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Shopify, August 2026 new features

18 releases · 1 product · 1 GA · 2 Preview · 2 Deprecation

Jul 2026 Sep 2026

Date	Release	Product	Type
Aug 31	Polaris CDN 1.1 release candidateunverified Shopify developer platformUpdate	Shopify developer platform	Update
Aug 31	The Polaris CDN is adopting semantic versioningunverified Shopify developer platformUpdate	Shopify developer platform	Update
Aug 28	More resilient refreshes for expiring offline access tokensunverified Shopify developer platformUpdate	Shopify developer platform	Update
Aug 27	Password Protected Shop Dev flows on Shopify Theme CLI v3.83.x and older to be deprecatedunverified Shopify developer platformDeprecation	Shopify developer platform	Deprecation
Aug 26	Build Shopify apps in PHP and Python with new official packagesunverified Shopify developer platformGA	Shopify developer platform	GA
Aug 26	Four additional topics are now available for Eventsunverified Shopify developer platformUpdate	Shopify developer platform	Update
Aug 26	GitHub commits now name the last theme editorunverified Shopify developer platformUpdate	Shopify developer platform	Update
Aug 25	Oxygen is now available on trial plan storesunverified Shopify developer platformUpdate	Shopify developer platform	Update
Aug 24	Script tags are deprecated and will stop running on March 1, 2027unverified Shopify developer platformDeprecation	Shopify developer platform	Deprecation
Aug 19	App intents on `admin.app.intent.link` now open as a full-page navigationunverified Shopify developer platformUpdate	Shopify developer platform	Update
Aug 18	Hydrogen developer preview update: August 18, 2026unverified Shopify developer platformPreview	Shopify developer platform	Preview
Aug 10	Shop Campaigns performance data now available via ShopifyQLunverified Shopify developer platformUpdate	Shopify developer platform	Update
Aug 6	Standard storefront events and actions now support cart attributesunverified Shopify developer platformUpdate	Shopify developer platform	Update
Aug 5	Draft order and transfer/shipment inventory is moving from reserved to committedunverified Shopify developer platformUpdate	Shopify developer platform	Update
Aug 5	WebMCP support for Liquid and Hydrogen storefrontsunverified Shopify developer platformPreview	Shopify developer platform	Preview
Aug 3	Oxygen is now available on development storesunverified Shopify developer platformUpdate	Shopify developer platform	Update
Aug 3	The `orderCreate` mutation now supports multiple tracking numbers for each fulfillmentunverified Shopify developer platformUpdate	Shopify developer platform	Update
Aug 1	Updated Built for Shopify requirements for Fulfillment services appsunverified Shopify developer platformUpdate	Shopify developer platform	Update

Sources: each vendor's own release notes, changelogs and GitHub releases, read daily to monthly by how often it posts. Logos via logo.dev; trademarks belong to their owners.

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