Found what the problem was.
I was missing one step: pulling the theme being developed after making changes on the editor.
Once I did that, the new code started to show up.
Thanks.
Topic summary
A developer encountered an issue where changes made to a custom Shopify template through the online editor were not syncing to their local development environment.
Problem Details:
- Modified template using the Shopify CLI-provided editor URL
- Added sections through the editor and clicked “save”
- Local template files did not update despite running
shopify theme dev - Attempted troubleshooting steps included clearing cache and using incognito mode
Resolution:
- The issue was resolved by pulling the theme after making changes in the editor
- Once the pull step was completed, the new code appeared in the local environment
Key Takeaway:
Changes made in the online editor require an explicit pull command to sync with local files - they don’t automatically update when running the dev server.