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Shopify Refresh Theme

Refresh is Shopify's own reference theme with a bold, product-quality-first storefront. 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 Refresh Theme
  Add Shopify's free Refresh theme to your store from the Theme Store or your admin's theme library, in just a few clicks.
• How to Duplicate Your Shopify Refresh Theme Before Editing
  Make a safe backup copy of your live Refresh theme in Shopify before making design changes, so you can roll back instantly.
• How to Change the Color Scheme in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Edit Refresh's color schemes from the theme editor to change background, text, and button colors across your store.
• How to Add Custom Fonts in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Upload your own font files or pick from Shopify's font library to change Refresh's typography without writing code.
• How to Customize the Password Page in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Edit the design of Refresh's password page from the theme editor, separate from the store-wide password toggle in settings.
• How to Manage and Search Files in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Upload, link, and understand the real size limits for files in Shopify's admin — useful for backing up quality claims with real documents.

Homepage & Sections

• How to Add and Reorder Sections on the Shopify Refresh Homepage
  Add, remove, and drag sections into a new order on your Refresh homepage using the theme editor's section list directly.
• How to Add an Announcement Bar in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Add a scrolling or static announcement bar above Refresh's header to promote shipping deals or sales, step by step.
• How to Add a Slideshow in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Add a multi-slide image banner to your Refresh homepage using the built-in Slideshow section, with no code required.

Product Pages

• How to Enable Sticky Add to Cart in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Refresh 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 Refresh Theme
  Turn off the vendor/brand name display on product pages in Shopify's Refresh theme with a single theme editor toggle.

Collections & Filtering

• How to Enable Product Filtering on Collection Pages in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Turn on sidebar filtering by price, availability, and variant options on collection pages in Shopify's Refresh theme.
• How to Change Products Per Row in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Set how many products display per row on collection pages in Shopify's Refresh theme, for both desktop and mobile.
• How to Enable Quick Add to Cart in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Let shoppers add products to cart directly from collection pages in Shopify's Refresh theme, without opening each product.
• How to Sort Products by Price or Best Selling in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Add a sort dropdown to collection pages in Shopify's Refresh theme so shoppers can order products by price or popularity.

Blog

• How to Enable Tag Filtering on Blog Posts in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Turn on the built-in blog tag filter in Shopify's Refresh theme so readers can narrow posts down by topic in one click.
• How to Add a Blog Search Bar in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Shopify's Refresh theme has no dedicated blog-only search box by default — here's what it offers natively and how to add one that is.
• How to Show Recent Blog Posts on Your Homepage in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Show your latest blog articles on the homepage in Shopify's Refresh theme using the Blog posts section, updated automatically.

Cart & Checkout

• How to Enable the Cart Drawer in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Switch between cart drawer, full cart page, and notification popup in Shopify's Refresh theme cart settings panel.
• How to Add a Free Shipping Progress Bar in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Refresh has no built-in free shipping progress bar in the cart — here's why, and what stores typically use instead.
• How to Add a Discount Code Box to the Cart in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Shopify's Refresh theme doesn't show a discount code field in the cart — here's where that field actually lives instead.
• How to Add Trust Badges Near the Buy Button in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Add payment icons or security badges near the add-to-cart button in Shopify's Refresh theme using a custom liquid block.

Header, Navigation & Footer

• How to Make the Header Sticky in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Keep the header visible while scrolling in Shopify's Refresh theme using the built-in sticky header dropdown setting.
• How to Add a Mega Menu in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Build a multi-column dropdown mega menu in Shopify's Refresh theme by structuring your navigation menu with nested links.
• How to Add Social Media Icons to the Footer in Shopify Refresh Theme
  Show linked social media icons in the Shopify Refresh theme footer by adding your profile URLs to theme settings.