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Shopify now allows 2,048 variants, but Liquid product.variants still returns at most 250. Update old pickers using product_option_value and deferred section rendering.
A checkout UI extension can display a warning yet let orders through. Diagnose merchant blocking permissions, the 2026 buyer-journey deprecation, and server-side Validation Functions.
New customer accounts can appear signed in while a storefront Liquid customer or app proxy ID is missing. Diagnose session context and protect B2B/customer-gated features.
ScriptTag creation stopped October 1, 2026; existing storefront ScriptTags stop loading March 1, 2027. Audit, replace, activate, test, then remove them safely.
Shopify Rollouts schedules themes, checkout configurations, market catalogs, and discounts—but it does not replace every Launchpad, pricing, inventory, or code-deployment workflow.
Shopify Flow order tags do not automatically restrict ShipStation imports. Configure field mapping and ShipStation rules, then test timing and irreversible exclusions.
The REST Admin API became legacy in October 2024. Learn what still works, what changed for new apps, and how to migrate product reads to GraphQL safely.
Shopify Scripts stopped executing June 30, 2026. Audit missing checkout logic and map Ruby Scripts to Shopify Functions, apps, and practical test cases.
A product-page quantity input is not a cart-wide purchase limit. Count existing cart lines, update every add button, and enforce hard caps at checkout when needed.
Shopify's September 2026 admin redesign does not automatically restyle custom App Home interfaces. Here's how to adopt the Polaris 2.0 release candidate safely.