How to Remove the Proviews File From Your Shopify Themes

Overview

When you uninstall Proviews, certain theme files and code snippets added during installation remain in your Shopify theme. This guide walks you through removing them completely so your storefront stays clean and unaffected.

Before you begin: Confirm that Proviews has been uninstalled from your Shopify admin. If you plan to reinstall the app later, skip this process, removing these files will require a fresh setup.

Step 1 – Access Your Theme's Code Editor

1. In your Shopify admin, go to Sales Channels → Online Store → Themes.

2. Identify the theme where Proviews was installed. Click the ⋯ (Actions) menu next to it and select Edit Code.

Step 2 – Delete Proviews Theme Files

1. In the theme code editor, use the search box and type proviews. A list of all Proviews-related files will appear.

2. Open each file and click the Delete file icon. Repeat until all Proviews files have been removed.

Step 3 – Remove Snippet Code from product.liquid

• In the code editor, open the product.liquid file (also check product-template.liquid if it exists in your theme).
• Search for any Proviews snippet references and delete them. They typically look like: {% render 'proviews' %}

Tip: Use your browser's Find function (Ctrl+F on Windows / ⌘+F on Mac) inside the file to quickly locate Proviews references.

Step 4 – Remove the Assets Snippet from theme.liquid

1. Open the theme.liquid file and search for the following snippet. Delete it and save the file.

{% render 'proviews_assets' %}

2. If you had the Aggregate Rich Snippet for Collections feature enabled, also locate and remove this line from theme.liquid:

{% render 'proviews_collection_schema' %}

Step 5 – Verify the Removal

After deleting all files and code snippets, verify that no Proviews elements remain on your storefront:

• Open any product page in an incognito / private browser window.
• Confirm that the Proviews review widget is no longer displayed.
• Check a collection page if you had the Aggregate Rich Snippet enabled.
• Return to the theme editor and run the proviews search once more to confirm zero results.

All clear? If the widget is no longer visible and the search returns no results, the removal is complete. Your theme is fully clean.

Need Help?

Click Help Me on the dashboard to open the support chatbot for real-time assistance.

For email support, contact us at support@simprosys.com