Shopify Detector
Paste any URL and instantly see whether the site is built with Shopify — with the matched evidence.
We do not store the URL you audit. Want the full audit (performance / images / SEO / accessibility + real-browser speed test)? → run the full audit
Why check this
For Shopify merchants, conversion is the metric — and speed hits conversion. Confirm the platform before planning fixes.
What this is
Shopify is a hosted commerce platform marked by cdn.shopify.com assets, myshopify.com references, shopify-section markup and headers such as x-shopid. Merchants and agencies need to know the platform before debating Liquid theme apps, Checkout Extensibility or a headless storefront. Theme app embeds and unoptimised product imagery usually dominate LCP and TBT more than Shopify's core runtime. Confirming Shopify also clarifies which performance levers are locked behind the SaaS boundary.
How to tell from a public page
- [Shopify] Shopify HTML/source match on `cdn.shopify.com` (evidence shows hit count).
- [Shopify] Shopify HTML/source match on `myshopify.com` (evidence shows hit count).
- [Shopify] Shopify HTML/source match on `shopify-section` (evidence shows hit count).
- [Shopify] Shopify HTML/source match on `shopify.theme` (evidence shows hit count).
- [Shopify] Shopify response-header match on `"x-shopid"`.
How to read the result
Establish confirmed Shopify via hosts, headers, cookies, attributes or script paths that the product actually emits. Headless storefronts may hide classic section markup while checkout still rides Shopify. Common false positives: Partner directory pages naming Shopify without using its storefront runtime. After a hit: Audit theme app embeds, image sizes on PDP/PLP, and payment scripts that join the critical path.
What to do next
Audit theme app embeds, image sizes on PDP/PLP, and payment scripts that join the critical path. Payment scripts frequently co-travel — inspect Stripe detector. Score storefront vitals at run the full performance / images / SEO / accessibility audit on the home page.
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FAQ
How is Shopify detected?
From structural signatures in the public HTML and response headers (domains, paths, attributes, scripts). Every verdict lists how many times each pattern matched — nothing is guessed.
Can the result be wrong?
If only a bare brand keyword matches without structural evidence, we label it \u201clikely\u201d instead of \u201cconfirmed\u201d — we would rather under-report than cry wolf.
Do you save the URLs I check?
No. The audit runs inside the request and the URL you paste is not written to storage. There are no third-party tracking scripts on the page either, so no log of who checked what exists. Copy the result yourself if you want a record.
Can a website hide what it is built with?
Partly, but rarely completely. The HTML sent to your browser, the response headers, script paths and asset structure have to be exposed to work, so there is always something readable. Server-side code, build config and private APIs stay invisible. That is why this tool reports the evidence it found rather than claiming a full picture. No match does not mean the technology is absent.
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