Difference between revisions of "Designing themes"

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Themes are a collection of pages, styles, images, assets, and functionality that can be applied to your store to give it a different look and feel.
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The default themes not cutting it for ya? No problem!  You can Download one of our themes to get you started, or you can create your own theme from scratch using our powerful Mini Toolbox.
 
 
Some themes are available to all stores, while other advanced themes are reserved for Platinum and Diamond stores.
 
 
 
 
 
=== Applying themes ===
 
When you change themes, all of the theme pages and styles for your current theme are overwritten.
 
 
 
If you’ve done a bit of customization already, you may want to back them up first, just in case you want to go back to them later. To back up your theme, use the "Download your theme" link in the "Assets" section of the Toolbox to get a zip file of all your current theme’s assets.
 
 
 
 
 
=== Reverting your theme ===
 
 
 
If you've changed your theme and want to revert back, simply upload your saved zip file and presto!
 
 
 
=== Creating your own theme ===
 
 
 
The default themes not cutting it for ya? No problem. If you’re a Platinum or Diamond store, you can Download one of our themes to get you started, or you can create your own theme from scratch using our powerful Mini Toolbox.
 
  
 
When you’re finished creating & testing your new theme, zip it up using winzip and upload it through the "Assets" section again.
 
When you’re finished creating & testing your new theme, zip it up using winzip and upload it through the "Assets" section again.

Revision as of 10:05, 1 February 2010

The default themes not cutting it for ya? No problem! You can Download one of our themes to get you started, or you can create your own theme from scratch using our powerful Mini Toolbox.

When you’re finished creating & testing your new theme, zip it up using winzip and upload it through the "Assets" section again.


Additional images and assets

If your custom theme requires some additional files, you can upload them to your own server or 3rd-party file host and link to them in your store using their full URL.


Using Liquid


Rendering out menus

Tutorials