{
 "id": "shopify-f91c64da1b",
 "platform": "shopify",
 "title": "The `_ab` cookie will no longer be set",
 "summary": "Starting on August 18th, 2025, Shopify will no longer set the _ab cookie on merchant storefronts or checkout. This cookie was used to enable/disable the preview bar. You can hide the preview bar while previewing a theme by adding the pb=0 parameter to the URL.",
 "categories": [
  "deprecation",
  "tracking_signal"
 ],
 "tags": [
  "Deprecation announcement",
  "Themes"
 ],
 "published_date": "2025-07-12",
 "effective_date": "2025-08-18",
 "effective_date_precision": "day",
 "source_url": "https://shopify.dev/changelog/the-ab-cookie-will-no-longer-be-set",
 "source_name": "Shopify developer changelog",
 "fetched_at": "2026-10-17T03:44:00+00:00",
 "collector": "shopify/changelog",
 "first_seen": "2026-10-17T01:05:46+00:00",
 "in_source": true,
 "last_seen_in_source": "2026-10-17T03:44:00+00:00",
 "upcoming": false,
 "url": "https://adstackwatch.com/changes/shopify-f91c64da1b/"
}