Shopify news, explained by the people who build on it
When Shopify ships something that changes how stores run, we write down what it is, what it means for your store and what we would do about it.
Shopify Fall ’26 Edition: what matters for merchants and developersShopify’s Fall ’26 Edition brings a new theme architecture, Shopify Protect, new local payment methods and a rebuilt Sidekick. Here is what we would act on first.Read the post →Shopify Scripts are gone. How to rebuild them with Shopify FunctionsShopify Scripts stopped running on June 30, 2026. What that broke, how to find what you lost, and how we move discount, shipping and payment logic to Functions.Read the post →Agentic commerce on Shopify: what store owners should do nowShoppers can now buy through ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and other assistants. What the Universal Commerce Protocol is, how Shopify connects your store, and a checklist to get ready.Read the post →Shopify Spring ’26 Edition: A/B tests, B2B on more plans and other updates we likeNative A/B tests for themes and checkout, B2B tools for Basic, Grow and Advanced, discount stacking and more. Our take on the Spring ’26 updates that change day-to-day work.Read the post →Shopify Winter ’26 Edition: what changed for app developersSidekick app extensions, Shopify Catalog for developers, Checkout Kit for the web and the Dev MCP server. What the Winter ’26 Edition means for teams that build Shopify apps.Read the post →
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