Shopify
AI search and discovery for your Shopify store.
Install the Athena XAI Search app, connect it to your Athena XAI account and add Athena to your theme. Shoppers get AI search with autocomplete, Voice Search and Visual Search, with no coding.
At a glance
- Free to install From the Shopify App Store. Using Athena needs an Athena XAI account.
- No coding Set up in Shopify Admin, the Athena XAI dashboard and the Theme Editor.
- Works in your theme Athena is added to your theme’s header as a block.
- Multilingual stores Each language uses its own website token.
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Install
Set up Athena on Shopify in six steps.
In Shopify Admin, the Athena XAI app and the Theme Editor, in this order.
Install the app
Open Athena XAI Search in the Shopify App Store, click Install, choose your store and approve the permissions Athena needs to sync your catalogue.
Enter your credentials
In the app, enter the Athena URL, client ID and client secret from your Athena XAI dashboard, exactly as shown there.
Choose market and language
Select the market and language, then paste the website token for that language.
Run the first reindex
Click Reindex, or Reindex All for several languages. The app syncs your products, categories and metadata; wait until the progress bar is complete.
Add Athena to your theme
From the app, open the Theme Editor, add the Athena block to the header and save the theme.
Check your storefront
Athena shows in the header, and text search, Voice Search and Visual Search return your products.
Theme note: add only the main Athena block to your theme. The app also offers separate Athena XAI Autocomplete and Athena XAI Search blocks; leave them out, because the main block already includes search and autocomplete.
Good to know
Good to know before you start.
What the setup needs, and how to keep Athena in step with your store.
What you need
Access to Shopify Admin, your Athena XAI dashboard and the theme Athena should appear in. The dashboard shows your Athena URL, client ID, client secret and website token.
Before go-live
Check that your products show in the Athena XAI dashboard, and complete the configuration and billing there. Your storefront shows Athena’s results after that.
When to reindex again
After you change the website token, client ID, client secret or Athena URL, and whenever products are missing or catalogue changes do not show.
Turning Athena off
Remove the Athena block from the header and save the theme. Your Athena configuration and indexed catalogue stay as they are.
FAQ
Shopify questions
Do I need coding knowledge?
No. You set up Athena in Shopify Admin, the Athena XAI app and the Shopify Theme Editor.
Does Athena replace Shopify’s search?
Yes. Athena becomes the main search on your storefront, including Voice Search and Visual Search.
Does it work for a multilingual store?
Yes. Each language can use its own website token. Choose the language in the app, paste its token and run Reindex All.
Is Voice Search included?
Yes. Voice Search is part of the Shopify integration.
Is Visual Search included?
Yes. Visual Search is part of the Shopify integration.
Is the app free?
The app is free to install. Using Athena needs an Athena XAI account, quoted for your store based on your catalogue, your monthly searches and the products you choose. See pricing
Other platforms
Running something else?
- Adobe Commerce (Magento 2) The Athena Search extension, for Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source.
- WordPress and WooCommerce The Athena Search plugin, for the store and the blog.
- All integrations Product feeds, headless and mobile libraries, and partner platforms.
- API documentation The Open API, with examples, for developers.
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