FAQ: The AI features in Yoast SEO for Shopify

In Shopify, AI Generate includes the title and description generator. For products, posts and pages, you can use it to generate SEO titles and meta descriptions.

No. This article covers AI Generate, the title and description generator. Yoast AI Brand Insights is a separate tool, included in Yoast SEO AI+ for Shopify. To set it up, see How to use Yoast AI Brand Insights.

You can use the AI features for products, posts and pages in Shopify. With the title and description generator, you can generate titles and meta descriptions to make your content stand out in search engine results and on social media.

Yes. AI Generate is included in both plans: Yoast SEO for Shopify and Yoast SEO AI+ for Shopify. Yoast AI Brand Insights is only included in Yoast SEO AI+ for Shopify.

Follow the instructions in our article How to use the AI Generate title & description generator in Shopify.

AI Generate is included in your Yoast SEO for Shopify or Yoast SEO AI+ for Shopify subscription, so there is no extra charge to use it. To keep our pricing fair, a spark counter tracks your interactions with the AI features.

There is currently no limit on the number of sparks you can generate. The general Yoast AI rate limits apply. The counter resets on the first day of every calendar month. Our research shows this won’t be a problem for the vast majority of customers.

The AI-powered suggestions are tailored to your site’s content. However, the quality of suggestions may vary, and they don’t directly affect your search engine rankings. You can use Yoast’s SEO analysis to fine-tune the generated suggestions for your content.

See our article on Common AI feature problems and errors.

Rate limits stop any single user from overwhelming the system with too many requests. Read more about the rate limits for the AI features in Yoast SEO.

AI Generate is included in every Yoast SEO for Shopify and Yoast SEO AI+ for Shopify subscription. There is currently no limit on the spark counter, which tracks your AI feature usage, but this may change in the future.

You can use the AI features for both new and existing content.

Yes, the AI features work in your development store, as long as you have granted consent and enabled the AI features.

The AI features in Yoast SEO use the OpenAI API. This service generates the suggestions you see. When you use the AI title & description generator, your data is handled following OpenAI’s API data privacy and data usage policies, as well as our own terms of service and privacy policy. To protect your privacy, don’t enter any personal or confidential information when using this feature.

In the Yoast SEO for Shopify app, go to Settings > Site features. Here, you can enable and disable the feature by sliding the toggle between the purple checkmark and the gray cross.

In the Yoast SEO for Shopify app, go to Settings > Site features. Here, you can click Revoke consent in the Yoast AI section to revoke your consent for all AI features.