AnchorMedia ~ getting set up
AnchorMedia tidies up the images across your store ~ fixing missing image text, renaming files so search can read them, and flagging oversized images that slow your pages down. Here is how to get set up, and the first win to look for.
Adding it to your store
Four plain steps. It takes about a minute, and Shopify handles the approval so you are always in control.
Step 1: Press "Get it free"
On the AnchorMedia page, press the "Get it free" button. It is free ~ there is no card to enter and nothing to pay. A small box opens asking for your store address.
Picture coming soon: The AnchorMedia page with the "Get it free" button highlighted.Step 2: Type your store address
Type your Shopify store address ~ the one that ends in .myshopify.com (for example, your-store.myshopify.com). If you only know your regular store web address, that is fine too ~ we sort it out for you. Then press Install.
Picture coming soon: The store-address box with your-store.myshopify.com typed in and the Install button ready.Step 3: Approve it on Shopify’s own screen
A new tab opens on Shopify’s own approve screen ~ the same one you see for any Shopify app. It lists what the app can see, so you always know. Press Install app to say yes. This screen is Shopify’s, not ours, so you are always in control.
Picture coming soon: Shopify’s standard "Install app" approval screen listing the access the app is asking for.Step 4: You’re in ~ AnchorMedia opens
Shopify adds AnchorMedia to your store and drops you straight inside it. You will find it any time under Apps in your Shopify admin, on the left. That is it ~ you are set up.
Picture coming soon: AnchorMedia open inside your Shopify admin for the first time, ready to use.
What to look for once it’s open
AnchorMedia opens to a media health score for your whole catalog, with a plain list of what to fix: images missing their text (the words search engines and screen readers rely on), generic filenames, and images too big for their own good. You watch the score climb as you clear the list.
Your media health score
The score up top is your whole catalog’s image health in one number. It gives you a clear target to improve.
The first missing-text fix
AnchorMedia lists images missing their descriptive text. Fix one ~ it helps both search and shoppers using a screen reader, and it nudges the score up.
The oversized-image flags
See which images are slowing your store down. Trimming even a few makes your pages load faster for every shopper.
If something’s not right
The little things that trip people up, answered in plain words.
Will fixing image text change how my store looks?
No ~ the descriptive text lives behind the image, for search engines and screen readers. Your store looks exactly the same to shoppers, it just works better underneath.
I installed it but I don’t see it ~ where did it go?
AnchorMedia lives in your Shopify admin under Apps, on the left-hand menu. Open Apps and press AnchorMedia to jump back in any time. If it is not listed there, the install may not have finished ~ try "Get it free" once more, or write us and we will find it with you.
Where do I change its settings?
Open AnchorMedia from Apps in your Shopify admin, and look for Settings inside the app (usually top-right or in the menu along the side). Everything you can adjust lives there. Not sure what a setting does? Write us ~ we will explain it in plain words.
How do I remove AnchorMedia if I change my mind?
In your Shopify admin, open Apps, find AnchorMedia, and press Delete (or Remove). Shopify uninstalls it cleanly and stops its access right away ~ nothing lingers. It is free, so there is nothing to cancel and nothing to pay. You can always add it back later.
Is it really free ~ will I be charged later?
Yes, AnchorMedia is genuinely free ~ no card, no trial that turns into a bill. You approve it on Shopify’s own screen, and there is nothing to cancel. If you ever see a charge you did not expect, write us straight away.
We’re here to help
Setting up AnchorMedia and something isn’t clicking? You are not on your own. A real person answers, usually within 2 business days. No question is too small ~ if you are stuck for even a minute, write us and we will walk you through it.