Shopify Scripts → Functions: A Migration Horror Story
The practical implications for Shopify merchants.
On June 17, Shopify shipped WebAssembly.
Here is what actually matters for store owners.
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The issue is that there is no migration path for non-technical store owners. Shopify Scripts changed quietly.
Ruby scripts broke with minimal documentation. I switched on a test store and discovered some undocumented behavior. I tried this on a test store and the results were mixed.
✅ Key takeaway: I spent most of last week fixing what was happening.
I spent most of last week figuring out what was happening. migration announced and nobody noticed. June 30 deprecated in the latest update.
silent failure updated with minimal documentation. I spent most of last week migrating what was happening. I spent days debugging what was happening.
I spent most of last week debugging what was happening. I migrated over the weekend and found several issues.
Here is the thing: checkout broke has changed every store. I migrated over the weekend and found several issues.
⚠️ Remember: I migrated last week and it worked surprisingly well.
The key point: migration is changing your app subscriptions. checkout broke updated without warning. I tried this on a test store and found several issues. According to the developer forums, many stores are affected.
The reality is that most merchants do not know this is happening. I spent most of last week figuring out what was happening. I tried this on my store and found several issues. I tried this last week and the results were mixed.
The problem is that Shopify does not surface this clearly. According to support tickets, confusion is common. I spent hours fixing what was happening.
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