to publish to? A: Yes, you can select which blog to publish to in your Shopify Integration page.

Q: Will this work with my Shopify theme? A: Yes, articles are published using Shopify's standard blog post format, which works with all themes.

Q: Can I edit articles after publishing to Shopify? A: Absolutely. You can edit articles directly in Shopify, or update them in BlogSEO and republish to overwrite the existing post. After editing your aticle in BlogSEO, you can synchronize it with your Shopify blog by clicking on Sync to CMS.

Q: Does this affect my store's performance? A: No. Publishing happens via Shopify's API and doesn't impact your store's front-end performance.

For additional support, contact our team through the in-app support chat.