Installation

Getting started with CDSEO is quick and easy. Follow these steps to install and configure the app for your Shopify store.

1. Visit the CDSEO listing in the Shopify App Store
2. Click Add app
3. Review the permissions and click Install app

CDSEO requires the following permissions to optimize your store:

• Products - Read and update product titles, descriptions, and meta information
• Content - Read and update pages, articles, and blog content
• Themes - Add structured data and verification codes to your theme
• Files - Optimize and manage images
• Navigation - Identify menu-linked collections for prioritization
• Markets - Support multi-market stores

After installation, you need to enable the CDSEO App Embed Block in your theme. This allows CDSEO to add structured data and verification codes to your storefront.

1. Click the Theme Editor button when prompted (or go to Online Store > Themes > Customize)
2. In the Theme Editor, the CDSEO App Embed Block will be automatically enabled
3. Click the Save button at the top right of the Theme Editor to confirm the changes
4. Return to CDSEO and click Recheck to verify

This message will no longer appear once the App Embed Block has been successfully enabled.

After installation, CDSEO automatically syncs your store data:

• Products - All product titles, descriptions, and meta information
• Collections - Collection pages and their meta data
• Pages - Static pages and their content
• Articles - Blog posts and their meta information
• Navigation - Menu structure to identify key collections

The initial sync may take a few minutes depending on the size of your store. You can start using CDSEO immediately while the sync completes in the background.

To display CDSEO content on your pages, add the CDSEO Content app block through the Theme Editor:

1. Go to Online Store > Themes > Customize in Shopify

2. Navigate to the page template where you want content to appear (e.g., Products, Collections)

3. Click Add section or Add block

4. Select the CDSEO Content app block

5. Drag the block to position it where you want the content to display

6. Click Save

Repeat for each page type where you want CDSEO content to appear: Products, Collections, Articles & Pages

Content created in CDSEO is stored in Shopify metafields:

• cdseo.content - The rendered HTML content
• cdseo.content_json - The structured content data

This ensures your content remains in Shopify even if you uninstall CDSEO.

If working with P1 Commerce, you will likely be asked to install CDSEO as a custom app which will provide you additional features and functionality, such as SEO and AEO organic revenue correlation, rank tracking and engagement metrics.

1. In your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Apps

2. Click Develop apps (you may need to enable development apps first)

3. Click Create an app

4. Name it CDSEO: SEO for the AI Era and click Create app

Click Configure Admin API scopes and select the following:

• write_content
• write_files
• write_products
• write_themes
• read_publications
• write_publications
• read_online_store_navigation
• read_orders (for revenue attribution)

Click Save, then click Install app.

After installing:

1. Go to the API credentials tab
2. Copy the API key
3. Copy the API secret key (starts with shpss_)
4. Click Reveal token once and copy the Admin API access token (starts with shpat_)

Provide P1 with these credentials:

• API key
• API secret key (shpss_)
• Admin API access token (shpat_)

We'll complete the integration and set up your account.