# Run a store audit

> Run the free store audit on Home. It reads your home page and best seller, then picks the fixes that matter most.

The store audit is on **Home**. It reads your home page and best-selling product page, then lists the fixes that matter most. It's free and takes about a minute.

## Before you start

- Before Plus, you start it from **Run a free store audit** on **Home**. On Plus, a **Run the audit** link shows once your cart drawer, a deal and a page are live. A store that already ran an audit keeps its results card.
- We need permission to read your products. Shopify may ask.
- If your store has a password, keep it handy. Find it in Shopify admin under **Online Store** → **Preferences**.

## Run the audit

1. In Shopify admin, open **Apps** → **Section Store** → **Home**.
2. Under **Prefer to look around first?**, click **Run a free store audit**. On Plus, click **Run the audit** under the Plus card's title.
3. Pick a **Theme**.
4. Click **Start audit**.
5. If your store is locked, type your **Storefront password** and click **Continue**. We use it once to load your pages, then discard it. We never store it.
6. Wait. It usually takes under 60 seconds.

You see **Audit complete**, and the results appear on **Home**.

## Run it again

Each store gets one extra run. Click **Run again** on the audit card. It appears once you've added a section or started Plus.

## If it doesn't work

- **"Product access is required to audit the product page."** Approve Shopify's request, then start again.
- **"We couldn't find an active product page to analyze."** Publish at least one active product on your Online Store, then try again.
- **"That storefront password didn't work."** Check it under **Online Store** → **Preferences** and type it again.
- **"Audit timed out."** Try again.
- **"You've used your extra audit rerun for now."** You've used both runs.
- **"Rerun is available after you add at least one section or subscribe to Section Store Plus."** Do one of those, then try again.

## Related

- [Read your store audit results and make the fixes](https://section-store.orka.help/a/read-your-store-audit-results)
- [The Home page and its guides](https://section-store.orka.help/a/the-home-page-and-its-guides)

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