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Shopify’s iPhone scanner captures a vase and turns it into a 3D product model
News1 min read

Shopify Catalog 3D models: prepare your product media

What Shopify’s Catalog media support means for product uploads, 3D scanning and visual shopping apps, with official guidance and original demonstrations.

JJames Bennett•6 Oct 2026
Parafin and Stripe logos in the official acquisition announcement graphic
News1 min read

Stripe agrees to buy Parafin: what merchants should know

Parafin says existing offers and repayment terms are unaffected. The proposed acquisition is still subject to closing conditions.

SSophie Harrington•5 Oct 2026
ShopGym architecture linking ShopArena sandbox stores with ShopGuru shopping tasks
News1 min read

Shopify ShopGym: a sandbox for testing shopping agents

Shopify’s open-source framework lets developers compare shopping agents in repeatable test stores. Here is what the research does—and does not—show.

JJames Bennett•5 Oct 2026
A woman receiving a cardboard parcel at her front door
News1 min read

USPS Ground Advantage: Alaska and Hawaii now 10+ days

Ground Advantage parcels on affected noncontiguous routes now have a 10-days-or-more expectation. Check checkout estimates before peak season.

Will Slatton•5 Oct 2026
Shopify Translate and Adapt example comparing English and Japanese text
News1 min read

Shopify improves Arabic, Urdu and Hebrew RTL support

Shopify’s language update covers admin, checkout, customer accounts and Horizon themes. Product translations still need their own review.

JJames Bennett•3 Oct 2026
Official Shopify logo on a dark background
News1 min read

Shopify profit reports: check shipping and duty costs

Shopify improved shipping and duty data in Analytics. Check market and order margins before treating changed figures as a trading trend.

Will Slatton•3 Oct 2026
Shop Pay Installments official promotional graphic illustrating flexible payments
News1 min read

Shop Pay Installments supports secondary entities: check eligibility market by market

Eligible secondary business entities can offer Shop Pay Installments. Check your plan, local payments account, currency and checkout routing before promoting it.

Will Slatton•2 Oct 2026
Cloudflare K2 launch graphic showing a mountain and event-stream lines
News1 min read

Cloudflare Birthday Week: what K2, KV Instant and Artifacts mean for Shopify app builders

Cloudflare’s developer releases offer new backend options. Check beta access, workload limits and the Artifacts billing-date discrepancy before testing.

JJames Bennett•2 Oct 2026
Shopify logo above an illustrated row of shops
News1 min read

Shopify Next Gen Events is generally available: start with your noisiest webhook workflow

Shopify Events is stable in API 2026-10. App builders can select triggers and payloads while keeping classic webhooks for other workflows.

Will Slatton•2 Oct 2026
Shopify logo on a dark background
News1 min read

Shopify Analytics adds staff notes: record campaign context beside your charts

Add campaign and operational notes to supported Shopify reports. Check shared editing permissions and app access before using them.

SSophie Harrington•2 Oct 2026
Panoramic archive photograph of the California State Senate chamber
News1 min read

California SB 690 narrows tracking lawsuits: what Shopify merchants should check

California’s SB 690 limits a specific private website-tracking claim. Here is what changes, what remains, and why Shopify pixel consent still matters.

JJames Bennett•2 Oct 2026
Shopify Canvas showing homepage, product, collection and cart designs side by side
News1 min read

Shopify Canvas launches: design with Sidekick, but check theme limits first

Shopify Canvas puts store pages in one design workspace. Check early access, supported themes and update restrictions before trying it.

Will Slatton•1 Oct 2026
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