Issue 237 - The Editions Drop Devs Actually Asked For237 title

Shopify's Biggest AI Update Yet (Editions 2026)

New video from Coding with Jan: "Shopify's Biggest AI Update Yet (Editions 2026)". Watch for Shopify development insights, tutorials, and community discussions.

By Coding with Jan

One of my favourite Shopify Spring Editions Updates is the new Collections API! This will unlock ...

One of my favourite Shopify Spring Editions Updates is the new Collections API! This will unlock a bunch of new opportunities for devs! Read all about it here:

By Liam Griffin

Shopify Just Rebuilt Webhooks (and a Lot More) | Eytan Seidman | Spring '26 Editions

New video from Liquid Weekly: "Shopify Just Rebuilt Webhooks (and a Lot More) | Eytan Seidman | Spring '26 Editions". Watch for Shopify development insights, tutorials, and community discussions.

By Liquid Weekly

Agentic Commerce Readiness Check

Instantly scan your product page against the 22 core criteria used by AI shopping engines like ChatGPT, Google, and Copilot. Discover what’s blocking AI discovery, find hidden errors, and optimize your catalog for the next generation of commerce in seconds.

By Lokendra Panwar

Streamlined Metaobject API with New Values Property

Metaobjects just got easier to work with. The new values property lets you fetch all fields in a single call without handling deserialization yourself. Returns a JSON-compatible object ready to use directly. Also works when creating or updating metaobjects. A welcome DX improvement for anyone building with metaobjects.

By Shopify

Shop User Metafields in Shopify Functions

Shopify now lets partners read metafields on Shop Users during checkout using Shopify Functions. Shop User is Shopify's cross-merchant buyer identity. If you're using Shop User metafields for customer data, this makes them accessible in checkout logic — useful for personalization, loyalty, and gating.

By Shopify

Shopify API Access Token - Migration Concerns

A developer shares they're not confident enough to migrate their biggest apps to the new access token system. Between API outage reports and the risk being too high, they note that while Jan 1 sounds far away, the practical deadline is closer to October when accounting for BFCM. 15 likes and 5 replies indicate this is a shared concern.

By fraxool

Why Shopify added B2B on EVERY Plan | The Unofficial Shopify Podcast

New video from Ethercycle: "Why Shopify added B2B on EVERY Plan | The Unofficial Shopify Podcast". Watch for Shopify development insights, tutorials, and community discussions.

By Ethercycle

Products.json endpoint exposes full Shopify store catalogs

A reminder that adding /products.json to any Shopify store URL reveals the full product catalog -- every price, variant, and sometimes inventory counts. This is public by design (Shopify's API), not a vulnerability, but many store owners don't know the data is openly accessible.

By Alex Minecan