Developer changelog

Built for Shopify certified apps now receive prominent placement on the App Store homepage and in app recommendation sections on some category pages, making BFS apps easier for merchants to discover.

Shopify extends the grace period for BFS apps not meeting criteria to 60 days, giving developers time to fix issues while retaining the BFS status.

Starting July 1, 2025, new category-specific requirements for marketing apps in the Built for Shopify program will be enforced during initial and annual reviews.

Starting June 1st, 2025, apps must meet the simplified BFS design requirements when submitting for review/renewal to be eligible for the BFS program.

How Retail Ship and carry out orders will impact the behaviour of order and fulfillment order objects

To ensure that the Built for Shopify status represents the highest quality of app apps will need to meet the following performance, integration and category-specific requirements. These...

Built for Shopify requirements about responding to callback requests for fulfillment services...

Shopify now has category-specific requirements for various app types, including updated rules for Subscription apps. Compliance is needed by July 2025 for Built for Shopify status.

All Built for Shopify apps must use the latest version of App Bridge. Update to the latest App Bridge by adding the...

New Built for Shopify requirements for apps to achieve or maintain status in 2025

New Shopify design requirements enhance clarity and mandate UX best practices, tab navigation, specific layouts, and color usage by January 2025 for Built for Shopify status eligibility.

All requirements for achieving Built for Shopify status are now consolidated in one place. The new [Built for Shopify requirements...

Carrier services and Fulfillment services performance dashboards are now available, and can be found on the Insights page in the apps section of the Partner Dashboard.

Partners can now track...

Category-specific criteria for Built for Shopify apps are now available, aiding developers in accurate app categorization. Mandatory for reviews starting January 2025.

The Built for Shopify category-specific criteria assessments are now available for...

Grace period for criteria like store speed and app rating extended to 60 days. Fulfillment and Carrier services criteria will also have a 60-day grace period upon enforcement.

Renamed criteria, updated app distribution layout, added category-specific section, merged safety and design standards, and removed outdated app listing requirements for clarity.

Updated App Design Guidelines clarify directives as "Must Do" and "Do Not" and add rules for Forms, Marketing, and Admin UI. Effective for Built for Shopify from Sept 1, 2023.