How can I add a customization box in the simple theme or Dawn?

Topic summary

A user running a rhinestone customization business (shoes, shirts, tumblers) needs a way for customers to add personalization details in either the Simple or Dawn theme.

Solution Provided:
Enable the built-in Order Notes feature:

  • Navigate to Shopify Admin > Online Store > Themes > Customize
  • Select the Cart page
  • For Dawn/2.0 themes: Find the Subtotal block and check “Enable Order Notes”
  • This field can be set as required so customers don’t miss it before checkout

Alternative Options:

  • Third-party apps like Teeinblue Product Personalizer or Product Options Variant Options offer more advanced customization fields (text, dropdowns, file uploads, checkboxes)
  • Hire a Shopify expert for custom code solutions if needed

Outcome: The original poster confirmed the order notes solution worked perfectly for their needs.

Summarized with AI on November 22. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Good afternoon. I currently use the simple theme and considering moving to Dawn. For either of these, is there a way to add a box for them to add customization? I rhinestone shoes, shirts and tumblers and I also just do custom shirts and often they have to choose the team, theme, or provide names. Please help! Thanks!

Ilaine

Site: https://allblingedoutitn.com

Hi @ilainen

There is a workaround to achieve this by displaying the order note on the cart page so customers can leave their information for what you’re asking them to provide.

This feature is enabled easily by editing your theme setting.

  • From your Shopify admin> Online Store > Themes > Customize
  • Find the theme that you want to edit, and then click Customize.
  • On the page selector at the top, choose Cart
  • Within the sidebar editor > Cart page > Enable Order Notes
  • If your theme is Dawn or a 2.0 online theme. You should find the Subtotal block instead, click on it and check the Enable Order Notes box.

If you don’t want to enable order notes on the cart page and wanna add more customized options to your product page, you need to edit the code. If you’re not well versed in code, you could hire a Shopify expert to do it for you.

An alternative way you can consider is using third-party apps such as:

These apps will assist you to create more options on your product page including text, dropdown, file upload, button, checkbox, etc and you can also set it as a required field so customers cannot miss it before navigating to check out.

I hope this will help you.

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@ilainen

if you need custom text box cart or product please check Shopify UI

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Worked like a charm! Thanks!

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@ilainen

its my pleasure to help us