This month, Shopify is once again bringing exciting improvements and new features that enrich the e-commerce experience for merchants worldwide. From optimised app store listings to improved billing management, there's plenty new to discover to help you run your Shopify shop more efficiently. Particularly outstanding are the new Summer Editions 2024, which come with over 150 new features and offer interesting innovations for all Shopify merchants.
So let's take a closer look at what June brought for Shopify merchants.
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Improvements in the Shopify App Store Listing
Since 4 June, Shopify has updated the listing pages in the App Store to improve density and readability. A fixed sidebar ensures that important highlights and the "Install App" button always remain in the merchant's field of vision. Additionally, more support is provided for structured features in different app categories.
This update is purely a front-end update and aims to optimise the browsing experience for merchants. The functionality of the listings remains unaffected.
Improved app taxonomy for better discoverability in the Shopify App Store
The app taxonomy in the Shopify App Store has been revised to improve the discoverability of apps. By restructuring the categories and reducing complexity, merchants can now more easily find the best apps for their needs. Developers should check the new taxonomy and assign their apps to the appropriate category in the partner dashboard. A one-time change to the category is possible, while further changes require an objection. Advertising campaigns in the affected categories may also require a restart.
Since 18 June, structured app category details are available for 30 additional categories. Developers can fill in these details on their app listing pages to more accurately match their apps to the right merchants. This improves bidding for advertising and overall app discoverability.
New categories with structured details include:
Ads
Chat
Affiliate programmes
marketplaces
Shipping
Search and search filters
SMS marketing
Social proof
and much more.
Developers can find further information on implementation in the developer documentation.
Simpler app billing management with managed pricing
Since 20 June, Managed Pricing has made it much easier to set up app pricing models via the partner dashboard. Developers can define recurring monthly or annual subscriptions as well as free plans on their app listing page and embed the corresponding URL in their app. Shopify handles the creation and hosting of the plan selection page and automates most common billing tasks, such as recurring fees, free trials, pro-rated billing, trial fees and price updates.
Managed Pricing also makes it easy to issue app discounts and trial extensions via the partner dashboard. Merchants receive an automated confirmation email when discounts and trial extensions are applied.
Developers can find more information about using Managed Pricing here.
Reading tip: Find out how you can use subscription commerce for your online shop in this article
Overview: Discover the new Shopify editions for summer 2024
On 24 June, Shopify released its latest bi-annual updates, called Editions. These updates aim to help merchants, partners and developers meet the changing demands of the e-commerce sector. They provide essential products and tools that respond flexibly to the changing needs of consumers.
Shopify Summer Editions currently include over 150 updates that introduce significant improvements. These include, among others:
Shipping split at checkout
Shopify now offers more transparency and choice at checkout. Customers can see when an order is split into multiple deliveries and which shipping options are the cheapest and fastest. They can also select individual shipping options for each delivery.
Markets becomes the central view for all markets
In future, it will be possible to manage all business configurations centrally via Markets. This facilitates the integration of online shop, retail trade and B2B business via a single point of contact in the Shopify Admin.
In a clear dashboard, you can create personalised shopping experiences from a central market without having to create new stores for individual markets. For example, you can define a specific theme for your B2B market or determine a product range for country-specific markets. This simplifies internationalisation and makes it easier to expand into new territories and target groups, as no time-consuming data synchronisation between different shops is required and you can manage your inventory centrally.
Reading tip: Read this article to find out how you can sell internationally with Shopify.
AI functions
Shopify's Sidekick is now live in thousands of shops and brings powerful AI-powered features. Merchants can now use AI-powered media generation both on mobile devices and in the admin area. In addition, the new feature allows you to answer customer questions in the inbox quickly and efficiently using AI suggestions.
Improved Shopify Analytics
Shopify has revamped its analytics tech stack to make it faster, more flexible and more intuitive. This enables deeper insights into your shop's performance in real time. You'll also soon be able to query your data directly in reports with ShopifyQL, making analysing your business data even more effective.
Simple receipts, return rules and sales data
Shopify is optimising retail with new features that enable easier employee mapping and digital receipts. These receipts can add customers to your email list. There are also clearer return rules for the shop at POS, which simplifies the return process for customers and employees.
Reading tip: You can find out more about Shopify POS in this blog post.
The Shopify Editions Summer 2024 offer a wide range of innovations aimed at helping you as an entrepreneur to run your online shop more efficiently. If you want to find out more about the editions, read our blog post.
Conclusion
Overall, Shopify's June updates offer a variety of improvements that benefit both merchants and developers. With a revamped app store experience and simplified billing management, Shopify continues to set the standard in ecommerce. These new features will help you achieve your business goals more effectively by improving the handling of your Shopify apps and helping you focus on what's important: Running your business successfully. Stay tuned for more updates and developments from Shopify that will further advance your e-commerce experience.
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