Issue 240 - Shopify Is Cleaning House
Shopify President addresses fake reviews on the App Store
Harley Finkelstein, Shopify's President, publicly addressed fake reviews on the Shopify App Store, stating that fake reviews break the one thing a marketplace runs on: trust. The post signals Shopify is actively working on fixing the review system. 200+ likes, 33 bookmarks, and 24 replies indicate strong community engagement on this topic.
By Harley Finkelstein
How to Actually Win Shopify DotDev Week
Trudy MacNabb joins Karl and Taylor for a full DotDev week preview and a Toronto survival guide. If you're heading to Shopify's DotDev in July, this is your map: what's actually happening across the week, how to get around the city, where to eat, and which partner events are worth your time.
By Liquid Weekly
Shopify Rebuilt Its Entire POS | Editions Spring '26 Updates
Ethercycle covers the Shopify POS rebuild that shipped with Editions Spring '26. The new POS is a significant overhaul that affects retail and omnichannel merchants. For developers building POS integrations or retail apps, understanding the new POS architecture is critical.
By Ethercycle
App Pricing Updates: More Plans, Free Testing, Negative App Events
Shopify updated App Pricing with three changes: you can now create up to 8 public plans (up from 4) and 15 private plans (up from 10); reviewers can select any existing plan during review, removing the need for a dedicated test plan; and apps can now use negative and fractional App Events. Development store installs let you subscribe to any plan at no cost for testing.
By Shopify
Branch Furniture ships real-time shipping estimates with Gadget
Branch Furniture needed real-time shipping estimates on their Shopify storefront but their first server-side approach hit roadblocks. With Gadget, they shipped a production-ready app in under 4 weeks with scheduled updates, automatic Shopify sync, and an integrated shipping solution.
By Gadget
Identity Verification for Shopify Partners Starts Today
Shopify is rolling out identity verification for all partners. Partners must complete verification before requesting collaborator access to merchant stores. The move aims to protect merchants, reduce abuse, and make it harder for bad actors to operate in the ecosystem. Legitimate partners get a better experience with verified credentials. If you are a Shopify Partner, expect a verification prompt soon.
By Shopify
Shopify App Development Cost: Complete Guide for 2026
A comprehensive breakdown of what it costs to build a Shopify app in 2026. Covers the range from simple embedded apps to complex multi-feature integrations, with cost factors like design, development, testing, and Shopify App Store compliance. Useful for developers quoting projects and merchants budgeting for custom apps.
By James Smith (sjames75wt)
Shopify's New Collections API: Composability Over Configuration
Shopify's 2026-07 Admin API rebuilds collections from the ground up. The old custom-vs-smart fork is gone, replaced by a composable union of sources where a single collection can layer rule-based conditions, manual picks, sub-collection references, and app-owned sources with exclusions. This unlocks multi-source collections, variant-level targeting, sub-collections, and shareable app sources. Non-breaking for existing collections, but older API versions will 404 on new-model collections. Storefront rendering of variant-scoped collections is still rolling out gradually.
By Bas Lefeber
Shopify taking action against fake incentivized reviews
Farid reports that Shopify has started removing unfair reviews from the App Store, following changes to the review system. He posted an update showing that most of the incentivized reviews targeting his app have been removed. This confirms Shopify is actively enforcing its new review policies -- a positive signal for app developers who compete fairly.
By Farid Movsumov (Craftshift)
Shopify Admin API Bulk Queries Are Now 4x Faster
Shopify's Admin API bulk queries now run with parallel reads under the hood. Same syntax you already use, but a sync that used to take 40 minutes completes in about 11. No schema changes, no migration, just faster execution for large product or order syncs. Impact is most noticeable on operations that move thousands of records at once.
By Gopal S (igopalsavaliya)
