Theme editor keeps refreshing

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

A user reports that the Shopify theme editor automatically refreshes every time they type, disrupting their workflow. This issue:

Scope & Persistence:

  • Occurs across multiple websites, browsers, and computers
  • Has been reported since at least 2022 with no documented solution

Troubleshooting Attempted:

  • One responder suggests testing in Incognito mode or alternative browsers
  • The original poster confirms they’ve already tried different browsers and computers without success

Current Status:

  • The discussion remains unresolved
  • No definitive fix or root cause has been identified
  • The problem appears to be systemic rather than isolated to specific configurations
Summarized with AI on November 1. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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How to stop Shopify theme editor from refreshing every time I type something.

It’s happening with all my websites, different browsers and different computers.

This seems to be an ongoing issue, i’ve seen posts from 2022 here and non of them have a solution yet.

2

Hi @dankron

I recommend you login your store using the Incognito browser or another browser to check.

3

as i said: It’s happening with all my websites, different browsers and different computers.

4

This would be my first idea, it usually helps with issues of this type.