4 Steps to Upload a Theme File From your Computer on Shopify
Uploading a theme file from your computer is one of the way to change the theme of your store. By default, your Shopify’s Themes page will be set up at the moment when you sign up for a Shopify account. Before you can change a different theme for your Shopify store, you will need to upload one to your admin page.
There are a few methods that can help you add a theme to your Shopify admin page. But today I will only share with you the way use a .zip file on your computer to upload a theme to your store.
Below are some simple steps on how to upload a theme file from your computer on Desktop, iPhone, and Android.
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How to Upload a Theme File From your Computer to Shopify store
Here’s the guide on uploading theme files to your Shopify store from your computer.
Step 1: Open Themes section from Shopify Admin
Login in your Shopify account, go to the Online Store
and then click on the Themes
section.
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Step 2: Click Upload theme to upload theme to Shopify store
Scroll down to view the More themes
area, you need to click Upload theme
to upload your theme in the Shopify admin.
Step 3: Select theme file from your computer to upload
Once you have clicked the Upload theme
button, a small dialog named Upload theme
will appear. You need to click Choose File
to select the file which you want to upload. Remember that the file which you choose need to be in .zip
form.
Step 4: Upload theme file
Once you have decided the file that you will choose, click Upload
to add your theme file to the Themes page on Shopify admin.
To upload a theme file from your computer on iPhone (Click here)
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Step 1: Tap Store Open your Shopify app. Afterward, tap the
Store
section. -
Step 2: Tap Online Store From the
Sales channels
page, tap on theOnline Store
section. -
Step 3: Tap Manage themes At the third step, tap
Manage themes
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Step 4: Tap Upload theme In this screen, you will see the
More themes
area. Once you saw it, tapUpload theme
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Step 5: Tap Choose file The upload theme window will appear, tap
Choose file
to select the file you which you want to upload. Remember to change that file to.zip
form before choosing it. -
Step 6: Tap Upload After you have finished choosing a file, tap Upload to add your theme file to the
Themes page
on Shopify admin.
To upload a theme file from your computer on Android (Click here)
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Step 1: Tap Store Open your Shopify app. Afterward, tap the
Store
section. -
Step 2: Tap Online Store From the
Sales channels
page, tap on theOnline Store
section. -
Step 3: Tap Manage themes At the third step, tap
Manage themes
. -
Step 4: Tap Upload theme In this screen, you will see the
More themes
area. Once you saw it, tapUpload theme
. -
Step 5: Tap Choose file In the upload theme window, tap
Choose file
to select the file you which you want to upload. Remember to change that file to .zip form before picking it. -
Step 6: Tap Upload When you have finished choosing a file, tap
Upload
to add your theme file to the Themes page on Shopify admin.
Learn more: How to know which shopify theme a website is using
Conclusion
Above is the detail instruction on how to upload a theme file from your computer. I hope that this tutorial will be helpful for you and your crew when adding a theme to your Shopify admin.