Why is the wrong theme displaying in my store preview?

I decided to try out a new theme for my store, but the preview is only showing the currently live one. My old (and current) theme is Dawn and the new theme I am trying out is Empire. I have no purchased Empire yet, and I really want to know how my store will look before paying for it.

When I edit Empire, I choose to preview it, and the preview bar at the bottom always goes back to Dawn. Is there any way I can fix this? I’ve tried clearing my browser’s cache and cookies and tried restarting my browser completely.

Hi, @sxsperf .

Welcome to the Shopify Community.

Earlier today, Shopify experienced online store theme issues that affected customizations not saving and the unpublished preview loading the Live theme. Our developers have since resolved the issue and no new instances have been observed.

Prior to logging into your Shopify admin and customizing your theme, I recommend going through the following troubleshooting steps:

If you do experience any further issues, please reach out through the Shopify Help Center so our team can take a look.