Common task · estimated 1 business day
Your Shopify theme layout broke. I’ll find why — and fix it.
The page was fine yesterday. Now sections overlap, images stretch, or the mobile view is a mess — usually because of one bad block of code. It’s findable.
Scope-based proposal first — you approve and pay, then work starts.
Fix Broken Theme Layout
One layout or display problem, on one page type — homepage, product page, collection page, or cart — diagnosed and fixed.
What’s included
- Diagnose and fix one layout/display problem on one page type
- Breakage from an app install, theme update, or an edit
- Fix applied on a duplicated theme, previewed by you, then published
- A short note on what caused it
Not included
- Redesigns — offered, but scoped as their own project; ask in chat for a proposal
- Multiple unrelated layout problems — each is its own task
- Problems only the app vendor can fix — if that’s the case, you get the diagnosis, a report, and a recommendation
How this works
Describe the problem in plain English. I’ll figure out what actually needs to change, do it safely on a copy of your store first, show you before anything goes live, and fix it free if it breaks.
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You describe the problem in plain English.
“My collection page looks wrong on phones” is a complete brief.
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I figure out what actually needs to change.
Diagnosing the real cause is my job, not yours — you’re never billed for your own guess being wrong.
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It happens safely on a copy first.
All work runs on a duplicated, unpublished theme. Your live store keeps selling, untouched.
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You see it before it goes live.
Preview link, your approval, then publish. Nothing ships without your eyes on it.
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If it breaks, I fix it free.
Thirty days, no argument — and the handover note tells you exactly what changed and how to roll it back.
The diagnosis
What usually breaks a theme layout
A layout almost never breaks by itself. Something changed — and the change left a trail. Most of the broken layouts I see come down to one of four causes:
- An app edited your theme. Many apps inject code on install — and uninstalling often leaves that code behind, half-working.
- A theme update replaced files. Updates can overwrite the files that held your customizations.
- An edit went sideways. A removed section, a reordered block, or one setting flipped in the theme editor.
- Two stylesheets are fighting. An app’s CSS colliding with the theme’s — common after installing review, bundle, or popup apps.
What I actually check
First, the timeline: what was installed, updated, or edited around the time it broke — the recent-activity trail in your admin usually points at the culprit. Then the browser console on the broken page, because a single JavaScript error can stop everything below it from rendering. Then the theme code itself, compared against a clean copy of the same theme where that helps, to spot injected or leftover snippets. And always both viewports — plenty of “working” pages are only working on desktop.
The fix happens on a duplicate of your theme, so nothing changes on the live store while I work. You get a preview link, you click around, and only then does it publish. You also get a short note on what caused it — so if an app did this, you’ll know whether it’ll do it again.
If the problem turns out to live inside a paid app’s own code — where only the vendor can fix it — I’ll tell you that plainly, with the diagnosis written up and a recommendation for what to do next.
Describe the problem in plain English. I’ll figure out what actually needs to change, do it safely on a copy of your store first, show you before anything goes live, and fix it free if it breaks.
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Delivered as proposed, or made right. If work misses the proposal, I fix it free — and refund anything I can't make match.
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30-day warranty. Defects in my delivered work, fixed free.
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One clear proposal. The price is based on project scope and agreed before work starts.
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Your live store stays untouched. All work on an unpublished theme copy — you preview and approve before anything goes live.
Scope-based proposal first — you approve and pay, then work starts.
Not sure it fits? Ask in chat — I’ll tell you straight if it’s not a fit.
If this isn’t quite it
Checkout & Shipping Settings Fix
Rates missing, customers blocked — one settings issue traced and fixed.
est. 1 business day
App Install & Configuration
One app installed, configured to your goal, theme conflicts resolved.
est. 1 business day
Custom Theme Section Build
The section your theme is missing — built, editable, no app needed.
est. 1–2 business days
Beyond these tasks: I also build custom Shopify apps — my flagship work — plus integrations, redesigns, and bigger builds. See all services.
The proposal you approve is the whole price — no middleman cut, no hourly meter, no surprises at the door.