Quick start guide

Use the six Quick start tasks on the Firefly Sky SEO dashboard to establish a safe SEO baseline. You can close or collapse the checklist at any time; doing so does not disable any feature.

1. Activate the app

Open Activate the app, then enable the Firefly Sky SEO App Embed in Shopify’s theme editor and save the theme. The embed is required for storefront features such as safe speed optimization, force redirects, access controls, structured-data output, and Live Visitor Probe.

2. Optimize images

Open Optimize images to scan product, collection, blog, and file-library images. Start with images missing Alt text, review AI suggestions before applying them, and use manual editing when needed. Image compression is a separate workflow with quality controls and restoration. See Image Alt Text Optimizer and Image Compression.

3. Test performance

Open Test performance and run a mobile or desktop PageSpeed test. Record the score and Core Web Vitals before applying a speed mode. Begin with Basic, verify navigation, product media, variants, search, cart, and checkout entry, then consider a stronger mode. Read the Speed Up guide.

4. Run the SEO audit

Open SEO audit and select Scan all for the first baseline. Prioritize critical indexing and technical issues, then missing metadata and image Alt text. Ignore only pages intentionally outside your optimization workflow. Re-scan after meaningful changes. See SEO Health Center and Page Analysis.

5. Configure structured data

Open Structured data, enter accurate organization or local-business details where relevant, and enable only schema types that match visible page content. Preview the output and avoid duplicating tracking pixels already installed through Shopify Customer events or another app. See Structured Data and Tracking.

6. Review 404s and redirects

Open 404s and redirects. Use Shopify-native redirects for removed URLs whenever possible. Use force redirects only for exceptional cases where the source page still exists, because force redirects depend on the storefront App Embed. Test every rule in a private browser window. See Sitemap, Redirects and Noindex.

Next steps

• Use Bulk SEO Editor to improve meta titles and descriptions.
• Connect Google Search Console in Keyword Tracking to measure impressions, clicks, CTR, and average position.
• Use Live Visitor Probe only when you need temporary storefront traffic diagnostics.