Issue 231 - Discount stacking, cart add-ons, and UCP momentum
We Surveyed Shopify Developers — The Results Surprised Us
In this episode of the Liquid Weekly Podcast, hosts Karl Meisterheim and Taylor Page break down the results of the first-ever Liquid Weekly Shopify Developer Survey. They dive into who makes up the Shopify developer community—from freelancers and agency devs to app builders—and explore what developers are working on, what they want to learn, and what challenges they’re facing.
By Liquid Weekly
This Cart API feature lets you create add-ons for products
Sometimes you want to add specific add-ons to a product, e.g., warranties or complementary products. The only problem is that you can not specifically tie products to one another. So if the customer removes the product itself from the cart, the add-on stays in the cart for no reason.
By Bastian Fritsch
Function run log details are now automatically visible with the right access scopes
Function run logs in the Dev Dashboard are now accessible based on the access scopes granted to your app by the merchant. The required scopes to view a log are determined by the function's input query. If your app has the necessary scopes to read these fields via the GraphQL Admin API, you will automatically see the run details without needing any additional action from the merchant.
By Shopify
Shopify Functions Can Now Stack Discounts on a Single Cart Line
Shopify just introduced the ability for multiple product discounts to apply to the same cart line. That means merchants can now combine promotions all on the exact same product, with full control over how discounts stack and how they’re displayed to the customer.
By Khalid Chao
Admin intents now support Settings
We're excited to announce that admin intents now support Settings. This new feature allows apps to direct merchants straight to specific Settings pages within the Shopify admin.
By Shopify
Shopify Catalog is probably the most important piece of infrastructure came out of the UCP alliance
Shopify Catalog is probably the most important piece of infrastructure came out of the UCP alliance. It's good to understand how it works and why it's so powerful
By Tuki
Shopify Concepts for AI Coders: Using Snippets
I'm starting a new series - concepts you still need when coding with AI. Using snippets is one of those concepts. They allow you to re-use code in multiple places, and keep your project organized.
By Ed Codes - Shopify DIY Tutorials
UCP For Non-Shopify Merchants
Shopify merchants get UCP built-in and work with all agentic storefronts. What about everyone else? Introducing UCP Proxy: a DIY implementation that lets any commerce backend speak UCP. Your store stays the system-of-work & truth, the proxy translates.
By Shopify
