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Last updated · 9 September 2026

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ST-2026-146 · Runtimes & execution environments

Shopify schedules non-Plus Order Status ScriptTag shutdown for 26 August 2026

Existing ScriptTags on Thank You and Order Status pages stop working for non-Plus shops on 26 August 2026; new ScriptTags have been blocked since 1 February 2025.

ShopifyScriptTagOrder StatusUI extensionsweb pixels

Previous state

Legacy apps could run previously created ScriptTags on non-Plus Thank You and Order Status pages.

Current state

Non-Plus legacy ScriptTags stop working after the deadline; UI extensions and web pixel extensions are the supported replacements.

Who needs to care

Shopify apps and non-Plus merchants that still depend on ScriptTags with order_status or all display scope.

What to do

Rebuild functionality with UI extensions and/or web pixel extensions and help merchants upgrade their pages.

What the source does not prove

Plus-shop ScriptTags stopped earlier on 28 August 2025; this record is the distinct non-Plus enforcement milestone.

Lifecycle history

Dated event sequence

  1. New ScriptTags blocked

    Apps could no longer create new ScriptTags on the affected pages.

  2. Plus-shop shutdown

    Legacy ScriptTags stopped working for Plus merchants.

  3. Non-Plus shutdown

    Legacy ScriptTags stop working for non-Plus merchants.

Evidence ledger

First-party sources

  1. 01
    Shopify Developer Documentation — ScriptTag functionality to be blocked as of February 1, 2025

    Official extension-lifecycle guidance · 2025-02-01

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