The GMC Preflight Handbook
Your report says what is wrong. This handbook says why it is wrong, what Google does about it, and how to fix it in Shopify. Point by point, in the same order and with the same codes as the report.
How it is organised
Every finding in your report carries a code, for example pages.contact_hours. Look that code up in the handbook and you find three things: what the check measures, why Google looks at it, and the steps to fix it in Shopify. Reading without a report, start at chapters 1 and 2, which explain how Google judges a shop and in what order to tackle things.
- All 104 checks: what the check measures, why Google cares, and how to fix it in Shopify.
- Covers every store in this account, one-time purchase.
- Available to read right after payment, in Dutch and English.
Who this is for
- You have a report and want to fix the points yourself, in the order that costs the least work.
- You do not have a report yet but are building a shop that will have to pass the check.
- You manage several shops and would rather not work out what Google wants every single time.
What is inside
- ForewordWhat this handbook is for
- Chapter 1How Google reviews a store
- Chapter 2The order: when you do what
- Chapter 3The store itself
- Chapter 4Domain and history
- Chapter 5Foundation
- Chapter 6Theme
- Chapter 7Menu and navigation
- Chapter 8Footer
- Chapter 9Required pages
- Chapter 10Consistency
- Chapter 11Deceptive patterns
- Chapter 12Product data
- Chapter 13Apps
- Chapter 14Cleanup
- Chapter 15Merchant Center
- Chapter 16After approval
- Chapter 17In case of a rejection
- Chapter 18Fifteen lessons from practice
- Chapter 19The final check before submitting
How it reads
Your report tells you what is wrong. This handbook tells you why it is wrong, what Google does with it, and how you fix it in Shopify. Point by point, in the same order and with the same codes as your report.From the foreword
What this handbook is not
Not a guarantee. Nobody outside Google can promise approval, and anyone who does is selling you air. What we can do: show you what consistently leads to a rejection in practice, and what consistently helps towards approval.
GMC Preflight Handbook
You pay through Stripe. We then create an account on your email address and send you a link that opens the handbook right away.