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# January 2026 Highlights

> OTP authentication, Shopify loyalty widget, and automated leaderboards

## January 2026

January was the month of the Shopify storefront widget launch — scaffold, config, theming, achievements, and the Shopify Members page all landed on the same rails. OTP replaced magic-link as the default authentication flow, notification preferences went to users, and leaderboards became fully automated.

<Update label="January 2026" description="Shopify widget + OTP">
  ### For Enterprise & Shopify Merchants

  <CardGroup cols={2}>
    <Card title="Shopify loyalty widget" icon="shop">
      The Shopify storefront widget launches — scaffold, config, theming, and a simplified mode (#1634, #1635, #1646, #1659).
    </Card>

    <Card title="Achievements in the simplified widget" icon="medal">
      Achievements render inside the simplified-widget variant (#1674).
    </Card>

    <Card title="Shopify Members page" icon="users">
      A members directory page rendered inside the Shopify admin (#1689).
    </Card>

    <Card title="Shopify Pages" icon="file-lines">
      Additional page types for the Shopify embed (#1722).
    </Card>

    <Card title="Referral UI in Shopify" icon="share-nodes">
      Refer-a-friend UI rendered inside the Shopify embed (#1733).
    </Card>

    <Card title="Points-for-spend" icon="dollar-sign">
      Points-for-spend integration that awards points based on Shopify order value (#1738).
    </Card>

    <Card title="Widget system in Shopify admin" icon="sliders">
      Admin surface for configuring the Shopify widget (#1761).
    </Card>

    <Card title="16 Shopify webhooks" icon="webhook">
      A complete set of 16 Shopify webhook subscriptions wired up (#1780).
    </Card>
  </CardGroup>

  ### For Community Members

  <CardGroup cols={2}>
    <Card title="OTP authentication" icon="key">
      One-time passcode sign-in replaces magic link as the default auth flow (#1642).
    </Card>

    <Card title="Guest threshold" icon="user-plus">
      Configurable threshold for when a guest is prompted to convert to a full account (#1730).
    </Card>

    <Card title="Floating bottom menu" icon="bars">
      Mobile-optimised floating bottom nav for the user app (#1570, #1792).
    </Card>

    <Card title="Vertical community layout" icon="table-columns">
      Vertical layout option for community pages (#1479).
    </Card>

    <Card title="Challenge Complete V2" icon="trophy">
      Refreshed challenge-complete celebration screen (#1508).
    </Card>
  </CardGroup>

  ### For Admins & Community Managers

  <CardGroup cols={2}>
    <Card title="Automated leaderboards" icon="medal">
      Leaderboards now schedule themselves and distribute prizes automatically on close (#1775).
    </Card>

    <Card title="Notification preferences" icon="bell">
      Per-user notification preferences with full opt-in/opt-out control (#1778).
    </Card>

    <Card title="Games tab" icon="gamepad">
      Dedicated Games tab in the admin dashboard (#1741).
    </Card>

    <Card title="Multi-language email" icon="envelope-open-text">
      Send transactional emails in the user's preferred language (#1690, #1704).
    </Card>

    <Card title="Violet default theme" icon="palette">
      Refreshed default-theme palette across the platform (#1784).
    </Card>
  </CardGroup>

  ### For Developers

  <CardGroup cols={2}>
    <Card title="Drop-off analytics" icon="chart-simple">
      Funnel analytics for user drop-off through challenge flows (#1628).
    </Card>

    <Card title="`action.completed` event" icon="circle-check">
      New webhook event fired on action completion (#1772).
    </Card>

    <Card title="Docs overhaul" icon="book">
      Major pass across the Mintlify docs site (#1707).
    </Card>
  </CardGroup>

  ### In this period

  * 27 PRs merged.
</Update>

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