Background
We are improving Shopify Shop attribution so that orders and visits from the Shop app can be identified more consistently in attribution paths.
Previously, Shopify Shop events were mainly added during order backfill. This could miss some cases, such as orders that already had tracking events or orders that matched other visits during backfill.
Changes
Order-Level Rule
During attribution path cleaning, we will check each order's
channel_name
.
If
channel_name = Shop
, a
shopify_shop
event will be added to the order's attribution path.
Visit-Level Rule
When a visit URL contains
utm_source=shop_app
, the visit will be recognized as
shopify_shop
.
This rule will not apply if
page_referrer
is from the same website.
Benefits
  • Improves Shopify Shop attribution accuracy.
  • Makes Shop app orders visible in attribution paths.
  • Prevents internal site navigation from being incorrectly classified as Shopify Shop.
  • Keeps reporting more consistent with Shopify order channel data.
Problem Solved
With this update, Shopify Shop can be identified from both the order channel and visit UTM signals.