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Development, design and the details that make ecommerce work better.
Shopify storefronts now support UCP 2026-08-25
Understand Shopify’s UCP 2026-08-25 compatibility update, what stays unchanged and what teams building commerce agents should verify.
Hydrogen September 2026 Preview: What Shopify Teams Should Test
Shopify’s September 2026 Hydrogen developer preview deserves structured testing across routes, data loading and deployment before production adoption.
WebMCP for Shopify Storefronts: A Practical Readiness Guide
Prepare Shopify storefronts for WebMCP with bounded customer tasks, clear permissions, graceful fallbacks and measurable customer value.
Standard Storefront Events and Actions: Migration Checklist
Shopify’s standard storefront events and actions can improve consistency across analytics and integrations when teams migrate deliberately.
Shopify’s New Collection Model and APIs: Implementation Notes
The new Shopify collection model and APIs create opportunities for richer merchandising, but existing collection logic and integrations need careful mapping.
Shopify Script Tags Deprecation: A 2027 Migration Plan
Teams relying on legacy script tags should start an inventory and migration plan well before the March 2027 deadline.