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App discount inputs now default `appliesOnSubscription` to `true`

The default value of `appliesOnSubscription` has changed to `true` for app discount inputs.

Ecomwith EditorialEcommerce intelligence desk

Published
Updated
Risk
low
Confidence
72%

Verified facts

What happened

The default value of `appliesOnSubscription` changed to `true` for app discount inputs.

Business relevance

Why it matters

The change matters for app discount inputs that use the default value of `appliesOnSubscription`.

Editorial perspective

Analysis & judgment

  1. The supplied evidence confirms only the default-value change. It does not establish which apps, discounts, subscriptions, or sellers are affected.

Applicability

Seller impact

Seller impact cannot be determined from the supplied evidence and may depend on whether an app discount input relies on the default value.

Action plan

What to do now

  1. 1

    Review app discount input settings

    monitor

    Check whether `appliesOnSubscription` is explicitly set or whether the app discount input relies on its default value.

What not to do yet

  • Do not assume specific discount or subscription outcomes beyond the confirmed default-value change.

Sources & context

Evidence and sources

  1. 01

    Default value of `appliesOnSubscription` changed to `true` for app discount inputs

    Shopify Developer Changelog · single-source · 72%

    Primary link

    Retrieved: August 18, 2026 at 11:18 p.m. UTC

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