First Audit Guide

Last updated: May 19, 2026

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.
Audits use read access; product writes occur only for merchant-approved in-app fixes.

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 [email protected] with the shop domain and the issue type you are reviewing.