Creating and Editing Templates in Shopify Overview

Understanding Templates

• Templates serve as the front side of your store, displaying data from the back end.
• They are crucial for safety, ensuring that back-end data is not lost even if the front end is compromised.
• Templates allow for easy changes in the store’s appearance without losing data.

Template Management Overview

• Shopify allows for one live template and multiple offline templates for testing.
• Offline templates can be used for A-B testing and feature development without affecting the live store.

Duplicating a Template

• To duplicate a template, click on ‘Duplicate Template’.
• Rename the duplicated template to indicate its purpose (e.g., ‘Horizon version 1.1’).
• Ensure that your live store continues to run without issues while working on the offline copy.

Publishing a Template

• Once the offline template is ready, publish it to replace the current live template.
• The previously live template will automatically switch to offline status.

Reverting Changes

• If issues arise with the new template, you can revert to the previous live template easily.

Previewing and Sharing Templates

• Use the ‘Preview’ option to view the offline template.
• Right-click on the preview to copy the link and share it with others for feedback.

Managing Template Copies

• Be mindful of the limit on the number of template copies.
• Delete older copies when reaching the limit to maintain organization.