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Shopify Scripts is officially retired. The cutoff landed on June 30, 2026, after Shopify pushed the original deadline back twice. First from August 2024, then to August 2025, before finally locking in June 30, 2026 as the confirmed final date. Editing had already been frozen since April 15, 2026, so any Script still running in the weeks before the shutdown was effectively frozen code with no way to patch it.
Most sellers heard about it, shrugged, and moved on. But for stores that relied on Scripts for custom checkout logic, the impact is only showing up now. Usually as a discount that quietly stopped applying, or a shipping rate that no longer looks right.
None of that comes with an error message. Checkout still loads and customers can still place orders, so nothing looks broken from the outside. What actually stops is everything Scripts were doing quietly in the background: custom discount rules revert to zero, B2B or wholesale pricing reverts to full retail, and conditional shipping or free-gift rules simply stop firing.
What Changed, and What to Check
The table below breaks down what Scripts used to control, and what to verify now that it’s gone:
| Checkout Area | What to Verify |
| Discounts & promotions | Correct discounts still apply to the right products or carts |
| Shipping rules & rates | Rates calculate correctly, especially for bundles or order thresholds |
| Checkout incentives | Conditional offers (e.g. free-gift thresholds) still trigger properly |
| Other custom logic | Any other customization built on Scripts, including ones you may not remember |
Why It’s Worth Checking Now
A broken discount or shipping rule doesn’t cost you all at once. It costs you a little on every order until someone catches it.
By the time a drop in conversion shows up in your reporting, you’ve likely already lost several weeks of revenue to something a 20-minute audit would have caught.
What Replaces Scripts
Shopify’s official replacement is Shopify Functions. A fundamentally different architecture built as compiled, app-based modules rather than editable code in a script editor. The upside is that Functions are version-controlled and testable, so once your logic is migrated, it’s far less likely to silently break again. If your store still has access to its historical Script Editor data, Shopify’s Scripts customizations report (Apps > Script Editor > Replace Shopify Scripts) is the fastest way to see exactly which of your old Scripts need a replacement and what Shopify recommends in its place.
Not Sure Where to Start?
If your checkout hasn’t been reviewed since the migration away from Scripts, that’s the first place to look. A quick pass through each of the four checkout areas above, cross-checked against a handful of recent orders, is usually enough to tell you whether anything actually broke, or whether you migrated cleanly and just need to confirm it.
It’s also worth checking whether any third-party apps you rely on for discounts, upsells, or shipping rules were themselves built on top of Scripts. Some app developers migrated their own logic to Shopify Functions well ahead of the deadline; others didn’t, and their features may have quietly stopped working at the same time yours did.
Have you reviewed your checkout setup since the transition?
Quick FAQ
Do I need to be on Shopify Plus to use Shopify Functions?
Scripts were a Plus-only feature, but Shopify has been expanding Functions access more broadly. Check your plan’s current app and Functions eligibility in your Shopify admin before assuming you’re locked out.
What’s the fastest way to tell if a Script actually affected my store?
Place a few test orders that match your most common discount, shipping, and bundle scenarios, then compare the checkout totals against what you’d expect. A mismatch is the clearest sign that logic which used to run through Scripts is no longer firing.