- Shopify will enforce stricter Liquid parsing for all themes starting Jan 13 2026, automatically rewriting non‑compliant files with explanatory comments.
- New theme and theme app extension submissions must already meet the strict‑parsable Liquid requirements, ensuring higher code quality and future compatibility.
- A migration guide is provided to help developers update existing code to the new parsing standards.
Stricter Liquid parsing for themes and theme app extensions
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