What’s new in Shopify

Starting March 16, 2026, storefront filter URLs use stable group identifiers instead of text values when filtering by a filter group. Previously, filtering a collection or search results page using a text-based filter like product option "Color" produced a URL like this for filter group values:

yourstore.com/collections/all?filter.v.option.color=Blue

These URLs now use a stable group identifier:

yourstore.com/collections/all?filter.v.option.color=gid://shopify/FilterSettingGroup/123

We made this change because stable identifiers make links with filters more reliable across languages and when filter labels are renamed. This brings text-based filters in line with how all other filter types already work.

Please note that all former storefront filter URLs you have created will continue to work as expected.