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Development, design and the details that make ecommerce work better.
Shopify checkout footer visibility: what HIDDEN still shows
Shopify checkout footer visibility hides merchant links and copyright, while platform transaction copy can remain. Review branding previews and visual tests.
Shopify update: Rollouts queries and webhooks in the Admin GraphQL API
Rollouts queries and webhooks in the Admin GraphQL API. A sourced Shopify update brief with conditional checks for affected stores and apps.
More control over commerce updates with Next Gen Events
More control over commerce updates with Next Gen Events. A sourced Shopify update brief with conditional checks for affected stores and apps.
Shopify update: Use app intents for your discount app
Use app intents for your discount app. A sourced Shopify update brief with conditional checks for affected stores and apps.
Shopify update: Sidekick can now invoke app intents without tools
Sidekick can now invoke app intents without tools. A sourced Shopify update brief with conditional checks for affected stores and apps.
AI Toolkit skills have been consolidated to `shopify`
AI Toolkit skills have been consolidated to `shopify`. A sourced Shopify update brief with conditional checks for affected stores and apps.
Shopify update: Polaris 2.0 release candidate
Polaris 2.0 release candidate. A sourced Shopify update brief with conditional checks for affected stores and apps.
Events subscription query complexity limit is changing to 100 points
Events subscription query complexity limit is changing to 100 points. A sourced Shopify update brief with conditional checks for affected stores and apps.
The `automaticDiscounts` query is removed in API version 2027-01
The `automaticDiscounts` query is removed in API version 2027-01. A sourced Shopify update brief with conditional checks for affected stores and apps.
Shopify UI extensions: bundle exceptions and the API deadline
Review Shopify UI-extension bundle limits, exception evidence and the October 1, 2026 API-version requirement before your next app deployment.
Shopify Catalog media filters: video and 3D requirements
Use Shopify Catalog media filters to find video or 3D products, understand draft-profile requirements and handle unsupported asset formats.
Create and delete dev stores in Shopify CLI
Plan repeatable Shopify test environments with CLI 4.8 dev-store commands, organisation inventory and a controlled approach to store cleanup.