Guides
Practical, honestly-answered guides on running one Shopify app across many client stores: distribution options, custom vs public apps, and the January 2026 legacy custom-app deprecation.
Shopify Is Deprecating Legacy Custom Apps (Jan 2026): What Vendors Need to Do
Since Jan 1, 2026, new custom apps can't be created in the Shopify admin. What still works, what breaks for multi-store vendors, and the migration paths.
How to Install a Shopify App on Multiple Stores: The Real Options
You can't install one Shopify custom app across different merchants' stores. Here are the four real options — and when each one actually works.
Shopify Custom Apps Explained: Custom vs Custom-Distribution vs Public
The three kinds of Shopify apps — legacy custom, custom-distribution, and public — differ by who can install them, not what they can do. A plain-English guide.