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Find what Google Merchant Center objects to on your Shopify store.
Disapproved products or a misrepresentation suspension usually come down to a handful of fixable things on your store: policies, prices, shipping settings and product identifiers. MerchantMend is a Shopify app that scans your store read-only and lists each problem with a link to the setting that fixes it.
Read-only scan
Checks products, policies and storefront pages without changing anything in your store.
The usual suspects
Missing policies, price mismatches from tax and Markets settings, GTIN gaps, duplicate products and contact details.
A fix list, not a score
Every issue links to the Shopify admin page where you fix it, in the order to fix them.
Before you appeal
A checklist to run before you request a review, so you do not burn an appeal on a store that still fails.
Guides
- Website needs improvement in Merchant Center: what it means for Shopify storesWebsite needs improvement means Google thinks your Shopify store looks unfinished or generic. Placeholders, broken links and missing pages are common causes.
- Google and YouTube app duplicate products: why it happens and how to clean it upDuplicate products in Merchant Center usually mean two data sources send the same Shopify catalog. Find the extra source and remove it without losing history.
- The refund, shipping and contact pages Google expects from a Shopify storeGoogle checks your Shopify store for a refund policy, shipping details and contact information. What each page should say, and where to set it up in Shopify.
- Google Merchant Center not syncing with Shopify: causes and fixesProducts missing from Merchant Center after connecting Shopify? Check sync mode, channel publishing, identifiers, the domain claim and Google's exclusions.
- Merchant Center price mismatch caused by tax and Markets settings on ShopifyWhen Merchant Center price mismatches are off by the tax rate, Shopify tax display and Markets settings are the likely cause. Here is what to check and change.
- How to appeal a Google Merchant Center suspension, and what to fix firstGoogle limits Merchant Center appeals and adds cool-downs after failed reviews. Fix the store first, then request one review from Shopify or Merchant Center.
Questions
Can it guarantee my Merchant Center account gets reinstated?
No. Google doesn't share the exact reason for a suspension, and nobody can promise reinstatement. MerchantMend finds the common causes Google documents, so your appeal starts from a clean store.
Is MerchantMend available now?
Not yet. We're building it. Join the waitlist and we'll email you once when it launches.
Will it change my store?
No. It reads your store and tells you what to change. You stay in control of every edit.