News1 min read
Shopify API changes: scope downgrades and request limits
Separate a live Customer Account API request limit from a permission downgrade feature in the 2027-01 release candidate.
SSophie Harrington
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Shopify & ecommerce news
What changed this week for store founders: Shopify updates, the wider industry, and the marketing moves worth copying. Pinned up here between Fridays.
Marketing1 min read
Klaviyo turns HTML emails into editable templates
Klaviyo can clone saved HTML emails into drag and drop templates. Here is where to start, what stays unchanged and what to check before sending.
JJames Bennett
News1 min read
Shopify app security check: what the new scanner covers
Shopify’s new checker combines local scans with agent review. Here is how to run it, understand its limits and review findings before release.
Will Slatton
News1 min read
Forter adds fraud checks and checkout for AI shoppers
Forter’s 13 October announcement separates live agent-fraud protection from checkout orchestration. Merchants should verify access, integration and reporting.
SSophie Harrington
News1 min read
Shopify checkout footer: HIDDEN no longer means empty
Shopify-provided transaction copy can remain when merchant footer content is hidden. Checkout-branding previews and tests should reflect the distinction.
JJames Bennett
News1 min read
Shopify reports $3.8 billion in annual partner payouts
Shopify’s 2026 Entrepreneur Effect report separates recorded partner payouts from modelled economic activity. Here is how to cite the figures accurately.
Will Slatton
News1 min read
Amex puts purchase permission before AI agent payments
Amex’s 13 October framework carries authenticated purchase instructions into an agent transaction. It is not a universal merchant rollout.
SSophie Harrington
Marketing1 min read
Klaviyo SQL brings checkable answers to AI agents
Klaviyo says SQL answers use shared metric definitions across Composer and MCP-connected agents. Merchants should still inspect the query and data scope.
JJames Bennett
News1 min read
Hydrogen 2026-10 brings Shopify commerce to your stack
The 14 October release makes Hydrogen a library for existing JavaScript frameworks, with commerce features and version-matched coding-agent skills.
Will SlattonNews1 min read
Shopify metafield owner_type becomes required in 2027-01
Checkout and Customer Account UI extensions declaring metafields must add owner_type before moving to API version 2027-01.
SSophie Harrington
News1 min read
Shop MCP brings product search and Shop Pay to AI agents
Shopify’s 13 October launch connects product discovery, carts, checkout and orders. Here is what merchants and agent builders should check.
JJames Bennett
News1 min read
Shopify Sidekick adds checkout and accounts guidance
Sidekick can explain saved checkout settings and guide merchants to the right controls. It cannot edit, save or publish the configuration.
Will Slatton