Remove 'Powered by Shopify' from your online store

This page was printed on May 28, 2023. For the current version, visit https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/themes/customizing-themes/remove-powered-by-shopify-message.

You can remove the "Powered by Shopify" message if you don't want it to appear in your store.

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Edit the default theme content

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.

  2. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then click ... > Edit default theme content.

  3. In the Filter items search box, enter powered. This will bring up both the Powered by Shopify and Powered by Shopify HTML boxes.

  4. In the Powered by Shopify box, use the space bar on your keyboard to type a single space. You can repeat this step for the Powered by Shopify HTML box, which appears on your store's Opening soon page if your store is password-protected.

  5. Click Save.

  1. From the Shopify app, tap Store.

  2. In the Sales channels section, tap Online Store.

  3. Tap Manage all themes.

  4. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then tap ... > Edit default theme content.

  5. In the Filter items search box, enter powered. This will bring up both the Powered by Shopify and Powered by Shopify HTML boxes.

  6. In the Powered by Shopify box, use the space bar on your keyboard to type a single space. The faded placeholder text in the box disappears. You can repeat this step for the Powered by Shopify HTML box, which appears on your store's Opening soon page if your store is password-protected.

  7. Click Save.

  1. From the Shopify app, tap Store.

  2. In the Sales channels section, tap Online Store.

  3. Tap Manage themes.

  4. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then tap ... > Edit default theme content.

  5. In the Filter items search box, enter powered. This will bring up both the Powered by Shopify and Powered by Shopify HTML boxes.

  6. In the Powered by Shopify box, use the space bar on your keyboard to type a single space. The faded placeholder text in the box disappears. You can repeat this step for the Powered by Shopify HTML box, which appears on your store's Opening soon page if your store is password-protected.

  7. Click Save.

Edit the theme code

If the "Powered by Shopify" message is still displayed in the footer after you update the default theme content, then you might need to modify the theme code.

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.

  2. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then click ... > Edit code.

  3. In the Sections directory, click the footer.liquid file.

  4. Use ctrl + F on a PC or command + F on a Mac to locate the following Liquid tag and delete it:

{{ powered_by_link }}
  1. Click Save.

  1. From the Shopify app, tap Store.

  2. In the Sales channels section, tap Online Store.

  3. Tap Manage all themes.

  4. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then tap ... > Edit code.

  5. Locate the following Liquid tag and delete it:

{{ powered_by_link }}
  1. Click Save.

  1. From the Shopify app, tap Store.

  2. In the Sales channels section, tap Online Store.

  3. Tap Manage all themes.

  4. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then tap ... > Edit code.

  5. Locate the following Liquid tag and delete it:

{{ powered_by_link }}
  1. Click Save.


If you use a free theme from Shopify, then you can contact Shopify Support for help with this tutorial. To learn more, refer to Support for themes.

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