Connect ChatGPT
ChatGPT reaches your store through a custom connector. You add the connector once, sign in with Shopify, and it stays available in your chats.
Custom connectors need a paid ChatGPT plan, and Developer mode turned on in ChatGPT settings. On a free ChatGPT account the connector cannot be added.
Set it up
Copy your server URL
In the Avada SEO Suite app, open MCP, scroll to Setup guide and copy the MCP server URL.
Open ChatGPT's connector page
On the same page, under AI assistants, click Connect ChatGPT. A new tab opens on ChatGPT's Connectors settings.
If nothing opens, your browser blocked the pop-up. Allow pop-ups for the Shopify admin and click Connect ChatGPT again — or go to ChatGPT → Settings → Connectors yourself.
Add the connector
Create a new connector and paste the MCP server URL you copied. Give it a name you'll recognise, such as Avada SEO.
Sign in with Shopify
ChatGPT sends you to a sign-in page. Sign in to the Shopify store you want it to work on — this is what locks the connection to that one store.
Choose what ChatGPT may do
On the permission screen, tick Allow ChatGPT to make changes to my store if you want it to edit meta tags, create redirects and start optimization runs. Leave it unticked for read-only access. Click Allow.
Check it worked
Back on the MCP page, ChatGPT now shows a Connected badge and its access level. In ChatGPT, start a new chat, turn the connector on and ask "What's my store's speed score?"
Change the permission later
Click Reconnect on the MCP page and run through the sign-in again, ticking or unticking the changes permission.
Disconnect
Click the delete icon next to ChatGPT on the MCP page. It loses access straight away. Remove the connector in ChatGPT too, so it stops offering a connection that no longer works.
Trouble connecting? See Troubleshooting.