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Customize checkout and accounts configurations with Sidekick

October 13, 2026

Sidekick can now help you customize checkout and customer accounts. Get answers and guidance right where you work, without searching the docs or contacting support. In the checkout and accounts editor: Sidekick is now available in the desktop editor. You can ask it to: * Learn how to configure checkout and customer account settings * Get app recommendations based on your needs * Search the Shopify Help Center In Checkout Blocks app: Sidekick can help you understand and plan blocks and functions in the Checkout Blocks app. For example, you can ask for help with: * Learning how to configure blocks for checkout, thank you, and order status pages * Understanding how payment, delivery, and validation functions work * Reviewing what is already configured and why * Finding the relevant settings or steps to make a change yourself These are just a few examples. Ask Sidekick for guidance as you build your checkout and customer account experiences.

Smart grid tiles suggestions

October 12, 2026

Shopify can now suggest smart grid tiles based on the products and discounts your staff use most. Suggestions are based entirely on your store’s own catalogue, orders, and POS activity, helping you put frequently used actions within easier reach at checkout. Each suggestion explains why it’s being recommended, and you decide whether to add or dismiss it. Nothing changes on your smart grid unless you choose to make the change and save it. You can find smart grid tile suggestions in the Add tile flow in Shopify POS or when editing a smart grid template in the POS editor in Shopify Admin. In the POS editor, you may also see suggestions to remove tiles that haven’t been used in the past year. Learn more about managing your smart grid in the Shopify Help Center

Translate & Adapt EU Update: Auto-sync translations for up to 8 languages

October 9, 2026

For EU merchants in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom, we've added automatic translation updates to Translate & Adapt. Until now, editing a product description or any other store content meant going back into the app to re-translate it yourself. As a result, translated storefronts fell behind and buyers landed on outdated content in their language. Now you can turn on Auto-sync for any published language, and Shopify will translate new and updated content automatically each week. We've also raised the number of languages Shopify can translate for you from 2 to 8. As usual, translations you wrote manually are never overwritten. Auto-sync is off by default; to turn it on, open Translate & Adapt, select a language, and enable Auto-sync using the toggle. You can turn it on or off per language at any time. The Auto-translate button is now called Translate now, for when you want to translate content immediately instead of waiting for the next sync. Using either Auto-sync or Translate now, or both, for a language will contribute to 1 of your 8 language slots. Learn more about kee

Compare-at prices now shared to agentic channels

October 9, 2026

Shopify now shares your compare-at price with AI shopping agents through Shopify Catalog, so AI agents can see when a product is marked down. Previously, AI agents reading Catalog only saw the current price and markdown prices displayed in storefront were not shown. Control if AI agents can view compare-at prices by reviewing your settings in admin. Find the toggle in the “Compare-at” section. Learn more about catalog mapping in the help doc.

Automatically generated policies help you launch faster

October 8, 2026

You can now automate your return and refund, contact information, terms of service, shipping, and legal notice policies to help you launch your store faster and expand into new markets. Your automated policies stay up to date as your store settings change and in sync with Shopify’s recommendations. You remain responsible for your policies and your store’s compliance with applicable laws. To activate automation, go to Settings > Policies in your Shopify admin, select the desired policy, enable Use automated policy, and then click Save. Learn more about automating your policies in the Shopify Help Center.

Analyze purchase orders in Shopify Analytics

October 6, 2026

You can now review and export purchase order data in Shopify Analytics. Three new reports help you understand your purchase orders: Purchase order costs shows ordered items, quantities, supplier costs, estimated taxes, and purchase order costs. Purchase order transfers follows purchase orders through transfers, shipments, and receiving. Purchases on order shows open, ordered purchase orders that don't have linked transfers. The Purchase Orders page also shows purchase orders, on-order purchase orders, total items ordered, acceptance rate, and shipments due soon. Learn more about purchase order reports.

Pay suppliers internationally from Balance

October 6, 2026

We have released International Payments from Balance for the US. This gives merchants a more cost-effective way to pay their international suppliers, with transparent pricing and no extra setup. International payments from Balance will let eligible merchants pay recipients internationally from the Balance mobile app. Learn more about the International Payments from Balance in the Shopify Help Center.

Faster checkout, carts synced across devices via Shop

October 5, 2026

Shop can now verify who a shopper is while they're browsing your store, even before they make a purchase. For Shop users, this means checkout loads faster, carts sync across devices, sign-in is sped up with one-tap, and the Buy with Shop Pay button is pre-filled for a smoother, higher-converting checkout. Browsing activity also syncs to a shopper's Shop account, so Shop can resurface items they viewed and abandoned carts, helping you close the loop on conversions. What this means for you: * Faster checkout *- less friction, faster load times * *Carts follow shoppers - carts sync and stay up to date across a shopper's devices * Better-converting Shop Pay button - personalized to show the card a shopper last used * One-tap sign-in - for Shop users signing into their customer accounts * Built-in recovery - Shop reminds shoppers to finish carts they left behind * Two-way sync - carts started in the Shop app carry over to your storefront, and vice versa Now supported on all browsers. Learn more in the Shopify Help Center.

Admin now supports 3 new languages

October 2, 2026

We’ve released improved support for 3 right-to-left languages (Arabic, Urdu, and Hebrew) in both Admin and Storefronts, including checkout, customer accounts and the Horizon family of themes. Display language is determined based on the user’s device settings, if available. Product pages and other merchant-owned content will continue to be displayed in the languages that you have enabled. You can enable translations on your product details pages (PDPs) by using the Translate & Adapt app in the Shopify admin. Get started with right-to-left languages by adding them in your admin.

Schedule and test discounts with Rollouts

October 2, 2026

You can now include discounts in Rollouts to run coordinated campaigns and test different offers before launching more broadly. Schedule discount changes: Launch a new offer to a portion of online store traffic, then expand when you're ready. Compare offers: Test discount changes against your existing offers and review conversion results to help decide which offer to keep. Launch changes together: Schedule a discount to go live alongside your theme and checkout changes in a single rollout. Your discount’s existing customer eligibility rules still apply. You can also continue using discount start and end dates to schedule standalone promotions. Learn more about discounts scheduling and testing in our help documentation.

Design a fully bespoke store with Canvas

October 1, 2026

Canvas is a new design surface for your online store. Every page is laid out together in one interactive, infinite workspace, so you can see how your whole store feels and work on any part of it in context. In Canvas, you can: * Pan across every page of your store and zoom in on any detail * Click any element to edit it directly, or tell Sidekick what you want in the chat * See Sidekick's changes land in real time, from a single section to a store-wide redesign * Preview the real, working store, with interactions, animations, and different products, collections, and screen sizes * Canvas is rolling out to existing stores over the coming days. Go to Online Store > Themes to create a new theme in Canvas, or duplicate a Shopify theme or custom theme in Canvas. Your original theme stays in the current theme editor. At launch, Canvas doesn't support third-party themes from the Shopify Theme Store, Markets, rollouts, translations, or app blocks and app embeds. Themes edited in Canvas don't receive theme updates. Learn more about designing your store in Canvas in the Shopify Help Center.

Add your own notes to Shopify Analytics

October 1, 2026

Your reports show what changed. You know why. Now, you're able to capture that story directly in Shopify Analytics. Add annotations to supported time-series reports for the moments that shape your business, like a campaign launch, creator mention, supplier change, promotion, or operational improvement. Instead of leaving that context in memory, spreadsheets, or team threads, it stays beside the data where you expect to see shifts. When you return to a report weeks or months later, you and your team can quickly understand why performance changed without piecing the story back together. From the annotations panel, you can: - Add a title, description, date or date range, and annotation type - Use our auto-detected annotation categories or choose your own - Edit, delete, and see who created each annotation - Search and filter context from your team, installed apps, and Shopify Annotations are shared with staff who have Reports permission and appear alongside context from Shopify and installed apps. Together, they create one shared history of what changed, what your business did, and why it mattered. Learn more about annotations here.

Shop is now at shop.com

September 29, 2026

Shop's web experience has moved from shop.app to shop.com. Your store, products, and channel settings are unaffected — the change only affects the web address shoppers use to reach Shop. What's changing Shop's web experience now lives at shop.com instead of shop.app Existing shop.app links redirect automatically to shop.com What you need to do Nothing. Your store, products, and channel settings carry over exactly as they are. If you've linked to shop.app anywhere (social bios, ads, etc.), you can update those links to shop.com at your convenience, though the redirect will continue to work.

Return window overrides now available

September 29, 2026

You can now set return window overrides by market for specific collections, products, or variants. Overrides let you choose a different return period than your default return window - for example, 14 days for seasonal items instead of your standard 90 days. How it works * Overrides replace the default return window: If an item matches an override, that override's return window gets applied instead of your default or market-specific window. * The shortest override wins: If an item matches more than one override, the shortest matching return window applies. * Final sale still wins: Items marked as final sale can't be returned (or cancelled), even if they also match a return window override. * Default rules apply otherwise: If an item isn’t final sale and doesn’t match an override, your market-specific return window applies. If no market-specific rules are set, your default return window applies. Where to set it Settings > Policies > Return and cancellation rules > Select specific market rules to modify > You can then select a target collection, product, variant to apply a return window override to. Example Set a 14‑day window for your “Holiday 2026” collection while keeping your stor

Local delivery orders in Shopify POS

September 28, 2026

Staff can now create local delivery orders at checkout in Shopify POS. When a customer can't take an item home, you can arrange delivery in the same sale. You no longer need to ask them to reorder online or leave notes on the order. Local delivery uses the delivery zones and rates you already set up for your online store. When you add shipping to a cart and the customer's address is in one of your delivery zones, local delivery shows up with your other shipping rates. Select it, confirm the customer's phone number, add any delivery instructions, and check out. The delivery address and fee show in the cart, on the receipt, and on the customer-facing display. You can then prepare and fulfill the order in POS, the same way you handle local delivery orders from your online store. Things to know Staff permissions: Local delivery uses your existing POS permissions, with some updates to how they apply: * To create local delivery orders, staff need Create shipping and delivery orders (previously Ship to customer). * To fulfill local delivery orders, staff now need Fulfill shipping, pickup, and delivery orders (previously Fulfill shipping and pickup orders). Previously, staff could fulfill

Run stock counts in POS

September 28, 2026

Shopify POS now lets store staff run cycle and full stock counts directly in POS, making it easier to count inventory on the sales floor while keeping planning, review, and approval in Shopify Admin. In Shopify Admin, users with the required permissions can create and schedule a stock count, select the location where the count will take place, and choose the products to include. Once created, the count automatically appears under Products > Stock counts in POS at the selected location. In Shopify POS, staff with the inventory permission can open the count and record what’s on hand by scanning barcodes or entering quantities manually. When the count is complete, it is submitted for review in Shopify Admin. Submitting a stock count from POS doesn’t immediately update inventory quantities. Users with the required permissions can review the completed count and any discrepancies before approving it and applying the resulting inventory adjustments. Shopify also keeps a record of what was counted, when the count was completed, and who performed it, providing an audit trail for inventory adjustments . Running stock counts in Shopify POS requires POS Pro and Shopify POS v11.16 or later. Lea

Use metaobject fields in Analytics reports

September 28, 2026

If you attach a metaobject to a product, variant, customer, or order through a metafield, those fields can now be used in Analytics. A designer country, a warranty term, or a loyalty tier can group and filter a report the same way a custom metafield can. Merchant-owned metaobjects are already enabled. You can turn a definition off if you don't want it in reports. What you can do - Open a report and pick fields under Metaobjects, then the resource, the definition, and the field. For example, Designer, then Country. - Filter to a single value, like a designer in Italy. - Use the same fields in the query editor. - Turn a definition on or off in Settings > Metafields and metaobjects. Open the metaobject and use Filter or group data in Analytics. What stays the same - Your metaobjects, and the metafields that point to them, are unchanged. - Custom metafields and category metafields stay in the picker, in their own groups. - Metaobjects created by an app stay off until you or the app turn Analytics on for that definition.

Category metafields are now available in Analytics

September 28, 2026

Until now, the color, material, fit, and other attributes you set when you categorize a product stayed on the product page. To see which materials or colors actually sell, you had to export. Those category metafields now show up in Analytics as dimensions and filters, next to your custom metafields. If you already categorized products, there's nothing to turn on. The attributes your products use are there. What you can do - Group a sales report by Color, Material, Fit, Fabric, Size, Activity, or any other category metafield on your products. - Filter a report to a specific value, like organic cotton or a particular color. - Use them in Reports, Explore, and the query editor. What stays the same - How you categorize products hasn't changed. - Custom metafields still work the way they do today. - If a product has more than one value for an attribute, Analytics keeps those values together on one row so sales aren't counted twice.

Tax is now calculated on return shipping fees

September 25, 2026

Starting October 23, 2026, for merchants using Shopify Tax or Tax Platform in the United States, return shipping fees will be taxed like any other shipping charge. Shopify calculates and applies the tax automatically, so you don’t need to fix under-collection on returns. When you create a return, you’ll see the estimated tax. When you process the return, we record the final amount. These taxes flow into your tax reports automatically. This update applies to orders shipped to US addresses. Your existing shipping tax settings still apply — if you’ve set shipping to be untaxed in a state, return shipping fees in that state remain untaxed. *What you need to do: * - If you use a manual workaround today to calculate, collect, import, or reconcile tax on return shipping fees, review it before October 23 to avoid double-counting tax. - Otherwise, no action is required. Learn more

Filterable logs and health metrics for custom apps are now in the Developer Dashboard

September 25, 2026

The Developer Dashboard shows how your custom apps perform, not only how they are set up. Open any custom app to see its API request volume, error rates, webhook delivery health, and embedded admin page load speed. Each measurement has a clear threshold, so you can tell good from bad at a glance. A single filterable stream holds every API request, webhook delivery, and app event, so you can find the cause when an app stops working. A new home page shows what needs your attention across all of your apps. Agencies and developers who build your custom apps see the same data. Come see what's new: 1. Explore the new experience at dev.shopify.com/dashboard. 2. Read more in the docs.

Shop Pay Wallet Available in Muse

September 24, 2026

Shop Pay is now available as a wallet in Muse, enabling agentic checkout with Shop Pay.

Improved shipping and duty data in Analytics

September 23, 2026

We now provides a more complete and timely view of shipping costs and duties. What's changed: Profitability data includes both duties and other shipping costs when they apply to the same order & better supports orders in different currencies. What to expect: You might notice changes to shipping costs, duties, or profit values in custom or Shopify-created reports that use this data such as the "Average profit margin by market" & "Profit margin by order" reports.

Shop Pay Installments can now be enabled on multiple business entities

September 22, 2026

Shop Pay Installments, Shop Pay’s built-in buy now, pay later solution, is available for merchants and buyers located in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Merchants who operate multiple business entities in these supported countries can now enable Shop Pay Installments on all entities, not just the primary entity. Enable Shop Pay Installments for eligible entities from your Shopify Payments payment method settings. Learn more about Shop Pay Installments.

Plan launches, events, and tests with clearer and more granular controls in Rollouts

September 22, 2026

Rollouts has a redesigned setup experience that makes it easier to plan a launch, run a temporary event, or test changes to your store. Reflect your intent: Choose the timing and traffic percentage for your rollout. Rollout settings will adjust to reflect your intent as a launch, temporary event, or an experiment. Combine multiple changes: Make changes to your theme, checkout and customer account pages in a single rollout. Understand your audience: See what percentage of traffic your rollout reaches and how it’s split between test versions. Review conflicts: See conflicting settings directly in the setup flow so you can address them earlier. Learn more about the new Rollouts configuration in our help documentation.

Shopify Analytics session measurement improvements

September 21, 2026

Starting September 21, 2026, Shopify is improving the sessions experience in Analytics to give merchants a cleaner view of real shopper activity. As a result, sessions, conversion rate, and other session-based metrics might look different after this update. This doesn't necessarily mean that your traffic, orders, or customer behavior changed. This update gives you a cleaner session baseline by focusing the default sessions experience on human visitors where the Human or bot filter is available, classifying bot/system traffic more consistently, and keeping valid shopper journeys visible even when they don't include a standard pageview. Session-based metrics that might look different include: * Sessions * Conversion rate * Add-to-cart rate * Reached checkout rate * Checkout conversion rate * Bounce rate * Pageviews per session * Online store visitors * Searches Orders, sales, and customer counts aren't changed by this session measurement update. When you compare reports before and after September 21, 2026, treat this as a new baseline for session-based metrics. Learn more about Shopify Analytics session measurement improvements.

Payouts page redesign: see all your payouts in one view

September 16, 2026

Your payouts now appear in a list on the left with the selected payout's details beside it, so you can move between payouts without leaving the page or losing your place. What's new: * A date-led view of paid and pending payouts, so you can see at a glance what you've been paid and what's on the way. * Expandable breakdowns for the selected payout, so you can see what makes up the amount without navigating away. * Simpler traceability for payout failure Availability: The new look rolls out gradually to all merchants in the Shopify admin on web and mobile.

A new look for the Shopify admin

September 15, 2026

On September 15th, we began rolling out a new look for the Shopify admin: new color, type, spacing, and icons across every page, inside a new frame. Search, notifications, and the store picker have moved into the side navigation, which collapses for more room on the page. Sidekick has moved from a side panel to a floating chat at the bottom of every page, so it’s in reach from wherever merchants are working. The new look rolls out gradually and will arrive to your admin on its own with no setup needed. Learn more about the admins new look in Shopify Help Center.

Keep the cart in view on mobile POS

September 14, 2026

Shopify POS v11.15 introduces a persistent cart button on phones that keeps key details about the active cart visible as staff move through POS. The cart button shows recently added items, item count, and running total, so staff can confirm what’s in the cart without leaving the screen they’re working from. It also provides confirmation when changes such as discounts, customers, staff, custom sales, or fees are added. Staff can tap the cart button to open the full cart from Home, Products, Orders, or Search. When they close it, they return to where they left off, making it easier to move between selling tasks without losing context. What’s new * Keep the cart in view: Recently added items, item count, and total remain visible as staff move through mobile POS. * Open the cart in one tap: Tap the persistent cart button from Home, Products, Orders, or Search to access the full cart. * See cart updates as they happen: Staff get confirmation when items and other changes are added to the cart. * Updated mobile navigation: The persistent cart button replaces the Cart tab in the bottom navigation and the previous “Go to cart” bar.

Multi-currency payouts now available in Australia and France

September 11, 2026

We've expanded Multi-Currency Payouts for eligible Shopify Payments merchants to Australia and France. Merchants in Australia can now receive payouts in 13 currencies: AUD, NZD, USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, NOK, SEK, DKK, CHF, JPY, SGD and HKD. All 13 can be paid into an Australian bank account, or you can add an account in the US, New Zealand, the UK, Canada or the eurozone for those currencies. Merchants in France can now receive payouts in 18 currencies: EUR, AUD, CAD, CHF, CZK, DKK, GBP, HKD, HUF, JPY, NOK, NZD, PLN, RON, SEK, SGD, USD and ZAR. EUR remains your default payout currency, and other currencies are paid into additional bank accounts you add. Multi-currency payouts are available to stores on the Advanced and Shopify Plus plans. More info in help docs

Tailwind Labs Is Joining Shopify

September 9, 2026

Tailwind Labs is joining Shopify to give Tailwind CSS a stable home and develop the framework alongside real commerce products. Tailwind CSS and the team’s other open-source projects will remain MIT-licensed, with the same team continuing to lead maintenance. Existing customers will retain access to Tailwind Plus and ui.sh, but new customer signups are closing as the team focuses on Tailwind CSS at Shopify.

Meta is now an AI channel in your admin

September 8, 2026

Meta now appears alongside your other AI channels in Agentic Storefronts in your admin. Your products are shared with Meta by default through Shopify Catalog. You can manage acess for Catalog and direct checkout, and view performance for Meta in your agentic settings. Learn more about selling on Meta.

Product variants now support multiple barcodes

September 8, 2026

Until now, a product variant could hold one barcode. That's a problem when the same item arrives with a manufacturer's UPC on the box, your own private-label EAN on the shelf tag, and an ASIN on a marketplace listing. You had to pick one and keep the rest in a spreadsheet. Now you can add up to 20 barcodes to a variant, and any of them identifies the product. What you can do Add, scan, and remove barcodes right on the variant details page, or from the Shopify app on your phone. Give each barcode a type: UPC, EAN, ISBN, GTIN, or ASIN, and we'll check the value against that standard's format, so a mistyped digit gets caught as you enter it. You can also select Custom for internal codes that don't follow a standard. Update barcodes across many variants at once in the bulk editor. Import and export the full set using the Variant Barcodes column in your product CSV. Find products by any barcode on a variant, not just the first one. Channels continue to read the first barcode provided. What stays the same Your existing barcodes are already in place, so there's nothing to migrate. The first barcode on a variant is still the one used wherever a single barcode is expected, which means your

Permitted store staff can now see an identified customer's online cart in POS

September 3, 2026

Authorized staff can now view items from an identified customer's abandoned online checkout in Shopify POS. When a known customer shops in store, store staff can look them up in POS and see if they have any items in their online cart. Using this information they can offer to assist the customer with sizing or by answering product questions, and help complete the purchase in person. This update is available in Shopify POS v11.14 and requires permissions to be turned on. Enable "View abandoned checkouts" in Shopify Admin under Settings > Users > Roles > POS Role(s) > Customers. In order for an online cart to be displayed the customer must be identified, have an email address, have an eligible abandoned checkout, and the POS session must have location context. Only the products in the customer's online cart is viewable, not their browsing history. Learn more about viewing abandoned checkouts in POS.

Scan and search variants with multiple barcodes

September 1, 2026

Shopify POS can now identify a product variant using any barcode associated with it, making it easier for staff to find the right product when items have different barcodes across suppliers, channels, or packaging. What’s new? Staff can now scan or search for a product variant using any of its associated barcodes, including identifiers such as GTIN, EAN, ASIN, or SKU-based codes. Regardless of which associated barcode is used, Shopify POS will pull up the correct variant. This reduces the need to manually look up products when the barcode on an item differs from the primary barcode your store typically uses, helping staff find the right item faster during checkout, receiving, and inventory tasks. This update is automatically available in Shopify POS v11.14. Additional barcodes must first be associated with the product variant in Shopify Admin.

Check connectivity status from POS Home

September 1, 2026

You can now check your device’s connectivity status directly from POS Home. A new status icon makes it easier for staff to confirm that their device is connected and ready to sell before starting checkout. What’s new? Connectivity status has moved from the POS side navigation to POS Home, where it’s visible at a glance. Staff can select the status icon to open a popover with more details about their connection. By making connectivity easier to find, staff can identify and troubleshoot issues sooner instead of discovering a connection problem in the middle of a sale. This update is automatically available to all staff on Shopify POS v11.14. No setup or action is required.

Shopify Payments in the United Arab Emirates now available on the Advanced plan

August 26, 2026

Merchants on the Advanced plan in the United Arab Emirates can now accept payments through Shopify Payments, with no third-party gateway required. Shopify Payments was previously available only to merchants on the Plus plan. Set up Shopify Payments in your Shopify admin. Review eligibility and onboarding requirements for Shopify Payments in the United Arab Emirates.

US tax calculation accuracy improvements based on fulfillment location

August 24, 2026

Tax accuracy has improved for orders shipping to customers in the United States. Tax is now calculated using the fulfillment location that your order routing settings select for each order. For local pickup orders, tax is calculated from the pickup location. Now, if you fulfill orders from multiple locations, tax reflects where each order actually ships from, and your order records show the ship-from location used in the calculation. This is beneficial because tax rates can depend on where an order ships from, and your records are more accurate for reporting and filing. Learn more about order routing in the Shopify Help Center.

Review Shopify Payments balance activity with the new activity report

August 22, 2026

The Shopify Payments activity report gives you a clearer way to understand how money moved through your Shopify Payments balance over a selected date range. You can open it from Finance > Documents > Shopify Payments activity report or from the Payouts page, then generate a report that brings together your starting balance, gross activity, fees, payouts, and ending balance in one place. Use the report when you're closing a month, checking why your Shopify Payments balance changed, or reviewing activity before payouts reach your bank account. The report is organized around balance activity and transaction dates, so it gives a different view than payout-by-payout exports from the Payouts page. You can also export the report as a PDF for your records or finance workflows. The activity report helps you review balance movement across a period, while the Payouts page remains the place to review individual payout deposits. Learn more

Checkout now defaults to last used payment method for signed-in customers

August 21, 2026

Checkout now remembers a signed-in customer's last-used payment method and pre-selects it on future purchases. This feature is only enabled for checkout flows where saved payment methods are enabled on D2C and B2B.

Bulk staff setup with CSV import

August 21, 2026

You can now create, suspend, and reactivate staff accounts in bulk by uploading a CSV file in Shopify admin. This update helps reduce manual setup for larger teams by letting you bulk create admin or POS staff accounts with assigned PINs and suspend or reactivate existing users in one upload. It’s especially useful for seasonal hiring, store expansion, and fast offboarding, when teams need to make staff changes quickly and accurately. To use this feature, go to Settings > Users > Import in Shopify Admin. Download the sample CSV template there to get started. Learn more about importing users in bulk using a CSV file.

A redesigned Point of Sale channel page with an easy entry point to the POS editor

August 17, 2026

We've redesigned the Point of Sale channel page in your Shopify admin so your in-store setup and performance are right where you start. The page now opens with a Customize the in-store experience section that previews your store's actual lock screen, customer display, and receipts, so you can see what your staff and customers see and open the POS editor for any of them in one click. You can still open the editor from Point of Sale > Settings > Customization as well. 🛍️ You can also read your in-store performance from the same page. A new Analytics section shows gross sales, orders, discounts, and returns for today, the last 7 days, or the last 30 days, and you can filter by location if you sell from more than one store. Each metric links through to the full report. Managing your retail setup is quicker too, with direct links to manage your staff and locations. If you haven't set up a POS device yet, you'll see a QR code to download the Shopify POS app and start selling in person. The new page is available to everyone using the Point of Sale channel, and staff need analytics permissions to see the analytics section. Learn more on https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/ge

Taxes now recalculate when you change an order's shipping address

August 13, 2026

Update: Tax rates vary by destination. Previously, the original destination tax stayed on the order even after you updated the shipping address, so your financials and tax reporting could drift out of sync. Now the order reflects the taxes for where it's actually shipping, which keeps your records accurate. Taxes are recalculated for the new shipping address, and you’ll see a preview of the updated amounts before saving. If the change creates a payment difference, you'll see it before you save, so you can choose to send an invoice to the customer. Learn more about editing a shipping address in the Shopify Help Center.

DHL Express is now available in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain

August 13, 2026

DHL Express is now available in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. Merchants in these markets can buy domestic and international shipping labels from their Shopify admin, with no third-party app or separate DHL account required. What's included: * Competitive DHL Express rates * Domestic and international label buying, right from your admin * Customs documentation generated automatically for international orders * DHL On Demand Delivery, so customers can reschedule a delivery, redirect their shipment to another address, leave it with a neighbor, or collect from a DHL service point * Available on any Shopify plan, with no app, no monthly fee, and pay per label To buy a label, go to any order in your admin and select Create shipping label. Learn more about buying shipping labels on Shopify.

Managed Markets is ending Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU) support

August 11, 2026

On August 24, 2026, Shopify Managed Markets will stop supporting delivered duty unpaid (DDU) in every country and region where it supports delivered duty paid (DDP). What's changing Markets that use or inherit DDU automatically move to DDP wherever Managed Markets supports it. Customers in those markets will now pay duties and taxes at checkout, not to the carrier or customs on delivery. Collecting duties and taxes at checkout helps avoid surprise costs on delivery and makes international shopping more predictable. What you need to do If you want your customers to keep paying on delivery, turn off Shopify Managed Markets before August 24, 2026. Otherwise, no action is needed. Learn more about Managed Markets in the Shopify Help Center.

Enhanced printed receipt editor

August 11, 2026

We've updated printed receipts in Shopify POS so you can manage sale, return, exchange, gift, and gift card receipts in one place. Return and exchange receipts now print as a single section with one amount summary at the bottom, instead of two separate sections with two subtotals. What’s new? The new content editor in the POS channel applies your branding, header, and footer across every receipt type, lets you override by location only when you need to, and includes built-in fields for return policy, signature line, and regional tax IDs (VAT, GST/QST, ABN). Gift receipts no longer show line items so you can print multiple at once, and you can choose whether gift card receipts print automatically. For everyday changes that used to require the Liquid editor, you can now do it directly in the editor with a real-time preview. Migrating from Liquid customizations If your shop uses a customized Liquid receipt template, you have until January 1, 2027 to move to the new editor. Preview and configure your new template in the content editor while your existing Liquid template keeps printing. When you're ready, flip the shop-level switch to make the new format live. Note that switching is irr

See Shop Campaigns performance in your analytics tools

August 10, 2026

Shop Campaigns performance data, including ad spend, sales, ROAS, and customer acquisition cost, is now available through ShopifyQL. This means your analytics and reporting apps can pull Shop Campaigns data directly, so you can see campaign performance alongside your other marketing channels. What this means for you If you use an analytics app like Triple Whale, Northbeam, or Elevar, your provider can now integrate Shop Campaigns data into their dashboards. Check with your provider on their timeline. If your team builds custom reports in tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Looker Studio, you can connect to this data through ShopifyQL. You can also view Shop Campaigns directly in the Analytics or Advertising tab in your admin. What's available Campaign-level performance by customer segment and time period: ad spend, sales, orders, return on ad spend, average order value, and average customer acquisition cost. Learn more about Shop Campaigns reporting

Microsoft Advertising now available in Campaign Autopilot

August 4, 2026

Get more reach with Microsoft Advertising Microsoft Advertising is now available as a channel in Campaign Autopilot. Autopilot can help create a Microsoft Advertising account for you or connect to an existing one, then run Performance Max campaigns alongside your other channels. Budget is allocated automatically based on performance across all your connected channels. Campaign Autopilot is available in early access. Head to the growth tab to sign up or get started.

WhatsApp Marketing in Shopify Messaging

July 29, 2026

WhatsApp marketing is now part of Shopify Messaging — a new channel to engage your customers.

DoorDash in the Shopify App Store

July 14, 2026

DoorDash is now in the Shopify App Store. Connect your store to get discovered by local shoppers looking for on-demand delivery, adding same-day local fulfillment to your Shopify storefront.

Sidekick Works with Your Apps

June 21, 2026

Shopify Sidekick now works with your apps — get answers and take action in apps like Klaviyo and Checkout Links, right from your conversation.

Campaign Autopilot

June 21, 2026

Your store runs 24/7 — now your marketing does too. Meet Campaign Autopilot: automate everything from paid ads to email right from the Shopify admin.

Build a Shopify Store with v0, Replit, or Manus

June 21, 2026

Three new places to spin up a Shopify store: build with v0, Replit, or Manus — then sell with Shopify. Part of Shopify's push to let you build, manage, and scale your store with the AI tools you already use.

Universal Commerce Protocol Live for All Merchants

May 17, 2026

Universal Commerce Protocol is now live for all Shopify merchants. Teach your agent to search billions of products with Shopify Catalog, build carts, and check out with the new UCP skill.

Manage Your Shopify Store in ChatGPT or Claude

May 5, 2026

Shopify now lets you manage your store directly inside ChatGPT or Claude — get insights, add products, look up orders, and more, all without leaving the chat.

The Shopify AI Toolkit Is Here

April 11, 2026

Manage your store with your favorite agent.
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, and more.

Learn more → shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/ai-toolkit

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