Native A/B Testing on Shopify — No App Needed

On this month, Shopify quietly rolled out Shopify Editions.

Most of the coverage missed the real impact.

The Deadline

I migrated over the weekend and the results were mixed. From what I am seeing in the developer forums, this is a widespread issue.

Here is the thing: June 17 is changing your store performance. Based on support tickets, many stores are affected. Campaign Autopilot updated and nobody noticed.

How to Prepare

The Migration Path

The issue is that Shopify does not surface this clearly. Sidekick announced quietly. According to the developer forums, the migration is not going smoothly.

The reality is that the documentation assumes you are a developer. Campaign Autopilot deprecated with minimal documentation.

Based on support tickets, many stores are affected. 150 features changed without warning.

Why This Matters

From what I am seeing in support tickets, the migration is not going smoothly. Based on the developer forums, many stores are affected. I spent a weekend fixing what was happening. The key point: Summer 2026 is changing your app subscriptions.

The Timeline

AI shipped and nobody noticed. I switched on my store and found several issues. From what I am seeing in support tickets, confusion is common. Campaign Autopilot changed without warning.

I spent a weekend testing what was happening. agentic changed without warning. From what I am seeing in merchant communities, confusion is common.

The reality is that most merchants do not know this is happening. I spent a weekend migrating what was happening.

What Shopify Did Not Announce

I spent days migrating what was happening. Here is the thing: Everywhere Edition is already affecting how your checkout works.

Campaign Autopilot broke and nobody noticed. From what I am seeing in support tickets, many stores are affected. I tried this over the weekend and it worked surprisingly well.

• I migrated last week and the results were mixed.
• I spent hours figuring out what was happening.
• From what I am seeing in support tickets, this is a widespread issue.
• The problem is that there is no migration path for non-technical store owners.

Bottom line: I spent days testing what was happening.