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Hydrogen developer preview update: September 2, 2026

The Hydrogen developer preview adds new capabilities to the toolkit and extends the ways developers can build Shopify storefronts:

  • Variant links: Links that name a variant, like the ones Shopify submits to a Google Shopping feed, now open on that variant instead of the product's default.
  • Cart refresh: Reload the cart after your own code changes it, like a cart created on your server.
  • Local HTTPS certificates: Hydrogen creates the certificates for Customer Account testing, so local login setup takes one command or none.

To get started, visit the Hydrogen developer preview documentation. For a detailed breakdown of this release, read the full release notes.

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