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How Do I Customize My Shopify Layout?

Last updated on January 9, 2023 @ 7:18 pm

Shopify is one of the most popular ecommerce platforms on the market. And for good reason! It’s easy to use, has tons of features, and is highly customizable.

One of the best things about Shopify is that it’s easy to customize your store’s layout. In this article, we’ll show you how to customize your shop’s layout using the built-in editor.

Log in to your Shopify admin and click Online Store > Themes. Find the theme you want to edit and click Actions > Edit code.

In the Layout folder, click on theme.liquid. This is the main template file and it controls the overall structure of your shop.

Let’s say you want to add a new section to your shop’s homepage. Scroll down to the very bottom of theme.liquid and add the following code:

<div class="home-section">
  {% section 'home-section' %}
</div>

This code tells Shopify to look for a new section called home-section.liquid in the Sections folder. If it can’t find that file, it will create one for you.

Next, click Save and then go back to the Sections folder. You should see a new file called home-section. Click on it to edit it.

Now you can add whatever content you want in this section! When you’re done, click Save and then check out your shop to see the new section in action.

Customizing your shop's layout is easy with Shopify! Just follow these simple steps:

  1. Log into your Shopify admin panel

  2. Click on "Online Store"

  3. Click on "Themes"

  4. Click on "Actions"

  5. Click on "Edit code"

  6. In the Layout folder, click on "theme.liquid"

<div class="home-section">     
{% section 'home-section' %
}
</div>

This code tells Shopify to look for a new section called home-section.
If it can't find that file, it will create one for you. If it can't find that file, it will create one for you.

Now that we know how to locate and edit our theme code, let's talk about how we can actually customize our shop's layout.

PRO TIP: If you are not familiar with HTML and CSS, we recommend that you seek help from a Shopify Expert to customize your shop's layout.

There are three main ways to customize our shop's layout:.

  1. Editing existing sections. You can edit any of the existing sections in your theme by clicking on them in the "Sections" folder and then making changes in the code editor.
  2. Adding new sections. You can add new sections to your theme by following the instructions above (in the "theme.liquid" file) and then adding content to the new section file in the "Sections" folder.
  3. Deleting sections. You can delete sections from your theme by deleting the appropriate line of code from your "theme.liquid" file and then deleting the section file from the "Sections" folder.

Once you've made changes to your shop's layout, don't forget to save your files and check out your shop to see your changes in action!

Dale Leydon

Dale Leydon

Sysadmin turned Javascript developer. Owner of 20+ apps graveyard, and a couple of successful ones.