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title: "Introduction to the XGEN Shopify App"
slug: "introduction-to-the-xgen-shopify-app"
updated: 2025-05-19T22:20:32Z
published: 2025-05-19T22:20:32Z
canonical: "docs.xgen.ai/introduction-to-the-xgen-shopify-app"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.xgen.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction to the XGEN Shopify App

Search and recommendations are core pillars to your store’s performance. Learn more about our XRecommend [here](https://www.xgen.ai/products/xrecommend) and XSearch [here](https://www.xgen.ai/products/xsearch).

Implement generative AI on your site in 6 steps:

1. [Install the app](/v1/docs/install-connect) & [connect your XGEN account](/v1/docs/install-connect)
2. [Sync your product feed](/v1/docs/sync-product-feed) with XGEN
3. [Configure](/v1/docs/configure-xrecommend) & [Customize XRecommend](/v1/docs/customize-xrecommend)
4. [Configure](/v1/docs/configure-xsearch) & [Customize XSearch](/v1/docs/customize-xsearch)
5. [Configure](/v1/docs/configure-plp) & [Customize Product Listing Page](/v1/docs/customize-plp)
6. Publish Your Theme

> [!NOTE]
> Before You Start You will Need
> 
> 1. Access to your Shopify Admin Dashboard and permission to install and manage apps
> 2. An upgraded theme using Shopify 2.0. Learn more about the upgrade on the [Shopify Store’s Support Page](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/themes/managing-themes/upgrading-themes)
> 3. Contact our team for an XGEN account at sales@xgen.ai

> [!TIP]
> Time Estimate
> 
> Performing all the steps in this guide efficiently, one could expect an ecommerce team to go-live with the XGEN Shopify App in less than 5 hours