PROVEN Checks
Checks for problems in your Shopify catalog.
Explore the checks available for a Shopify catalog and see what each one looks for, why it matters, and what PROVEN can safely do.
67 available checks8 categories
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Product titles
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Product descriptions
Assisted-editor residue
Finds interface or formatting fragments left by assisted editors in the description.
Apparently empty blocks with attached information
Finds blocks with no visible text that retain attached information and need review before cleanup.
Risky elements in description
Flags content elements considered unsafe inside the description.
Internal editor data
Finds internal editor-state information left in the description.
Temporary editor residue
Finds temporary fragments used by editors and left in the description.
Empty blocks in description
Finds blocks in the description that contain no text or visible content.
Too many empty lines
Finds repeated breaks that can create large unnecessary gaps in the description.
Hidden comments left in description
Finds comments that are not visible to shoppers but remain in the content.
Broken description structure
Finds descriptions whose formatting structure cannot be interpreted correctly.
Unsafe actions in description
Flags content that can trigger actions directly from the description.
Formatting written directly into description
Finds appearance rules attached directly to elements in the description.
Missing description
Checks whether the product has a description.
Outdated formatting in description
Finds outdated formatting elements left in the description.
Microsoft Office residue
Finds fragments added by Microsoft Office that remain in the description.
Redundant formatting in description
Finds formatting wrappers that add no useful content or structure.
Embedded content in description
Flags content embedded directly in the description and requiring review.
Very short description
Flags descriptions with very little visible text.
Unsafe addresses in description
Flags unsafe addresses used by elements inside the description.
Description with no visible text
Finds descriptions that contain structure or formatting but no visible text.
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Search appearance
Missing search description
Checks whether the product has a description dedicated to search presentation.
Search description too long
Flags search descriptions that are too long.
Search description too short
Flags search descriptions that are shorter than the minimum used by this check.
Missing search title
Checks whether a value is available for the title used in search.
Search title too long
Flags search titles that are too long.
Search title too short
Flags search titles that are shorter than the minimum used by this check.
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Images
Same image description across different products
Finds the same image description used in at least two different products.
Same description on multiple product images
Finds images within one product that use the same description after minor differences are cleaned up.
Image description that looks like a file name
Finds image descriptions that look like a file name or the image address.
Image description too generic
Finds image descriptions that are so generic they provide too little context.
Image description identical to product title
Finds images whose alternative description repeats the product title after minor differences are cleaned up.
Image description repeating the title plus a number
Finds images whose description repeats the product title and only adds a sequence number.
Image without an alternative description
Checks images that have no alternative description or only an empty one.
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Catalog consistency
Same description on multiple products
Finds different products that have exactly the same visible description text.
Nearly identical descriptions
Finds descriptions that become identical after minor writing and spacing differences are ignored.
Same search description on multiple products
Finds different products that use exactly the same search description.
Nearly identical search descriptions
Finds search descriptions that become identical after minor writing and spacing differences are ignored.
Same search title on multiple products
Finds different products that use exactly the same search title.
Nearly identical search titles
Finds search titles that become identical after minor writing and spacing differences are ignored.
Same title on multiple products
Finds different products that have exactly the same title.
Nearly identical titles
Finds titles that become identical after differences in letter case, spacing, and quotation marks are ignored.
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Text quality
Text with no useful content
Finds values that contain only spaces or invisible characters.
Unexpected hidden character
Finds hidden characters that are not part of normal catalog content.
Character code displayed as text
Finds code sequences that should be displayed as a single character.
Possibly corrupted text
Finds sequences typical of text displayed incorrectly after a character conversion.
Formatting where only text should appear
Finds formatting fragments where only plain text should appear.
Joining character in a suspicious context
Flags invisible joining characters when they do not have a context considered legitimate.
Space at the start of text
Finds spaces before the first useful character.
Misplaced invisible marker in text
Finds a marker reserved for the start of text when it appears inside the value.
Missing space after punctuation
Finds punctuation followed by text without the expected space.
Unusual spaces
Finds unusual spacing characters that can look like normal spaces.
Repeated or conflicting punctuation
Finds repeated or unusual combinations of punctuation marks.
Repeated spaces
Finds two or more consecutive spaces in the same area of text.
Consecutive repeated word
Finds the same word repeated immediately while avoiding dimensional notation as a false repetition.
Replacement symbol in text
Finds the replacement symbol that appears when a character could not be represented correctly.
Space before punctuation
Finds spaces placed incorrectly before punctuation.
Suspicious punctuation at the edge of text
Finds unusual punctuation at the start or end of the text.
Space at the end of text
Finds spaces after the last useful character.
Unbalanced brackets
Finds opening or closing brackets without the matching pair.
Unexpected line break
Finds line breaks in text where they are not expected.
Text stored in an inconsistent form
Finds text that looks the same but is stored using different character combinations and can be made consistent.
Invisible character between words
Flags an invisible character used to keep text together and requiring review.
Invisible space in text
Finds spacing characters that take up no visible width.
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Romanian language
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