Brief
Shopify admin gets new look from September 15, 2026
Shopify's admin will roll out a new look progressively to merchants starting September 15, 2026, moving search, notifications, and the store picker to a collapsible side navigation and turning Sidekick into a floating chat.
Shopify's admin interface is getting a new look starting September 15, 2026, rolling out progressively to merchants. The changes include new color, type, spacing, and icons across every page, inside a new frame. Search, notifications, and the store picker move to the side navigation, which collapses for more room. Sidekick moves from a side panel to a floating chat at the bottom of the page. For apps, Admin UI extensions and App Home UI extensions automatically receive the new styles. Apps that render their own interface in App Home keep their current styles until they choose to adopt Polaris 2.0. Functionality does not change, and extension code does not need updating to adopt the new appearance.
Our reading
For independent merchants, this is a visual and navigational refresh rather than a functional change to checkout or shipping, and app developers must decide whether to adopt Polaris 2.0 for custom App Home interfaces.
Source details and supporting facts
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Stated by shopify.dev
- Starting September 15, 2026, the Shopify admin has a new look, rolling out progressively to merchants.
- Search, notifications, and the store picker now in the side navigation, which collapses for more room on the page.
- Sidekick moved from a side panel to a floating chat at the bottom of the page.
- Apps that use Admin UI extensions and App Home UI extensions pick up the new styles automatically.
- Apps that render their own interface in App Home keep their current styles until you choose to move to Polaris 2.0.
Sources
- Shopify developer changelogText stored 16 September 2026
How this story was checked. Written from the 1 page listed above, stored 16 September 2026; claims checked against that stored text on 16 September 2026.
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