Hi there, I’m new to Shopify. Can you keep a customized theme and start a different theme without losing the custom theme?
I want to start with a different theme but want to keep the other for future use
Welcome to Shopify! Yes, you can absolutely keep your customized theme while starting a different theme without losing any of your customizations by using theme store.
Kindly follow the steps below:
Step 1: Backup your Shopify theme
Backing up your theme is the first thing that needs to be done.
- Navigate to your Shopify Admin tab.
- Go to your online store and access the Themes tab.
- Click on Actions, followed by Duplicate.
- Download the theme to have it as a backup.
Step 2: Update your Shopify theme1. Start your update process by going to the Shopify Theme Store.
- Use the search box to search for your theme.
- Click on the button that says “Add latest theme version”.
- The updated theme is added to your theme library.
Step 3: Customize your upgraded theme
The updated theme has no customizations and will not resemble your shop. So, you need to either customize it from scratch or copy the theme’s settings code from your current theme and add it to the new version.
We will be discussing how to copy your old theme’s settings as it is the easier method to use.
- Go to your Shopify Theme Settings.
- Select Action, followed by Edit Code.
- Scroll down to where it says Config.
- Select Settings_data.json.
- Copy the entire code (it is quite long).
- Paste the code under Settings_data.json on the latest version of your theme.
Step 4: Test that your newly updated Shopify theme works
The next step is to thoroughly test the latest version of the theme and make sure everything is functioning correctly.
- Test the theme and go through everything to make sure that it works.
- Publish your theme and enjoy the update.
I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.