First Audit Guide

Last updated: May 19, 2026

Fastest useful step: run the free browser SKU checker first. No Shopify access, no login, no credit card. Know your store domain? You can start the live read-only scan from here too.

Run free SKU checker · Download sample CSV · Free plan: 3 audits per month when you install.

Goal: get from install to a useful cleanup decision in one short pass.

Use this when you are trying Loftvex for the first time, reviewing the app, or deciding whether a catalog needs manual cleanup, CSV handoff, or recurring monitoring.

Before you start

Use a Shopify store with real or representative products and variants.
No external Loftvex username or password is required; access comes through Shopify OAuth.
The app uses read-only product access and does not write product changes back to Shopify.

Five-minute first audit

Step	What to do	Decision
1	Install the app from Shopify and open it inside Shopify Admin.	If install is the blocker, contact support with the shop domain.
2	Open Audit Rules and confirm the default SKU, price, image, description, barcode, and oversell checks fit the catalog.	Adjust thresholds only if the defaults clearly do not match the store.
3	Run the audit and review high and medium severity findings first.	Start with missing SKUs, duplicate SKUs, invalid prices, and missing images.
4	Open a few findings and compare them with the matching Shopify products.	Decide whether the issue is real, expected, or should be excluded by type, vendor, or handle.
5	If the findings need assignment, export or preview the CSV handoff format.	Use CSV when a teammate, VA, freelancer, or agency will do the cleanup.

How to interpret the result

Few low-risk findings: fix directly in Shopify Admin and stay on the free plan.
Many SKU, price, image, barcode, or oversell findings: turn the audit into a cleanup task list.
Repeated issue types after cleanup: use history to prove progress and monitoring to catch drift.
Agency or operator handoff: pair the findings with the sample CSV and partner workflow.

Proof links

Need help interpreting a first audit? Email support@loftvex.app with the shop domain and the issue type you are reviewing.

Ready to check your catalog? Run the free scan from Shopify Admin, then upgrade only when CSV handoff, history, monitoring, or higher audit volume becomes recurring work.

Preview a sample CSV cleanup export

See the public demo · Open the first-audit guide · Check paid-plan fit

Review Shopify data access before installing

Free to start: 3 audits per month, CSV export, no credit card for the free scan. Enter your .myshopify.com domain or the store name from admin.shopify.com/store/...

Install Loftvex SKU Catalog Audit from the Shopify App Store