Mssing Edit Code Function in Shopfiy

Store Design

Topic summary

A Shopify store owner reports losing the ability to click on page elements and access an “Edit Code” option that previously opened the relevant code directly. This feature was available until approximately one week ago.

Cause:

  • The “Edit Code” shortcut was part of Shopify’s old theme editor
  • Shopify recently updated their platform, removing this direct-access feature

Current workaround:

  • Navigate manually to Online Store > Themes > Edit Code
  • Locate the appropriate file in Sections or Snippets folders
  • For layout changes, check theme.liquid under Layout

The discussion remains open with no indication of whether the feature will return or if alternative solutions exist.

Summarized with AI on October 31. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
1

Hi everyone,

We’re experiencing a strange issue in our Shopify store. Up until about a week ago, we could click on any element in our shop and had the option “Edit Code” appear.

Clicking it would open the exact code related to the selected element. However, this function has now disappeared.

Does anyone know why this happened and how we can restore it?

Thanks in advance for your help!

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That “Edit Code” option was part of Shopify’s old theme editor, but Shopify recently made updates, and that feature is no longer available. Now, you have to manually find the right file in Online Store > Themes > Edit Code instead of clicking directly on an element.

If you need to edit a section, look under Sections or Snippets in the code editor. If you’re working on general layout changes, check theme.liquid under Layout.