Why does my store homepage always pop up an advertisement from shopify

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

A Shopify store owner is experiencing an unwanted advertisement that appears every time they open their homepage. The ad promotes a Shopify trial offer (“Start your FREE TRIAL - Enjoy 3 months of Shopify for $1/month”).

Proposed Solution:
Another user suggested modifying the theme by:

  • Navigating to Online Store → Edit Code
  • Locating the theme.liquid file
  • Adding specific code above the tag

Remaining Concerns:
The store owner questions whether this is an official Shopify advertisement and expresses concern about:

  • Why theme modification is necessary
  • Potential impact on theme stability

The discussion remains open with no confirmation on whether the solution was implemented or if the issue was resolved.

Summarized with AI on November 22. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
1

This ad pops up every time I open the store homepage, which confuses me.

Enjoy 3 months of Shopify for $1/month -
Start your FREE TRIAL

2

Hey @Havyn
Can you please share your Store URL?

3

www.lamup.com

4

sure,www.lamup.com

5

Hey @Havyn
Follow these steps:

  1. Go to Online Store
  2. Edit Code
  3. Find theme.liquid file
  4. Add the following code in the bottom of the file above tag
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6

Thanks for your reply, I wonder if this is not an official advertisement of shopify? Why do you need to modify the theme? Will this affect the stability of the theme.