Why Does Ablestar Bulk Product Editor Need to Analyze Products Upon Installation?
When you install Ablestar Bulk Product Editor, the app performs an initial analysis of your product catalog. This step is necessary to support features that make editing your Shopify store faster and safer. These features include:
- Advanced Search Filters: Find the exact products to edit with filters not available in the Shopify admin.
- Live Previews: See a preview of your changes and how many products will be affected before making edits.
- One-Click Undos: Reverse changes instantly if something doesn’t go as planned.
- Faster Product Exports: Export product data quickly without long waits.
Without a full copy of your product data, the app would rely entirely on the Shopify API, leading to fewer search options, slower editing, and delayed exports.
How Often Does the App Need to Analyze Products?
The good news is that this analysis is a one-time process that occurs only during installation. Once completed, Ablestar will keep your product data in-sync with Shopify. Shopify automatically notifies the app (via webhooks) whenever products are added, modified, or deleted, so your data remains up to date in real-time. The app also performs periodic background checks to ensure the data is current.
What Data Does the App Store?
Ablestar Bulk Product Editor stores only product-related data. No order information or other store data is stored. If you uninstall the app, we immediately stop receiving product updates from Shopify. Additionally, all stored product data, including edit logs, is automatically deleted two days after the app is uninstalled.
Special Note for Free Plan Users
If you're on the free plan and haven't used the Bulk Product Editor for more than 14 days, you’ll be prompted to re-analyze your products the next time you launch the app.