Product categories now update automatically as soon as they change in Shopify. When you assign or change a category on a product, the new value appears in the Bulk Product Editor right away, with no manual refresh or waiting for the next scheduled sync.
Previously, categories were listed as Periodic on the Settings -> Shopify data page, which meant changes could take a while to show up in searches, edits, and exports. They’re now marked as Automatic, alongside other live data like products and variants, so the category information you’re working with always matches what’s in your store.
