--- title: Stricter Liquid parsing for themes and theme app extensions description: Shopify is enforcing stricter Liquid parsing requirements for all themes starting January 13, 2026. Themes with non-compliant code will be automatically... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/stricter-liquid-parsing-for-themes-and-theme-app-extensions-n03uo5qan twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Stricter Liquid parsing for themes and theme app extensions | daily.dev og:description: Shopify is enforcing stricter Liquid parsing requirements for all themes starting January 13, 2026. Themes with non-compliant code will be automatically... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/stricter-liquid-parsing-for-themes-and-theme-app-extensions-n03uo5qan og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/n03Uo5QaN.png og:image:alt: Stricter Liquid parsing for themes and theme app extensions 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. # Stricter Liquid parsing for themes and theme app extensions **[Shopify Developer changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/shopifychangelog)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Shopify is enforcing stricter Liquid parsing requirements for all themes starting January 13, 2026. Themes with non-compliant code will be automatically rewritten with comments explaining changes, preserving functionality while fixing syntax issues. New theme and app submissions already require strict-parsable Liquid code. The change aims to improve code quality, prevent syntax errors, and enable future Liquid enhancements. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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