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GitHub commits now name the last theme editor
doc:019fb619-9b4a-74ac-a83e-3ffa98844fb4::feed/https://shopify.dev/changelog/github-commits-now-name-the-last-theme-editor- Product
- Shopify Admin GraphQL API
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"excerpt": "When you edit a theme in the Shopify admin, the commit Shopify pushes to your connected branch now includes the editor's name in the body: Update from Shopify for theme Dawn Committed from shop: Snowdevil Theme last edited by: Bob Bobsen The name is plain text in the commit body. The commit author is still the shopify bot, so git blame and the commit avatar don't change. Edits saved within about 10 seconds of each other are batched into one commit, and the body names whoever saved last. If the t…",
"identity": "https://shopify.dev/changelog/github-commits-now-name-the-last-theme-editor",
"link": "https://shopify.dev/changelog/github-commits-now-name-the-last-theme-editor",
"published_at": "2026-08-26T16:00:00Z",
"title": "GitHub commits now name the last theme editor"
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Interpreted documentation change
What the vendor announced
The evidence describes a change to how Shopify commits to a connected branch include the editor's name in the commit body when editing a theme in the Shopify admin. It notes that the body will contain the editor's name, while the commit author remains the Shopify bot, and that closely timed edits may be batched into a single commit with the body reflecting the last saver.
GitHub commits now name the last theme editor When you edit a theme in the Shopify admin, the commit Shopify pushes to your connected branch now includes the editor's name in the body: Update from Shopify for theme Dawn Committed from shop: Snowdevil Theme last edited by: Bob Bobsen The name is plain text in the commit body. The commit author is still the shopify bot, so git blame and the commit avatar don't change. Edits saved within about 10 seconds of each other are batched into one commit, and the body names whoever saved last. If the t…
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