Journal
Notes from the inside of ecommerce systems.
Technical writing about the problems we're working on. No listicles, no thought-leadership.
How to give Honeybound collaborator access to your Shopify store
A safe merchant guide to sharing your Shopify collaborator request code with Honeybound, approving the access request, and choosing the right store permissions without sharing passwords.
How Eventabee tracks AI attribution at the event level
AI shopping traffic is becoming a real commerce channel. Eventabee tracks AI attribution at the event level by preserving evidence, classifying identifiable AI signals, and avoiding direct-traffic guesses.
How to audit a Shopify store for AI search and shopping agents
A practical Shopify audit checklist for AI search, llms.txt, agents.md, product schema, policy pages, and shopping-agent readiness.
Shopify UCP Is Open: Prepare for AI Commerce, Then Prove What It Drives
Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol makes AI shopping more concrete for merchants. Here's how to prepare product data, policies, schema, and attribution without overclaiming what UCP exposes today.
Shopify Order.cartToken in GraphQL: why it matters for post-checkout attribution
Shopify's 2026-07 Admin GraphQL API adds Order.cartToken. Here's why that small field matters for cart-to-order stitching, pixel + webhook dedupe, and server-side tracking on Shopify.
How to Optimize Shopify llms.txt and agents.md for AI Search and Shopping Agents
A practical Shopify merchant guide to improving `llms.txt` and `agents.md` for AI search, LLM answers, product discovery, and shopping agents without treating the files as ranking hacks.
Shopify llms.txt and agents.md: what gets auto-generated, and how to override it
Shopify is testing default `llms.txt`, `agents.md`, and agentic discovery files. This context page explains what Shopify generates, what merchants risk when overriding it, and why the safest override preserves agent discovery links.
Colorado Privacy Act Shopify Compliance Checklist (2026)
A Colorado Privacy Act checklist for Shopify merchants: consent modes, GPC handling, DSAR process, data-routing proof, and when to escalate to legal review.
What Is a Consent Receipt (and Why Your Shopify Store Needs One)
Discover how Eventabee's tamper-evident consent receipts secure your Shopify store against privacy audits under GDPR and CPA, ensuring compliance without costly fines.
CCPA DSAR Automation for Shopify Merchants
A Shopify DSAR automation guide for CCPA/CPRA-style access and deletion requests, with workflow boundaries, evidence requirements, and Eventabee automation scope.
Eventabee is now live on the Shopify App Store
Eventabee is live on the Shopify App Store after private beta. See what shipped, pricing, current capabilities, and what's coming next for merchants.
Better ROAS without more ad spend: the server-side tracking playbook
A tactical Shopify server-side tracking playbook for improving ad-platform signal quality before increasing media spend. Links back to the pixel-loss math pillar.
Why smart Shopify brands are moving to first-party event pipelines in 2026
A strategic Shopify architecture piece explaining why first-party event pipelines are replacing scattered browser pixels for tracking, consent, and recovery.
Your Shopify pixel is losing 25% of conversions. Here's the math.
The canonical Honeybound event-loss pillar: calculate how many Shopify conversions browser pixels miss, why ad platforms react, and what server-side tracking can recover.
Segment Spec 'Experiment Viewed' on Shopify: A Complete Guide
Eventabee simplifies Segment's 'Experiment Viewed' spec event for Shopify stores by automatically capturing variant context from leading A/B testing tools and enriching the data for downstream analytics platforms.
Why subscription state machines beat status enums
Subscription apps outgrow simple status enums fast. Model lifecycle transitions instead to keep pause, cancel, resume, and billing logic clear.
GA4 Server-Side Tracking for Shopify (Without Google Tag Manager)
A GA4 server-side tracking guide for Shopify merchants who want cleaner purchase events without running Google Tag Manager server infrastructure.
Littledata Alternatives for Shopify in 2026
A Shopify-focused Littledata alternatives guide for teams comparing reporting, server-side events, experiment context, consent handling, and flat pricing. Includes decision guidance and caveats.
Littledata Pricing Breakdown: Is the Per-Event Model Worth It?
A focused Littledata pricing breakdown for Shopify merchants comparing per-event costs with Eventabee flat pricing. Use alongside the Littledata alternatives guide.
Shopify Customer Privacy API: A Developer's Integration Guide
A developer-focused guide to Shopify Customer Privacy API consent state, app integration points, and how consent data should flow into event destinations.
Shopify GDPR Consent Banner: The Complete 2026 Guide
The canonical Honeybound guide to Shopify GDPR consent banners: what the banner must explain, how consent should gate tracking, and where Eventabee fits without treating compliance as a marketing slogan.
Meta CAPI Shopify Setup: The 2026 Guide (Without GTM, Without Code)
A Meta CAPI setup guide for Shopify merchants who want server-side purchase events without building GTM server infrastructure or custom code.
Elevar Pricing Explained: Real Costs at 1K, 10K, and 100K Orders (2026)
A plain-English Elevar pricing breakdown for Shopify teams comparing order-metered analytics costs with Eventabee flat pricing. Includes assumptions, caveats, and when price should not be the only switching factor.
OneTrust DSAR Alternatives for Shopify Stores
A Shopify-focused OneTrust DSAR alternatives page for merchants who need DSAR workflows without adopting an enterprise privacy suite. Includes fit, tradeoffs, and migration caveats.
Custom pixels without the SSRF footgun
Custom pixel destinations can create SSRF risk. Learn the validation layer Shopify apps need before merchants define webhook endpoints safely.
Optimizely Web Experiments on Shopify: Server-Side Attribution Setup
Set up server-side Optimizely attribution on Shopify with Eventabee so experiment IDs enrich conversion events across analytics platforms accurately.
Token Exchange killed the OAuth redirect
Shopify Token Exchange and Managed Installation change OAuth app setup. See what to delete, what to build, and which migration gotchas matter.
Why Shopify's 50-product filter limit breaks on large catalogs
Shopify's native collection filters can miss products on large catalogs when shoppers filter from a limited result set. This guide explains the failure mode and when Searchabee is the better architecture.