Theme settings

You can use theme settings to make changes to your online store's typography, colors, social media links, and checkout settings.

You can use theme settings to make changes to your online store's typography, colors, social media links, and checkout settings. When you make changes to your theme settings, the changes apply to your entire online store.

Colors

You can set primary and secondary color schemes for your online store.

Customize your color settings

  1. ClickTheme settings.
  2. ClickColors.
  3. 打开颜色选择器,单击色卡for the content type color you want to change.

    To set a specific hex color code, click on the text field to enter the color.

    To set the color to transparent, delete the hex code value from the text field.

  4. ClickSave.

To learn more about color options, including how to set color gradients, refer toColor schemes.

Typography

You can set the font style and size for the text on your online store. You can choose a system font or a custom font.

It's recommended that you usesystem fontsin your store. Using system fonts avoids downloading new fonts to your customer's computer, which can negatively impact your store load speed. The font that displays on your customer's computer depends on their operating system.

Customize your typography settings

  1. ClickTheme settings.
  2. ClickTypography.
  3. For each type of text, clickChangeto use the font picker.
  4. Explore available fonts with the search field or by clickingLoad more.
  5. Click the name of the font you want to use, and then clickSelect.
  6. ClickSave.

Customize your font sizes

You can set the default font sizes for your heading and body text within the Typography theme setting.

Steps:

  1. ClickTheme settings>Typography.
  2. To change the default font size for headings, use theFont size scaleto select the default font size. The minimum font size is 100%, and the maximum font size is 150%. Each increment of the scale increases the font size by 5%. The default setting is 100%.
  3. To change the default font size for body text, use theFont size scaleto select the default font size. The minimum font size is 100%, and the maximum font size is 130%. Each increment of the scale increases the font size by 5%. The default setting is 100%.
  4. ClickSave.

Layout

Layout allows you to set the maximum width that your online store will display in.

  1. ClickTheme settings>Layout.
  2. Use range slider to choose between a page width of 1000px or 1600px. The default setting is 1600px.
  3. [Optional] Addvertical space between sectionswith the range slider. You can add a maximum of 100px between sections.
  4. [Optional] If you have aGridlayout, use theHorizontal spaceandVertical spacerange slider to add space between grid content. Adding horizontal space will add a maximum of 40px of space to your rows, whereas adding vertical space will add a maximum of 40px of space to your columns.
  5. ClickSave.

Borders and shadows

You can adjust the borders and shadows of some interactive content types, such as drawers, buttons, variants, or quantity inputs.

Customizable options forbordersare:

  • Thickness, which changes the outline of the item.
  • Opacity, which sets the visibility of the item outline.
  • Corner radius, which rounds the corners of your items.

Options forshadowsare:

  • Opacitychanges the visibility of the item's shadow. A shadow opacity of 0% removes the item shadow entirely.
  • TheHorizontalorVerticaloffset range sliders move the location of the shadow around the item.
  • Use theBlurrange slider to change the opacity of the item's shadow.

Buttons

You can customize the settings for call to action buttons on your online store by adding shadows, changing the spacing or opacity, and adjusting the shape of your buttons.

Sample online store with call to action button

Customize buttons

  1. ClickTheme settings.
  2. ClickButtons.
  3. Use the sliding scales to change the appearance of your buttonBorder.
  4. Use the sliding scales to change the buttonShadow. Setting the shadow opacity to 0% removes the shadow.
  5. ClickSave.

Variant pills

Variant pills allow you to display the variants of a product on a product page or a featured product section. Customers can select the desired variant to add the product to their cart without needing to change product pages.

Sample online store with selectable variant pills

Customize variant pills

  1. ClickTheme settings.
  2. ClickVariant pills.
  3. Use the sliding scales to change the appearance of your variant pillBorder.
  4. Use the sliding scales to change the variant pillShadow. Setting the shadow opacity to 0% removes the shadow.
  5. ClickSave.

Inputs

Inputs are interactive areas that require customer input, for example, a quantity selector, an email signup form, or cart notes. You can adjust the appearance of your online store inputs in theme settings.

Sample online store with quantity input

Customize inputs

  1. ClickTheme settings.
  2. ClickInputs.
  3. Use the sliding scales to change the appearance of your inputBorder.
  4. Use the sliding scales to change the inputShadow. Setting the shadow opacity to 0% removes the shadow.
  5. ClickSave.

Cards

Cards are compartmentalized areas in sections that allow you to display multiple items, for example, product cards, blog cards, collection cards, or collage cards. You can customize the shape, style, color, alignment, and image padding of your section cards.

Customize cards

  1. ClickTheme settings.
  2. ClickCards.
  3. Use the dropdown menu to choose a cardStyle.
  4. AddImage paddingwith the sliding scale. This adds space around your card images.
  5. Use the dropdown menu to set theText alignmentfor your cards. Choose between left, center (default), or right.
  6. Use the dropdown menu to select aColor schemefor your cards.
  7. Use the sliding scales to change the appearance of your cardBorder.
  8. Use the sliding scales to change the cardShadow. Setting the shadow opacity to 0% removes the shadow.
  9. ClickSave.

Content containers

Containers are the text portion of content sections, for example, the text box on a slideshow, an image banner, or the columns in multicolumn sections. You can customize the appearance of content containers for your online store.

Customize content containers

  1. ClickTheme settings.
  2. ClickContent containers.
  3. Use the sliding scales to change the appearance of your content containerBorder.
  4. Use the sliding scales to change the content containerShadow. Setting the shadow opacity to 0% removes the shadow.
  5. ClickSave.

Media

Media is the visual component of sections, for example, product media or the image in Image with Text sections. You can add borders and shadows to your media.

Customize media

  1. ClickTheme settings.
  2. ClickMedia.
  3. Use the sliding scales to change the appearance of your mediaBorder.
  4. Use the sliding scales to change the mediaShadow. Setting the shadow opacity to 0% removes the shadow.
  5. ClickSave.

Adjust the appearance of navigation dropdowns, pop-up modals, and cart pop-ups.

Customize dropdowns and pop-ups

  1. ClickTheme settings.
  2. ClickDropdowns and pop-ups.
  3. Use the sliding scales to change the appearance of yourBorder.
  4. Use the sliding scales to change theShadow. Setting the shadow opacity to 0% removes the shadow.
  5. ClickSave.

Drawers

Drawers are hidden, interactive containers that appear and disappear when tapped or clicked, for example, a collapsible navigation menu or filter options.

Customize drawers

  1. ClickTheme settings.
  2. ClickDrawers.
  3. Use the sliding scales to change the appearance of yourBorder.
  4. Use the sliding scales to change theShadow. Setting the shadow opacity to 0% removes the shadow.
  5. ClickSave.

Badges

SaleandSold outbadges are automatically added to your product images when the price drops, or when the inventory count reaches 0. You can adjust the position, shape, and color of your badges.

Sample online store with sale and sold out badges

PageandBlogbadges appear on relevant search results. You can customize the position and shape of these badges, but not the color.

Customize badges

  1. ClickTheme settings.
  2. ClickBadges.
  3. Use the dropdown menu to select the badge position within product cards. Choose between top left, top right, bottom left (default), or bottom right.
  4. Add rounded corners with theCorner radiussliding scale. Setting the corner radius to 0px produces square badge edges, and increasing the radius rounds the edges of the badges.
  5. Choose aColor schemefor your badges. You can set an alternate color scheme for sold out items.
  6. ClickSave.

Icons

Icons are small images that can be added to certain sections or blocks. Set the color scheme for your icons in Theme settings.

Sample online store with icons in collapsible rows

Customize icons

  1. ClickTheme settings.
  2. ClickIcons
  3. Use the dropdown menu to select the default color for your icons. Choose between Accent 1, Accent 2, Outline button, or text color for your store icons.
  4. ClickSave.

Social media

You can add social sharing buttons for your products and blog posts, and links to your social media accounts. Links to your social media accounts show in the footer of your online store.

Customize your social media settings

  1. ClickTheme settings.
  2. ClickSocial media
  3. To add links to your social media accounts, enter the links to your accounts in the fields provided under Accounts. Enter full links, such ashttps://instagram.com/shopify, orhttps://twitter.com/shopify.
  4. ClickSave.

Search behavior

Online Store includes predictive search, which shows product suggestions when customers start typing into the search field. Product suggestions can help customers articulate and refine their search queries, and provide new ways for them to explore an online store. They can also let customers quickly browse matches without having to leave their current page to see a separate list of search results.

You can customize the following settings for search:

  • Enable product suggestions- Enable or disable product suggestions.
  • Show vendor- Show or hide vendors in product suggestions.
  • Show price- Show or hide prices in product suggestions.

Change search input settings

  1. ClickTheme settings.
  2. ClickSearch input
  3. Use the settings to customize the search behavior for the store.
  4. ClickSave.

To learn more about how product suggestions work, refer toPredictive search.

Favicon

You can add a favorites icon, or a favicon, which can help to brand your online store. A favicon shows in the following places:

  • your web browser tab
  • your web browser's history
  • icons on your desktop
  • beside your online store name when it is bookmarked

Learn more about favicons.

Customize your favicon

  1. ClickTheme settings.
  2. ClickFavicon
  3. In theFavicon imagearea, clickSelect image, and then do one of the following:
    • To use an image that you have already uploaded to your Shopify admin, click on an image to select it and clickSelect.
    • To use an image from your local computer, clickUpload. Choose an image from your computer and clickOpento start the upload. It will be automatically selected when the upload is finished. ClickSelect.
    • To select a free image, clickFree imagesand search for or click an image to select it.
  4. Add alt text to your favicon image:
    1. ClickEditalt text.
    2. In theEdit imagewindow, enter a brief description of the image.
    3. ClickSave.

Currency format

You can choose to have product, cart, and checkout prices always show currency codes.

  1. ClickTheme settings.
  2. ClickCurrency format.
  3. To enable currency codes, click theShow currency codescheckbox.
  4. ClickSave.

Cart

You can change the style of the cart on your online store. When a customer adds a product from your store to their cart, the cart can appear as a drawer, a page, or a pop-up notification. When the customer's cart is empty, you can display a featured collection on the cart drawer.

Steps:

  1. ClickTheme settings>Cart.
  2. Use the drop-down menu to select a cart style: drawer, page, or pop-up notification.
  3. Optional: To show the vendor of the items in a customer's cart, clickShow vendor.
  4. 可选:为客户提供mak的区域e special requests or add extra order information, select theEnable cart noteoption.

If you have the cart type set toDrawer, then you can display a collection in the cart drawer. The selected collection only appears when the cart is empty.

To add a collection to the empty cart drawer, clickSelect collection. Once a collection has been selected, click onChangeto select a different collection or remove the collection from the cart drawer. You can also click onCreate collectionto create a new collection. This button takes you out of Theme settings and to theCollectionsarea of your Shopify admin.

Checkout

This section lets you customize your store's checkout. Refer toShopify checkoutfor more information about your store's checkout page.

Change theme styles

A theme style is a collection of settings chosen by a theme designer. You can apply a theme style to your store to give it a polished look and feel. All themes have a theme style applied by default. When you customize a theme, you replace the theme style settings with your own. When you apply a theme style to your theme, you change your current settings, such as colors and typography.

Steps:

  1. ClickTheme settings>Styles.

  2. Using the dropdown menus, select your theme style options. The available options available depend on which theme you use.

  3. ClickSave.

Undo and redo changes

TheUndobutton reverses your most recent change, and theRedobutton adds back a change that you undid. Clicking theUndobutton more than once will continue to undo your work, one change at a time. TheUndoandRedobuttons are located in the theme editor toolbar.

The Undo and Redo buttons in the theme editor toolbar

Click theUndobutton to reverse the following changes:

  • adding, reordering, and deleting sections
  • applying colors, fonts, and other settings, on theTheme settingstab
  • resetting a theme style.

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