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Your Shopify AI-Readiness Score, Explained
June 3rd, 2026
aiagentreadyYour Shopify AI-Readiness Score, Explained
Installed AgentReady and got a grade? Here is exactly what the AI-readiness score measures, what each letter means, and how to raise it.
Lighthouse's New Agentic Browsing Score, and What It Means for Shopify
June 3rd, 2026
aiperformanceLighthouse's New Agentic Browsing Score, and What It Means for Shopify
Google added an agentic browsing category to Lighthouse. The surprise is that it does not score your schema. Here is what it actually measures and what a Shopify store can do about it.
MCP for Shopify Stores: What It Is and Why It Matters
June 3rd, 2026
aiagentic-commerceMCP for Shopify Stores: What It Is and Why It Matters
MCP lets an AI agent call your store like an API instead of scraping the page. Here is what MCP is, how it fits Shopify, and what to do so the answers agents get are actually good.
Shopify Scripts Is Retiring June 30, 2026: What It Means and What to Do
June 3rd, 2026
shopifyfunctionsShopify Scripts Is Retiring June 30, 2026: What It Means and What to Do
Shopify Scripts and the Script Editor stop working on June 30, 2026. Here is exactly who is affected, what breaks, and the steps to migrate to Shopify Functions before the deadline.
Free Gift With Purchase on Shopify Using Functions (Not Scripts)
June 1st, 2026
shopifyfunctionsFree Gift With Purchase on Shopify Using Functions (Not Scripts)
How to build a free gift with purchase on Shopify with a discount function, the modern replacement for the gift-with-purchase Scripts that stop working on June 30, 2026.
How to Tell If Your Store Still Uses Shopify Scripts
May 29th, 2026
shopifyfunctionsHow to Tell If Your Store Still Uses Shopify Scripts
A two-minute check to see whether your Shopify store relies on Scripts, which stop working on June 30, 2026, plus what to do if you find any.
Replacing Shopify payment Scripts with payment customization Functions
May 27th, 2026
shopifyfunctionsReplacing Shopify payment Scripts with payment customization Functions
Payment Scripts that hide, rename, or reorder payment methods stop working on June 30, 2026. Here is how to move that logic to a Shopify payment customization function.
Measuring AI Agent Traffic to Your Shopify Store
May 26th, 2026
aianalyticsMeasuring AI Agent Traffic to Your Shopify Store
AI agents are visiting your store, but standard analytics hides them. Here is how to actually measure agent traffic and what to do with the numbers.
Replacing Shopify shipping Scripts with delivery Functions
May 25th, 2026
shopifyfunctionsReplacing Shopify shipping Scripts with delivery Functions
Shipping Scripts that hide, rename, or reorder rates stop working on June 30, 2026. Here is how to move that logic to a Shopify delivery customization function.
Replacing Shopify discount Scripts with discount Functions
May 22nd, 2026
shopifyfunctionsReplacing Shopify discount Scripts with discount Functions
Automatic discount Scripts stop working on June 30, 2026. Here is how the same logic, cart-value tiers, returning-customer rewards, free gifts, moves to a Shopify discount function.
Shopify Scripts vs Shopify Functions: What Changed and Why It Is Better
May 20th, 2026
shopifyfunctionsShopify Scripts vs Shopify Functions: What Changed and Why It Is Better
A plain comparison of Shopify Scripts and Shopify Functions, what is the same, what is different, and why the move (forced by the June 30, 2026 deadline) is an upgrade, not just a rewrite.
Migrating from Shopify Scripts to Checkout Functions: a practical guide
May 18th, 2026
shopifyfunctionsMigrating from Shopify Scripts to Checkout Functions: a practical guide
Shopify Scripts retires June 30, 2026. Here is how to move your discount, shipping, and payment logic to Shopify Functions, with a direct map from each Script type to its replacement.
Do Shopify Functions Require Shopify Plus?
May 15th, 2026
shopifyfunctionsDo Shopify Functions Require Shopify Plus?
A clear answer on whether you need Shopify Plus to use Shopify Functions, and what changes now that Scripts (which was Plus-only) retires on June 30, 2026.
How to Filter by Size In Stock on Shopify Collection Pages (2026 Update)
May 13th, 2026
shopifymerchandisingHow to Filter by Size In Stock on Shopify Collection Pages (2026 Update)
The modern way to let shoppers filter a Shopify collection to only the sizes that are actually in stock, using native variant filters in Online Store 2.0, with no tags and no jQuery.
Preparing Your Catalog for AI-Driven Commerce: ACP, MCP, and Agentic Checkout
May 12th, 2026
aiPreparing Your Catalog for AI-Driven Commerce: ACP, MCP, and Agentic Checkout
A grounded look at the new agentic commerce protocols, what they need from your catalog, and the work that pays off no matter which ones win.
Shopify Agentic Commerce: The Complete Guide for 2026
May 11th, 2026
aiseoShopify Agentic Commerce: The Complete Guide for 2026
What agentic commerce means for Shopify merchants, why AI shopping agents are a new discovery channel, and exactly how to make your store readable, parseable, and recommendable by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google.
Image SEO on Shopify: Alt Text, File Names, and AI Vision
April 28th, 2026
seoaiImage SEO on Shopify: Alt Text, File Names, and AI Vision
Image SEO on Shopify covers more than alt text now. Here is what matters for search, accessibility, and the AI models that read images directly.
Making Shopify Collection Pages SEO-Friendly
April 14th, 2026
seoMaking Shopify Collection Pages SEO-Friendly
Collection pages are the most underused SEO asset on a Shopify store. Here is how to make them rank without creating a mess of duplicate, thin URLs.
FAQ Schema on Shopify: Rich Results and Answer Engines
March 31st, 2026
structured-dataseoFAQ Schema on Shopify: Rich Results and Answer Engines
How to add valid FAQPage structured data on Shopify, what changed with Google rich results, and why it matters more for AI assistants now.
A Shopify Technical SEO Checklist: Canonicals, Sitemaps, and Crawl Budget
March 17th, 2026
seoA Shopify Technical SEO Checklist: Canonicals, Sitemaps, and Crawl Budget
The technical SEO issues that are specific to Shopify, why they happen, and how to handle canonicals, sitemaps, and crawl budget the right way.
Product Descriptions That Rank and That AI Agents Can Parse
March 3rd, 2026
contentaiProduct Descriptions That Rank and That AI Agents Can Parse
How to write Shopify product descriptions that work for shoppers, search engines, and the AI assistants that now read your catalog.
Core Web Vitals for Shopify in 2026: What Actually Moves the Needle
February 17th, 2026
performanceseoCore Web Vitals for Shopify in 2026: What Actually Moves the Needle
A practical guide to the three Core Web Vitals on Shopify, what actually causes failures, and the fixes that are worth your time.
What Is llms.txt, and Should Your Shopify Store Have One?
February 3rd, 2026
aiseoWhat Is llms.txt, and Should Your Shopify Store Have One?
A plain explanation of the llms.txt standard, what it is good for, what it is not, and how to publish one for a Shopify store.
Structured Data for Shopify: A Practical Product Schema Guide
January 20th, 2026
structured-dataseoStructured Data for Shopify: A Practical Product Schema Guide
How to write correct Product JSON-LD on Shopify, including offers, variants, GTINs, and the mistakes that quietly disqualify you from rich results.
January 6th, 2026
seoaiHow AI Shopping Assistants Find Your Shopify Store
A practical look at how ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude discover and recommend products, and what makes a Shopify store legible to them.
Black Friday Cyber Monday Shopify Scripts for Free Gifts
August 9th, 2024
shopifyscriptsBlack Friday Cyber Monday Shopify Scripts for Free Gifts
A Shopify script to offer a free gift when the cart is over a certain price. Supports up to 4 selectable free gift products.
Show Remaining Inventory of All Variants Combined for Product
June 18th, 2024
shopifyliquidShow Remaining Inventory of All Variants Combined for Product
How to display combined inventory quantities across all product variants on collection and product pages in Shopify.
How to Make Sure All External Links on Your Site Open in a New Tab
August 9th, 2022
shopifyjavascriptHow to Make Sure All External Links on Your Site Open in a New Tab
A simple script to automatically add target='_blank' to every external link on your website.
Shopify Shipping Scripts to get you started
December 9th, 2021
shopifyscriptsShopify Shipping Scripts to get you started
I wanted to write a few scripts to help people get started with Shipping scripts. Let me know if you have any comments or want to see anything else for how these work. 1. Discounted Shipping if cart is over $X 2. Free shipping if the cart is over $X 3. Free shipping on rate based on the name of the rate
Free Shopify Scripts for Shopify Plus Stores
June 9th, 2021
shopifyscriptsFree Shopify Scripts for Shopify Plus Stores
People are charging a lot to make these, so with the help of OnlyGrowth I worked to make a ton of these that people can copy and paste to use on their stores. This is for Shopify Plus only right now. 1. Getting started with Buy 2 Get 1 Free 2. Next we move on to Buy 1 Get 1 For $X 3. Want to give a % discount instead?
How to make a delivery date estimator that avoids weekends for a Shopify product page
April 28th, 2021
shopifyguidesHow to make a delivery date estimator that avoids weekends for a Shopify product page
Hey, I've seen a lot of people looking for this online without a solution. I built this and am testing it out on The William Painter Sunglasses website. Here is a screenshot of how it looks. This uses javascript to show the estimated delivery date of your products with javascript by calculating todays date, adding two
How to add Realistic Snow onto your Shopify website for the Holidays!
November 20th, 2020
shopifyguidesHow to add Realistic Snow onto your Shopify website for the Holidays!
Hey, here is a really easy way to add snow to your website that looks better than the free apps I have seen. Leave a comment if this works for you and you want to showoff your site! Just add this code at the bottom of your theme.liquid file above the closing
Give Returning Customers a Discount with Shopify Scripts
August 9th, 2019
shopifyscriptsGive Returning Customers a Discount with Shopify Scripts
A Shopify script to automatically give discounts to returning customers based on their order history.
How to Give an Automatic Discount on Shopify Based on Cart Value
December 9th, 2018
shopifyscriptsHow to Give an Automatic Discount on Shopify Based on Cart Value
Two easy Shopify script examples for applying automatic discounts based on cart value - fixed threshold and tiered discounts.
Enable Smooth Scrolling on a Shopify Website
March 18th, 2018
shopifyjavascriptEnable Smooth Scrolling on a Shopify Website
A simple jQuery snippet to add smooth scrolling to anchor links on your Shopify store.
Show All Colors of a Product as Separate Products on the Collection Page
February 9th, 2018
shopifyliquidShow All Colors of a Product as Separate Products on the Collection Page
How to display individual product color variants as separate items on your Shopify collection page while keeping them as one product.