A Shopify store owner reports that product images fail to respond to clicks on initial page load, but function correctly after refreshing the page. The issue occurs on a site running Dawn theme version 12.0.0.
Troubleshooting attempts:
Disabled Shopify Chatbox feature - no resolution
Disabled all App embeds individually - issue persists
Contacted Shopify support for further investigation
Current status:
The problem remains unresolved despite multiple troubleshooting steps. Another community member reports experiencing the same issue, suggesting it may be a broader problem. The initial hypothesis that a chat widget or app conflict was causing the issue has been ruled out through systematic testing.
Summarized with AI on November 2.
AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
I came across a slight issue in my product pages- the images do not change when clicking on them, however upon reloading the page everything appears to work fine.
Could you check if this issue could be caused by your chat widget? The first time I opened your product page, I saw this issue, and the image could not be clicked, but after refreshing the page, this issue disappeared, and the image could be clickable.
I guess it was caused by the conflict between an app and your theme. You can try to go to Online Store > Themes > Customize > App embeds, disable apps here to check