What Shopify shipped in July 2026

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Shopify adds Vue bindings and GraphQL tooling to Hydrogen developer preview

Shopify’s Hydrogen developer preview update introduces Vue framework support via `@shopify/hydrogen/vue`, GraphQL TypeScript tooling for autocomplete and type checking, and expanded analytics and cons…

Shopify Retail Roundup (July 2026 - v11.10 & 11.11)

Shopify released POS versions 11.10 (July 6, 2026) and 11.11 (July 27, 2026) with multiple retail-focused improvements. Key changes include cart sharing for seamless floor selling, faster cash and spl…

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Basic: added annual billing at $20/mo (16.67% off) - Grow: added annual billing at $57.5/mo (16.67% off) - Grow: now includes Up to 5 staff accounts - Advanced: added an

Pricing updated for Shopify: - New tier: POS Pro (Custom pricing)

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Basic: added annual billing at $20/mo (16.67% off) - Grow: added annual billing at $57.5/mo (16.67% off) - Advanced: added annual billing at $240.83/mo (16.67% off) - Re

Shopify adds partner details to collaborator requests for merchant trust

Shopify now displays partner organization details—such as tenure, registration country, request origin, and active merchant collaborations—on new collaborator requests in the Shopify admin and emails.…

Shopify mandates shopify-account component in all new and updated themes

Shopify now requires all new and updated themes in its Theme Store to include the shopify-account component in their headers, replacing legacy customer account templates. The component enables passwor…

Shopify Functions API adds createdAt to Customer object in 2026-10

Shopify’s 2026-10 Functions API version introduces a `createdAt` field on the `Customer` object, enabling developers to access the timestamp when a customer account was created. The change is additive…

Shopify updates order shipping address tax recalculation for unfulfilled orders

Starting August 31, 2026, Shopify’s Admin GraphQL and REST APIs will recalculate taxes when updating the shipping address of unfulfilled orders, ensuring financial totals match the new destination. Pr…

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Plus: allowance changed from Unlimited staff accounts, 200 inventory locations, Unlimited B2B catalogs to Unlimited staff accounts, Up to 200 POS Pro locations, Unlimite

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Basic: now includes 10 inventory locations - Plus: allowance changed from Unlimited staff accounts, Up to 200 POS Pro locations, Unlimited B2B catalogs to Unlimited staf

The next era of commerce, built by partners

Shopify announced a major overhaul of its partner incentive program, shifting from subscription-based rewards to revenue-sharing tied to merchant success. The change reflects the growing role of AI in…

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Removed: POS Pro tier

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Grow: allowance changed from Up to 5 staff accounts to Jopa 5 henkilöstötiliä - Advanced: allowance changed from Up to 15 staff accounts to Jopa 15 henkilöstötiliä - Plu

Paystack brings onsite checkout and Terminal integration to Shopify in South Africa

Paystack launched onsite card checkout for Shopify in South Africa, enabling direct card payments within Shopify’s checkout to reduce friction. It also introduced a Shopify-Terminal integration to uni…

Community-Led Growth Strategies for Small Businesses

Shopify publishes a blog post outlining strategies for small businesses to leverage community-led growth, emphasizing engagement and collaboration.

5 Practical AR SDKs for Designing Augmented Reality Apps

Shopify’s blog details how AR SDKs enable virtual try-on and product visualization for ecommerce, citing consumer preference data and case studies like Rebecca Minkoff’s 44% cart-add lift. It compares…

CRO Checklist: 9 CRO Steps for Ecommerce Stores

Shopify released a comprehensive CRO checklist outlining nine steps to optimize ecommerce stores, including funnel audits, mobile-first design, checkout streamlining, and social proof integration. The…

Shopify POS UI Extensions gain direct receipt printer printing via new Printing API

Shopify introduced a new Printing API (`shopify.printing`) in POS UI Extensions 2026-07, enabling direct printing to hardware receipt printers without system dialogs. The API includes `getPrinters()` …

Korkean kysynnän ja alhaisen kilpailun tuotteet: 13 ideaa

Shopify published a guide outlining how to identify high-demand, low-competition products for ecommerce, including niche, viral, seasonal, and problem-solving categories. The post emphasizes early tre…

Shopify launches SubscriptionContractCalculation API in early access

Shopify introduced the new SubscriptionContractCalculation API in early access on the 2026-10 release candidate, replacing the legacy SubscriptionDraft object for managing subscription contracts. The …

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Basic: added annual billing at $20/mo (16.67% off) - Grow: added annual billing at $57.5/mo (16.67% off) - Advanced: added annual billing at $240.83/mo (16.67% off)

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Basic: promotion ended (was: Ansaitse jopa 4 000 € hyvitystä) - Basic: now includes 10 inventory locations - Grow: promotion ended (was: Ansaitse jopa 6 000 € hyvitystä)

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Basic: new promotion — Ansaitse jopa 4 000 € hyvitystä - Grow: new promotion — Ansaitse jopa 6 000 € hyvitystä - Grow: now includes Jopa 5 henkilöstötiliä - Advanced: ne

Pricing updated for Shopify: - POS Pro: now includes Lisäosa

Shopify GraphQL Admin API to return errors for invalid metafield queries in 2026-10

Starting with API version 2026-10 (releasing October 1, 2026), Shopify’s GraphQL Admin API will return errors for invalid metafield filters instead of silently ignoring them. Apps filtering by metafie…

Branding for the AI Era: How Herman Scheer Designs Products That Stand Out in a Crowded Digital World

Shopify's blog features a customer story highlighting Herman Scheer's approach to product design in the AI era, emphasizing differentiation in a crowded digital market.

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Grow: now includes Up to 5 staff accounts - Advanced: now includes Up to 15 staff accounts - Plus: now includes Unlimited staff accounts, Up to 200 POS Pro locations, Un

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Plus: allowance changed from Unlimited staff accounts, Up to 200 POS Pro locations, Unlimited B2B catalogs to Unlimited staff accounts

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Basic: added annual billing at $20/mo (16.67% off) - Grow: added annual billing at $57.5/mo (16.67% off) - Advanced: added annual billing at $240.83/mo (16.67% off) - Pl

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Basic: now includes 10 inventory locations - Grow: now includes Up to 5 staff accounts - Advanced: now includes Up to 15 staff accounts - Plus: now includes Unlimited st

Näin luot henkilökohtaiset verkkosivut 9 vaiheessa

Shopify publishes a step-by-step guide on creating personal websites using their platform, aimed at Finnish-speaking users.

Paitojen painatus: 8 menetelmää

Shopify published a detailed guide comparing eight t-shirt printing techniques—Direct-to-Garment, Silkscreen, Heat Transfer Vinyl, Sublimation, Direct-to-Film, Plastisol Transfer, and Discharge—highli…

Shopify adds metafield triggers to Events API for targeted resource changes

Shopify expanded its Events API to support metafield triggers and additional resource topics, enabling apps to subscribe to precise changes on Order, Collection, InventoryItem, InventoryShipment, Loca…

What Are Shipping Operations? A Guide to Retail Logistics (2026)

Shopify published a comprehensive guide on shipping operations, emphasizing the complexity of post-purchase logistics and the tools it provides to streamline fulfillment, inventory accuracy, and carri…

How to Use the Store Migration Shopify App & Import Data into Shopify (2026)

Shopify introduced a free Store Migration app to help merchants import product and customer data from platforms like Square, WooCommerce, and Wix without losing SEO rankings or technical expertise. Th…

Inventory Segmentation: Methods & Strategies for Omnichannel Retailers (2026)

Shopify launched a new inventory segmentation feature to help omnichannel retailers reduce stockouts, lower carrying costs, and allocate inventory strategically across channels and locations. The syst…

Jewelry Trends 2026: Guide for Ecommerce Brands

Shopify's official blog post outlines predicted jewelry trends for 2026, providing guidance for ecommerce brands in the jewelry sector.

Shopify adds Liquid block and partial tags for theme composition

Shopify introduced `{% block %}` and `{% partial %}` Liquid tags in its July 2026 developer preview, enabling reusable theme blocks and server-rendered partials directly in Liquid templates. This allo…

Mitä ovat chatbotit? Määritelmä, tyypit ja toimintatapa (2026)

Shopify published a guide distinguishing rule-based chatbots from conversational AI, highlighting their roles in e-commerce customer service. The post positions Shopify Inbox and Sidekick as AI-powere…

Shopify launches full-stack analytics platform for apps with ShopifyQL, web components, and new APIs

Shopify Analytics now functions as a full-stack platform for apps, enabling developers to model, query, embed, and enrich analytics without managing separate infrastructure. Key additions include quer…

Miten perustaa kukkayritys: kattava opas (2026)

Shopify published a 2026 guide outlining how to launch a flower business, covering business models (home-based, online, brick-and-mortar, event-focused), startup costs (€2k–€75k), pricing strategies, …

How The Black Tux Solved Formal Wear's Biggest Problem

The Black Tux rebuilt the formalwear rental supply chain by reinventing the tuxedo itself, shifting from polyester to premium materials and redesigning the rental process. The company grew from a gara…

Parhaat vaatteiden tukkumyyjät Suomessa vuonna 2026

Shopify's Finnish blog post lists top clothing wholesale suppliers for 2026, aimed at helping merchants source inventory.

TikTok-mainokset: TikTok-mainonnan kattava opas

Shopify publishes a comprehensive guide in Finnish about TikTok advertising, covering how to create and manage TikTok ads directly from the Shopify platform.

Tapoja tienata sivutoimisesti: 16 ideaa

Shopify's blog post outlines 16 methods for earning supplemental income, targeting entrepreneurs and side hustlers interested in e-commerce.

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Plus: allowance changed from Unlimited staff accounts, Fully customizable checkout, Up to 200 POS Pro locations, Unlimited B2B catalogs to Unlimited staff accounts, Up t

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Grow: allowance changed from 5 staff accounts to Up to 5 staff accounts - Advanced: allowance changed from 15 staff accounts to Up to 15 staff accounts - Plus: allowance

Shopify previews physical inventory APIs for bins, counts, and purchase orders

Shopify introduced a feature preview for new physical inventory APIs in the unstable Admin GraphQL API, enabling developers to manage bins, counts, and purchase orders for stockroom organization. The …

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Grow: allowance changed from Up to 5 staff accounts to 5 staff accounts - Advanced: allowance changed from Up to 15 staff accounts to 15 staff accounts - Plus: allowance

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Basic: now includes 10 inventory locations - Grow: allowance changed from Jopa 5 henkilöstötiliä to Up to 5 staff accounts - Advanced: allowance changed from Jopa 15 hen

Shopify card-deposit endpoint now requires mTLS certificates by October 2026

Shopify’s card-deposit endpoint now mandates Shopify-issued mTLS client certificates for requests using `customerPaymentMethodCreditCardCreate` or `customerPaymentMethodCreditCardUpdate` GraphQL mutat…

How Marlyn Schiff Built a 2,000-Store Jewelry Brand By Selling Passion, Not Pressure

Shopify's blog features a case study on Marlyn Schiff, detailing how their 2,000-store jewelry brand leveraged Shopify's platform to scale operations.

Shopify adds ExchangeLineItem object to Admin GraphQL API (2026-10)

Shopify introduced the ExchangeLineItem object in its Admin GraphQL API (version 2026-10), enabling merchants to track exchangeable items with fields like processableQuantity, processedQuantity, and u…

Shopify adds lineItem field to GiftCard GraphQL object in 2026-07 API

Shopify’s 2026-07 GraphQL Admin API update introduces a new `lineItem` field to the `GiftCard` object, linking gift cards to the line item that triggered their creation. Previously, gift cards lacked …

Shopify adds delegateAccessTokenCreate mutation for scoped permissions

Shopify introduced a new GraphQL mutation, delegateAccessTokenCreate, in API version 2026-04 to create delegate access tokens with restricted permissions. These tokens allow subsystems or services to …

Shopify adds shippingLine field to FulfillmentOrderLineItem in GraphQL Admin API

Shopify introduced a new `shippingLine` field to the `FulfillmentOrderLineItem` GraphQL Admin API object, enabling merchants to track shipping details directly within fulfillment workflows. The field …

20 kannattavaa vuokrausliikeideaa, jotka voit aloittaa nyt

Shopify published a guide outlining 20 profitable rental business ideas, from car rentals to medical equipment, highlighting the flexibility, environmental benefits, and potential profit margins of re…

What Is CSS position: sticky? How To Use Sticky Positioning

Shopify's blog post explains the CSS `position: sticky` property, its use cases, and practical implementation for web developers.

Human-to-Human Marketing: How To Market With Empathy

Shopify's blog post discusses marketing strategies focused on empathy and human connection, emphasizing customer-centric approaches.

AI Sales Forecasting: How to Use It in Your Business

Shopify published a guide on AI sales forecasting, highlighting how machine learning models use historical sales, customer behavior, and external factors to predict demand, revenue, and cash flow. The…

Shopify Storefront API adds channelId to @inContext directive in 2026-10

Shopify’s Storefront API version 2026-10 introduces an optional `channelId` argument for the `@inContext` directive, enabling channel-specific product availability, pricing, and catalog rules. Develop…

Shopify POS UI Extensions 2026-07 adds discount allocations to bundle components

Shopify’s POS UI Extensions API version 2026-07 now exposes component-level discount allocations for product bundles in cart line item data. Apps can access these allocations via `components[].discoun…

Shopify enforces unique app names in App Store with requirement 4.1.2

Shopify introduced requirement 4.1.2 mandating unique app names in its App Store to reduce merchant confusion, with enforcement rolling out gradually. Non-compliant apps will be notified and given tim…

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Grow: now includes Jopa 5 henkilöstötiliä - Advanced: now includes Jopa 15 henkilöstötiliä - Plus: now includes Rajattomasti henkilöstötilejä

Miten aloittaa digitaalinen dropshipping-liiketoiminta (2026)

Shopify’s Finnish blog details digital dropshipping—a model for selling others’ digital products (e-books, courses, art, software) without inventory or shipping. It highlights low overhead, high margi…

UGC Marketing Guide: Types and Tips for Ecommerce

Shopify publishes a comprehensive guide on user-generated content (UGC) marketing, explaining its types and providing actionable tips for ecommerce businesses.

Podcast SEO Guide: How To Optimize Your Podcast

Shopify released a comprehensive guide on podcast SEO, emphasizing the optimization of text-based assets like titles, descriptions, and transcripts to improve discoverability in search engines and pod…

The preparedness paradox: Wait for “ready,” and it might never come

Shopify’s survey across five markets found 93% of aspiring U.S. founders feel ready to start a business but 57% of those who waited wish they had begun sooner. Technology and AI have lowered barriers,…

Serverless Architecture: A Guide for Store Owners

Shopify published a guide on serverless architecture, highlighting how it automates infrastructure management to reduce overhead and handle traffic spikes like flash sales. The post emphasizes cost ef…

AI Customer Insights: How To Use Them in Your Business

Shopify published a guide on AI customer insights, detailing how AI analyzes purchase history, browsing behavior, and support interactions to generate actionable predictions. The post highlights built…

SEO Basics Ecommerce Store Owners Need To Know

Shopify's official blog post outlines fundamental SEO strategies tailored for ecommerce store owners, covering best practices to improve search visibility and organic traffic.

6 Referral Software Solutions for Ecommerce Brands

Shopify published a guide featuring six referral software tools for ecommerce brands, emphasizing their role in reducing customer acquisition costs amid a 60% CAC surge since 2020. The post details ke…

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Plus: promotion ended (was: from) - New tier: POS Pro (Custom pricing)

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Grow: now includes Up to 5 staff accounts - Advanced: now includes Up to 15 staff accounts - Plus: new promotion — from - Plus: now includes Unlimited staff accounts, Up

Miten myydä StockX:ssä: 6 helppoa vaihetta

Shopify introduced a native integration with StockX, a sneaker and streetwear resale marketplace, allowing Shopify merchants to list and sell products directly on StockX from their Shopify admin. The …

Miten kasvattaa myyntiä YouTube-markkinoinnin avulla (2026)

Shopify published a comprehensive guide on leveraging YouTube marketing to boost ecommerce sales, emphasizing the platform’s dominance as a search engine and video hub. The post details steps to set u…

Shopify introduces identity verification for Partners to strengthen trust in collaborator access

Shopify launched identity verification for Partners, requiring government-issued photo ID and a selfie/liveness check via Stripe before sending new collaborator requests. Verification is optional toda…

How Dagne Dover Turned Word of Mouth Into Its Biggest Marketing Channel

Shopify's blog highlights how Dagne Dover, a Shopify Plus merchant, leveraged word-of-mouth marketing to drive growth. The post outlines their strategy and outcomes.

Shopify expands app plans, introduces no-charge testing, and fractional App Events

Shopify increased app plan limits to 8 public and 15 private plans per app, enabled no-charge plan testing for reviewers and developers, and added support for negative and fractional values in App Eve…

6 Perfect Landing Page Examples for 2026

Shopify's blog post showcases six landing page design examples for 2026, providing insights and inspiration for ecommerce businesses.

Shopify POS Extensions gains background extension target for event observation

Shopify introduced a new `pos.app.ready.data` background extension target for POS Extensions, enabling extensions to observe POS events and run non-visual logic throughout a session. Developers can no…

Shopify Hydrogen gains Storefront API caching, WebMCP AI tools, and Customer Account API support

Shopify’s July 8 developer preview for Hydrogen adds Storefront API caching for catalog data, WebMCP tools for in-browser AI agents, Customer Account API support, same-origin predictive search, typed …

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Plus: promotion ended (was: from)

Shopify POS UI Extensions API 2026-07 changes line item discount behavior

Shopify’s POS UI Extensions API version 2026-07 now requires per-unit fixed-amount discounts instead of total line-item discounts. Apps using this API must update discount calculations before July 15,…

Shopify Flow: Action runtime URLs update automatically

Shopify Flow now automatically updates action runtime URLs in workflows without requiring merchants to re-save them. Previously, URLs were hard-coded at activation, forcing manual reactivation to appl…

The Beauty Brand Playbook Behind Lore's Successful Launch

Shopify's blog features a case study on Lore, a beauty brand, detailing their successful launch strategy using Shopify's platform. The post highlights key tactics and outcomes.

Introducing the new Collection Sources API: a more flexible model for merchandising

Shopify introduced a new Collection Sources API in GraphQL Admin API 2026-07 that replaces the rigid smart/custom collection model with a flexible, source-based system. Collections can now combine mul…

Shopify launches App Pricing migration tool for developers

Shopify introduced a migration tool enabling developers to generate, edit, and test Shopify App Pricing plans from existing Billing API plans. The tool helps validate usage pricing and prepare for an …

Shopify Retail Roundup (June 2026 - v11.8 & 11.9)

Shopify released POS versions 11.8 (June 8) and 11.9 (June 22, 2026) with major updates including the new Verifone Victa Mobile handheld POS, centralized device management in Shopify admin, smarter st…

The next generation of Shopify fulfillment is coming. Here's how partners can lead the way.

Shopify is rolling out major fulfillment upgrades—market-driven shipping, ship-and-pickup in one order, and default split shipping—by July 1, 2027. These changes simplify checkout, reduce cart abandon…

A New Partner Earning Model Built for Shared Growth

Shopify will launch a new partner earning model on August 10, 2026, allowing partners to earn from both subscription revenue and merchant GMV. The change applies to new deals or store transfers after …

Shopify Flow updates Action extensions to reduce breaking changes

Shopify Flow’s Action extensions now handle configuration field changes more gracefully by allowing older workflow versions to execute without failing validation. Merchants’ existing workflows continu…

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Grow: allowance changed from 5 staff accounts to Up to 5 staff accounts - Advanced: allowance changed from 15 staff accounts to Up to 15 staff accounts

Shopify updates App Store review policy to ban incentivized and fake reviews

Shopify tightened enforcement of its App Store policy 1.3, explicitly banning incentivized reviews and adjusting logic to unpublish untrusted or fake reviews. Developers face penalties including revie…

Shopify tightens App Store review policies to combat incentivization and untrusted reviews

Shopify announced two changes to App Store reviews: a dedicated policy banning review incentivization and stronger untrusted review detection. Reviews found to be incentivized will be removed, and aut…

Shopify removes Customer Account API Checkout types in 2026-10

Shopify will remove the deprecated `Customer.lastIncompleteCheckout` field and the entire `Checkout` type subtree from the Customer Account API in version 2026-10 (effective October 2026). Developers …

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Grow: allowance changed from Up to 5 staff accounts to 5 staff accounts - Advanced: allowance changed from Up to 15 staff accounts to 15 staff accounts - Removed: POS Pr

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Removed: Agentic tier

Chargeback Management Software: 2026 Guide for Retailers

Shopify published a guide on chargeback management software, highlighting its growing market (valued at $2.6B in 2026) and rising global chargeback volumes (324M by 2028). The post emphasizes the dist…

Ecommerce Data Analytics: A Guide for Enterprise Teams

Shopify published a comprehensive guide emphasizing the need for faster, AI-driven ecommerce analytics in 2025–2026 due to rising margin pressure, fragmented customer journeys, and signal loss. It det…

How Ecommerce Returns Management Works in 2026

Shopify published a comprehensive guide on ecommerce returns management, emphasizing its built-in workflows in the admin panel and unified commerce platform to centralize order, inventory, and custome…

Pricing updated for Shopify: - Plus: now includes Unlimited staff accounts, Up to 200 POS Pro locations, Unlimited B2B catalogs - New tier: POS Pro (Custom pricing) - New tier: Agentic (Custom pricing

Shopify Admin GraphQL API adds FULFILLMENT_NOT_REQUIRED status for orders with no items to fulfill

Shopify’s Admin GraphQL API (version 2026-10) introduces a new `FULFILLMENT_NOT_REQUIRED` status for orders with no remaining items to fulfill, replacing the previous `UNFULFILLED` value. This change …

Shopify Markets APIs add MarketRegionSubdivision support for sub-region markets

Shopify’s Admin GraphQL API (2026-07 release candidate) now supports MarketRegionSubdivision, enabling merchants to configure markets with country-subdivision regions like states and provinces for mar…

Technology & Omni-Channel Retail

Shopify's blog post explores the intersection of technology and omni-channel retail, likely providing insights or best practices for merchants.

What Is PWA Ecommerce? Implementation Guide for SMBs

Shopify published a guide on progressive web apps (PWAs) for ecommerce, highlighting their ability to deliver app-like speed and reliability without app store downloads. The post details how PWAs use …

Retail Customer Engagement: Strategies and Examples for 2026

Shopify published a guide on retail customer engagement for 2026, emphasizing omnichannel strategies and tools to unify customer interactions across digital and physical channels. The post highlights …

What is Endless Aisle? Benefits and Set Up (2026)

Shopify launched Endless Aisle, a retail strategy enabling in-store shoppers to purchase products not stocked at their location by leveraging inventory from other stores or warehouses via Shopify POS.…

Workforce Management Software: Retailer’s Guide for 2026

Shopify published a 2026 guide emphasizing workforce management (WFM) software for retailers, detailing how its POS and admin tools handle scheduling, roles, permissions, and automation. The post high…

Employee Scheduling Software: How to Choose the Right Tool

Shopify's blog post provides guidance on selecting employee scheduling software for retail and ecommerce businesses, emphasizing integration with existing tools and scalability.

How Fusion Achieved a 101% Sell-Through Rate by Owning Its Supply Chain

Shopify's blog highlights Fusion, a merchant, achieving a 101% sell-through rate through supply chain ownership. The post emphasizes Shopify's role in enabling this outcome.

How to Use AI Agents for Sales and Marketing

Shopify unveiled AI agents designed to automate sales and marketing tasks, including cart recovery, customer segmentation, retention marketing, and AI-driven shopping experiences. These agents operate…

Affiliate API Use Cases for Ecommerce and Tools To Try

Shopify introduced an Affiliate API to automate data exchange between affiliate platforms and online stores, eliminating manual tracking of referrals, commissions, and payouts. The API integrates with…

Best Sales Tax Compliance Software for Shopify Businesses

Shopify introduced Shopify Tax, a built-in tool to automate sales tax compliance for US merchants, including nexus tracking, rooftop-level rate calculations, and automated filing/remittance across 11,…

Ecommerce Fulfillment Software: Top Picks & Features (2026)

Shopify published a 2026 guide on ecommerce fulfillment software, emphasizing its built-in tools for order tracking, routing, and automation. The post highlights customer cases like Mejuri and Mizzen+…

Shopify deprecates useBuyerJourneyIntercept API in checkout UI extensions

Shopify will remove the `useBuyerJourneyIntercept` API and its dependent `block_progress` capability from checkout UI extensions starting in version 2026-07. Developers must migrate to cart/checkout v…

Shopify introduces market-driven shipping in feature preview

Shopify launched market-driven shipping, moving merchant-owned shipping configuration from delivery profiles to the Markets API. Merchants can now attach shipping options directly to markets and vary …

Shopify adds draft order deposit fields to GraphQL Admin and Customer Account APIs

Shopify introduced deposit fields for draft orders in the 2026-07 GraphQL Admin and Customer Account APIs, enabling apps to set partial payments due now or later. The feature targets Shopify Plus stor…

Shopify deprecates merchant-owned delivery profile APIs for market-driven shipping

Shopify is deprecating merchant-owned delivery profile APIs in the Admin GraphQL API effective August 1, 2026, as part of its shift to market-driven shipping. Apps using these APIs for merchant-owned …

Shopify Shop Minis May-June 2026 update adds variant intents and build verification

Shopify introduced typed product variant intent hooks in the React SDK for variant selection, cart addition, and express checkout, alongside build verification during Mini submission. The update also …

Shopify 2026-07 API release: merchandising, returns, and inventory safety updates

Shopify’s 2026-07 API release introduces richer merchandising and returns data, expanded extension capabilities, and inventory safety updates. Key changes include deprecated mutations, new GraphQL fie…

Shopify adds lineItem field to GiftCard GraphQL object

Shopify’s Admin GraphQL API now includes a `lineItem` field on the `GiftCard` object, linking gift cards to the originating order’s line item. The field returns null for manually issued gift cards.