Shopify
An app inside your Shopify admin
See which stores ChatGPT and Google AI Mode pick over yours, and fix why, without leaving Shopify.
Billed by Shopify
Platforms and integrations
Ecommerce SEO on every ecommerce platform, from Shopify to Magento.
RankX AI is an ecommerce SEO platform that works inside Shopify as an app, with WooCommerce through WordPress, and with BigCommerce, Magento (Adobe Commerce), PrestaShop and any other store through the web app. Pick your platform to see how RankX AI helps you optimize it for Google and AI search.
WooCommerce
The RankX AI web app, connected to your WordPress site
Track your products and your brand in AI answers, and write the fixes straight to your WooCommerce store.
AI Visibility
Juniper & Co: whether AI assistants recommend you, and whose answers to take next.
Your share of AI answers
18%↑ 4 pts
Hearthwell leads with 41%. You are named in 43 of 240 answers.
Who AI recommends
Which assistants name you
- ChatGPTNamed
- GeminiNamed
- PerplexityNot named
- ClaudeNamed
Share of answers with a verdict, across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude.
Web plans, billed monthly or yearly
Other websites
The RankX AI web app
For stores on BigCommerce, Magento (Adobe Commerce), PrestaShop and other ecommerce platforms.
AI Visibility
Juniper & Co: whether AI assistants recommend you, and whose answers to take next.
Your share of AI answers
18%↑ 4 pts
Hearthwell leads with 41%. You are named in 43 of 240 answers.
Who AI recommends
Which assistants name you
- ChatGPTNamed
- GeminiNamed
- PerplexityNot named
- ClaudeNamed
Share of answers with a verdict, across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude.
Web plans, billed monthly or yearly
Ecommerce platforms and SEO
Which ecommerce platform is best for SEO?
There is no single best ecommerce platform for SEO: every major ecommerce platform can rank well in search results, and the platform decides how much technical SEO it handles for you, not whether your online store can rank. Shopify and BigCommerce are hosted and look after the XML sitemap and canonical tags themselves, while WooCommerce and Magento (Adobe Commerce) give you full control and more to look after. Your product pages, category pages, site structure and content strategy matter more than the platform, and RankX AI measures and improves them on all five.
| Platform | SEO it handles for you | What to look after | RankX AI there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopify | Hosting, sitemap.xml, robots.txt and canonical tags | Fixed URL paths such as /products/ and /collections/, and several apps editing the same SEO fields | An app inside your Shopify admin, with a free plan |
| WooCommerce | WordPress core, plus titles, sitemaps and schema from an SEO plugin such as Yoast SEO or Rank Math | Hosting speed, plugin conflicts and duplicate URLs from filters and tags | The web app, connected through WordPress, writing approved fixes to your store |
| BigCommerce | Hosting, an XML sitemap and SEO fields on each product | Canonical tags on filtered and sorted category pages | The web app, with steps for the BigCommerce admin |
| Magento (Adobe Commerce) | Detailed SEO settings for each product, category and store view | Layered navigation URLs, canonical settings and site speed, which often need a developer | The web app, with steps for the Magento admin |
| PrestaShop | Friendly URLs and SEO fields on each product | Friendly URLs switched on, and duplicate pages from product combinations | The web app, with steps for the PrestaShop admin |
Does Shopify do SEO for you?
Shopify SEO starts with technical basics the platform handles for you, such as the sitemap, robots.txt and canonical tags. Shopify does not write your search titles, meta descriptions or alt text, or tell you which fix matters most. The RankX AI Shopify app checks those across the store, and the product check and SEO score are on its free plan.
How is ecommerce SEO different from regular SEO?
Ecommerce SEO is search engine optimization for product pages and category pages as well as articles, so product data, duplicate URLs from filters and variants, and structured data matter more. Shopping answers in ChatGPT and Google AI Mode add another place to be seen. RankX AI tracks AI answers and AI shopping beside your Google data, for a store in one place.
Should SEO decide which ecommerce platform you choose?
Treat SEO as one factor beside cost, catalogue size and the skills of your team, because every major platform can rank. For a store that already sells, moving platforms means redirecting every URL, so fixing the store you have is usually the faster win. RankX AI shows what to fix first on whichever platform you use.
Does Magento need more technical SEO work than Shopify?
Usually, yes. Magento (Adobe Commerce) gives you layered navigation, store views and caching to configure, which means the most control and the most settings to get right, while hosted Shopify fixes more of them for you. WooCommerce sits between the two, because your hosting and plugins decide its speed and how many duplicate URLs it creates.
What on-page SEO matters on every platform?
The same best practices apply everywhere: a unique title tag and meta description for each product page and category page, one H1, alt text on images and structured data. These on-page basics help search engines read a page and give shoppers a better user experience from the first click. The RankX AI audit flags the pages that miss them, whatever platform you are on.
Does SEO affect conversion rate as well as traffic?
It can: search titles and product pages that match what a shopper searched for, load fast and answer their questions bring visits that are more likely to buy. Ranking is the first half, and organic traffic is worth what it converts. In the web app, RankX AI shows the visits and sales that start at an AI assistant from your Google Analytics, so you see conversions beside SEO performance.
Is SEO worth it for ecommerce?
For most stores, yes: organic search brings shoppers who are already looking for what you sell, and you do not pay for each click. It takes steady work, which is why measuring it matters. RankX AI starts with a free plan on Shopify or a 7-day free trial in the web app.
How long does ecommerce SEO take to work?
Plan in months rather than days, because search engines have to recrawl a page before a change can move it and competitive keywords take longer. Technical fixes usually show first, once the pages are recrawled, while new content takes longer to earn rankings. Good SEO strategies track the same keywords over time, so you can see when a change started to move.
Do you need an ecommerce SEO agency?
Not to start: most stores can find and fix their first SEO issues themselves with clear data and steps for their platform. An SEO agency earns its fee on migrations, very large catalogues or content at scale. RankX AI has agency plans too, so an agency and its clients can work from the same audit and tracking.
Side by side
What RankX AI does on each ecommerce platform
AI answers and AI shopping are measured the same way everywhere; where a fix can be written for you depends on the platform.
| Capability | Shopify | WooCommerce | Other websites |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI shopping visibilitySee which products and stores ChatGPT Shopping and Google AI Mode show when a shopper asks what to buy. | YesShopper questions checked on ChatGPT Shopping and Google AI Mode, with the stores that took each slot. | YesAI Shopping for the products you choose to monitor from your WooCommerce catalogue. | YesProducts from your store’s own pages, a Merchant Center feed or a file. |
| AI answer visibilityKnow whether AI assistants name you when buyers ask, and who they name instead. | YesYour buyers’ questions asked on ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity. | YesChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity from the start, with Claude on request. | YesChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude, chosen per website and checked on the schedule you choose. |
| Competitors and sourcesSee the stores and brands that win your buyers’ questions, and the sites AI assistants read. | YesThe stores and brands AI names for your questions, and the sites it reads. | YesEvery brand named in an answer, share of voice and the pages each answer cited. | YesEvery brand named in an answer, share of voice and the pages each answer cited. |
| Product data fixesFix the product details AI shopping needs: categories, barcodes, titles and descriptions. | YesFix one product or many at once, and undo any change with one click. | YesNew listing copy proposed beside the current words and written to WooCommerce after you approve it. | With stepsEach finding comes with the exact steps for your store’s own admin. |
| AI product photosTurn one product photo into on-model and in-use shots that keep your product exactly as it is. | YesImage studio: on a model, in use, and featured images for blog posts. | Shopify app only. | Shopify app only. |
| SEO checks and fixesFind what holds your pages back in search and AI answers, and fix it in order. | YesAn SEO score with the fix to make next: search listings, content, rich results, links and redirects. | YesA 48-check website audit, and tasks that write verified fixes to WordPress, with undo. | With stepsA 48-check website audit, with every finding turned into a task with steps. |
| Blog and contentPublish articles that answer your buyers’ questions, researched from real sources. | YesBlog posts with their own featured image, published to your Shopify blog when you approve them. | YesContent Studio and Autopilot, published to your WordPress site. | YesContent Studio, delivered as copy, or published if your site runs WordPress. |
| Google rankings and AI OverviewsFollow your Google positions and whether AI Overviews cite you, beside your AI answers. | YesGoogle Search Console inside the app. | YesRank tracking in the top 20, AI Overviews and their citations, Search Console, Analytics and Bing. | YesRank tracking in the top 20, AI Overviews and their citations, Search Console, Analytics and Bing. |
| Conversions from AISee the visits, enquiries and sales that start at an AI assistant. | Web app only. | YesFrom your Google Analytics, and your store’s orders when you switch them on. | YesFrom your Google Analytics. |
| Prompt and keyword researchFind the questions buyers ask AI assistants and the searches worth your time. | YesArticle ideas from your buyers’ questions. | YesAI prompt research, keyword research and trends. | YesAI prompt research, keyword research and trends. |
| Chat and MCPAsk about your data in plain words, or connect Claude and ChatGPT to your account. | Web app only. | YesChat inside RankX AI, and MCP for Claude and ChatGPT. | YesChat inside RankX AI, and MCP for Claude and ChatGPT. |
| WordPress pluginA free, optional plugin that serves llms.txt and Markdown copies of your pages, and writes SEO fields on every major SEO plugin. | For WordPress sites. | YesFree download from inside RankX AI: llms.txt, Markdown copies, AI crawler visits that reach WordPress, redirects. | YesFor WordPress sites, with the same features. |
Connections
Bring in your data, and your AI tools
In the web app, every website can connect these. The Shopify app includes Google Search Console.
WordPress plugin
Free and optional. Serves llms.txt and Markdown copies of your pages, counts AI crawler visits that reach WordPress, manages redirects and writes SEO fields on every major SEO plugin.
Learn moreGoogle Search Console and Analytics
The searches that found you, the pages they landed on, and the visits and sales that started at an AI assistant.
Learn moreBing Webmaster Tools
The index behind Copilot, ChatGPT search, DuckDuckGo and Ecosia. Verify your site there first; importing it from Search Console is the quickest way.
Learn moreMCP server
100 tools that let Claude, ChatGPT and other AI clients read your RankX AI data and work with it.
Learn more
Start here
See where you show up in AI answers today.
Start with your website. RankX AI recognises your platform, suggests the questions to track and audits your pages, with first results minutes after setup.
- ShopifyAn app inside your Shopify admin
- WooCommerceThe RankX AI web app, connected to your WordPress site
- Other websitesThe RankX AI web app
7-day free trial. No credit card required. On Shopify, install the app and Shopify bills your plan.