Shopify Craft Theme
Craft is Shopify's own reference theme with a bold, editorial feel — a good fit for brands that lean on storytelling. It shares Dawn's Online Store 2.0 architecture, so the same settings live in the same places. Everything below is organized by topic so you can jump straight to the setting you're trying to change.
Getting Started
- How to Install the Shopify Craft ThemeAdd Shopify's free Craft theme to your store from the Theme Store or your admin's theme library, in just a few clicks.
- How to Duplicate Your Shopify Craft Theme Before EditingMake a safe backup copy of your live Craft theme in Shopify before making design changes, so you can roll back instantly.
- How to Change the Color Scheme in Shopify Craft ThemeEdit Craft's color schemes from the theme editor to change background, text, and button colors across your store.
- How to Add Custom Fonts in Shopify Craft ThemeUpload your own font files or pick from Shopify's font library to change Craft's typography without writing code.
- How to Customize the Password Page in Shopify Craft ThemeEdit the design of Craft's password page from the theme editor, separate from the store-wide password toggle in settings.
- How to Manage and Search Files in Shopify Craft ThemeUpload, link, and understand the real size limits for files in Shopify's admin — and why a growing press archive isn't browsable.
Homepage & Sections
- How to Add and Reorder Sections on the Shopify Craft HomepageAdd, remove, and drag sections into a new order on your Craft homepage using the theme editor's section list directly.
- How to Add a Countdown Timer in Shopify Craft ThemeCraft has no built-in countdown timer section — here's what your real options are for adding one to a sale page.
- How to Add a Slideshow in Shopify Craft ThemeAdd a multi-slide image banner to your Craft homepage using the built-in Slideshow section, with no code required.
Product Pages
- How to Enable Sticky Add to Cart in Shopify Craft ThemeCraft keeps the buy box in view on desktop by default, but mobile has no persistent add-to-cart bar — here's the honest breakdown.
- How to Hide the Vendor Name on Product Pages in Shopify Craft ThemeTurn off the vendor/brand name display on product pages in Shopify's Craft theme with a single theme editor toggle.
- How to Customize the Sold Out Badge in Shopify Craft ThemeChange the color and text style of the automatic Sold Out badge on product cards in Shopify's Craft theme editor.
Collections & Filtering
- How to Enable Product Filtering on Collection Pages in Shopify Craft ThemeTurn on sidebar filtering by price, availability, and variant options on collection pages in Shopify's Craft theme.
- How to Change Products Per Row in Shopify Craft ThemeSet how many products display per row on collection pages in Shopify's Craft theme, for both desktop and mobile.
- How to Enable Quick Add to Cart in Shopify Craft ThemeLet shoppers add products to cart directly from collection pages in Shopify's Craft theme, without opening each product.
- How to Show Sub-Collections on a Collection Page in Shopify Craft ThemeCraft has no native sub-collection grid — here's the real workaround using its Collection list section instead.
Blog
- How to Enable Tag Filtering on Blog Posts in Shopify Craft ThemeTurn on the built-in blog tag filter in Shopify's Craft theme so readers can narrow your editorial posts down by topic.
- How to Add a Blog Search Bar in Shopify Craft ThemeShopify's Craft theme has no dedicated blog-only search box by default — here's what it offers natively and how to add one.
- How to Show Recent Blog Posts on Your Homepage in Shopify Craft ThemeShow your latest blog articles on the homepage in Shopify's Craft theme using the Blog posts section, updated automatically.
Cart & Checkout
- How to Enable the Cart Drawer in Shopify Craft ThemeSwitch between cart drawer, full cart page, and notification popup in Shopify's Craft theme cart settings panel.
- How to Add a Free Shipping Progress Bar in Shopify Craft ThemeCraft has no built-in free shipping progress bar in the cart — here's why, and what stores typically use instead.
- How to Add Trust Badges Near the Buy Button in Shopify Craft ThemeAdd payment icons or security badges near the add-to-cart button in Shopify's Craft theme using a custom liquid block.
Header, Navigation & Footer
- How to Make the Header Sticky in Shopify Craft ThemeKeep the header visible while scrolling in Shopify's Craft theme using the built-in sticky header dropdown setting.
- How to Add a Mega Menu in Shopify Craft ThemeBuild a multi-column dropdown mega menu in Shopify's Craft theme by structuring your navigation menu with nested links.
- How to Add Social Media Icons to the Footer in Shopify Craft ThemeShow linked social media icons in the Shopify Craft theme footer by adding your profile URLs to theme settings.