Changes made in editor not showing up in preview

Topic summary

A Shopify theme user is experiencing a synchronization issue where changes made in the theme editor (such as a black footer and hero section updates) are not appearing in the preview—the footer displays as white instead of black.

Problem Details:

  • Editor shows black footer, but preview renders it white
  • Hero section changes aren’t reflecting in preview
  • Additional request: changing Instagram feed background from white to black

Proposed Solution:
A developer (San from MS Web Designer) provided custom CSS code to be added to the base.css file via Online Store > Themes > Edit Code. The code includes:

  • Footer background color and text styling (forcing black background with white text)
  • Button styling for the hero section
  • Specific class selectors targeting footer elements

Status: The issue appears to be a theme customization problem requiring direct code editing rather than using the visual editor. No confirmation yet on whether the solution resolved the preview discrepancy.

Summarized with AI on November 8. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

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