Have you lately set up your e-commerce store with Shopify? Now, you’re noticing the “Powered by Shopify” message in your store’s footer.
By default, this message appears in the footer section of your store no matter which Shopify theme you’ve chosen.
In this article, we will walk you through two easy and quick ways on how to remove “Powered by Shopify”. This will help you launch your unique brand identity. But let’s first understand what it actually does mean.
What Does “Powered by Shopify” Mean?
“Powered by Shopify” is a message that appears in the footer section of online stores that are built using Shopify. It merely implies that the store is powered by Shopify. As mentioned before, by default, the “Powered by Shopify” tagline is added to your store’s footer.
Have a look at the image below to see an instance of the “Powered by Shopify” message in a store’s footer.
Well, the good news is you can get rid of Powered by Shopify.
How to Remove “Powered by Shopify”? – [2 Easy Methods]
There are two ways to remove the “Powered by Shopify” tagline from your store. Both methods are explained below in detail. Have a look.
Method 1: Remove “Powered by Shopify” From Theme Content
Here are steps to remove the “Powered by Shopify” message from the footer.
Step 1: Go to Online Store > Themes
Log into your Shopify admin and go to Online Store>Themes.
Step 2: Edit default theme content
Click the three dots beside the Customize button and click Edit default theme content.
Step 3: Modify the Powered by Shopify fields
In the theme content editor, enter “powered” in the search bar.
Now, remove any text from the Powered by Shopify fields.
Here, you can remove the “Powered by Shopify” from the footer, checkout pages, and password page. Or you can add a custom message here to replace the default “Powered by Shopify” message with your brand name.
Click “Save” to remove the “Powered by Shopify” message from the footer.
Method 2: Remove “Powered by Shopify” via Edit Theme Code Option
Follow the below steps to learn how to remove the “Powered by Shopify” message from your website’s footer by editing the code.
Log into your Shopify store and navigate to Online Store > Themes. Click three dots beside the customize button and click “Edit code.”
In the Shopify theme editor, expand the Sections folder and select footer.liquid file.
Search for the “powered_by_link” section in the code and remove the entire line.
You can also remove the “Powered by Shopify” message from the store’s password page by removing the same section from the password-footer.liquid section file.
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