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Sticky UI Element Obscures Content on Mobile on Shopify
A sticky header, footer, banner, or chat widget covers a significant portion of the mobile viewport, reducing readable content area and potentially obscuring CTAs.
Issue ID: MOBILE-STICKY-UI-001Severity: moderateEffort: S
Why this matters
A sticky header, footer, banner, or chat widget covers a significant portion of the mobile viewport, reducing readable content area and potentially obscuring CTAs. This affects usability on phones, which is where most local-business traffic now happens.
Shopify fix path
How to fix this on Shopify
Use theme settings, page settings, or theme code.
- 1Find the source of the issue in Shopify admin.
- 2Apply the change.
- 3Preview and publish.
After you fix it
- ✓Test on mobile and confirm sticky elements do not obscure primary content or CTAs
Same fix, other platforms
Fix sticky ui element obscures content on mobile on a different CMS
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