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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.
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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.
Will Slatton
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Shopify checkout hijack reports: what merchants can check
Developers report imitation checkout redirects involving app configuration. What is documented, what remains unknown and what merchants can check.
SSophie Harrington
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Bonobos brings Shopify to its website and 48 Guideshops
Bonobos connects fit profiles, store checkout and seven-day sales attribution as Shopify POS rolls out across its US Guideshops.
JJames Bennett
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Meta launches Muse Wonder: what Shopify merchants can test
Meta’s new model is available through its API and coding tools. The Muse app upgrade is still coming; here is what Shopify teams can test.
Will Slatton
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Shopify shares compare-at prices with AI shopping agents
Shopify Catalog can share compare-at prices with AI shopping agents. Check the sharing switch, regional conditions and product previews before a promotion.
SSophie Harrington
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Riskified plans AI-agent identity checks for Shopify
Riskified plans a December enterprise beta for AI-agent identity checks, starting with Shopify. What is announced and what merchants can verify today.
JJames Bennett
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Shopify Catalog REST API shuts down on 2 November
Shopify’s Global Catalog REST API retires on 2 November. Check the MCP replacements, saved catalog handling and migration tests for affected integrations.
Will Slatton
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Shopify Translate & Adapt adds eight-language Auto-sync
Eligible Shopify stores can translate eight languages and enable weekly updates. Check availability, language-slot limits and what still needs manual review.
SSophie Harrington
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Shopify’s Gemini connector: store tasks and limits
Connect Shopify to Gemini to manage products, stock and reports. Learn how access works and which actions remain in the Shopify admin.
JJames Bennett
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Google’s September spam update is complete: what to check
Google confirmed completion on 8 October. Check affected pages, markets and technical issues before attributing a store’s traffic change to the rollout.
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Shopify adds automated store policies: what to review
Shopify can maintain return, shipping and other policy text automatically. Review the wording, ownership and customer links before relying on it.
SSophie Harrington
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Shopify connects to Grok: what agents can and cannot do
Grok and Grok Bot have separate Shopify connections. Check permission limits, blocked actions and a practical way to test agent work.
JJames Bennett