How can I upload a theme on a Starter plan?

[mariaav]

Hello, 

I'm on a Starter plan and I'm trying to upload a theme I have bought on themeforest, however I don't have the option to upload anything nor even buy a different theme from Shopify. I keep getting a message to upgrade to customize. I was under the impression that I could upload/buy a new theme on the starter plan? 

Can you please help? See image attached

[Moira]

Hey @mariaav,

Welcome to Shopify!

The Start theme is ready to use with Starter Plan, and cannot be edited. You would need to upgrade to the Basic Shopify plan or higher to upload and customize a theme. 

The Shopify Starter plan is for merchants that are just starting out and who want to sell to their customers through social media platforms or messaging apps, without maintaining an online store. The starter plan lets you create product links that you can share on social media posts or in messages. Don't forget, you can also use Shopify's link-in-bio tool, Linkpop, to keep all your product listings in one place.

Otherwise, how are you finding Shopify and the Starter plan so far?