Shopify Integration

Automatically publish blog posts to your Shopify store.

Overview

The Shopify integration allows Sight AI to publish articles directly to your Shopify store's blog. This is perfect for e-commerce content marketing and SEO.

Requirements

  • Shopify store – Any Shopify plan with blog functionality
  • Blog created – At least one blog in your Shopify store
  • Admin access – Access to create API credentials

Setup Instructions

Step 1: Create a Custom App

  1. Go to your Shopify admin
  2. Navigate to Settings → Apps and sales channels
  3. Click "Develop apps"
  4. Click "Create an app"
  5. Name it "Sight AI"
  6. Click "Create app"

Step 2: Configure API Permissions

  1. In your new app, click "Configure Admin API scopes"
  2. Enable these permissions:
    • write_content – To create blog posts
    • read_content – To list blogs
  3. Save the configuration
  4. Click "Install app" and confirm

Step 3: Get API Credentials

  1. After installing, go to API credentials
  2. Copy the Admin API access token (shown only once)
  3. Note your store URL (e.g., your-store.myshopify.com)

Step 4: Connect in Sight AI

  1. Go to Integrations in Sight AI
  2. Click Shopify
  3. Enter your Shopify store URL
  4. Paste the Admin API access token
  5. Click "Connect"

Configuration Options

Select Blog

Choose which Shopify blog to publish to. If you have multiple blogs (e.g., "News", "Guides"), select the appropriate one for your content.

Publish Status

  • Published – Articles go live immediately
  • Hidden – Articles are saved but not visible to customers

Author

Set a default author name for published articles.

Publishing Articles

Manual Sync

  1. Open the article in Sight AI
  2. Click "Sync to CMS"
  3. Select Shopify as the target
  4. Choose the blog (if you have multiple)
  5. Confirm and publish

Autopilot Publishing

When Autopilot is enabled, articles automatically publish to your selected Shopify blog.

What Gets Synced

  • Title – Blog post title
  • Content – Full HTML content
  • Featured Image – Main post image
  • In-Body Images – Images within content
  • Summary/Excerpt – Post excerpt
  • Handle – SEO-friendly URL slug
  • Author – Post author name
  • Tags – If configured

SEO Features

Shopify articles synced from Sight AI include:

  • SEO-optimized title
  • Meta description (from summary)
  • Clean URL handle
  • Proper heading structure
  • Optimized images with alt text

Troubleshooting

Connection Failed

  • Verify your store URL format (store-name.myshopify.com)
  • Check that the API token has correct permissions
  • Ensure the custom app is installed
  • Try regenerating the API token

Articles Not Appearing

  • Check the publish status (may be set to Hidden)
  • Verify the correct blog is selected
  • Look in Online Store → Blog posts in Shopify admin

Images Not Showing

  • Check that your Shopify plan supports file uploads
  • Verify image file sizes are within limits
  • Try re-syncing the article

Disconnecting

To disconnect Shopify:

  1. Go to Integrations
  2. Click Shopify
  3. Click "Disconnect"

Previously published blog posts remain on your Shopify store.

Next Steps