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Deprecated API Usage Heuristic on Shopify
Page may use deprecated browser APIs (e.g., document.write, synchronous XMLHttpRequest) that can degrade performance or break in future browsers.
Issue ID: TECH-DEPRECATED-API-001Severity: advisoryEffort: M
Why this matters
Page may use deprecated browser APIs (e.g., document.write, synchronous XMLHttpRequest) that can degrade performance or break in future browsers. This affects crawlability, rendering, and whether the site can be interpreted correctly by search engines.
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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
- ✓No deprecation warnings in Chrome DevTools Issues tab
Same fix, other platforms
Fix deprecated api usage heuristic on a different CMS
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