If the reason for your decision to uninstall Smart SEO is finding it hard to use our app, do not hesitate to reach out to our support team. We would love to help!
The uninstallation process
If you are on the new version of Smart SEO - if you have installed Smart SEO after 4th of April 2024, there are no uninstallation steps you need to take, you simply uninstall the app from the Settings -> Apps section in your Shopify administration.
However, if you are on the old version of Smart SEO, you need to remove the integration of Smart SEO from your theme to make sure there are no leftovers.
To do that, go to the Settings page from the left sidebar:
You will then be redirected to the Smart SEO Setup page. To remove the app integration, please click the Remove integration button:
Once the integration is removed, you can delete Smart SEO from the Apps section in your Shopify admin by clicking the Uninstall button:
Sharing the reason for deleting the app is extremely valuable for us. Your feedback will be greatly appreciated.
By following these simple steps, you can be sure that there will be no leftovers of code left behind by our app.
What happens to your optimizations when you uninstall SmartSEO?
What you'll lose: depending on your plan, Smart SEO generates and maintains several features dynamically - these stop working the moment the app is removed, since nothing is stored in your theme or Shopify data; the app serves them live:
Structured data (JSON-LD)
PageSpeed optimization
Broken Links automation
Backlinks detection
LLM Catalog (agents.md / llms.txt) - your store's visibility to AI agents and assistants stops immediately
MCP configuration - your connection to Sidekick and other AI providers, which is linked directly to your Google Search Console, stops working once the app is removed
IndexNow - automatic submissions to search engines stop; any submissions already sent stay in effect and are not retracted, but no new ones will be made
What you keep: anything Smart SEO wrote directly into your Shopify data stays in your store, since it lives in Shopify itself and not in the app:
Meta tags
Alt tags
File renames
Image optimization
These changes are permanent edits to your store's content, so uninstalling Smart SEO does not undo them.