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Step 1
Collect the audience priorities, the breadth of catalogue to be surfaced, the merchandising goals for the period and the section slots the current theme can actually support.
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Spark playbook scenarios · Spark: AI Store Assistant
Choose a homepage structure for the store's main audience
The theme offers several homepage layouts, and picking one without a rule leaves key audience tasks without a supporting slot. In this case, the immediate task is to choose a homepage structure for the store's main audience. The workflow should produce a homepage structure and content draft, matching each audience task to a slot the theme can support.
Topic
Homepage Design and Creation
Target keyword
shopify homepage design templates
Copyable AI prompt
A prompt you can drop directly into Spark
First replace every [bracketed] placeholder with real store scope and constraints, then add any actual records or data you have, and paste it into your preferred AI assistant or Spark agent. Spark will follow this page's workflow to produce structured output and verification steps.
ai-prompt.txt
Act as a Shopify operations specialist.
Help me choose a homepage structure for the store's main audience.
My store context is [describe the business, products and target audience].
My scope is [specify the affected products, pages, customers or reporting period]. Use these inputs: [audience priorities, the breadth of catalogue to be surfaced, merchandising goals for the period, and the section slots the current theme can support]. Match each audience task to a slot the theme supports, preferring the slot whose layout fits the content type, and record any task without a supporting slot as a gap rather than forcing it into an unsuitable section.
Return a homepage structure and content draft for the specified task.
Show the relevant evidence or before-and-after examples and explain how I can verify the result.
If essential data is missing, ask for it and mark unsupported conclusions as unknown.
Do not invent metrics, product claims or customer facts.
For any publication, message, account or store change, use only connected tools within my explicitly authorized scope and report success only after verification; otherwise provide the draft or proposed steps.How to solve
A recommended resolution workflow
Split the work into input, judgment, and deliverable phases. Verify each step's output before moving to the next.
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Step 2
Match each audience task to a slot the theme supports, preferring the slot whose layout fits the content type, and record any task without a supporting slot as a gap rather than forcing it into an unsuitable section.
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Step 3
Deliver a homepage structure and content draft with the chosen template, the slot-to-task mapping and the content per slot, then confirm each slot's limits against the theme and report tasks left unplaced.
FAQ
Common questions when running this scenario
Cover decision rules, frequent misunderstandings, and required inputs so the team aligns on prerequisites before execution.
How is a layout chosen when several look workable?
Pick the one whose slots hold the priority tasks at the depth they need, because a layout that fits the copy only after trimming product detail has quietly reordered the merchandising plan instead of serving it.
Does catalogue breadth change which template fits?
A broad catalogue needs slots that expose many entry points and search cues, while a narrow one suits a template showing most of the range directly, so breadth is checked before any layout feature.
What if a required section does not exist in the theme?
Record it as a gap with the task it was meant to serve, then either place that task in the closest supported slot or flag the theme limitation, rather than filling a slot with content serving no task.
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