Change any text on your Shopify store (no apps)

Change any text on your Shopify store (no apps)
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You can change any storefront string on Shopify without an app. Language editor covers the built-in words. For text baked into the theme, you find the file and replace it. This walkthrough uses Dawn and changes Add to cart to Add to bag, but the same steps work on any theme. Last tested in 2026.

Making a backup of your theme

Before diving into the tutorial make sure you download the theme, so in case you face any issues you can easily revert back.

Option 1: editing the languages' file of your theme

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes > Actions > Edit Language.

    Edit languages page on the Shopify admin
    
  2. Find the text that you'd like to updated. If the text exists in your theme, it will show up under "search result":

    Finding a specific text at the "edit languages" page
    
  3. Update the text as per your wish. Make sure you click on the "save button" at the right top once you're done:

    Changing the text at the "edit languages" page and saving it

Option 2: using the text finder Chrome extension

If you were unable to find the text that you wanted with the option 1 the text you're looking for might be hard-coded into your theme.

This is common if you have added some pieces of custom code to your theme or worked with a developer. In this case, here is what you can try:

1. Click here to download this Google Chrome Extension: (you need to use the Google Chrome browser for this).
2. From your Shopify Admin, go to Online Store > Themes > Edit Code
3. In the new box that appears with the extension (top right corner) search for the piece of text that you want to change. You can check the regex box to make it case insensitive.
4. If the word you looked for is anywhere in your theme, the file that it's in will be highlighted in blue. Simply click on it, find the word and update accordingly.

Using the EZFY text finder chrome extension

Conclusion

If after trying the option 1 and 2 the text that you're trying to edit still remains not found, it's highly likely that it is being injected by a third party Shopify app.

In this case, there are still a couple things you could do. If you do know which app it is, try finding an option to edit text within the app's configuration panel. If you're unable to do so, contacting the app developer is a viable alternative as well.

Alternatively, you may need to contact a developer to help you find the root cause of the problem. Feel free to reach out to us for a free quote.

Related: color swatches on the product page, sticky add to cart, custom fonts.

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