Keep a copy before changing text
Export your existing product data through Shopify and retain an appropriate backup before a large edit. Legible's current-view CSV is a worksheet containing originals and drafts, not a Shopify import file or a retained restore history. A shared Shopify file can be used in more than one place; review affected uses before publishing.
Start with a few different images
Try up to five drafts across different products. Compare the actual image, original text and suggestion. Remove unsupported claims about material, sustainability, performance or anything that cannot be established from the image and reliable product information.
Approve deliberate batches
Legible generates at most ten images per manual request and accepts at most 250 drafts per approval. One successful generated draft uses one credit; regeneration also uses a credit. Review and approval do not use generation credits. Failed generation attempts return their reserved credits.
Handle changed or uncertain results
If Shopify changed after drafting, discard the stale draft, reload and work from the current version. Successful approvals are reread from Shopify's base alt field before being shown as published. Inspect your actual storefront separately: a theme or translated view can render something different. Interrupted requests still need review; durable background completion and automatic restore are not provided.
Try the writing check
Check a description in your browser. Text stays on your device; no image is uploaded or analyzed.
Try Legible on your Shopify product images. Start with 25 credits per calendar month, then review drafts before approving.
References and further reading
Shopify’s alt-text instructions and limits · W3C’s image alt decision tree