Adding, previewing, and buying themes

To help you get started, theThemespage of your admin has a default theme set up when you open an account with Shopify. If you want to customize a different theme for your online store, then you need to add one to your admin.

You can add a theme in a few ways:

• You canadd a free themefrom your Shopify admin.
• You cantry a paid themefrom the Shopify Theme Store. You can preview any theme and customize it using the theme editor. You need topurchase a themebefore you can publish it to your online store.
• If you already have a theme in a ZIP file on your computer, then you canupload it.

If you're a developer, or you're working with a Shopify Partner or agency, then you can also add a theme to your store in the following ways:

• You can add a GitHub-hosted theme to your store using theShopify GitHub integration.
• You can push a theme to your store usingShopify CLI.

您可以添加多个主题到您的帐户out any new themes, keep seasonal versions of your published theme, or test changes to a copy of your published theme. You can preview any of these themes, but only one theme can be published at any time. When you switch to a new theme, you can still access your old theme on theThemespage in Shopify.

The number of themes that you can add depends on your plan. You can add up to 20 themes on yourShopify account. For theme limits on Shopify Plus, seeShopify Plus. If you reach your plan's theme limit, then you need to删除一个主题before you can add a new one.

After you add a theme, you can create a link so that you canshare a previewof your theme with others. This can be helpful if you are looking for feedback before you publish a new theme or launch your online store.

Add a free theme from the admin

Free themes are developed by Shopify. Help with customizations for free themes issupported by Shopify.

Steps:

1. In thePopular free themessection near the bottom of the page, view the top free themes from the Shopify Theme Store or click "Visit theme store" to browse all available themes.
2. Click the theme name to view details about a theme in the Shopify Theme Store.
3. Click theAddbutton for the theme. The theme will be added to the Theme library section of yourThemespage of your admin.

Try a paid theme from the Shopify Theme Store

Before you make the commitment to buy a paid theme, you can try it by previewing the theme in your Shopify admin. While you preview a theme, you can use your theme editor to customize it, such as by changing it to use your brand colors, brand style, and products. Any changes that you make are saved when you purchase the theme.

You can preview up to 19 paid themes at the same time, which lets you to compare different themes before buying one. Paid themes that you're trying have aTheme triallabel.

Toget support for a paid theme, contact the theme developer.

Steps:

1. Visit theShopify Theme Storeand choose a paid theme.
2. ClickTry themeto add the theme to your online store.
3. In your Shopify admin, click欧宝体育官网入口首页>Themes.
4. In theTheme librarysection, click the...button to open the actions menu next to the theme that you want to preview.
5. ClickPreview.

You can alsocustomize a themethat you're previewing. If you're happy with how the theme looks with your store, then you canbuy the themeand keep all the customizations that you made while previewing it.

Buy a theme from the Shopify Theme Store

After you've tried a paid theme in your online store, you can choose to purchase it. You can onlypublish themesto your online store that you've purchased.

Paid themes are created by third-party theme developers. General support and updates for third-party themes areprovided by the theme developer. If you need advanced customizations, but don't have experience developing websites with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, then considerhiring a Shopify expert.

Steps:

1. From your Shopify admin, clickSettings>Apps and sales channels.

2. From theApps and sales channelspage, click欧宝体育官网入口首页.

3. ClickOpen sales channel.

4. ClickThemes.

5. In theTheme librarysection, clickBuyon the theme that you want to purchase to begin the transaction.

Upload a theme file from your computer

If you have a theme in a ZIP file on your computer, you can upload it to theThemespage in the admin.

Before you upload, make sure that your theme files are compressed into a single ZIP file.

Steps:

1. In theTheme librarysection, clickAdd theme, and then clickUpload zip file.
2. From theUpload themewindow, clickChoose Fileto select the ZIP file that you want to upload.
3. ClickUpload. The theme will be added to theThemespage of your admin.

Switching themes

When you add new themes to your store, they appear in theTheme librarysection of theThemespage in Shopify. You can switch to a new theme bypublishing itto your online store. When you publish a new theme, your old theme is still available in the theme library (and you can switch back to it if you want).

If you update your theme manually, then the updated version of your theme appears as a separate version in the theme library. When you switch to the updated version, the old version of your theme is still available in the theme library. To learn more, refer to更新主题.

Preparing to switch themes

When you add a theme to your theme library, you can customize it before you publish it. This is a good opportunity to review the new theme, and adjust the settings and content to reflect your business, before you replace your existing theme. You can also switch between multiple themes that you've prepared without needing to set them up again.

Your store's products, collections, navigation menus, pages, blog posts aren't changed or deleted when you switch to a new theme, because they're managed in the Admin, separate from the theme. However, the content and settings that are managed using the theme editor, theme code editor, and language editor are unique to each theme and theme version that you upload.

The following parts of your online store are associated with the theme. You must customize these parts of your online store for each theme you want to use.

• The settings applied tosections and blocksin your store
• Globaltheme settings, including colors and fonts applied to your online store
• Text and wording
• Code customizations,包括代码铜stomizations added by an app
• Availabletheme templates

Not all themes support all Shopify features. You should review the theme's feature list to make sure that it has the features you need.

Share a theme preview with others

If you are about to launch your online store or planning to change its look and feel by publishing a new theme, then you can seek feedback from others by sharing a preview of your theme. You can create a link that others can use to access a preview of any theme that you've added in your Shopify admin. The theme doesn't have to be published to be shared.

A preview link enables others to explore your online store, but prevents them from accessing the checkout. After you create a preview link, it remains active for 2 days. You can create new links as often as you like, and creating a new link won't affect old preview links.

Steps:

1. For the theme that you want to share, click the...button to open the actions menu, and then clickPreview.
2. On the preview bar at the bottom of the page, clickShare preview. A window containing a unique share link will open.
3. ClickCopy linkto copy the link to your clipboard.
4. Pastethe link into emails, chats, or on social media to share.