Yep been with Shopify 12 years. Even an investor. Signs are pointing to slipping and ignoring basic functionality in search of constant new revenue streams after years of being a quality platform. Will be looking to defect if they don’t address the problem soon. You hear that Shopify, are you listening? You’re losing the plot…
Topic summary
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Widespread reports of extreme lag in Shopify admin when using Safari, with 20–30 second waits and sluggish dropdowns. Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers perform normally.
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Affected setups include Safari 15.5 on macOS Monterey, including 12.5.1 on M1 Macs with 16 GB RAM. One user saw partial improvement after updating to 12.5.1, but others report no change.
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Several point to UI elements like the real-time analytics ticker bar and floating row bar as major contributors to slow initial loads. Users say the backend “isn’t jiving with Safari.”
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Some speculate Shopify prefers Chrome; a few are considering migrating to WooCommerce due to productivity loss. A related Twitter thread indicates Shopify has been informed.
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Official update: Shopify staff confirmed developers are aware and actively working on a resolution. Suggested workarounds are using another browser or narrowing the Safari window to trigger a horizontal scroll on table pages.
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Latest status: a fix has been shipped, improving performance for some but not fully resolving it for all merchants. Staff requested continued reports from affected users and will update the thread upon full resolution.
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