The Complete Setup Guide

Think of it as an expert content writer, editor, and photographer all rolled into one. Your only job is to create your campaigns, feed it some ideas, and let our app do all the hard work. Because this is a true "set and forget" system, the AI runs in the background on autopilot. Follow this step-by-step guide to configure your campaigns and take your hands off the wheel.

⚙️ Step 1: Configure Your Global Email Settings

Before building your first campaign, we highly recommend enabling the email notification service so you can passively monitor your output.

• Navigate to the Settings page in the app.
• Under the Email Notifications section, enter your preferred email address.
• Tick the box for "Email me the full article every time a post goes live". This allows you to check the live output directly from your inbox without needing to log into Shopify.
• Set a Low Queue Warning threshold. If you set this to "5", the system will automatically email you when a campaign is running out of scheduled topics, reminding you to top it up.

🚀 Step 2: Create a New Campaign

A Campaign is the set of rules, schedules, and instructions that dictate how the AI writes for a specific blog on your store. Go to the main dashboard and click Create Campaign.

• Campaign Name: Give your campaign a memorable name (this is just for your internal reference).
• Target Blog: Select the specific Shopify blog you want these articles to publish to.
• Publish as Draft: Tick this box if you want the AI to write the articles but leave them hidden in Shopify for your manual review before going live. Untick it for fully automated live publishing.

🧠 Step 3: The AI Blueprint Control Engine

This is where you train the AI to perfectly match your brand's voice and formatting rules.

• Target Demographic Audience Profile: Explicitly tell the AI who it is writing for (e.g., "Fitness enthusiasts (ages 20-50)").
• Regional Dictionary Settings: Ensure your spelling is strictly localised. You can lock the AI to British English (colour, prioritise) or American English (color, prioritize).
• Core Writing Intent & Voice Architecture: Select from the dropdown presets to define the structure (e.g., "Educational How-To Guide") and the tone (e.g., "Journalistic & Authoritative").

📝 Step 4: Formatting & Required Headings

You have complete control over the structure and imagery of your output.

• Required Headings Outlines: Click "+ Add Custom Heading Section" to force the AI to include specific topics in every article. The AI will automatically assign an <h2> or <h3> tag to these exact sections (e.g., "What are the press saying?", "Comfort & Fit").
• AI Photography Aesthetic Layout: Choose a preset to guide how the AI generates unique imagery for your posts. The app can generate and insert professional, SEO-optimised images directly into your content.

📅 Step 5: The Posting Schedule

Tell the app when it is allowed to publish.

• Select your Publishing Days (e.g., Monday, Wednesday).
• Choose a specific Time of Day.
• Click Create Automated Campaign.

Top Tip: If you want to publish to the same blog at different times of the day, simply create 2 separate campaigns that both point to the same target blog.

📥 Step 6: Feeding the Queue (Bulk Adding Ideas)

Your campaign framework is ready. Now, you just need to feed it ideas to write about. From the Campaigns dashboard, click Manage Queue next to your active campaign. Click the Bulk Add Ideas button at the top right.

• Quick Paste: If you just have a list of titles, paste them into the box (one topic per line) and hit add.
• Advanced CSV Upload: For deep content strategies, upload a 2-column CSV file. The first column is your "Primary Topic", and the second column allows you to pass "Custom AI Instructions" for that specific article.

How the Automation Takes Over

Once your queue is populated, you are completely done. The AI Blog Autopilot operates on a background worker that checks your schedule every 15 minutes. When an article is due based on your publishing days, the app automatically pulls the oldest pending topic from your queue. It seamlessly writes the content, generates the imagery, formats the HTML, and pushes it directly into your Shopify admin—all while you focus on running your business.