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Enhancements to the Cohort Analysis report
The Customer Cohort Analysis report now includes amount spent per customer, and you can see cumulative sales metrics including net sales, gross sales and total sales.
Select custom dates for metrics on Home
Merchants can now select custom date ranges for metrics on Home.
Shopify Flow - Get notified when errors happen
You can now use a workflow in Flow to notify you when workflow errors happen.
Markets Pro preferential trade agreement support
Markets Pro now supports preferential trade agreements in duties calculations and customs documentation. Merchants should review their products’ country of origin.
All merchants can now choose between the one-page checkout and three-page checkout
Merchants on the Basic, Shopify, and Advanced plans can now use the theme editor to choose between the one-page checkout or three-page checkout.
‘Add a recipient’ and ‘scheduled send’ options on gift cards for customers
You can now enable ‘add a recipient’ and ‘scheduled send’ on gift cards for customers.
Shopify Tax is now available on Point of Sale Orders 🛍️
We’ve enhanced Shopify Tax to support Point of Sale (POS) orders.
Shopify Tax now supports orders sold into the U.S. from abroad 🌐
You can benefit from increased tax accuracy when your non-US store makes a sale to a US customer.
🧾 Shopify Tax now supports tax inclusive pricing in the United States
Rooftop-accurate rates will now be calculated on your tax inclusive US orders.
Add, remove, or update discounts on existing line items when editing orders
You can now edit discounts on existing items in your orders.
Filtering by Markets in Analytics
Merchants can now filter their Shopify reports located in the Analytics page by Markets.
Cancel orders and void transactions on POS
Cancel orders and void payments easily if a customer changes their mind or a mistake is made at checkout.
Extensibility is now available for Plus merchants on thank you and order status pages
Make code-free customizations with apps - add custom content, fulfill digital orders, showcase loyalty incentives, create opportunities for social engagement and more.
🔌 Connect your preferred tax service to Shopify with the Shopify Tax Platform 🤝
The Shopify Tax Platform provides the infrastructure required to allow trusted tax services to seamlessly integrate into Shopify. Our first partner, Vertex is now available. More services coming soon.
New granular staff permissions for Orders
12 new staff permissions give merchants more granular control over actions staff members can take on Orders.
Update and automate gift card email sending with on/off toggle, now available in admin settings
You can now adjust your Gift Card settings in your Shopify admin to auto send emails.
Improved Shopify Collabs creator profile pages
Improvements have been made to the way you view Creators on Shopify Collabs.
Hydrogen v2023.10 has been released
The latest release of Hydrogen includes upgrades to Remix 2.0, a new built-in Customer Account API client, and more.
Send cart POS attribution
Sales closed using the Send Cart feature are attributed to the POS channel
Shopify Payments now supports multiple payment captures for the same order
Your customers expect you to capture payment when you fulfill items in an order. Now you can.
New POS UI extensions activation in admin
Remotely manage POS UI extensions across locations in admin
Markets Pro - Shipping Label Price Adjustments
Merchants will begin seeing Markets Pro shipping label price adjustments in their October 22 payout.
POS Checkout update affecting split payment third-party integrations
Split or partial payment orders now appear as `partially paid` in the database until final payment and a web hook will fire for each payment. This may impact third-party integrations.
POS Checkout update affecting shipping lines
"Retail - no shipping required" will now display as a shipping method for POS orders. This may impact third-party integrations and require possible action.
Shopify Flow - Publish and Hide Products to any channel
You can now use the Publish Product and Hide Product actions with any sales channel, for example to publish your products to the POS channel.
GeoIP is now a part of Automatic Redirection
GeoIP functionality for plus merchants will be rolled into the “Automatic Redirection” setting.
Checkouts will enforce local currency based on shipping address
If you sell in local currencies and have access to 1-page checkout, customers will checkout in the currency that you've set for the country of their shipping address.
Introducing new search capabilities within the Shopify Translate & Adapt app
The Translate & Adapt app now supports global search across all languages.
Reducing permissions required for initial POS login
Merchants can now grant staff the ability to set up Point of Sale without needing to assign 20+ admin permissions.
Customer data collection update
Changes to how stores collect EEA and UK customer data
Shop Pay now redirects to the post-purchase page on merchant's domain
To ensure conversion events are fired and tracked correctly, Shop Pay will now ensure the post-purchase page is presented on the merchant's domain instead of on shop.app.
Shopify Flow - New subscriptions and delete tasks are available
You can now use several new triggers, actions, and “get data” actions in Shopify Flow.
POS Terminal - all-new payment device for Shopify POS
Accept tap, chip, and swipe payments at the counter with solid connectivity and a buyer-facing display.
New Stocky transfers extension for the Smart Grid
View and receive inventory transfers in POS
Set a fixed discount amount for Buy X Get Y discounts
We've launched a new feature that allows you to set a fixed amount discount for the Buy X Get Y discount type, such as "Buy 2 items, get $20 off".
Preview Gift Cards before sending!
You can now preview Gift Cards before sending them via email or SMS.
One-page checkout is now the default Shopify Checkout
One-page checkout is Shopify’s redesigned out-of-the-box checkout. It updates the current three-page checkout with a new design that’s shorter, faster, smarter, and more intuitive than ever.
Markets Pro now supports orders marked as paid, excluding free orders.
Markets Pro now supports marking Markets Pro orders as paid, excluding free orders.
Storefront API support for product bundles
Merchants using Hydrogen or the Storefront API through the Headless Channel in the admin can now offer product bundles with Shopify.
More ways to filter products in admin
You can now filter products in admin by metafield references (such as recommended products or influencers), building on our previous release that enabled filtering by single line text and true/false.
Find more customers on top ad platforms with Shopify Audiences v2.1
Merchants can maximize their ad performance with Shopify Audiences v2.1 which includes our best performing algorithms yet, a new Benchmarks dashboard, and support for new ad channels.
Edit your Shopify Inbox chat widget’s button
Customize the chat widget even further to best fit your brand
Enhancements to range and select input settings
Enhancements have been made to the range and select input settings
POS Go Remote Logout
Merchants using POS Go can now remotely log out their devices. Simply go to the “Devices” tab under the Point of Sale channel in admin, select the device and click on "Log out from store".
Acquire new wholesale customers with company account requests
Easily add a wholesale account request form anywhere in your store. Submitted forms are automatically moved to a new company profile, where you have control over which customers are approved to buy.
Manage Gift Cards with added “Gift Card ID” column in reports!
You can now view “Gift Card ID” in your reports, to help you understand which Gift Cards were used for an order, by which customer.
Increased POS PIN combinations
Get over a million PIN combinations with the ability to set 4, 5, or 6 digit PINs when accessing Shopify POS.
Improved spam detection in Shopify Inbox
We’ve added new spam filters to help you focus on customer conversations.
Set-aside Sales Tax
Automatically set aside sales tax from your Shopify Payments payouts in a dedicated Shopify Balance account.
Access apps more easily with admin actions
Apps installed on your shop can now integrate into the Shopify admin by creating workflows that can be used from resource pages.
New: Automatic free shipping discount
You can now offer automatic free shipping to your customers, directly from Shopify admin, without having to rely on a discount code, Scripts, or an app.
POS app only staff no longer require an email address
When adding or editing a POS app only staff in the POS Channel or POS app, they will no longer require an email address.
POS Go now available in the UK and Ireland
POS Go, Shopify's all-in-one mobile POS device, is now available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Shopify Flow: Search Flow template library using natural language
You can now use an improved and more flexible template search in Flow.
Multiple domains can now be used on the primary market
Your store's primary market can now have multiple domain configurations to target different languages.
App connection method available in Customer Events
Pixels in the customer events section now show connection method.
Standard Shipping now available for Markets Pro!
Markets Pro recently launched international standard shipping via partnership with DHL eCommerce. Configure rates today to begin offering your buyers standard shipping at checkout.
Mark inventory as Unavailable
You can now set inventory aside as Safety Stock, Damaged, Quality Control or Other to make it unavailable for sale.
Stores' Primary market can now be customized
You can now edit the country, currency, and pricing for your primary market.
Theme file usage now tracked in the file section in admin
Files used in themes are now tracked in the files section of admin. This allows you to easily know when (and by which theme) a file is being used in online store.
Shopify Flow - New triggers for product variant back in stock and out of stock
You can now use Product variant out of stock and Product variant back in stock triggers in Flow.
🇺🇲Enhanced sales tax reports now available for quarterly filers🗄
The new US sales tax report from Shopify Tax is better than ever! You can now choose a custom date range for your quarterly, monthly, or custom filing needs.
Automatic redirection to be expanded to markets that use primary domain
It is now possible to automatically localize customers visiting your store when your domain strategy is “primary domain only” or you have a custom domain that is shared across multiple markets.
Markets Pro now supports checkouts with physical and digital goods
Markets Pro now supports orders with a mix of digital and physical goods placed from checkout.
New App Store search filters
Find apps faster by filtering search results by program, feature, or category.
Get guided help with our new Help Center assistant
Introducing the new AI-powered Shopify Help Center assistant!
Shopify Flow - New customer tagging triggers and ability to change product status
You can now use triggers for Customer tags added and Customer tags removed. You can also use an action to Update product status.
Shopify Duties and Import Taxes now supports US clothing tax exemptions
Shopify's Duty and Import Tax calculator now supports US clothing tax exemptions when applicable.
checkout_started now triggers on every checkout visit in checkout extensibility
checkout_started now triggers on every checkout visit in checkout extensibility.
Inventory columns can now be hidden or rearranged
The order and display of columns on the inventory page can now be customized to suit your unique workflows.
Now use price and category filters in Shopify Collective product search
Now you can fine-tune your search for the perfect products and brands that fit your niche and audience on Shopify Collective, with price and category filters in Discovery.
Merchants with B2B orders are now eligible for Shopify Markets Pro
Merchants with B2B orders were previously not eligible for Shopify Markets Pro. We're releasing an improvement that allows these merchants to apply for and use Markets Pro.
Inventory dataset removed from ShopifyQL Notebooks
As of August 7, the inventory dataset will be deprecated from ShopifyQL Notebooks and will no longer be available to use.
Streamline your business with Organization Settings
We're making it easier to manage your multi-store organization from one location by bringing the organization settings into the store admin.
Pay with credit card in Draft Orders now supports Shopify Markets Pro
Merchants using Shopify Markets Pro can now complete draft orders, and charge buyers' credit cards in admin, when the order is managed by Markets Pro.
Shopify Credit
Introducing Shopify Credit: a pay in full business credit card with no fees, no interest, and no credit checks
Shopify Marketplace Connect - Sell your Shopify Products on top online marketplaces
Sell across top online marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart, eBay, and Etsy, while managing it all from Shopify.
App Store review summaries
In the listing page of certain apps, you can now view summaries of merchant reviews, powered by Shopify Magic.
Block checkouts before they become orders with Fraud Control checkout rules!
We've launched Checkout Rules for Fraud Control so you can prevent bad checkouts before they even become orders!
Built for Shopify apps in the Shopify App Store
Find high-quality apps with the new Built for Shopify badge.
Automated payment capture at fulfillment
We’ve launched a new option for payment capture in your Payments settings that allows you to automatically capture payment at the time of order fulfillment.
New ways to combine discounts
There are now more ways to combine discounts. You can combine a product-specific discount with a discount on the entire order, as well as stack multiple discounts that apply to the entire order.
Shopify now offers native support for product bundles
Increase your average order value with our new bundles offering, which includes a number of options depending on the bundles you want to create. All options include real-time inventory syncing.
Draft order support for local pickup
We’ve added Local pickup support in draft orders, eliminating delivery costs and driving more traffic to your retail stores, regardless of how the order was placed.
Introducing new filtering capabilities within the Shopify Search & Discovery app
Now use advanced filtering functionality to rename filters, translate filters, and create filter groups.
Shopify Flow - now available to Basic plan
Shopify Flow is now available to the Basic plan, making it available to Basic, Shopify, Advanced, and Plus.
Introducing Shopify Collective
Collective is an effortless new way for Shopify stores to connect and sell each other's products, without buying inventory.
Decrease customer acquisition costs by up to 50% with Shopify Audiences
Merchants can now achieve up to 50% lower cost of acquisition on their paid ads with Shopify Audiences v2.0. The latest version of Shopify Audiences is powered by the most advanced algorithms to date.
Custom pixels now shows previous saved versions
Custom pixels will now show previous saved version of your pixel code so that it is easy to roll back.
Introducing new ways to optimize your marketing campaigns
Optimize marketing campaigns based on sales, orders, sessions and conversion data.
Bring flexibility to the fulfillment process with split and merge
Split and merge fulfillment orders directly in the Shopify Admin and save time and money in fulfilling orders.
Adjust fulfillment location and status at the order item level
Gain granular control over your fulfillment process! Now you can adjust locations or put specific line items on hold, without having to modify the entire fulfillment order.
Enhanced Visibility on Shopify Protect Protection Status
View the protection status of Shopify Protect orders with the new Shopify Protect API!
Shopify Markets Pro now automatically identifies incompatible draft orders
Merchants using Shopify Markets Pro will be automatically informed of incompatibilities between their draft orders and Markets Pro.
Updated notification system for apps
We’ve updated the app settings page with a new notification system to inform you of notable changes for installed apps.
Longer options for order processing time
Enable longer delivery date expectations at checkout by setting your custom processing time in the Shipping and Delivery settings.
Delayed publishing of reviews in Shopify's App Store
All new reviews will undergo a delay between submission and publishing to automatically prevent fake reviews before they appear in Shopify's App Store.
Updates to how new, unseen alerts are identified
The alerts bell icon in the Shopify will indicate unseen count instead of unread count.
Smart Grid management for Point of Sale is now available
As of the latest unstable GraphQL API version, we have introduced the ability to utilize the Admin API for managing Smart Grid for Point of Sale.
Deliver products faster with Smart Order Routing
Use smart order routing to automatically prioritize the best location to fulfill an order from.
Now customize your headless store with the Shopify Search & Discovery app
Merchants with a headless store can now customize storefront search using the Shopify Search & Discovery app.
Introducing new ways to slice and dice your cohorts data
Customer cohort analysis report now has new filters to slice and dice your customers' data.
Shipments to the Republic of Ireland now require postal code/eircode
Shipments to Republic of Ireland now require postal code/eircode
Collabs Network has launched to Collabs creators
Verified Shopify Collabs creators can now search for products they love and generate instant commission links via Collabs Network, allowing them to start driving affiliate sales immediately
Shop Pay Installments for Shopify POS
Offer flexible “buy now, pay later” options for customers shopping in store with Shop Pay Installments on POS.
Translate resource URL handles for different languages
Create translated online store urls for your international customers.
🇺🇲 Enhanced sales tax reports now available for monthly filers
The new US sales tax report from Shopify Tax breaks down your sales and tax data by state, county, and local jurisdictions, making it easier to accurately file your sales tax returns.
Use the theme content editor to change the wording that appears in your Shop Pay checkout
Changes made by merchants in the theme content editor will be reflected in the Shop Pay checkout.
Volume pricing for Shopify Email
Shopify Email now offers lower prices for merchants sending over 300,000 emails a month.
New granular staff permissions for Draft orders
7 new staff permissions give merchants more granular control over what actions staff members can take on draft orders.
Change your preferred Merchant of Record on Shopify Markets Pro orders
Shopify Markets Pro now lets you change your preferred Merchant of Record on draft orders.
Changes to how payouts are presented on Shopify Markets Pro
Markets Pro now uses a banner at the top of the page to display payout failures.
New DHL Express rates for Shopify Shipping
Introducing new and improved shipping rates from DHL Express for Shopify Shipping merchants.
Customize your analytics dashboard to focus on key business metrics
Tailor your analytics with ease by adding, removing, and reordering metrics in your analytics dashboard to suit your business needs.
New attribution models available in marketing reports
You can now rely on Linear and Any-click attribution to measure the impact of your marketing campaigns.
Subfolders can now be used with country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs)
You can now create region-specific subfolders using Shopify Markets and country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Limited guarantee for Shop Promise orders available in Shop App
The Shop App now offers a limited guarantee for Shop Promise orders, applicable to all payment methods.
Fraud analysis helps you make decisions on whether to fulfill!
Shopify's fraud analysis will now let you know what is the best action to take based on the riskiness of the order.
Thank you email template in marketing automations
Send a thank you email to customers, and personalize it based on whether it was their first or second purchase.
Increased Admin API rate limits for the Advanced tier
Shopify increased Admin API rate limits for the Advanced plan by 2x over standard limits.
Use Shopify Magic to create instant answers in Shopify Inbox
Shopify Magic suggests questions and answers to commonly asked FAQs to include as instant answers in Shopify Inbox – saving you time from writing. 😎
Manage return eligibility in self-serve returns with return rules
Set up return rules to determine when customers are able to request a return from your online store
Payouts in multiple currencies available for Shopify Payments in Canada
Businesses based in Canada on the Advanced Shopify or Plus plans can now connect two bank accounts to receive payouts in CAD and USD currencies with Shopify Payments
POS Go now available in Canada
POS Go, Shopify's all-in-one mobile POS device, is now available in Canada.
Subfolders are no longer created by default for new Markets
Shopify previously created subfolders for newly created, single-country markets by default. Subfolders now need to be manually created by merchants where desired.
POS printed receipts enhancements - one logo per location
Customize POS printed receipts with a different logo printed on POS receipts at each store location
Sales attribution: Post-order editing
Sales attribution can now be added or edited after an order has been placed.
Shop Pay now available for Markets Pro orders
Merchants selling with Markets Pro can now accept orders from customers using Shop Pay.
B2B Checkout now supports PayPal
Allow your wholesale customers to pay for their orders using PayPal for greater payment flexibility.
Set color schemes in the theme editor
We've added color schemes, groups of colors that are applied throughout the theme, to the theme editor. We’ve also added a visual preview that makes it easier to preview changes.
Create and save custom templates in Shopify Email
Merchants using Shopify Email can now save their own templates for emails and automations.
Optimize email send times with Shopify Magic
Merchants using Shopify Email can now send their emails at a recommended time using Shopify Magic.
Generate email subject lines with Shopify Magic
Merchants using Shopify Email can now create subject lines using Shopify Magic.
Collabs settings for new vs. returning buyers
Merchants using Shopify Collabs can now limit order discounts to only new customers and further incentivize creators with higher commissions for referring sales from new vs returning customers.
ShopifyQL Notebooks now support Python code blocks
Bringing in third party data into ShopifyQL Notebooks for analysis is not only possible but simple. Merchants can now add Python code blocks into notebooks for more holistic data analysis.
Use PurchasingEntity, DiscountApplications and other dynamic type fields in Shopify Flow
Starting today, in Flow you can access and use any Union and Interface field in Shopify’s GraphQL Admin API, including PurchasingEntity, DiscountApplications, and much more.
Enhance the quality of your storefront using the new code editor insights
The code editor identifies and warns you about potential issues in your theme now.
Increased number of dynamic sources available in online store
We have updated the number of dynamic sources that can be used in a template. Everything that was limited to 50 is now 100 and everything limited to 20 is now 50.
Welcome email series templates in marketing automations
Introduce new subscribers to your brand and incentivize purchases with a discount using two new marketing automation templates.
Changes to Asset URLs
In the coming weeks we’ll start serving some assets directly from the store’s domain. This means that URLs may look like either "cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/…” or "shop.example.com/cdn/shop/…"
Improved and redesigned staff permissions selector
A redesigned staff permissions selector allows merchants to easily search for and find specific permissions, and bulk select all permissions by category.
Unified media library pools
Today, we're launching unified media across files and products! Now, all product media will be available within the file section in admin. There are a few key features being added as well!
Vaulted credit cards are now supported on B2B draft orders
Business customers can add new or use existing vaulted credit cards when submitting draft orders at checkout or when paying for an invoice, for a seamless payment experience.
Changes to when FX conversion fees are added to a buyer's price point with automatic currency conversion
For merchants using automatic currency conversion with Shopify Markets the FX conversion fee will no longer be added to a buyer's price point when their currency matches your shop's payout currency.
Use Purchase orders to order and stock inventory from your suppliers
You can now create and manage purchase orders directly within Shopify.
Duties and import taxes in Draft orders
Merchants who use Markets or Markets Pro are now able to calculate duties and import taxes on draft orders.
Use Benchmarks to compare performance against shops like yours
We're introducing benchmark data to compare performance of key metrics like store conversion rate, average order value, retention rate and others against Shopify stores similar to yours.
Klarna for Shopify Markets Pro now available for Canadian buyers
Klarna is now available for Shopify Markets Pro merchants selling to buyers based in Canada.
Fast track affiliate sales on Shopify Collabs by joining Collabs Network
Shopify Collabs users can now opt into sharing their products and profiles with all verified Collabs creators by sharing an instant commission offer.
Shopify Collabs introduces new onboarding and application pages
Getting started on Shopify Collabs is now even easier. A new onboarding flow, updated brand profile editor, and new editable application page are now live.
Pay Shopify Collabs creators automatically through your Shopify bill
Automatic Payments helps you save time and resources by offering a reliable payment processing system for commissions earned by creators - all through your trusted Shopify bill.
Improvements to shipping profiles at checkout
We've released an improvement to how we handle checkouts when only some items in the cart are deliverable to the customer.
Improvements to redirects with subfolders and Shopify Markets
URL redirects will now apply to the primary domain as well as any country or language subfolders that are set up through Shopify Markets.
Provisioning POS access from Plus admin
Reduced friction in provisioning POS access from the Plus admin.
Refund to an existing gift card
Staff can now refund a purchase to an existing physical or digital gift card.
Streamlined attribution workflows in POS
Attribute an entire cart to a single staff member or attribute each item in the cart to a different staff member from a single place.
Product details page improvements
We’ve made several improvements to the Product details page to make gathering information faster and easily discoverable by staff.
Device View
Merchants using POS Go can now view all active and offline POS Go devices in their Shopify Admin. To see this view, simply go to the “Devices” tab under the Point of Sale channel in admin.
Improved locations display for in-store pickup
New checkout improvements will now display the closest pickup locations for shoppers.
Three new granular staff permissions for Online Store and Settings
Three new staff permissions have been added for more access control. "Edit code" gates access to the theme code editor. The "Taxes and duties" and "Policies" pages now have their own permissions.
Custom storefronts on Hydrogen are now supported on Collabs
On Shopify Collabs, personalized affiliate links for creators now work seamlessly with headless storefronts that are built using Hydrogen.
Sign in with Shop added to classic customer accounts
Sign in with Shop is now enabled for all eligible merchants on classic customer accounts. Sign in with Shop allows your customers to quickly sign into your online store with their Shop credentials.
Write product descriptions in seconds with Shopify Magic
Generate and revise product descriptions in seconds with Shopify Magic.
Introducing the updated Shopify Privacy and Compliance App
Update your customer privacy compliance with the new and improved Shopify Privacy & Compliance app, previously known as Customer Privacy app.
Download a consolidated tax and sales report on Shopify Tax 📊
Merchants using Shopify Tax can now export a combined CSV report for easier analysis and filing.
Calculate duties and import taxes in draft orders
You can now calculate duties and import taxes for draft international orders.
Visual changes to unstyled checkouts
We've made improvements to checkout's default look and feel to make checking out more streamlined and usable.
Shopify Collabs now works with more subscription apps
Use Shopify Collabs to let influencers sell your subscription products, now compatible with a wide range of subscription apps.
Automatic detection and prevention of incompatible configurations during Markets Pro activation
Merchants activating Markets Pro will now be notified, during the activation, if they have any incompatible configurations with Markets Pro that need to be changed.
Automatic enablement to sell in 150+ countries during Markets Pro activation
Merchants activating Markets Pro are now automatically and immediately enabled to sell in all 150+ supported countries.
Merchants with products fulfilled from app locations now eligible for Shopify Markets Pro
Merchants that use dropshipping apps, print-on-demand apps, custom fulfillment services, or any solution that leverages app locations will now be eligible for Shopify Markets Pro.
Calculated rates available on Markets Pro
Merchants using Markets Pro can now use calculated shipping rates at checkout on international orders.
Sign in with Shop added to new customer accounts
Sign in with Shop is now enabled for all eligible merchants on new customer accounts. Sign in with Shop allows your customers to quickly sign into your online store with their Shop credentials.
Personalized B2B buying with quantity rules and customer-specific product publishing
With our newly launched Catalogs section of the admin, you can create minimum, maximum, and increment quantity rules for product purchasing, and personalized product visibility for business customers.
Shopify Collabs is now integrated with Flow
Shopify Collabs users can now automate their most repetitive affiliate marketing tasks with a new Shopify Flow integration.
Retail merchants can now accept eftpos payments in Australia
Australian retail merchants can now accept all eftpos payments in their retail stores with Shopify Payments.
Send gift cards directly to the recipient, and include a message
Merchants using Dawn 9.x can now sell gift cards that customers can send directly to the recipient with a personalized message.
Dynamic sources for blogs and articles
Dynamic sources can now be used on the blog and article resources in the online store editor!
New File Picker in Online Store Editor
Today, we released a new version of the file picker in the online store editor. This new file picker uses the same features as the content section in Shopify admin.
Ship to customer orders in POS: Customer email now required
Ship to Customer Orders in POS now require a customer email address to submit the order.
Changes to how taxes and duties are presented in payouts on Shopify Markets Pro
Taxes and duties associated with orders will no longer appear as a fee in payouts from Shopify Markets Pro
Shopify Search & Discovery app updates: New tools for merchants with large product catalogs
Use the bulk editor tool to manage product recommendations and search boosts.
Changes to payout logic on Shopify Markets Pro for refunds
Taxes and duties associated with orders that are refunded to a buyer before fulfillment will no longer be withheld from Shopify Markets Pro payouts.
Improvements to bank account updates with Shopify Markets Pro
When bank account details are changed in Shopify Payments they will be automatically updated in Shopify Markets Pro.
Updates to address inflated checkout counts in Live View
We've made changes to the way we count distinct checkout session in Live View.
The Shop sales channel has been added to Shopify admin
The Shop sales channel is now available for all eligible merchants in the Shopify admin. This allows you to easily manage your native mobile brand presence, connect with customers, and grow sales.
Connecting Shopify Balance with QuickBooks
Merchants can now connect their Balance account with QuickBooks.
Discount display improvements for POS
Quickly access, apply, and view discounts in POS with the latest discount display improvements.
Support for API version 2022-04 extended to June 30, 2023
Extending support for API version 2022-04 to June 30, 2023 (previously March 31, 2023). All apps using API resources that are no longer supported in API version 2022-07 will stop working as intended.
Removed default value from the `redirectNewHandle` field on the `ProductInput` object
Removed default value from ProductInput.redirectNewHandle field.
Google Analytics 4
Google Analytics 4 is replacing Universal Analytics, which will stop processing data on July 1, 2023. Upgrade as soon as possible to ensure continuity in your Google Analytics measurement.
Cross-device data now included in marketing reports
As of March 1, 2023, all online store data in your marketing reports will include cross-device data.
Improved Shop Promise limited guarantee claims process
We’ve introduced changes to the Shop Promise limited guarantee claims flow to make it easier for customers to receive their Shop Cash for a delayed delivery.
Changes to Shipping and Markets settings
Countries and regions must now belong to a Market before being added to a shipping zone.
New rich text features in online store editor!
We've updated the rich text setting within the online store editor to allow configuring headings and creating ordered lists.
Fulfillment Holds heldBy field
Retrieve the name of the service responsible for holding a fulfillment order.
Improved variant display
The newly redesigned variant list display improves the speed and discoverability of variant configured products and inventory lookup.
New international shipping requirements in March 2023
Beginning March 1st you must include HS codes and country of origin when shipping internationally. This change helps you comply with new regulations related to shipping to or through the EU.
POS printed receipts enhancements - custom QR code
Customize POS printed receipts with a custom QR code in the receipt footer
Poor connection mode for POS checkout
Complete POS checkouts with cash when connectivity issues are detected.
Direct customers to their country or region with deep links
When you want to send customers directly to the right experience for their country or region, but that country or region doesn't have its own URL, you can now use deep links.
Role provisioning through SCIM
Plus merchants can assign and update roles for users in Shopify from one of the supported Identity Provider (IdP) systems, using the updated Shopify SCIM integrations.
Shopify Scripts Deprecation
Support for Shopify Scripts will end on August 28, 2025. Merchants that leverage Shopify Scripts will need to migrate to apps powered by Shopify Functions before this date.
The checkout.liquid theme file is being deprecated
Checkout.liquid customizations will no longer work for the Information, Shipping, and Payment pages starting August 13, 2024. Shops using checkout.liquid need to upgrade to checkout extensibility.
Shop Promise available in early access
Easily communicate reliable and fast delivery to customers across your online store and the Shop app.
Search Settings are now available in the Shopify Search & Discovery app
Use the new Settings feature in the Shopify Search & Discovery App to customize search and predictive search results.
New On hand and Unavailable inventory states in POS
Shopify POS now displays On Hand and Unavailable quantities via Product details view or Checkout.
Increase conversion for free by enabling sign in with Shop
Allow your customers to sign into your online store with their Shop credentials. Customers signed in with Shop speed through checkout with billing and shipping information automatically filled in.
Shopify Editions Winter ’23 is live
Visit Shopify Editions to explore 100+ new product updates to help every business build for the long-term.
Control product publishing per market
Take control over what products you sell globally with the ability to publish or unpublish products per market.
More granular staff permissions for Products
10 new staff permissions give merchants more granular control over what product data and information staff members can access.
New: Marketing reports on channel performance and attribution
New marketing reports on channel performance and attribution that help you get more insights out of your session and conversion data.
Inventory dataset added to ShopifyQL Notebooks
ShopifyQL Notebooks now offers a new inventory dataset to allow merchants to track stock levels by variant across locations and better understand their inventory.
Automated collections with metafield conditions
Use metafield conditions to create automated collections.
Easily Extend your Theme with Custom CSS
Easily add custom CSS to your online store theme without editing any theme files. Merchants have more control and can preview changes. Bonus: themes are eligible for seamless theme version updates.
Bulk editing support for collection and customer metafields with definitions
Merchants can now edit their Collection and Customer metafields with definitions in bulk on Shopify.
Increased API rate limits for Shopify Plus
Shopify increased Admin API rate limits for Shopify Plus by 10x over standard limits.
Enhanced inventory tracking with On hand and Unavailable quantities
Have a real-time, accurate view of On hand and Unavailable quantities across your locations within Shopify to minimize lost sales, misplaced stock, and reduce excess ordering.
Shopify launches a customer self-serve returns feature
Customers can now request a return through your online store
New updates to ShopifyQL Notebooks
ShopifyQL Notebooks now offer the ability for merchants to create references, reorder blocks, and retain previous executions of code blocks to allow for quick access and stable data stories.
Now launched: New customer accounts
Give your customers the power to review and manage orders with a customer account that doesn’t make them memorize another password.
Drive repeat orders for B2B
We’re making it easier for wholesale customers to self-serve their own account with easy reordering. Customers will now see the option to “Buy Again” on past orders within new customer accounts.
Shopify Collabs users can now directly invite creators to join a community
Shopify Collabs brand users can now send invites directly to creators to join their community. Invited creators will be able to bypass the application process, making community management easier!
Collabs affiliate tracking works with Markets & Markets Pro
Merchants utilizing Markets and Markets Pro can now easily utilize Shopify Collabs in the store Admin, so creator commissions across all your regions stores are tracked in one place.
SMS Order Confirmation available only for certain countries
Starting January 28th, Shopify is only sending Order Confirmation SMS on behalf of merchants whose billing address is in one of 13 countries.
Checkout extensibility is now available on all Shopify Plus stores
Stores on the Shopify Plus plan can customize their checkout with checkout extensibility—a faster way to make customizations in a way that’s app-based, upgrade-safe, and integrated with Shop Pay.
Enhancements to POS custom printed receipts
More ways to customize printed receipts, better suited for large, complex retailers
Oversell warning and confirmation
Added a new oversell warning to notify staff when an item is not available to sell.
Improved staff attribution visibility with new Staff on orders view
This update introduces two new views in POS where Staff who have been attributed on completed orders are visible.
Shopify scales to 1,000 locations
Merchants are now able to add and manage 1,000 locations on Shopify
Shopify Audiences is now available for Pinterest Ads
You can now use Shopify Audiences for your Pinterest advertising campaigns.
Improved backup shipping rates to avoid blocked checkouts
Improved backup shipping rates will be added to your checkout
Private apps are being automatically converted to custom apps
All private apps will be automatically be converted to custom apps. Custom apps support all the functionality that private apps did, and provide better security.
Shopify admin now lives at admin.shopify.com
A smoother, faster Shopify admin experience.
Live view now has refreshed look with better search and navigation using the interactive map
Visualize where your customers are coming from and which areas are driving the most sales.
Refunded Gift Cards are now auto disabled
We’ve improved Gift Cards and now when a Shopify Gift Card is refunded we will auto disable it for you.
Webhook topic for auditing the store admin
Monitor your store admin activity with the Audit Events webhook
Shopify Flow - New Scheduled time trigger, Get data actions, and tools for working with lists available
You can now run workflows on a schedule, get data from your shop, and run actions for each list item in Shopify Flow. These features together make many new use cases possible in Shopify Flow.
Your Average Order Value now has a new definition in Shopify
In order to better match with the way merchants run their business, we’ve updated how the Average Order Value (AOV) metric is calculated within Shopify Analytics.
View your customer cohort analysis report by sales and average order value
Your Customer Cohort Analysis is now updated with new metrics and more powerful drill down capabilities to help you get a better view of your customers.
It is now easier to take advantage of Shopify Balance Rewards
The Balance Rewards page has a fresh new look with new cashback insights enabling you to better take advantage of Balance Rewards and Partner Offers that will help your business succeed!
Removing lineItemsMutable connection from Order
This connection has been deprecated since 2021-04, and the lineItems connection should be used instead.
Tap to Pay on iPhone transaction counts in POS
Track Tap to Pay on iPhone transactions in POS to monitor usage that may result in additional fees.
Webhook topics specifically for activating and deactivating locations
Webhook topics have been introduced that will be sent out whenever a location is activated or deactivated.
Updates to Inventory Transfers!
We’ve released enhancements to the current inventory transfers feature including draft mode, support for transfers with thousands of line items, and performance improvements to bulk receiving actions.
Bulk edit your product recommendations and product boosts with Metafields
Use new standard metafields to edit discovery features from outside the Search & Discovery app.
Online store media localizable to different languages and markets
Cater to your international audience by uploading different images and videos for different languages and markets.
Unordered Lists are now supported in the Online Store Editor's rich text fields
You can now add static unordered lists to your rich text fields in the Online Store editor or connect them to text-based Metafield lists.
Eligible Plus merchants can start building custom promotions with Shopify Functions
Over the coming weeks, eligible Shopify Plus merchants, who are not leveraging checkout.liquid customizations, will start getting access to Shopify Functions.
Summarizing your store’s Black Friday Cyber Monday 2022 performance
The 2022 summary for Black Friday Cyber Monday is now available for Plus merchants in the ShopifyQL Notebooks app. You can compare your performance in 2021 and benchmark against merchants like you.