Shopify Editions | Winter ’25

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Shopify Editions | Winter ’25

Shopify Editions | Winter ’25: The Boring Edition That Changes Everything

The Winter ’25 Shopify Editions—playfully dubbed “The Boring Edition”—delivers over 150 behind-the-scenes updates that focus not on flash, but on polish. It’s a sweeping refinement of the Shopify experience across online, retail, B2B, and global selling. Everything may look the same—but it all works better, faster, and smarter.

Why “Boring” Means Brilliant

Winter ’25 isn’t about introducing brand-new features—it’s about maturing the ones you rely on. From faster performance to enhanced workflows and smarter personalization, this edition sharpens every edge of the platform.

Key Highlights

1. Retail Reimagined

  • Shopify POS now supports bundles, in-store returns without receipts, offline payments, and advanced customer segmentation.

  • A streamlined POS interface improves in-store speed and experience for staff and shoppers alike.

  • Tap to Pay expands to more devices and countries—no hardware needed.

2. Checkout Superpowers

  • Checkout extensions now work on thank-you and draft order pages, enabling complete post-purchase customization.

  • Faster loading speeds across cart and checkout, with up to 50% better performance.

  • Split shipping is now available to all merchants and supports 3PLs and fulfillment apps.

3. Search, Filters & Product Discovery

  • Shopify Search & Discovery gets major upgrades: combined listings, taxonomy-based smart collections, and new metafield filtering tools.

  • Metaobjects are now accessible throughout the theme editor for consistent content display across storefronts.

4. Customer Account Enhancements

  • Personalize customer accounts with app-based extensions—manage returns, subscriptions, and loyalty workflows.

  • Login pages and menus are now fully brandable with no code.

5. Subscriptions & Bundles

  • Shopify Subscriptions integrates with Buy X Get Y promotions and respects inventory settings at renewal.

  • Clearer bundle representation across emails, order details, and analytics improves merchandising insights.

6. B2B Advancements

  • Draft orders now support bundles, custom pricing, and payment workflows with vaulted cards.

  • Self-serve returns and tax exemptions make B2B experiences smoother and more aligned with DTC standards.

  • Automate onboarding and permissions for new business accounts with Flow.

7. Global Selling & Fulfillment

  • Markets is rolling out to all merchants, unifying international, B2B, and DTC sales in one dashboard.

  • New shipping carriers, better label automation, and real-time return flows improve the global logistics experience.

  • Managed Markets gains support for duties-included pricing, address validation, and local payment methods.

8. Performance & Operations

  • Admin and storefront load times are significantly faster.

  • Analytics gets a full refresh—custom metrics, ShopifyQL reports, and new customer behavior tools.

  • Shopify Flow expands automation potential with more triggers, error handling, and return management.

9. Developer Enhancements

  • Theme Blocks and metaobject settings unlock powerful content structures.

  • GraphQL becomes the standard API, and the CLI gains support for logging, functions, and more.

  • App extensions can now support returns, checkout UI, fulfillment logic, and web pixel enhancements.

Final Thoughts

Winter ’25 isn’t just “boring”—it’s foundational. Shopify has doubled down on stability, usability, and performance. For merchants, that means more consistency, fewer workarounds, and better tools where it matters most. For developers, it’s a cleaner, faster, and more extensible platform to build on.

The Boring Edition might be the most exciting one yet.

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