How can I transfer theme settings between two Shopify stores?

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Topic summary

A user wants to transfer theme settings and appearance from one Shopify store to another, both using the free Sense theme, without manually reconfiguring everything.

Recommended Solution:

  • Download/duplicate the theme from the original store
  • Upload the theme file to the second store
  • This transfers most appearance and theme settings between stores

Important Limitations:

  • Some account-specific settings won’t transfer automatically
  • Since Sense is a free theme, no license transfer is needed (paid themes require license transfers through Shopify support)

Alternative Approach:
Manually add the Sense theme to the second store and reconfigure all settings from scratch, though this is more time-consuming.

The discussion provides links to guides for duplicating themes, downloading themes, and uploading theme files to assist with the transfer process.

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How do I transfer my Shopify store theme settings to my other Shopify store?

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Hi, @Nisitrade . I’m happy to help you out with this! Can you tell me more about the settings you are trying to transfer? Also, which theme are you using?

My advice on how to do this may change depending on the theme you’re using and the information you’re hoping to transfer. However, typically to do this you would want to duplicate your theme, upload it to your other account, and transfer your theme license. You can duplicate your theme by following the steps in this guide. You can also upload theme files to your store by following the steps in this guide. That being said, when you buy a theme from the Shopify Theme Store, that theme is only licensed to the store that you originally buy it for, so if you want to use that same theme on another store you would need to speak with our support team here. We can’t see your account information here over the Shopify Community, but if you contact us through the page I shared we can help you transfer your theme license.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

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Hi

I think that You didn’t understand me exactly. I have built one store on the free Sense template. I would like to transfer its appearance to my other store. I don’t think it can be done the way you advised me. Is it possible at all or do I have to set everything up again?

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Hi, @Nisitrade . Thanks for your reply!

To do this you can either add the Sense theme to your other store and set up everything from the beginning, or you can follow the steps I shared to export your theme file from one shop and import that theme file to your other shop. Since you’re using a free theme you won’t need to worry about the theme license, but you’ll still want to follow the steps I shared to download/duplicate your theme and the steps to upoad your theme file to your other store.

Some information won’t transfer over as some settings are account specific. However, this is the best way to get the appearance and theme settings transferred from one store to another.

These guides can help further:

Happy to help if you have more questions!

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