--- title: Introducing theme app add-ons: Build and bundle apps... description: Shopify theme developers can now build storefront apps using theme app extensions and bundle them with their theme listings on the Theme Store. These 'theme... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-theme-app-add-ons-build-and-bundle-apps-with-your-themes-kwb9q5tqp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Introducing theme app add-ons: Build and bundle apps with your themes | daily.dev og:description: Shopify theme developers can now build storefront apps using theme app extensions and bundle them with their theme listings on the Theme Store. These 'theme... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-theme-app-add-ons-build-and-bundle-apps-with-your-themes-kwb9q5tqp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kWB9Q5tqp.png og:image:alt: Introducing theme app add-ons: Build and bundle apps with your themes og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Introducing theme app add-ons: Build and bundle apps with your themes **[Shopify Developer changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/shopifychangelog)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Shopify theme developers can now build storefront apps using theme app extensions and bundle them with their theme listings on the Theme Store. These 'theme app add-ons' extend theme functionality with features like product customization, subscriptions, and advanced filtering, while opening new monetization paths through Shopify App Pricing. Developers publish the app and add it in the Partner Dashboard; merchants then see it featured on the theme listing with pricing and media, and can install both theme and app in a single flow. Rules include one add-on per theme (reusable across multiple themes) and the app must be owned by the same partner organization. Theme developers building add-ons also get priority in the app review queue. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I bundle a Shopify app with my theme listing on the Theme Store? Build the app as a theme app extension, publish it, then add it to your theme in the Partner Dashboard as a 'theme app add-on'. The partner organization of the theme listing must own the app, and merchants can install both the theme and app in a single flow. Only one app add-on is allowed per theme, though it can be reused across multiple themes. _daily.dev keeps developers current on Shopify platform changes like theme app bundling as they ship._ ### Does bundling an app add-on with my Shopify theme help with app review times? Yes, theme developers building app add-ons get priority placement in the app review queue. The usual review requirements still apply otherwise. The app must already be published before it can be added to a theme listing, and it can be listed or unlisted on the Theme Store independently. _developers tracking Shopify app review changes can follow platform updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Increasing the app block limit to 30 for theme app extensions](https://daily.dev/posts/increasing-the-app-block-limit-to-30-for-theme-app-extensions-ouyunojfx) · Shopify Developer changelog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Shopify App Pricing: Plan Feature Targeting](https://daily.dev/posts/shopify-app-pricing-plan-feature-targeting-7f1jx9xly) · Shopify Developer changelog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [How to Build Your First Shopify App: A Beginner’s Guide](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-your-first-shopify-app-a-beginner-s-guide-46zwenzbb) · freeCodeCamp · 4 upvotes · 0 comments - [Store and app install details in the Dev Dashboard](https://daily.dev/posts/store-and-app-install-details-in-the-dev-dashboard-mxvqzquu8) · Shopify Developer changelog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Shopify Goldmine: How to Build Your First App in Rails](https://daily.dev/posts/the-shopify-goldmine-how-to-build-your-first-app-in-rails-bv2aoxyoa) · Ruby Flow · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ecommerce](https://daily.dev/tags/ecommerce), [#shopify](https://daily.dev/tags/shopify) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-theme-app-add-ons-build-and-bundle-apps-with-your-themes-kwb9q5tqp) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Introducing theme app add-ons: Build and bundle apps with your themes","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-theme-app-add-ons-build-and-bundle-apps-with-your-themes-kwb9q5tqp","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-theme-app-add-ons-build-and-bundle-apps-with-your-themes-kwb9q5tqp"},"datePublished":"2026-10-28T15:53:53.857Z","dateModified":"2026-10-28T15:57:04.468Z","description":"Shopify theme developers can now build storefront apps using theme app extensions and bundle them with their theme listings on the Theme Store. 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