Themes
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A theme is the base look of your storefront: its layout, colours, fonts and the style of its header, product cards and footer. Every store starts on a theme, and you can switch at any time from Online Store.
A theme sets the starting point. To change sections, colours and text on top of it, use Design Studio.
Find your themes#
Open Online Store from your desk. The Themes card lists every theme Kartlo offers. Each card shows a preview, the theme name, a short tagline and the kind of shop it was designed for, such as skincare, a plant shop or a record shop.
The cards at the top of the page give you a quick summary:
| Card | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Current theme | The theme your storefront uses now. |
| Themes available | How many themes your plan unlocks, out of the full list. |
| Themes built | How many themes are fully finished. The rest are marked as design specs. |
Theme badges#
Each theme card carries small badges:
- Current marks the theme in use.
- Built means the theme has its own finished layout for every page.
- Design spec means the theme is still being finished. It applies its own colours and fonts, and any page it does not have yet uses the standard Kartlo layout, so your store always works.
Change your theme#
To switch to another theme:
- Open Online Store from your desk.
- In the Themes card, find the theme you want.
- Click Use this theme.
The change saves straight away and the card now shows In use. Shoppers see the new theme on their next page load.
Themes and your plan#
The number of themes you can use depends on your Kartlo subscription plan. Themes your plan does not include appear blurred with a lock and the name of the plan that unlocks them.
| Plan | Themes you can use |
|---|---|
| Launch | The first theme in the list |
| Starter | The first five themes in the list |
| Growth, Pro and Custom | Every theme |
To unlock a theme:
- On the locked theme card, click Unlock with followed by the plan name.
- You are taken to SettingsPlan & billing, where you can change your plan.
- Come back to Online Store and click Use this theme.
What a theme controls#
A theme decides:
- The layout of the home, collection and product pages.
- The header, menu bar and footer style.
- The default colours, fonts, corner rounding and page width.
- How product cards, prices and sale badges look.
Your products, collections, menu, pages, prices and orders do not depend on the theme. They carry over unchanged whichever theme you choose.
Themes and Design Studio designs#
When a Design Studio design is live, shoppers see that design. If you unpublish the design, your storefront goes back to the plain look of the theme selected in Online Store.
When you create a new design you can start from any of the looks Kartlo offers, or from a blank page. See Design Studio.