Akeneo Shopify Connector Release Notes

Akeneo PIM Connector for Shopify - Release Notes

Version 4.6

Release Date: May 30, 2026

What’s New

  • Sync Fitment specific Tech Notes to Shopify as MetaObjects
  • Virtual SKU generation based on fitments
  • Release the connector as an app on Shopify App Store

What's Improved

  • Multi selection support for Tags field


Version 4.5

Release Date: April 17, 2026

What’s New

  • Sync by Model ID and SKU
  • Sync product & variant associations as Metafields
  • Sync reference entity single & multiple-link attribute labels as Metafields
  • Sync asset collection attributes as Metafields
  • Pre-existing collection mapping generation
  • Pre-existing product mapping generation
  • Support for 3D models and videos in media sync
  • Association type mapping
  • Sync preview button to display product count
  • Email API integration for sync reports and notifications

What's Improved

  • Flag to control UOM sync for metric attributes synced as Metafields

Version 4.4

Release Date: March 11, 2026

What’s New

  • Support File type attribute sync for Metafields
  • Sync Image type attribute as Metafields
  • Support custom namespaces for Metafields with definitions
  • Image, Asset collection and File type support in Metafield mapping
  • Sync additional collections from a text area attribute
  • Support SKU sync for Akeneo PIM Community Edition
  • Product mapping generation for Akeneo PIM Community Edition
  • Support assignment of more than 250 collections to a product

Version 4.3

Release Date: February 11, 2026

What’s New

  • Channel filter support for attributes
  • Sync YMM associations as Shopify JSON Metafields
  • Sync options to accomodate tens of thousands of fitments per product in Shopify Metafields
  • Sync records of type category as Metafields

What's Improved

  • Description concatenation support for multiple attributes
  • Enhanced Shopify API authentication

Version 4.2

Release Date: January 16, 2026

What’s New

Release Date: December 29, 2025

What’s New

  • Category Sync support for Shopify Collections
  • Product-to-collection assignment support
  • Duplicate Collection detection and reporting
  • Support for pre-existing collection mapping setup
  • Product link refresh and mapping regeneration
  • Product Metafield definition creation and auto-assignment
  • Product channel assignment functionality

Version 4.0
Release Date: December 20, 2025

What’s Improved:

  • Architectural changes to improve features, performance and customizability

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