Shopify Dude
Shopify answers, setup guides, troubleshooting checklists, release explainers, and common setup misunderstandings.
Diagnose Shopify product forms that unexpectedly send shoppers to /cart. Trace the submit handler, use locale-aware Ajax requests, and refresh the drawer without duplicate adds.
When a B2B draft order uses the wrong price, check whether it identifies the company, company contact, and company location—not just a customer ID.
Avoid false-positive Shopify Flow routing by checking the SKU and personalization property on the same line item.
Shopify inventory mutations changed in API 2026-04. Learn when to use changeFromQuantity, why idempotency keys matter, and how to stop ERP syncs overwriting fresh sales.
A Shopify metafield import can fail because the product category does not satisfy the definition's constraints. Diagnose owner type, category, import order, and column format before retrying.
Tagging an order for a finishing house or 3PL does not move its fulfillment order. Configure locations, stock, shipping profiles, and routing rules—and test the actual fulfillment assignment.
Shopify UI extensions are subject to a 64 KB compressed JavaScript limit, with 128 KB for full-page customer account extensions. Here’s how to diagnose bundle weight before asking Shopify for an exception.
Shopify’s 2026-10 Admin API adds a barcodes connection to ProductVariant and deprecates the single barcode field. Here’s how to update product, ERP, PIM, and POS integrations safely.
Shopify is moving merchant-owned shipping configuration from delivery profiles into Markets. Here’s what changes, what stays put, and how to test integrations before the rollout reaches your stores.
API 2026-07 makes ProductVariant publishable per channel or catalog. Here’s when variant-level publishing is better than Liquid hiding, product duplication, or deleting variants.