Bring back a familiar Shopify admin: search at the top, hide Sidekick, light sidebar, full-width pages, compact tables.
Users
5
store count
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
total ratings
Store rank
#259K
#216K among extensions
Version
0.1.1
updated 12 Oct 2026
About Old Classic Admin for Shopify
Not a fan of the new Shopify admin layout? This extension puts some of the familiar things back. It only changes how the admin looks in your browser. It does not touch your store, your data, or your Shopify account.
What it does (every tweak has its own switch):
• Search at the top – a search bar sits at the top center again, instead of inside the sidebar. It opens Shopify's own search, so results and the Cmd/Ctrl+K shortcut work as usual.
• Hide Sidekick – removes the Sidekick panel and the floating "Work with Sidekick" bar.
• Classic colors – a light grey sidebar with dark text instead of the black one, including the Settings menu.
• Full-width pages – Settings and other narrow pages use the whole width of your screen.
• Compact tables – tighter rows in product and order lists, so more fit on screen (off by default).
If Shopify changes something and a tweak looks off, click the extension icon and switch that tweak off. Nothing else is affected.
First install: a welcome page opens once, where you can pick your tweaks. It also lists other Shopify apps from the same developer (ecomfaktory), with plain links you can ignore.
Privacy: the extension collects no data, makes no network requests, and has no account or tracking. Your on/off choices are saved in your own browser (Chrome sync storage).
Works on admin.shopify.com only.
Old Classic Admin for Shopify is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Shopify Inc.