Why verification exists
Most social-proof apps show a notification and stop there. Shoppers have no way to know if the activity is real. Recently can publish a public event page for each notification: a receipt-style page that shows what powered the message: event type, when it was captured, and which store it came from.
Verification is optional. Merchants control whether events are published and what personal data appears on public pages.
How shoppers see it
- A popup appears on the storefront with a Verified link (when enabled in popup settings).
- The shopper taps Verified and opens a public event page in a new tab.
- The event page replays the notification and lists forensic metadata: date, time, timezone, source, store name, and event ID.
Only events that Recently has published for public proof get a page. Sensitive fields are redacted according to your settings.
Event pages
Each public event page includes:
- Replay card: the notification as shown on the store (product image, message, verified label)
- Event ID: stable public identifier (e.g.
#3907) for support and sharing - Meta list: event type, date, time, timezone, data source (Shopify), and linked store
- Integrity copy: explains the notification was created from the merchant's authorized Shopify connection, not invented or imported from third-party lists
Event pages are read-only. Shoppers cannot edit or dispute data from the page: they can only inspect it.
Store profiles
Merchants who opt in get a public store page on Recently. The profile shows:
- Store name and optional description
- “Uses Recently” verified chip
- Link to the live Shopify store
- Grid of recent public verified events (each linking to its event page)
Public store pages appear in the stores directory on the marketing site.
Merchant settings
Open Public profile in the Recently admin to configure:
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Public verification pages | When on, Verified links on the storefront open public proof pages. When off, no new public events are published and Verified links are hidden. |
| Public store page | Show your public store page on Recently with recent verified events, including the homepage and store directory. The page URL is created automatically from your store name. The nav Stores link only shows if at least one store has this on. |
| Store description | Optional text on your public store page (max 500 characters). Defaults to your Brand short description, or the homepage SEO description if that is empty. |
| Store icon | Square image on your public store page and in the store directory. Defaults to your Brand square logo, or your store favicon if that is not set. You can upload a custom image. |
| Store banner | Optional landscape (16:9) image across the top of your public store page. |
A Preview store page button opens your profile on the Recently website, including before you publish it. Unpublished previews are not listed publicly and are marked as preview.
Privacy & redaction
- Purchase messages show a first name when available, otherwise “Someone in {city}”
- Email addresses, full shipping addresses, and payment details never appear on public event pages
- City and country may appear when present in the notification message
- Disabling public verification stops new events from being published; existing pages remain accessible unless you contact support
Verification is a differentiator: it turns social proof from “trust us” into “inspect this.” Enable it when you are confident your notifications reflect real store activity.