The Problem
By default, Shopify adds a "Powered by Shopify" link to the store footer, pointing back to Shopify's own marketing pages. Many merchants — especially those running a polished, branded storefront — prefer to remove it for a cleaner, more professional footer.
The Investigation
A search through the theme's codebase for the literal text "Powered by Shopify" returned nothing — Shopify generates that link dynamically through a built-in Liquid object, powered_by_link, rather than hardcoding the text. Searching for that object name instead led straight to the source: sections/footer.liquid, where it's output as {{ powered_by_link }}.
Code Before:
Website Before:
The Fix
Commenting out the line removes the link from rendering, without deleting the code outright — keeping it easy to reverse later if needed.
Code After:
Website After:
Workflow
Feature branch → scoped commit → PR → merge, following standard Git practice for all theme changes.
Full recipe: View on GitHub →
