- Shopify will stop setting the shopify_y and shopify_s cookies in 2026, causing unreliable visitor/session attribution in Shopify Analytics if not upgraded.
- Hydrogen storefronts must run the Hydrogen CLI upgrade (versions 2024.7‑2025.7) by April 30 2026 to maintain proper analytics.
- For non‑Oxygen setups, follow the updated instructions in the developer documentation.
Deprecating shopify_y and shopify_s cookies for Hydrogen
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