A merchant reports significant usability issues with Shopify’s new code editor on mobile devices, particularly difficulty selecting code lines and seeing the cursor, even in landscape orientation. The file navigation system also appears more complicated than the previous version.
Key Issues:
Poor mobile responsiveness and visibility
Difficult cursor positioning and line selection
More complex file search/navigation
No apparent option to revert to the old editor
Community Response:
Multiple users express frustration with the forced rollout
Several related complaint threads exist on the same topic
Recommendation to contact Shopify support directly to report business disruption
One user shared a tutorial video explaining navigation in the new editor
Status: The issue remains unresolved. One user plans to update their computer/browser as a potential workaround, though they prefer mobile functionality for convenience.
Summarized with AI on October 26.
AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
Hi @PoW8 welcome back, that’s horrible they’ve forced a Dev IDE onto merchants like this.
Your are not alone, neither is your specific issues as there are many Many MANY other problems with this arrogant feature.
Please also reach out DIRECTLY to shopify support and complain about this frustrating change overcomplicated feature disrupting your business. https://help.shopify.com/ ask for “support advisor” or “human” to try and get past the bot.
You are not alone as you can see in these other posts about the disrespectful editor change’s other issues: