The new Shopify checkout is here

• August 13, 2024: Deadline to upgrade your Information, Shipping, and Payment pages.
• August 28, 2025: Deadline to upgrade your Thank you and Order status pages, including apps using script tags and additional scripts.

The checkout extensibility is part of the new one-page checkout launched in Shopify Editions Winter ‘23. Shopify have given plenty of time for everyone to get their store in order, however we’d recommend getting this done as quickly as possible for 2 main reasons.

1. A one-page checkout improves your ecommerce flow and is likely to ramp up conversion rates, so you want to get going with it asap.
2. Migration shouldn’t be left to the last minute. The checkout is the single most important feature of any ecommerce store, so you don’t want to migrate in a rush.

The first thing to do is review Shopify’s official migration guide. In the Eligibility section, you’ll see the requirements for using the new upgrade. The most important to take note of are:

1. You can only use the checkout extensibility if you’re a Shopify Plus merchant. If you haven’t made the switch to Shopify Plus yet, you don’t need to worry about this.
2. You cannot use checkout extensibility if you’re using Global-e.

As the migration only concerns Shopify Plus merchants that customise their current checkout, the first migration step is to identify all customisations made to checkout.liquid. These could be:

• Tracking pixels
• Customised stylings
• Content customisations
• Shopify scripts that customise pricing, payments, delivery options etc.

For each area of customisation there are specific ways to migrate. Let’s take a look at a few:

1. Tracking pixels

You can either use Customer Events or a server-side tracking solution like Elevar. Shopify’s tracking pixel migration guide is a good place to begin.

2. Customise stylings

You can use Shopify’s Branding API. Note that custom fonts in the new checkout will be possible by May, so it could be a good idea to wait until then to begin if you want custom styling.

3. Content customisations

You can use Checkout Blocks or integrate with the checkout extension API via a custom app.

4. Shopify Scripts

Shopify Scripts will be decommissioned on August 28, 2025, and Shopify is introducing Shopify Functions. If you use Shopify Scripts for your checkout.liquid, you should migrate to Shopify Functions well before the deadline. Shopify Functions can work alongside existing Scripts if a specific use case isn’t yet supported by Functions, ensuring a smooth transition.

One of our clients, No Label, successfully transitioned to the new one-page checkout on their Shopify Plus platform in October 2023. This new checkout process consolidates order, shipping, and payment details into a single page, significantly streamlining the customer journey.

The result? A quicker, more efficient purchasing process that has already shown to boost conversion rates.