Fresh start with Horizons

Ask Me Anything Q&A Horizons AMA Questions
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Topic summary

A user seeks guidance on starting fresh with the Horizons Shopify theme, specifically asking about choosing between the basic theme versus the 10 preset versions and how to effectively use the AI theme creator.

Key Response Points:

  • All 10 Horizons preset versions share identical features, so selection should be purely aesthetic—choose whichever visually aligns closest with the desired store appearance
  • The AI creator tool was noted as producing unsatisfactory results for the user (no solution provided yet)

Recommended First Steps:

  • After selecting a preset, prioritize customizing the homepage and product page templates to communicate brand story
  • A video tutorial link for homepage customization was provided as a starting resource

The discussion remains open regarding mastering the AI theme creator tool.

Summarized with AI on October 25. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hello.

If I were to build a shop from afresh using Horizons, what would be your steps to start, but along the larger lines? For example:

  • The basic Horizon theme vs one of the 10 preset versions? Why the one vs the other, and how to choose among the 10? Just looks?
  • The AI creator for your own theme always comes up with something miserable for me - how can I master this?

And as soon as this choice has been made and your theme is selected, what would be your 1ast steps?

Thank you very much.

Paal

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Hey! Great questions. When choosing the right Horizon theme, ultimately it should come down to a aesthetic decision. Which of the 10 theme looks closest to what you have in mind for your dream online store? All Horizon themes share the same feature set, so the decision can be purely based on looks.

Once you’ve selected your theme, it will make a great starting point to then further customize from there. I’d focus most of my time on customizing the homepage and product page templates to tell my brand story.

Here’s a handy video tutorial for homepage customization: