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  1. If InstantSearch Categories is turned on for a channel, turn it off under Search experience in the Algolia for BigCommerce app. If you uninstall the application without turning off InstantSearch Categories, you might leave behind unused metafields.
  2. If Recommendations is turned on for a channel, turn it off under Search experience. If you omit this step, the widget template might be left on your store.
  3. In the app, go to Settings and select Disconnect, then confirm. This removes all indexes and stops search on your storefront. Screenshot of the 'Disconnect integration' setting with a red 'Disconnect' button.
  4. Uninstall the app in BigCommerce.
  5. Optional: to confirm deletion of pages, scripts, and widgets, see Manual removal.
Uninstalling removes the integration’s ingestion tasks and storefront artifacts, but keeps your Algolia indices and the API keys the integration created in your Algolia application. If you no longer need them, delete the indices and API keys in the Algolia dashboard.

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Manual removal

If you didn’t follow the preceding automatic process, you must manually remove pages, scripts, and widgets.

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Remove the InstantSearch page

  1. Check the BigCommerce web pages created for each of your store’s channels.
  2. The InstantSearch page created by the integration is named Search Results.
  3. If you can find the InstantSearch page, delete it

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Remove Algolia for BigCommerce scripts

  1. Use the BigCommerce Script Manager to examine all scripts in each of your store’s channels.
  2. Delete the following Algolia for BigCommerce scripts:
    • Algolia Autocomplete Script
    • Algolia InstantSearch Script
    • Algolia InstantSearch Form Script

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Remove Algolia for BigCommerce widgets

  1. Go to the BigCommerce Page Builder
  2. In the sidebar, click Layers. Screenshot of the BigCommerce Page Builder interface showing the 'Page: Homepage' drop-down menu and a highlighted 'Basic' section with a widget icon.
  3. Note the name of the Placement region in your Autocomplete configuration. Screenshot of a form field labeled 'PLACEMENT REGION *' with a drop-down menu showing 'header_bottom--global' and a description below.
  4. Click the Layer of the Placement region (used to display the layer’s widgets): it’s labeled as Static Widget.
  5. Click the Static Widget in your placement to display the HTML code editor. Screenshot of a code editor showing HTML with an 'Algolia START' comment, and a highlighted 'Static Widget' in the Layers panel.
  6. Use the code editor to verify you are viewing the correct widget Screenshot of a code editor showing HTML with an 'Algolia START' comment and script tags, highlighted in a red box, with a 'Save HTML' button below.
  7. Delete the widget. Screenshot of a code editor interface showing the 'Layers' panel with a 'Static Widget' selected and a 'Delete' option visible in a context menu.
  8. Save and publish the theme.

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Remove Algolia for BigCommerce widget templates

  1. Retrieve all widget templates from the BigCommerce API and make a note of the Algolia Recommend template’s UUID.
  2. Use the UUID to delete the Algolia Recommend template. Deleting the widget template will delete all instances of the widget on your store.
  3. Optional: check the BigCommerce Page Builder to ensure the widget template is removed.
Last modified on September 3, 2026