AI & Agentic Commerce
Shopify Sidekick App Extensions: Data vs Action, and What to Build First
Shopify Sidekick app extensions explained: data vs action types, CLI commands, the 20-tool limit, and our analysis of what to build first.
Guides, page 3
Step-by-step tutorials and troubleshooting, newest first.
AI & Agentic Commerce
Shopify AI Toolkit vs Dev MCP: Which Shopify AI Tool Do You Need?
Shopify AI Toolkit vs Dev MCP vs UCP MCP vs Sidekick: what each does, how to install it, which fits your job, and the trade-offs to plan for.
AI & Agentic Commerce
Shopify UCP Explained: Agent Profiles, Trust Tiers and Checkout Limits
Shopify UCP explained: the four-stage agent flow, the token, signed and anonymous trust tiers, rate-limit rules, and our analysis of what they mean.
AI & Agentic Commerce
Shopify Agentic Storefronts: Get Your Catalog Ready for AI Agents
Shopify Agentic Storefronts put your catalog inside AI chats. Learn how Catalog reads your product data, audit gaps with a script, and what to fix first.
Liquid & Performance
Shopify robots.txt.liquid: How to Customize It Without Hurting SEO
Shopify robots.txt.liquid guide: see what Shopify blocks by default, add your own rules safely, and avoid the mistakes that hurt organic search.
Shopify Functions & APIs
Shopify Cart Validation Functions: Block Invalid Checkouts
Build a Shopify cart validation function that blocks checkout when an order breaks a rule, with working code, tests and deployment steps.
Shopify Functions & APIs
Shopify Webhooks: Set Up, Verify, and Debug Them
Shopify webhooks explained: register them with the Admin API, verify the HMAC signature, handle retries safely, and debug failed deliveries.
Metafields & Metaobjects
Shopify Metafield Not Showing? Here’s How to Debug It
Shopify metafield not showing on your storefront? Work through this debug checklist to find the missing value, the wrong key, or the missing filter.
Liquid & Performance
Shopify Section Rendering API: Update Sections Without a Reload
Shopify Section Rendering API guide: fetch fresh section HTML with a query parameter and swap it into the page for a cart drawer or live filters.