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Shopify maintenance checklist

Store maintenance should protect the buying journey while accommodating routine changes. A defined maintenance scope avoids confusion about what ongoing support includes.

Agree the recurring checks

Select representative products and test key navigation, cart and enquiry routes. Review app dependencies, content changes and reported issues. Keep the checklist appropriate to the actual store instead of applying a generic list without context.

Put it in context

Project acceptance and handover

Track acceptance checks, review decisions and the material needed for handover.

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Control changes

Record the reason, owner and test plan for each theme or integration update. Use a suitable preview or staging process before customer-facing changes. Preserve a recovery path for changes that affect important workflows.

Review support boundaries

Separate bug investigation, content edits, new features and third-party incidents. Agree response expectations and available support hours. An ordinary maintenance plan should not imply unlimited development or continuous emergency coverage.

Put the guidance to work

Capture your starting point, assign an owner to the next action, and decide what evidence will confirm that it worked.

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