Thin Content

Thin content refers to webpages that provide little or no value to users. These pages typically have minimal text, lack substantive or unique information, and do not contribute meaningfully to the overall content of a website. This often includes pages with very little text and unfinished or placeholder pages.

Search engines like Google aim to provide users with the most relevant and valuable information, so they tend to rank thin content poorly. In some cases, having too much thin content reduces rankings of an entire site.

Creating quality content across your site and blocking non-quality content strengthens your SEO by ensuring that only valuable, engaging pages are indexed. This improves user experience and signals to search engines that your site is a reliable source, leading to better rankings and visibility.

The Thin Content dashboard identifies pages on your Shopify store that have insufficient content.

• Errors - Pages with thin content that need attention
• Compliant - Pages that meet content requirements
• Ignored - Pages you've chosen to skip

Each page card displays:

• Page type - Product, Collection, Page, or Article
• Page name - Click to view on your store
• Word count - Total words detected on the page
• Blocked status - Whether the page is excluded from search engines
• Custom Template - Indicates pages using custom Shopify templates

Use the search icon to find specific pages by name.

Click the filter icon to narrow down pages by:

Item Type:

• Collection
• Product
• Page
• Article

Indexing Status:

• Indexable - Pages that can appear in search results
• Blocked - Pages excluded from search results

Click the Fix button to address thin content. Depending on your plan and page type, this will either:

• Open the CDSEO content editor (Full Suite plans, or for Pages and Articles)
• Open the Shopify admin editor for direct editing

• Add more descriptive text - Write detailed product descriptions, collection overviews, or page content
• Include FAQs - Add frequently asked questions relevant to the page
• Add rich media descriptions - Include text alongside images and videos
• Block the page - If the page doesn't need to rank in search, block it from indexing

If a page doesn't need to appear in search results, you can block it from being indexed.

• Placeholder or coming soon pages
• Internal-only pages not meant for public search
• Duplicate or variant pages
• Pages with intentionally minimal content (like contact forms)

1. Find the page in the Thin Content list
2. Click Block
3. The page will be excluded from your sitemap and marked as noindex

To restore a blocked page to search engine indexing:

1. Find the page (it will show a "Blocked" chip)
2. Click Unblock

Some pages may not need content improvements. Use the Ignore button to remove them from your error list.

• Pages using custom templates that handle content differently
• Pages where thin content is intentional
• Pages you plan to address later

To restore an ignored page to your active list:

1. Switch to the Ignored tab
2. Find the page
3. Click Unignore

Click the gear icon to configure thin content detection thresholds. Adjust the minimum word count to match your content standards.