New Arrivals Boost scope: confirm no API key (admin-only fix), add turnkey admin steps + support-ticket draft + Boost settings backup

0ee05d61efef2b8c1da74092fe79c3be38a90b41 · 2026-06-22 19:23:16 -0700 · Steve Abrams

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Author: Steve Abrams <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Mon Jun 22 19:23:16 2026 -0700

    New Arrivals Boost scope: confirm no API key (admin-only fix), add turnkey admin steps + support-ticket draft + Boost settings backup
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+# New Arrivals over-listing — Boost admin fix (Steve, ~2 min)
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+**Problem:** `/collections/new-arrivals` shows **27,726** products (whole Wallcovering catalog) instead of the collection's **~586**. Root cause: Boost AI Search & Filter is scoping the page to the entire catalog, not the Shopify collection. The Shopify collection is correct (586, rule `tag="New Arrival" AND type!=Trim`). Not fixable via Shopify API — no Boost API key exists, and the scope lives in Boost's server-side index.
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+Store: designer-laboratory-sandbox.myshopify.com · Collection id: **167327760435** · handle: **new-arrivals**
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+## Option A — fix it yourself in Boost admin (fastest)
+1. **Boost Commerce admin → Settings → Data Sync → "Re-index now."** Rebuilds Boost's index from current collection membership. (This same step is in our BOOST-SETUP.md.)
+2. **Boost → Merchandising / Collections → "New Arrivals at Designer."** Confirm product source = **collection products only**. If there's a "Search within collection / show catalog products" or "expand scope" toggle, turn it **OFF** for this collection.
+3. **Verify:** open https://www.designerwallcoverings.com/collections/new-arrivals — product count should drop from 27,726 to ~586.
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+## Option B — copy-paste support ticket (if the setting isn't obvious)
+> **To: Boost Commerce support**
+> Store: designer-laboratory-sandbox.myshopify.com
+> Issue: Our collection page `/collections/new-arrivals` (Shopify collection id **167327760435**, handle `new-arrivals`) is displaying ~27,726 products — the entire Wallcovering catalog — instead of the collection's actual **586** members. Shopify-native `/collections/new-arrivals/products.json` correctly returns ~500–586. The storefront passes your widget the correct `collectionId: 167327760435`, but the result set is the whole catalog sorted created-descending.
+> It looks like the Boost index for this collection is scoped to the entire catalog rather than the collection's membership. Please **re-index** and set this collection to show **collection products only**. Target: show only the ~586 products tagged "New Arrival."
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+## After Option A or B verifies (~586 showing) — then ping Claude for Part 2
+Steve's target is **newest 1000 only**. Once Boost honors collection membership, Claude tags the newest 1000 active+published Wallcoverings by `createdAt DESC`, untags overflow, and wires a rolling refresh into the new-arrivals rotator. (Pointless before Boost is scoped — Boost ignores membership until then.)

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