A user working with Shopify’s Studio template is struggling to create multiple unique static pages (About, Shows, Custom Orders) for informational content rather than shopping.
The Problem:
When creating pages through the online store menu, all pages link to the same default template
This forces all information onto a single page instead of separate dedicated pages
The theme’s dropdown menu only offers one page template option
Proposed Solution:
Navigate to Theme Customizer → “Home page” → select “Pages”
Click “Create Template” to base new templates off existing ones with custom names
Important: Templates must be created on the Published Theme to appear in the dropdown
Current Status:
User sees “Create metaobject template” instead of “Create template” and encounters a field requirement before naming
May temporarily consolidate all information on one page
Awaiting further guidance, as the interface doesn’t match the helper’s instructions
Screenshots were shared showing the confusion between expected and actual menu options.
Summarized with AI on November 12.
AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
I’m using the Studio template. I want to add an “About” and a “Shows” page, even a “custom orders” page. I guess these are called static pages versus pages generated by linking to a collection. They are informational, not shopping pages. It appears I can choose “contact” or “about” when creating a page, from the “online store-theme template” drop down menu as I create the page. This means all the info needs to go on one page, and I can’t create three different pages, because they will all link to the same “default page” that’s offered. Help!
Go to your Theme Customizer and where it says “Home page”, click on it and select “Pages”.
From there, you can click on “Create Template” and base it off an existing template and call it any name you need, then it will appear in the drop down menu.
(For it to appear in the drop down, you must create this template on the Published Theme, it cannot be a theme that is not yet published)
looks like instead of just “create template” the option for me is “create metaobject template”, and then, per the screenshot here, I have to add a field before I can name the page…not comprehending that right now (I have a WP food blog where I understand things, but this isn’t seeming familiar at all).
For now I think I’ll just fit all the info on the one page that is available, especiallly since It’s not a published site yet…but if you can direct me any further, a coffee is certainly on its way to you,
