How do i remove this from my announcement bar?

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

A Shopify store owner using the Dawn theme is experiencing an issue where the text (class="gradient animate--hover-default">) appears in plain text on their announcement bar across all pages (visible at rtadirect.com).

Likely Cause:
This typically occurs when an app is deleted but its code remains embedded in the theme files.

Suggested Solution:

  • Use the “Filter Files…” search function in the theme code editor to locate and remove the problematic code
  • First duplicate the theme as a backup before making any changes
  • Alternatively, contact the developers of the recently deleted app to request code removal assistance

Current Status:
The user is attempting to locate the search functionality in their code editor to find and remove the unwanted text. The issue remains unresolved.

Summarized with AI on October 29. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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My announcement bar on all website pages shows the following in plain text:

(class=“gradient animate–hover-default”>).

How can i remove this?

The website is rtadirect.com to see what i’m referring to.

Dawn Theme.

Thanks in advance!!

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Usually when that happens it’s because you’ve deleted an app that had code in your theme in order to work. You can try searching that code in your theme to remove it (there is a search function in your theme code editor area) OR reach out to the app devs of the app you deleted and ask them to remove it.

If you know how to get to your own code it’s probably easier to remove it yourself. Just make sure you back up your theme first (duplicate it) in case you make a mistake. Then you don’t have to worry about trying to revert it.

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Thanks for the response. I can’t seem to find the search function in my code editor section. There is a box labeled “Filter Files…” above the layout, templates, sections, blocks, snippets folder list but am i missing another search area?

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Ya it’s filter files (i think it used to be search i haven’t needed to look in my code in a while). Try copying it directly from your storefront and see if that works!

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