# \#agentic **URL:** https://community.shopify.com/tag/agentic/5324.md [Latest](https://community.shopify.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.shopify.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.shopify.com/tags.md) --- ## [What the Shopify Catalog gets wrong about your products](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-the-shopify-catalog-gets-wrong-about-your-products/689041)
**Author:** [@Tukied](https://community.shopify.com/u/Tukied)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 7:17am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-the-shopify-catalog-gets-wrong-about-your-products/689041 "2026-10-13T07:17:21Z")
We compared Shopify Catalog entries against the live product pages across a set of stores. The gaps were bigger than we expected. The ones worth checking on your own store: Sold out variants still showing as available… --- ## [Can AI actually read your store? Five checks you can run in fifteen minutes](https://community.shopify.com/t/can-ai-actually-read-your-store-five-checks-you-can-run-in-fifteen-minutes/643659)
**Author:** [@margareta.petrovic](https://community.shopify.com/u/margareta.petrovic)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/can-ai-actually-read-your-store-five-checks-you-can-run-in-fifteen-minutes/643659 "2026-10-08T11:28:55Z")
More buyers are asking ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google’s AI for product recommendations before they ever land on a store. Those tools do not browse the way people do. They read the raw page and the structured data undern… --- ## [Agentic/AI Checkout Bypassing Required Fee Apps — Platform-Level Issue with No Merchant Solution](https://community.shopify.com/t/agentic-ai-checkout-bypassing-required-fee-apps-platform-level-issue-with-no-merchant-solution/629454)
**Author:** [@Greenuser](https://community.shopify.com/u/Greenuser)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 9:40am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/agentic-ai-checkout-bypassing-required-fee-apps-platform-level-issue-with-no-merchant-solution/629454 "2026-10-03T09:40:51Z")
I’m a B2B merchant selling products from multiple vendors and shipping locations that include hazmat-regulated products requiring mandatory surcharges (hazmat fees, temperature controlled shipping and more) at checkout. … --- ## [How many products do you actually change for Black Friday / seasonal campaigns?](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-many-products-do-you-actually-change-for-black-friday-seasonal-campaigns/690079)
**Author:** [@CommerceGov](https://community.shopify.com/u/CommerceGov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 7:18am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-many-products-do-you-actually-change-for-black-friday-seasonal-campaigns/690079 "2026-10-03T07:18:32Z")
I’m curious how teams actually manage catalog changes around periods like Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, summer, autumn, and other seasonal campaigns. In practice: Do you update the whole catalog, or only sele… --- ## [I checked how ChatGPT & Gemini talk about 3 random Shopify stores. The results were rougher than I expected](https://community.shopify.com/t/i-checked-how-chatgpt-gemini-talk-about-3-random-shopify-stores-the-results-were-rougher-than-i-expected/682000)
**Author:** [@Faron\_hm](https://community.shopify.com/u/Faron_hm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/i-checked-how-chatgpt-gemini-talk-about-3-random-shopify-stores-the-results-were-rougher-than-i-expected/682000 "2026-09-20T09:50:28Z")
Recently been thinking about how shopping now starts with “ChatGPT, what’s a good…” instead of Googling. So I ran a quick test, I asked ChatGPT and Gemini buying questions across three different niches (skincare, swimwea… --- ## [BFCM - Shopify Catalog ranking](https://community.shopify.com/t/bfcm-shopify-catalog-ranking/668206)
**Author:** [@Tukied](https://community.shopify.com/u/Tukied)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/bfcm-shopify-catalog-ranking/668206 "2026-08-30T12:56:07Z")
Agentic channel orders are growing steady in past months and we expect that during BFCM is will drive meaningful growth. In the Agentic sales channel on Shopify admin you can run queries and see if your products are ran… --- ## [Tracking AI-driven profit - 8 checks every Shopify merchant can do now](https://community.shopify.com/t/tracking-ai-driven-profit-8-checks-every-shopify-merchant-can-do-now/666976)
**Author:** [@dolia\_goprofit](https://community.shopify.com/u/dolia_goprofit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/tracking-ai-driven-profit-8-checks-every-shopify-merchant-can-do-now/666976 "2026-08-26T18:19:07Z")
Hey Community! We’re hosting an AMA about one of the biggest shifts happening in ecommerce right now: AI is moving from helping shoppers research products to helping them discover, compare, and increasingly buy inside A… --- ## [AI assistants are quietly becoming your store's first visitor — is anyone else watching this?](https://community.shopify.com/t/ai-assistants-are-quietly-becoming-your-stores-first-visitor-is-anyone-else-watching-this/669023)
**Author:** [@Robert\_Dainowski](https://community.shopify.com/u/Robert_Dainowski)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/ai-assistants-are-quietly-becoming-your-stores-first-visitor-is-anyone-else-watching-this/669023 "2026-08-24T20:45:58Z")
Something I’ve noticed running my own stores and building for others: a growing share of “visits” now come from AI assistants — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude — checking product pages on behalf of a shopper who asked “find … --- ## [At What Point Does Managing Multiple Shopify Stores Require an Agency-Level Governance Layer?](https://community.shopify.com/t/at-what-point-does-managing-multiple-shopify-stores-require-an-agency-level-governance-layer/659963)
**Author:** [@CommerceGov](https://community.shopify.com/u/CommerceGov)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/at-what-point-does-managing-multiple-shopify-stores-require-an-agency-level-governance-layer/659963 "2026-08-10T14:37:27Z")
Shopify correctly treats each client store as a separate commerce environment. Products, permissions, credentials, apps, configurations, and production changes remain isolated within that store. For agencies managing a … --- ## [SEO and AEO for content site](https://community.shopify.com/t/seo-and-aeo-for-content-site/645282)
**Author:** [@youcinez](https://community.shopify.com/u/youcinez)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/seo-and-aeo-for-content-site/645282 "2026-07-24T08:09:25Z")
I’m working on a content site focused on streaming-related informational keywords. How should I approach AEO vs SEO for improving visibility in both Google and AI search results for a niche site like this? --- ## [What key elements needed for product description for ai search?](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-key-elements-needed-for-product-description-for-ai-search/622690)
**Author:** [@ginger\_3](https://community.shopify.com/u/ginger_3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-key-elements-needed-for-product-description-for-ai-search/622690 "2026-07-19T17:06:43Z")
What key elements are needed in a product description to help the product get found in AI searches? What are best practices for that? Thank you. --- ## [Shopify’s Agentic Section Could Change Product Discovery](https://community.shopify.com/t/shopify-s-agentic-section-could-change-product-discovery/637851)
**Author:** [@Zeeshan6236](https://community.shopify.com/u/Zeeshan6236)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/shopify-s-agentic-section-could-change-product-discovery/637851 "2026-07-14T20:21:52Z")
Shopify’s new Agentic section in the admin looks like a major step forward for merchants. As more shoppers discover and compare products through AI chats, product visibility inside AI channels is becoming just as import… --- ## [Why Can't We Opt Out of Agentic Storefronts?](https://community.shopify.com/t/why-cant-we-opt-out-of-agentic-storefronts/631140)
**Author:** [@CasimirCK](https://community.shopify.com/u/CasimirCK)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/why-cant-we-opt-out-of-agentic-storefronts/631140 "2026-06-08T20:18:10Z")
Whether you’re a fan of AI or not, the fact that we, as storeowners, have no ability to fully opt out of Agentic Storefronts is an egregious overstep. It may very well be helpful to some, but we sell products that serve… --- ## [Is there strategies on website content for ai?](https://community.shopify.com/t/is-there-strategies-on-website-content-for-ai/622691)
**Author:** [@Isabella\_Camping](https://community.shopify.com/u/Isabella_Camping)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/is-there-strategies-on-website-content-for-ai/622691 "2026-05-30T10:57:46Z")
Is there strategy on website content beyond PDP verbiage to increase discoverability by AI? I.E. landing pages, blog style content, backlinks, etc. --- ## [Any word order in product description for ai search?](https://community.shopify.com/t/any-word-order-in-product-description-for-ai-search/622692)
**Author:** [@Esa\_Sates](https://community.shopify.com/u/Esa_Sates)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/any-word-order-in-product-description-for-ai-search/622692 "2026-05-25T15:12:04Z")
I would like to know if there is a certain order of words or elements needed to be included in the product description for AI to boost the visibility? Also, for category descriptions, if there is anything crucial to take… --- ## [Shopify's early data shows AI-referred shoppers convert better and spend more](https://community.shopify.com/t/shopifys-early-data-shows-ai-referred-shoppers-convert-better-and-spend-more/622504)
**Author:** [@jasonh](https://community.shopify.com/u/jasonh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/shopifys-early-data-shows-ai-referred-shoppers-convert-better-and-spend-more/622504 "2026-05-18T16:02:52Z")
Hey Community, I’d like to share this first-party data on AI-referred shopping behavior. This is a breakdown of key points. You can find the full article - AI-referred shoppers convert better and spend more: What Shopi… --- ## [What’s actually new and worth adding to our process, versus what’s just SEO rebranded](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-s-actually-new-and-worth-adding-to-our-process-versus-what-s-just-seo-rebranded/622693)
**Author:** [@mastroke](https://community.shopify.com/u/mastroke)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-s-actually-new-and-worth-adding-to-our-process-versus-what-s-just-seo-rebranded/622693 "2026-05-15T04:25:34Z")
Hi team, Thanks for hosting this AMA, really timely topic. We’ve been working on the Shopify platform for 10+ years and already have solid checklists in place for on-page SEO, off-page SEO, and technical SEO for our st… --- ## [What tools or setup do I need within Shopify](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-tools-or-setup-do-i-need-within-shopify/622689)
**Author:** [@scariesmike](https://community.shopify.com/u/scariesmike)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-tools-or-setup-do-i-need-within-shopify/622689 "2026-05-13T19:47:45Z")
What tools or setup do I need within Shopify? Is there an AEO checklist you can share to ensure we’re setup correctly?