My online store not loading

Topic summary

A user encountered an issue where their online store appeared in view-only mode, preventing them from editing products or making any changes.

Resolution:

  • The problem was isolated to a specific Chrome browser profile
  • Root cause identified: a Chrome extension called “Nimble Capture” was interfering with store functionality
  • Suggested fix: clearing the browser cache or disabling/removing the problematic extension

Status: Resolved - issue was browser/extension-specific rather than a Shopify platform problem.

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

My online doesn’t let me edit anything I can only view my store add products but can’t make any changes…

The problem is with one of my chrome profiles. So time to clean the cache.

Update: the problem was a chrome extension called Nimble Capture.