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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.
Read answer →Shopify now enforces purchase-type filtering for app discounts at checkout. Here’s how to keep one-time and subscription discount behavior aligned with your Function and admin configuration.
Complete Guide Discounts Selling PlansShopify Rollouts can now control discount timing and buyer reach. Here’s why discount dates alone are no longer enough, and how apps should read Rollout state safely.
Complete Guide Discounts Ecommerce OperationsWhy Shopify can block an app deployment because another checkout UI extension is still on an old API version, and how to upgrade safely.
Apps Checkout Checkout UI ExtensionsA practical method for migrating Shopify theme features by mapping dependencies and preserving the target theme instead of copying the old theme wholesale.
Complete Guide Migration OptimizeHow Shopify Cart and Checkout Validation Functions enforce purchase rules server-side when storefront theme code is not enough.
Checkout Checkout Extensibility Complete GuideA practical Shopify decision guide for choosing between Checkout UI Extensions and Cart and Checkout Validation Functions.
Checkout Checkout Extensibility Checkout UI ExtensionsFrom real builds
Implementation notes, architecture calls, and the tradeoffs behind real Shopify work.
A practical Shopify architecture for custom sale pricing using metafields, theme display logic, and Shopify Functions without repurposing compare-at price.
Complete Guide Discounts OptimizeA practical Shopify Flow troubleshooting guide for workflows that do not run when merchants expect them to.
Automation Complete Guide OptimizeA practical Liquid guide to product, variant, shop, and company metafields, including .value, deprecated types, and storefront access.
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