Ask or Tell Shopify Sidekick About SEA Accessibility
SEA Accessibility now works with Shopify Sidekick, the AI assistant built into your Shopify Admin. Ask Sidekick questions about your store's accessibility status, or tell it to make changes for you — like turning your widget on or adjusting its settings — all without leaving your current page.
What you can do with Sidekick:
- Check your accessibility score and unresolved issues
- Check your widget's status, position, and configuration
- Ask Sidekick to turn your widget on or off, or update its settings
Prerequisites
- SEA Accessibility must be installed on your store.
- Shopify Sidekick must be available on your store (Shopify is rolling this out gradually to all Admin accounts).
Open Sidekick
Click the Sidekick icon in the top-right corner of Shopify Admin.
Ask or tell Sidekick what you need
Type your question or request in plain language. Sidekick recognizes SEA Accessibility and pulls the relevant data straight from your store, or carries out the action for you.
What you can ask or tell Sidekick
| Example question or request | What Sidekick does |
|---|---|
| "What's my current accessibility score?" | Tells you your storefront's WCAG 2.1 accessibility score |
| "How many unresolved issues do I have?" | Tells you the count of open issues by type and severity |
| "Is my accessibility widget turned on?" | Tells you the widget status, position, and current configuration |
| "Turn on my accessibility widget" | Turns the widget on for your storefront |
| "Change my widget position to bottom-left" | Updates the widget's placement |
Sidekick reads live data from your store, so answers always reflect your latest scan and widget settings.
Tips
- If Sidekick doesn't recognize a question about SEA Accessibility, try rephrasing using the setting or metric name (for example, "accessibility score" instead of "compliance level").
- Sidekick complements the app - use the scan Report for full issue details, and Sidekick for a quick answer or a quick change while you're working elsewhere in Admin.
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And there you have it! You can now get quick answers and make changes to your store's accessibility status straight from Shopify Sidekick.
If you have any questions or run into any issues, don't hesitate to reach out. We're here to help!