I found that after uninstalling the apps, the page will have a lot of unused code, affecting the speed of the page. Is there any apps that can clear all unused code of the website?

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Hi @Motee , Yep sure. Google mentions that you should add lazy loading to your store. So images don’t slow the page load down. (there are some instructions throughout this thread on how to do that) Unused code wise, the biggest offender is your Facebook pixel. That’s usually the case to be honest,…

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Hey @lsmall & @OliUK , Chiming in with a tangent, but a relevant one. Lsmall, your list of unused javascript contains one I’d advise you to keep. I only just discovered why myself… after assuming it was junk. I’m no expert, but I know enough HTML, CSS & JS to send the right details to a dev team. …

Hi, we faced the same issue that 3rd party apps loaded a lot of Javascript on every page, even tho the apps were sometimes only required on specific pages like cart, cms etc. We developed an app that helps to manage where to load 3rd party Javascripts and where to block it. https://apps.shopify.co…

How can I remove unused code after uninstalling apps?

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Motee October 27, 2021, 2:43am 219

Hi @OliUK,

I’m having the same problem and don’t know where to find this unused code, I was wondering if you could help me as well?

https://elanesa.com/

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