May has brought a wave of new updates to Shopify, enhancing its features and making it easier for merchants to manage their stores and improve their customers' shopping experiences. Here’s a rundown of the latest updates:
Take full control of customer privacy settings for custom pixels
May 1, 2024
Shopify now allows you to easily manage customer privacy permissions and data sale settings for custom pixels on the Customer Events page. This ensures that your custom pixel fires only when proper permissions are given. Additionally, you can view customer privacy permissions and data sale settings for app pixels from the listing on the Customer Events page. Explore detailed information about customer privacy settings for custom pixels in the Shopify Help Center.
New: Storefront filters now offer improved image support
The Search & Discovery app now supports better image integration for visual filters. This enhancement allows merchants to display icons, logos, and detailed imagery with their filter values, helping customers quickly understand different filter options and find products that interest them most. For more information, please refer to the Shopify Help Center.
Debug and enhance your Shopify Flow workflows with console.log in the Run code action!
May 6, 2024
You can now use console.log in Shopify Flow’s Run code action to print messages and order resources to the workflow run log during execution. This feature makes it easier to debug your JavaScript code. Check out the Run Code documentation to explore console.log further, including its limitations.
Enhanced return and exchange process
MAY 08, 2024
Merchants can now add exchange products when approving return requests and add return shipping and restocking fees during the return approval process. This enhancement streamlines the return and exchange experience and accurately accounts for fees, providing a more seamless process for both customers and businesses. Discover more about managing customer self-serve returns.
Schedule free DHL express pickups in admin for Markets Pro
May 9, 2024
Markets Pro merchants can now schedule DHL Express ad hoc pickups in Shopify Admin. This feature allows merchants to seamlessly manage international logistics. Key takeaways include:
- Free Markets Pro ad hoc DHL Express pickups
- Combining Markets Pro and non-Markets Pro parcels in a single DHL Express pickup
- Scheduling is limited to ad hoc pickups via Shopify Admin
Find out more details on how to schedule a DHL Express pickup.
New theme for wholesale buying: Trade
Introducing Trade, a new theme designed for B2B businesses, allowing wholesale customers to quickly assemble bulk orders with quick add functionality. Trade is available to all Shopify plans and comes pre-built with advanced B2B features like quantity rules and volume pricing. Preview Trade in the Shopify theme store.
Multiple payment captures for the same order
May 10, 2024
Shopify Plus merchants in Australia and Romania can now capture multiple partial payments for the same order. This feature benefits orders shipped from different warehouses and helps meet IFRS standards. This feature benefits you if:
- You ship items in an order from various warehouses with varying fulfillment times.
- Your customers prefer to be charged for items upon fulfillment, not during checkout.
- Your accounting team must adhere to IFRS standards.
You can utilize this functionality directly from the Orders Page or via the GraphQL API (using the OrderTransaction object and OrderCapture mutation).
For eligible merchants, the OrderCapture mutation now includes an optional finalCapture parameter. When set to true, it voids the remaining uncaptured amount.
This feature is enabled by default for Plus merchants. For more details, consult with your merchant success manager. Take a look at Trade in the Shopify theme store for a preview.
Improved product list component for POS
May 13, 2024
A new "Add to Cart" button has been added to all product list screens in the POS app, simplifying the process of adding and removing items from your cart. This enhancement makes transactions quicker and more intuitive.
Introducing an enhanced layout on details screens
The address autocompletion setting has moved to the checkout and accounts editor, making it easier for customers to enter their addresses faster and more accurately.
Shopify’s made significant improvements to the detail pages of Orders, Draft Orders, Products, and Customer Interfaces in the Shopify POS app with the release of version 9.9. This update brings a redesigned split-screen view and a new action menu located on the right side of the screen. Designed to enhance operational efficiency and streamline critical workflows, here's a closer look at what's included:
- Maximized information in minimal space: Access more information and essential workflows in a single view, reducing the need for excessive scrolling. This optimized layout provides a clearer and more comprehensive overview at a glance.
- Faster access to tools: With the action menus now prominently positioned and easily visible, your staff can quickly find the necessary tools, accelerating routine operations. This improved visibility and accessibility are tailored to the dynamic pace of retail environments. These updates are live in version 9.9. For the best results in your retail operations, please keep your app updated to the latest version.
Address autocompletion setting moved
The address autocompletion setting has moved to the checkout and accounts editor, making it easier for customers to enter their addresses faster and more accurately. Learn more about autocomplete.
Updated company details section in the Shopify App
May 15, 2024
The company details section in the Shopify App has been updated to align more closely with the web version, unlocking features previously unavailable on mobile. This includes:
- Reviewing draft orders and overdue payments.
- Adding new locations.
- Editing payment terms, catalogs, checkout sendings, and more.
Updated gift cards section in the Shopify App
In version 9.160 of the Shopify App, Shopify's revamped the Gift Cards section to center around issued gift cards. While you can still create new gift card products or issue new gift cards using the + Add button, the focus is now on managing issued gift cards.
You can continue to access previously created gift card products in the Products section, with the option to filter the list to display only gift cards. Additionally, you can quickly navigate to a filtered view of gift card products in the Products area from the ... Actions menu in Gift Cards.
Please note that the main Gift Cards screen no longer includes a Gift Cards Overview screen showing recently issued gift cards and updated gift card products. You can achieve similar views using sorting and filtering options.
We've also refined the look and feel of the screens for issuing new gift cards and viewing issued gift cards to align more closely with the web. These updates maintain the existing features without adding or removing any functionalities.
New action in Shopify flow: Look up customer in a segment
You can now check if a customer is in a segment using the new Look up customer in segment action in Shopify Flow. This feature can be used in any workflow that provides a customer, allowing you to verify membership in a segment. View the Flow action or segmentation documentation.
Updated inventory scanner in the Shopify app
May 16, 2024
The inventory scanner in the Shopify App has been updated to improve the inventory adjustment workflow, making it easier to switch locations, scan multiple items, and review all adjustments from a single screen.
Now, you can:
- quickly switch between locations for inventory adjustments
- scan multiple items without the scanned items list disrupting the scanner
- easily make additional quantity edits, including adjustments to Available, On Hand, and Committed counts
- review and edit all inventory adjustments conveniently from a single review screen
- clearly understand the final adjusted inventory count while still having visibility into the original count and adjustments count as secondary information.
Shopify cookie banner in the native language
The Shopify cookie banner now shows in the customer's native language, with translations provided in 32 languages. These translations can be customized using a translation app like Shopify Translate & Adapt.
Control discount codes on draft order invoices
May 17, 2024
You can now decide if customers can apply discount codes during the checkout for draft order invoices. This feature offers flexibility to enable or disable discounts as needed. Discover about discounts in draft orders.
New checkout and accounts editor
May 21, 2024
- Merchants on Basic, Advanced, and Shopify plans can now customize the buying experience with the new checkout and accounts editor. This tool allows you to manage, preview, and deploy apps, style the buying experience, and save configurations as drafts. New features let you:
- Easily handle, preview, and launch apps using the checkout and accounts editor, your central hub for customizations.
- Effortlessly manage and preview apps: Customize and preview apps seamlessly with an improved workflow for the Thank You and Order Status pages.
- Enhance with branding options: Elevate the shopping experience using the checkout and accounts editor, where you can incorporate branding elements such as logos, colors, fonts, backgrounds, and more.
- Save configurations as drafts: Experiment with new concepts, collaborate with your team, and refine your customizations as drafts without affecting your live store.
Find more details about the checkout and accounts editor here.
Introducing the latest Stocky purchase orders extension for the Smart Grid
May 22, 2024
Leverage Shopify’s POS UI extensions technology for efficient inventory management with the new Stocky purchase orders extension. This tool helps keep stock levels balanced and manage incoming inventory directly in POS. Explore further details about the Stocky transfers extension.
Enhanced fraud analysis notifications
SEPA Direct Debit billing in select countries
May 29, 2024
SEPA Direct Debit is now accessible in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. This payment method helps non-Plus merchants using EUR as their billing currency conveniently pay bills and make one-time purchases. Discover additional information regarding SEPA Direct Debit billing.
Automatically capture payment per fulfillment
May 30, 2024
Shopify now allows automatic payment capture when each part of an order is fulfilled, improving financial reporting and aligning with customer expectations. You can find more about this update here.
Ship to Pickup Points in the UK and Spain
May 31, 2024
Merchants based in the UK and Spain now have access to enhanced shipping options through Shopify Shipping. In the UK, businesses can ship to more than 7,000 Evri pickup locations, providing customers with convenient order collection from Evri ParcelShops. Similarly, merchants in Spain can opt to ship their orders to various Correos locations throughout the country.
The introduction of pickup points benefits both merchants and customers by enhancing the convenience and efficiency of the shipping process. Customers have the flexibility to pick up their orders at a location of their choice, while merchants can extend their service reach and offer an additional level of convenience to their customers. To delve deeper into this update, please consult the Shopify Help Center.
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