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Uninstalled apps leave live code and widgets on storefronts

Uninstalled apps leave their code, widgets, pop-ups or metafields live on storefronts, and merchants cannot remove them

Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.

15 public reports · first reported 4 September 2019 · last reported 5 October 2026

Idea report · $19 · No contacts · All sales final

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What's going wrong

Merchants who uninstall loyalty and review apps report that scripts, theme blocks, rating widgets, pop-ups and metafields stay live on their storefronts and admin pages after removal.

AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.

In the idea report

  • The full summary.
  • The products the 15 reports are about, and how many came each month.
  • Related problems.

No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.