No longer able to print single shipping labels - wrong orientation

Topic summary

A user reports that Shopify’s shipping label printing functionality changed over the weekend, causing individual labels to generate in the wrong orientation.

The Problem:

  • Avery Presta 94278 labels (8x11) now print in portrait instead of landscape orientation
  • Labels appear incorrectly rotated and smaller than normal
  • Manually forcing landscape mode through printer settings doesn’t resolve the issue

Workaround Found:

  • Printing multiple labels simultaneously (batch printing) generates them in the correct orientation
  • This workaround isn’t reliable for merchants with single orders

Technical Details:

  • Issue affects both Firefox and Chrome browsers
  • User confirms this is not a local printer, browser, or operating system problem
  • The labels had been printing correctly for months prior to this weekend

The issue remains unresolved for single-label printing, with no official response or fix mentioned.

Summarized with AI on October 27. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

See also Shipping Label format