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Customer experience

Shop carts now sync across devices, with a faster checkout [Ref 1][Ref 2]

October 5

Shop can recognize signed-in Shop users while they browse. Their cart can follow them between a phone, computer, and the Shop app. Checkout can also use saved details more quickly, with one-tap sign-in. Carts started in a store and in the Shop app can sync both ways.

Who it applies to: Shoppers with a Shop account who are recognized or signed in. Carts don't sync for shoppers without a Shop account, and a cart might not follow someone across regions. Cart sync is on by default and doesn't merge two existing carts.

What to do: Usually, no new setting is required. Check your Shop channel and customer-account setup, then test the product, market, and checkout flow while signed in to Shop.

Global selling

Translate & Adapt can sync translations weekly, for up to 8 languages [Ref 3][Ref 4][Ref 5]

October 9 and 27

Translate & Adapt can regularly translate new or edited store and product content into published languages. That helps prevent translated pages from falling behind after you update the original. Translations you wrote manually aren't overwritten, and the automatic-translation limit increased from 2 to 8 languages.

Who it applies to: Shopify announced the update separately for merchants in the EU and in the US and Canada. The Help Center currently lists Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the US for Auto-sync. Other store locations remain limited to 2 automatically translated languages. Each language uses one slot, and legal policies can't be translated automatically.

What to do: In Translate & Adapt, turn on Auto-sync separately for each published language. It's off by default and runs weekly, so translations might not appear immediately. Review automatic translations before relying on them.

EU-bound low-value parcels now require product identifiers [Ref 6][Ref 7]

October 24

Starting November 1, 2026, items in parcels worth €150 or less that are sent from outside the EU to EU consumers need product identifiers for customs. When you buy a label through Shopify Shipping or Managed Markets, Shopify adds product data to the customs paperwork. For in-scope items, a label can't be purchased if required data is missing.

Who it applies to: Merchants shipping directly to EU consumers and buying labels through Shopify. A standardized identifier can be a GTIN, EAN, UPC, or ISBN. If a product has no standardized code, declare that accurately. The Shopify variant ID already covers the merchant identifier, while a SKU can be used as the manufacturer identifier. Some product categories are exempt, so make sure HS codes are accurate.

What to do: Check identifiers on every EU-bound product variant and add the barcode, manufacturer model or part number, or SKU as applicable. Don't invent a barcode just to pass a label check.

Managed Markets can offer duty-inclusive prices and flat shipping rates [Ref 8][Ref 9]

October 24

Managed Markets can now manage international product pricing and Standard or Express shipping rates together. Buyers see a more predictable shipping price at checkout, and merchants can preview product prices, checkout totals, and expected payouts. Eligible prepaid FedEx and DHL Express labels also come with a shipping-cost guarantee.

Who it applies to: Merchants using Managed Markets in eligible markets and with supported carriers. Duty-inclusive pricing is required. Managed Markets sets these rates, so merchants can't edit them individually. If you turn the feature off for a market, you can use your own rates, but the related label-cost guarantee no longer applies.

What to do: This feature is optional. Preview checkout prices, shipping costs, and expected payouts by market before enabling it. Don't look at the checkout shipping line alone: part of the shipping cost is included in product prices.

UK VAT now follows the actual fulfillment location [Ref 10]

October 23

VAT on orders shipped to Great Britain is now calculated using the location selected by order routing. If an order is over £135 before tax and shipping and is routed to a location outside the UK, it's treated as an import and UK VAT isn't charged at checkout—even if the store also has a UK location.

Who it applies to: Merchants using Shopify tax features, selling to UK customers, and potentially shipping from more than one country.

What to do: No new switch is required, but review your order-routing rules, warehouse locations, and tax reporting. Have a qualified tax adviser confirm the treatment for your UK business.

Inventory and shipping

Schedule inventory counts and review them before stock changes [Ref 11][Ref 12]

October 20

Create a count for a location in Shopify admin, have staff scan barcodes or enter physical quantities, then review the results before changing Shopify inventory. The count keeps a record of what was checked, by whom, and what changed—a more structured alternative to scattered spreadsheets.

Who it applies to: Stores with physical inventory and multiple staff members. Counts are created separately for each location. Staff at locations with Shopify POS Pro can count in the POS app if they have the required POS permission. Bundled products can't be included.

What to do: Create a count in admin and grant the required permissions. An approved inventory adjustment can't be undone, so review discrepancies before approval.

Fulfill up to 250 orders together in one batch [Ref 13][Ref 14]

October 16

Group orders by criteria such as product type or destination, then pick items, buy labels, print packing slips and customs forms, and scan items to verify each package. You can customize the batch workflow to match how your warehouse works.

Who it applies to: Batch fulfillment is available to all stores, with up to 250 fulfillments per batch. Buying Shopify Shipping labels inside a batch is limited to countries and regions where Shopify Shipping is supported. A third-party fulfillment location doesn't make a store eligible.

What to do: Create a batch from the Orders page and adjust its steps as needed. Check the fulfillment location, carrier, product weights, and package details first.

Shopify Flow can buy shipping labels automatically [Ref 15][Ref 16]

October 15

Flow has a new action for purchasing shipping labels. Set the order conditions, carrier, service, package, weight, and ship date. Matching new orders get a label automatically; other orders are left alone.

Who it applies to: Orders fulfilled directly through Shopify with eligible Shopify Shipping labels for their origin and destination. Third-party fulfillment orders aren't supported. Canceling an order doesn't automatically void a label that's already been bought.

What to do: Build and activate a Flow workflow. Test it on a small group of orders first, and add a check for canceled orders so you don't pay for labels you won't use.

DHL eCommerce labels are available in the Netherlands and Poland [Ref 17]

October 16

Merchants shipping from the Netherlands or Poland can buy discounted DHL eCommerce labels directly in Shopify admin, without an extra Shopify label fee. The Netherlands supports domestic shipments; Poland supports shipments within the EU.

Who it applies to: Merchants whose shipping location is in the Netherlands or Poland. A China-based shipping address can't use this new option directly.

What to do: If eligible, select the carrier in Shopify Shipping and review the available destinations and package requirements.

UK customers can choose Royal Mail pickup points at checkout [Ref 18]

October 15

Customers in the UK can choose a Post Office branch or Royal Mail Customer Service Point from a map or list, and see its address, opening hours, and price before placing an order.

Who it applies to: Merchants with a UK shipping location using Shopify pickup points.

What to do: In Settings > Shipping and delivery, enable Ship to pickup points for a UK location and add Royal Mail to the shipping rate.

Analytics

Shopify Analytics can show events reported by supported apps [Ref 19][Ref 20][Ref 21]

October 28

You can now see metrics such as marketing emails sent or loyalty rewards redeemed in Shopify Analytics. Track trends, compare the same metric across apps, and filter by details that the apps provide, such as campaign or message type. You can also query App Events with ShopifyQL.

Who it applies to: Stores with installed apps that support App Events. Available metrics and dimensions depend on what each app developer reports; not every app sends this data.

What to do: In a report, choose App Events from the metrics and dimensions. Developers need to declare events in their app and send them through the API; merchants can't create data for an app that doesn't support it.

Add notes to reports to record promotions or supplier changes [Ref 22][Ref 23]

October 1

Add an annotation to a supported time-series report to record events such as a promotion, creator mention, or supplier delay, with a title, description, and date. When you later see a change in sales or conversion, your team can compare the chart with what was happening at the time.

Who it applies to: Staff with Reports permission can view annotations, and staff with the required permission can create, edit, or delete them. A report must use time as its first dimension. Annotations aren't included in exports and aren't available in multi-store reports.

What to do: Add them manually from the report's Annotations panel. Shopify doesn't automatically record every business event for you.

Bubble maps show where orders are concentrated [Ref 24]

October 28

The new order-hotspots report groups nearby billing or shipping addresses into bubbles sized by a metric such as order count or sales. Zoom in to explore regions and help decide where to hold stock, fulfill from, or focus regional marketing.

Who it applies to: Stores with Analytics reports access and usable order-address data.

What to do: Open the Order hotspots by shipping location report, or add Shipping address or Billing address to a report. Incomplete address data also limits what the map can show.

Analyze purchase-order costs and inventory movement in Analytics [Ref 25]

October 6

New reports show ordered products, quantities, supplier costs, and estimated taxes; follow purchase orders through transfers, shipments, and receiving; and review open purchase orders that aren't linked to transfers.

Who it applies to: Merchants using Shopify purchase orders and inventory transfers, especially teams checking replenishment costs and inbound stock.

What to do: No separate setup is required. Open the purchase-order reports in Analytics. They reflect the purchasing and receiving data recorded in Shopify.

Marketing and growth

Rollouts can schedule or test discounts [Ref 26][Ref 27]

October 2

Discounts can now be included in Rollouts alongside theme or checkout changes. Schedule an offer to go live at a set time, or show different offers to a portion of online-store traffic and compare conversion before expanding.

Who it applies to: Stores eligible for Rollouts, and staff with the required discount and market permissions. Shopify's Help Center says running Experiments requires the Grow plan or higher. Experiments and rollouts shown to less than 100% of visitors affect only the online store; experimental prices aren't sent to other sales channels.

What to do: Create a Rollout and choose Launch, Event, or Experiment. Before launch, check the discount's own active dates, target markets, and ad channels so a test price isn't confused with the offer in your product feeds.

Campaign Autopilot adds channels and SEO suggestions [Ref 28][Ref 56]

October 28

With a budget and guardrails, Campaign Autopilot can use store, product, and customer data to recommend marketing across channels such as Meta Ads, Microsoft Advertising, Snapchat, Shop, and Shopify Messaging. It can also suggest SEO updates for you to review. X Ads was listed as coming soon at the time of the announcement.

Who it applies to: Merchants who want to manage multiple marketing channels in Shopify. Channel availability, ad-account eligibility, and regional access can differ by platform.

What to do: Set your budget and guardrails, then review each recommendation before it runs. Automation doesn't guarantee results; check the account, creative, target region, and spend.

Shopify Catalog now shares compare-at prices with AI shopping channels [Ref 29]

October 9

AI shopping channels that get product data through Shopify Catalog can now see a product's compare-at price as well as its current price. That gives them a chance to recognize a marked-down item instead of seeing only the current price.

Who it applies to: Stores whose products qualify for Shopify Catalog and are shared with relevant AI channels. Whether a product appears still depends on each channel's matching and ranking.

What to do: No additional setting is required. Make sure the current and compare-at prices are accurate so you don't send misleading sale information.

Map and customize product data separately for each sales channel [Ref 50][Ref 51]

October 28

A new channel-mapping page lets you choose where each channel gets fields such as product title, image, color, and category. You can combine fields, bulk edit channel values, and use coverage indicators to find missing data—without changing the original product information in your online store just for one channel.

Who it applies to: Merchants publishing products through multiple channels, product feeds, or Shopify Catalog. Available fields and their behavior depend on the channel.

What to do: Review the channel mapping page and preview the data each channel receives before bulk-saving changes. Check titles, images, and categories for mismatches.

Shopify Messaging can automate WhatsApp cart recovery [Ref 52][Ref 53]

October 28

Shopify Messaging adds WhatsApp automation templates for abandoned product browsing, carts, and checkouts. You can also add WhatsApp to your own automation workflows.

Who it applies to: Stores that have connected WhatsApp and Shopify Messaging, have Shopify Flow installed, and have the required marketing permissions. WhatsApp automations are charged per message based on each recipient's region, and customers must meet the marketing-consent requirements.

What to do: Set up WhatsApp and enable a template from Messaging > Automations. Check customer consent, regional message costs, and overlapping automations before turning it on.

Shopify can generate and update policy drafts from store settings [Ref 54]

October 8

Return and refund, contact-information, terms-of-service, shipping, and legal-notice policies can be generated from store settings and updated as those settings change. This can help a new store prepare its policy pages faster.

Who it applies to: Merchants preparing store policies or entering new markets. Automatically generated text isn't legal advice; you remain responsible for matching the policy to your actual business and applicable laws.

What to do: Review and enable automated policies in admin if useful. Before publishing, verify return windows, shipping costs, contact details, and legal requirements for every target market.

Agentic storefront knowledge base moves into Shopify admin [Ref 30][Ref 31]

October 26

The new Knowledge base lets you review and publish facts—such as contact details, gift services, and return information—that Shopify drafts from your published store pages for AI shopping channels. Drafts aren't shared with AI until you publish them. The standalone Knowledge Base app is scheduled to stop working on January 15, 2027.

Who it applies to: Merchants managing Shopify Agentic Storefronts. For existing app users, up to 1,000 facts were moved and published. Stores with more than 1,000 facts need to check which information wasn't transferred.

What to do: New users can review drafts without publishing them; publish only facts you want AI channels to use. Existing users should check the migration before the deadline and confirm that policies, shipping, and returns are still accurate.

Checkout and payments

Shopify Payments in China is in invitation-only early access [Ref 57][Ref 58][Ref 59]

Publication date not stated in the official Help Center

Shopify’s Help Center now lists Shopify Payments in China as early access by invitation. Eligible merchants with a mainland China business entity can use it for international sales; it doesn’t support domestic sales to customers in mainland China. Setup requires a verified WorldFirst account.

Some community members report an all-in rate of about 7.2% + US$0.50 per transaction. Shopify’s public documentation does not confirm that figure. Shopify says card-processing rates depend on the subscription plan and directs merchants to review applicable fees during setup, so check the invitation flow, WorldFirst connection terms, and actual settlement details before activating.

Who it applies to: Invited merchants with a mainland China business entity that sells to customers abroad. Businesses registered in Hong Kong SAR aren’t eligible for this China program and should review the separate Hong Kong SAR requirements.

What to do: You can’t activate it without an invitation. If invited, the store or organization owner can start from Settings > Payments, connect WorldFirst, and complete verification. Review the displayed fees and terms before activation. You can keep an existing third-party payment provider active while WorldFirst verification is underway.

Illustration of the Shopify Payments China checkout and payout flow for international sales

Admin management

Manage and bulk-edit variants on the product page [Ref 32][Ref 33]

October 29

Variant management now lives on the product page, so product details remain in view while you work. Search, filter, or group variants by option; switch between detail and table views; and bulk-edit fields such as price and shipping across variants.

Who it applies to: The update first opened in Test Drives for Plus and higher plans. Shopify said a gradual rollout to other merchants would begin in December, without setup. During rollout, stores might see different versions.

What to do: Eligible Plus stores can enable the early version in Test Drives. Other stores can wait for it to appear automatically.

Waive an outstanding order balance and track the write-off [Ref 34][Ref 55]

October 29

If you decide not to collect the remaining amount on an order, you can waive it from the order's payment card. Shopify adjusts the waived amount when an order is edited, refunded, or returned. Buyers can see the waived amount in relevant account, checkout, and email views, and a new report tracks write-offs.

Who it applies to: Stores handling partial waivers, bad debt, or negotiated order balances. Staff need the Waive order balances permission; high-privilege roles usually have it by default. The feature is in early access for certain stores.

What to do: No action is needed if you don't waive balances. Before using it, check staff permissions and understand that it changes the amount due and write-off reporting.

Add subscription products to draft orders and collect payment by invoice [Ref 35]

October 28

Subscription products from subscription apps can now be added to draft orders. Send the customer an invoice link so they can review the order and pay—useful for manually arranging a subscription for a business customer or an offline sale.

Who it applies to: Subscription products supported by the subscription app in use; details can differ between apps.

What to do: Add the subscription product to a draft order and send the invoice. Test billing cadence, renewals, and payment with your own subscription app.

Developers and apps

Shopify Flow adds a Product updated trigger [Ref 36][Ref 37]

October 28

Flow can now start a workflow when a product or variant changes. Choose up to five fields to monitor, such as tags, metafields, or price. When a selected field changes, the workflow can take follow-up actions—for example, updating a metafield that depends on other product data.

Who it applies to: Merchants using Shopify Flow and app teams. The trigger watches selected fields; later actions remain subject to store permissions and each action's requirements.

What to do: Create and activate a workflow in Flow. Developers building their own Flow integrations should follow Shopify's Flow documentation.

Flow checks staff permissions before testing or enabling workflows [Ref 38]

October 28

Flow now checks whether a staff member has permission to perform each action in a workflow. For example, a workflow that edits customer tags requires permission to edit customers. Staff without the required permission can still edit and save drafts, but can't test, enable, or run the workflow.

Who it applies to: Stores using staff accounts and Flow. Permissions are managed through Shopify admin roles.

What to do: Review the roles of staff who manage automations. If someone can no longer enable a workflow, check the permissions required by its actions before granting broad administrator access.

Sidekick suggestions can use data from supported apps [Ref 39]

October 28

Sidekick can now use some installed-app data to make store suggestions, giving it more context than Shopify's built-in data alone.

Who it applies to: The app must be installed, support a Sidekick app extension, have relevant data, and have the necessary permissions. Not every third-party app shares data this way.

What to do: No separate setting outside the app is required. If an app isn't represented in a suggestion, check whether it supports the extension and data sharing.

Sidekick can use web search for market context [Ref 40]

October 28

Sidekick can search the web alongside your store data to add industry or market context to its suggestions. Treat the results as research leads, not conclusions that have already been verified against your store.

Who it applies to: Merchants using Sidekick in Shopify admin. Recommendations still depend on the question, search results, and store context.

What to do: No setup is required. Verify sources and data before making decisions about ad spend, compliance, or pricing.

Sidekick can test storefront suggestions with simulated shoppers [Ref 41][Ref 42]

October 28

Sidekick can turn a suggested change into a draft, test it with SimGym shoppers across shopping journeys, product discovery, or add-to-cart confidence, and show where to apply the recommendation. Simulated shoppers aren't real customers, and this isn't a live-traffic A/B test.

Who it applies to: Stores with access to the relevant Sidekick and SimGym features. Tests focus on suggestions that can be made as theme changes and are expected to affect add-to-cart behavior.

What to do: You can ask Sidekick to create a draft, but review and preview it before applying anything to your live store.

Shopify can suggest GTIN barcode types by checking GS1 [Ref 43][Ref 44]

October 29

When you enter a barcode, Shopify checks the GS1 registry and can suggest that it be marked as a GTIN. It can also suggest that an existing Custom barcode be reclassified. You can accept or dismiss suggestions one by one or in bulk; Shopify doesn't change a saved barcode without your approval.

Who it applies to: Stores using barcodes, product feeds, POS, or marketplaces that request GTINs. If the GS1 brand or product name doesn't match, Shopify shows a warning as a review signal; it doesn't require you to change your product title.

What to do: Don't accept every suggestion automatically. Confirm that the code belongs to the product, then mark it as GTIN. Internal SKUs and custom codes can remain Custom.

Sidekick can generate images with transparent backgrounds [Ref 45]

October 23

Ask Sidekick for a transparent background in your prompt to generate illustrations, icons, or other store and marketing graphics without a solid background.

Who it applies to: Merchants using image generation in Shopify Sidekick. Review the output for product accuracy, brand guidelines, and image-rights concerns.

What to do: Explicitly request a transparent background, then check that the exported image suits its intended use.

Other updates

Online Store adds protection against suspicious external redirects [Ref 46]

October 20; updated October 23

Shopify now blocks websites it has identified as malicious, asks customers to confirm before opening suspicious websites, and opens other external sites directly. Domains connected to your store and supported Shopify or social sites don't trigger a confirmation.

Who it applies to: Merchants with external links, third-party sign-in, or promotional redirects. A domain you own but haven't connected to your Shopify store might still trigger a confirmation.

What to do: Usually, no setting is required. Test important payment, sign-in, and offer links. Connect and verify your own domains where possible.

Canvas can edit an entire theme in one workspace, but remains early access [Ref 47][Ref 48]

October 1

Canvas places store pages together in a zoomable workspace. Click a section to edit it or ask Sidekick for changes, then preview the working store across pages, products, and screen sizes. Create a theme from scratch or try changes on a duplicate; your original theme stays intact.

Who it applies to: Canvas is in early access and available only to some stores. It works on desktop with Shopify-built and custom themes, but not third-party themes. A Canvas theme can't be edited in the older theme editor and won't receive theme updates. Markets customization, translations, Rollouts, and app blocks aren't supported at launch.

What to do: Check Online Store > Themes to see if Canvas is available. Duplicate your theme before making changes, and consider whether you rely on app blocks, market-specific languages, or theme updates.

Rollouts can schedule product prices and availability by market [Ref 49][Ref 27]

October 23

Rollouts can now activate, deactivate, or switch catalogs at a scheduled time. You can prepare prices and product availability in advance and launch catalog changes together with theme or checkout updates. This can help coordinate seasonal promotions or market-specific assortments.

Who it applies to: Stores using Shopify Markets catalogs. The catalog must be assigned to a market, and staff need the relevant catalog and Rollouts permissions. Experiments and changes shown to only part of online-store traffic aren't sent to other sales channels.

What to do: Prepare the catalog and create a Rollout. Use View as to check market prices and product availability. Keep in mind that ad feeds, Shopify POS, and online-store experiments might not show the same prices at the same time.