SEO HERO AI Audit Tool
Product Update September 2026
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By
Mike
- Updated: October 10, 2026
- 15 min read
-
By
Mike
- Updated: October 10, 2026
- 15 min read
A clearer way to improve your store’s SEO
This month’s SEO HERO improvements make it easier to choose what to fix, turn search insights into blog drafts, and understand AI credit use before you take action.
What’s new
Start with the SEO checks that matter to you
The Basic Optimize experience brings essential checks into a simpler workflow, while Expert mode remains available when you want more detail. You can also set primary and secondary keywords in Basic mode, so your fixes reflect the searches you’re targeting.
For example, a skincare store can work on a product page using “vitamin C serum” as its primary keyword and “brightening face serum” as a supporting keyword—without starting in the more detailed Expert view.
Where to find it: Optimize → Basic mode
See what an SEO fix means before you make it
New visual fix examples make keyword guidance easier to understand at a glance. Instead of interpreting an SEO check on your own, you can see an example of the kind of change it calls for.
If a homeware store is updating a collection page for “linen bedding,” a clear example can help its team understand how to work that phrase into relevant copy.
Where to find it: Optimize → SEO checks and fix examples
Move from a blog idea to a draft with less back-and-forth
The redesigned Blog Builder makes each step easier to scan: find ideas with clearer keyword and opportunity information, refine a brief alongside available Search Console context, review generation choices and credit costs, and see created posts and upcoming Auto-Pilot activity in a cleaner history.
A pet-supply store planning an article about puppy training can compare ideas, refine its target keywords, and review the brief before creating a Shopify draft.
Where to find it: Grow → Blog Builder
Know the credit cost before a manual AI action
Manual AI actions now include a credit-use confirmation, giving you a chance to review the cost before proceeding. Clearer credit guidance in Optimize also helps explain when an AI-powered fix requires credits.
For a fashion merchant preparing updates across several product pages, that means fewer surprises when deciding which AI fixes to run.
Where to find it: AI-powered actions, including Optimize
🐞 Bug Fixes & Smaller Improvements
- Fixed a refresh issue that could prevent SEO health updates from completing.
- Improved recovery when bulk-fix progress updates were interrupted.
- Improved handling of unsuccessful fixes so items needing attention are easier to review.
- Fixed mobile layout issues that could cause horizontal scrolling in the admin area.
Open SEO HERO to refresh your SEO Health score, review your top optimization opportunities, and try the newest AI visibility and keyword workflows.
Hey, I’m Mike Belanger, a business enthusiast with over 15 years of experience in designing, web and app development, business management, digital marketing, customer psychology and optimizing businesses. I love making businesses grow and operate smoother.