Where have app snippets gone?

Retired Boards Appdev Store Design

Topic summary

App snippets, a feature for adding functional frontend content to Shopify stores, are currently unavailable. They were part of a beta program for the new Online Store Design Experience, but the developer preview has closed while the team processes feedback.

Current status:

  • The beta phase ended recently, with updates announced in the developer changelog and Partner Town Hall
  • No release date has been provided for when app snippets will return
  • This leaves developers with only 2 of the 4 advertised options for online store integration

Developer concerns:

  • Uncertainty about how to add frontend content across diverse Shopify themes without app snippets or app blocks
  • Questions about alternative methods for injecting scripts into customer stores
  • One suggestion offered: using the ScriptTags API as a workaround (referenced in a YouTube tutorial)

Documentation issues: Multiple users report encountering outdated documentation and broken links, making it difficult to get started with Shopify development.

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Hi @Liam

Thanks for taking the time !

According to this information, this leaves only 2 options out of the 4 advertised in app submission online store requirements (app snippets and sections being both part of the “new online store design experience”).

With the variety of shopify themes out there, I really fail to understand how I’m supposed to automatically add fully functional frontend content interacting with every possible theme features/classes/ids.

Cheers

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