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How to Access/Edit the HTML File in Shopify?
In terms of Shopify stores, your HTML files are actually liquid files. There aren’t actual HTML files since it is a Shopify theme.
Depending on your Shopify theme, you can access or edit your HTML files from:
- theme.liquid : This is where you can edit the header and the footer.
- templates/*.liquid : All liquid files located here are the main templates for different pages.
- snippets/*.liquid : Here are the reusable code snippets.
- sections/*.liquid : The files here are usually the ones that are used on the homepage or other pages.
You can go through these files to make changes, depending on the specific change you want to make.
Note that these files may be used on multiply pages. There is a chance that if you make a change in one of them, it may affect other pages as well.
How to Upload HTML File to the Root of Shopify Store
As we mentioned earlier, you need to HTML files to the root directory for the verification purposes of a third-party site such as Facebook, Google Analytics, Google Webmaster, and Pinterest. These third-party services require you to verify your domain to make sure you are the correct owner of your Shopify store.
You need to disable the password protection of your store to verify your domain. If you haven’t launched your store yet, disable password protection and enable it back again after verifying your domain.
To disable password protection in Shopify, follow these steps:
- Head over to your Shopify admin panel, go to Online Store > Preferences.
- Look for the Password page section, uncheck the Enable password page option.
- Tap Save.
To upload an HTML file to Shopify store and verify your domain:
1. Go to the third party and choose the option to verify using a meta tag verification method. For example, in Google Webmasters, you’ll need to select the HTML tag option button on the Alternate methods tab.
2. Copy the full meta tag to your clipboard. Make sure to select all of it, including the < and >.
3. Go to the Shopify app and tap Store.
4. See the Sales channels section and click Online Store > Manage themes.
5. Find the theme you want to edit. Click Actions > Edit code.
6. Type in theme.liquid in the layout search box to open the file in the online code editor.
7. Paste the meta tag you copied from the third-party service directly below the opening tag:
8. Click on the Save button.
9. Complete the remaining verification steps on the third-party site.
How to Upload HTML Verification to Facebook Shopify?
Step 1. Choose using the meta tag verification method.
Go to Facebook Business Manager, and then Business Settings > Brand safety > Domains and add the URL you want to verify.
Step 2. Copy full meta tag to your clipboard, including the < and > with cmd + c on a Mac or ctrl + c on a PC. For example:
Step 3. Open your Shopify admin panel, and then go to the Online Store section > Themes.
Step 4. Select the theme you want to adjust and tap Actions > Edit code.
Step 5. From the Layout section, click theme.liquid to open the file in the online code editor. This is where your <header> is.
Step 6. Paste the meta tag you copied on a blank line right under the opening tag or just before the first tag.
Step 7. Click on Save.
This way, you can upload an HTML file to Shopify to verify your domain to Facebook.
How to Upload HTML File to Shopify for Google Search Console Verification
1. Log in to your Google Search Console account.
2. Select verification via meta tag or HTML file option. You can find this option under the Alternate Methods section.
3. Copy the full HTML tag to your clipboard, containing tag.
4. Head over to your Shopify admin panel. Go to Online Store > Themes and select the theme you currently use.
5. Click on Actions > Edit Code.
6. Find the Layout section and under that select the theme.liquid file to open the code editor. You can type in theme.liquid in the search box to find it.
7. Paste the copied meta tag under the tag. (You need to make sure you copy and paste the entire HTML tag just exactly as it is on Google Search Console.)
8. Tap Save.
9. Return to Google Search Console. Click Verify to verify the verification process. Once it is complete, you can see the data collected about your domain on Google Search Console.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Upload html file to root shopify store online?
“Upload HTML file to root Shopify store online” usually refers to placing a verification file (often a small HTML file provided by Google Search Console, Pinterest, Facebook, etc.) at the root of your store’s domain so the service can confirm you own the site—for example, making it accessible at https://yourdomain.com/verification-file.html. Unlike traditional web hosting, Shopify doesn’t give you direct access to a public “root directory” where you can freely drop files, so “uploading to root” typically means using Shopify’s built-in options to achieve the same verification outcome: the most common approach is adding the provided meta tag to your theme’s main layout file (theme.liquid) inside the <head> section, or using Shopify’s domain verification fields (where available). In some cases, you can upload a file to Shopify’s Files area (Content > Files), but those files are served from a Shopify CDN URL, not your domain root, so they usually won’t satisfy “root file” verification requirements; if the third-party service supports it, choose a meta tag or DNS TXT record method instead. Also note that many verification checks require the storefront to be publicly accessible, so you may need to temporarily disable password protection while verifying.
What is Upload an HTML file to your root directory Shopify?
“Upload an HTML file to your root directory Shopify” means the same idea: placing a specific HTML file at the top level of your website so a verification bot can fetch it directly from your domain (for example, /google12345abcde.html). The key nuance is that Shopify themes are built with Liquid templates rather than static HTML files, and Shopify doesn’t provide a traditional root folder you can edit like cPanel/FTP hosting. Because of that, the practical “Shopify way” to complete root-file verification is usually to switch the verification method to something Shopify supports reliably—most commonly adding a verification meta tag to theme.liquid (or sometimes a specific template if instructed), or verifying via DNS by adding a TXT record in your domain provider’s DNS settings. If the service insists on an HTML file in the root and won’t accept meta tag/DNS, you may need to use an alternate setup (such as proxying through an external server or using a different verification method offered by the service), but for most platforms like Google and Pinterest, meta tag or DNS verification is the recommended path on Shopify.
What is Shopify file upload API?
The Shopify File Upload API generally refers to the Admin API capabilities that let apps upload and manage files for a store—most commonly images, videos, and other assets that end up in the store’s Files section (and are served from Shopify’s CDN). Depending on your API version and use case, this is typically done through Shopify’s Admin GraphQL API using file-related mutations (often involving a staged upload flow where you request an upload target, upload the binary to the staged URL, then create the file record in Shopify). This is useful for app workflows like importing product images, uploading brand assets, attaching documents for internal use, or programmatically managing media at scale. It’s important to understand the limitation: files uploaded via the API are not placed in a public “root directory” at your store’s domain (they’re hosted on Shopify’s CDN with a generated URL), so this API is not a direct solution for “upload an HTML verification file to the root.” For domain verification, meta tag insertion or DNS records are usually the correct approaches, while the File Upload API is best for media and downloadable assets managed through Shopify.
