Installation and the first sync
How to install the app, what happens on first launch, and why the app works with a local copy of your content.
Installing
ContentPilot AI is installed from the Shopify App Store. Shopify shows you which data the app may read and write — nothing is installed until you approve it there. The app then opens directly inside your Shopify admin.
The first sync
On first launch the app reads your content from Shopify: products, collections, pages, blogs, articles, menus, metaobjects and their translations. Depending on the catalogue this takes a few seconds to a few minutes; progress runs as a background task.
The app works with this local copy so that lists, filters and overviews are fast. Writes, however, always go to Shopify first — a change counts as saved only once Shopify confirms it.
Reloading
Products and collections are kept current automatically through Shopify's webhooks. Pages, blogs and articles have no such notifications; if you change them outside the app, reload the single entry with the reload button in the editor. Brand-new content appears after a full sync.