As of August 13, 2024, Checkout Extensibility became the only available checkout option. This means that any customizations made in checkout.liquid, including app integrations, will become obsolete.
If you didn't prepare in time, your checkout could have affected the shopping experience, conversion, and sales.
What is Checkout Extensibility?
Checkout Extensibility is the evolution of checkout on Shopify Plus, designed to offer a more secure, scalable, and flexible customization.
Unlike the old checkout.liquid, which required direct code editing, this solution adopts an application-based architecture with a modular approach that enhances speed, security, and user experience.
Benefits of Checkout Extensibility
Migration is not only mandatory, but it also offers key advantages for your e-commerce:
-
Faster and higher conversion
Payment interactions up to 2 times faster and an average increase of +1% in conversions. -
Automatic updates
Immediate access to new features without the need to maintain manual code. -
Greater security
Everything runs in sandbox environments, protecting the shopping experience. -
Comprehensive shopping experience
Customize not only the checkout but also thank you pages, order status, and customer account.
Key Features of Checkout Extensibility
With this update, you will be able to:
- Use a drag-and-drop visual editor to customize colors, logos, fonts, and backgrounds.
- Add checkout apps with custom logic and post-purchase functions without touching code.
- Manage events and pixels from a single place.
- Integrate brand APIs to customize your checkout to match your store's style.
- Set up custom payment and delivery methods with Shopify Functions.
- Build custom applications with UI extensions and post-purchase.
Implementation challenges in LATAM
In Latin America, the biggest challenge is in address management.
Each country has its particularities:
- Chile → regions and communes.
- Colombia and Peru → departments, provinces, and districts.
- Argentina and Brazil → additional information such as floor or apartment number.
This requires specific adaptations to comply with local regulations and enhance the customer experience.
At Acid Labs, we help your business set up Checkout Extensibility with custom fields, data validation, and optimization for LATAM.
How to migrate from checkout.liquid to Checkout Extensibility?
Change is not optional:
- August 13, 2024 → checkout.liquid stops working on information, shipping, and payment pages.
- August 28, 2025 → will also become obsolete on thank you pages and order status.
Recommended steps for a successful migration:
- Audit current customizations in checkout.liquid.
- Define which functions to replicate with Checkout Extensibility.
- Test compatible extensions and apps.
- Perform QA and user experience testing.
- Implement improvements and business optimizations.
Get ready today for the checkout of the future
The migration to Checkout Extensibility in Shopify Plus is an opportunity to modernize your e-commerce, increase conversions, and optimize the shopping experience.
Don't wait until the last minute. At Acid Labs, we have a team of Shopify Plus experts ready to guide you through the entire process.
Contáctanos hoy mismo y asegura que tu migración a Checkout Extensibility sea un éxito.