YOURStore BigCommerce Theme - User Guide

Template installation

Preparation

Our theme works on top of BigCommerce software. Before use our theme you should have BigCommerce store up and running.

If you are new to BigCommerce please follow usefull links to read more about BigCommerce software

BigCommerce usefull links

Uploading Custom Themes

What We'll Cover

 

These instructions are for uploading custom themes for stores that have opted into our new Stencil theme experience. For help customizing Blueprint themes, see Accessing and Customizing Template Files (Blueprint).

A custom theme is a Stencil theme that has been designed and developed using the Stencil Framework and Developer Toolkit. Learn more about the Stencil Theme Platform.

Custom Theme Upload Requirements

  • A maximum of 20 custom themes may be uploaded to the My Themes section of Store Design.
  • Custom themes can be deleted to make room for more uploads if you reach your max.
  • Custom themes must be archived and uploaded in ZIP file format.
  • Custom theme ZIP files must be equal to or less than 50MB in file size.
  • For a complete list of upload requirements, error codes and warnings, check our developer support article on Uploading a Custom Theme.
 

Note: Custom themes are not supported by our technical support team, and may not support future feature releases and enhancements. Check our developer article for support resources.

Uploading a Custom Theme

1. Go to Storefront Design › My Themes.

2. Click the Upload Theme button.

Upload Theme button at the top of the My Themes section

3. Drag the ZIP file into the Upload Theme pop-up window, or you can Select theme from your computer.

Area to drag your ZIP file into, and a button to select a ZIP file from your computer

4. Once the ZIP file has uploaded, a theme card will appear under My Themes showing theme processing progress. Click Cancel if you want to halt processing and start over.

A theme card will appear showing the progress in processing the new custom theme

5. After processing, a new custom theme card will appear under My Themes. If your theme was unable to be successfully processed, you will be presented with a screen detailing any errors encountered. Ensure your theme meets all the custom theme upload requirements.

A custom theme card under My Themes

Renaming a Custom Theme

1. Go to Storefront Design › My Themes.

2. Under the My Themes heading, click the theme you want to rename. Only non-active themes (themes not currently applied to your store) can be renamed.

3. Click the Theme Options drop-down, then click Rename.

Rename option under the Theme Options dropdown

4. In the Rename your theme pop-up window, enter the new name for your theme, then click Rename Theme.

5. You will be returned to the Store Design main screen with a message that the theme was successfully renamed.

Deleting a Custom Theme

1. Go to Storefront Design › My Themes.

2. Under the My Themes heading, click the theme you want to delete. Only non-active themes (themes not currently applied to your store) can be deleted.

3. Click the Theme Options drop-down, then click Delete.

Delete option under the Theme Options dropdown

4. In the You are about to delete your theme pop-up window, confirm you want to the delete the theme by clicking Delete Theme.

5. You will be returned to the Store Design main screen with a message that the theme was successfully deleted.

Template customization

Change logo

  1. Login to BigCommerce admin panel
  2. Navigate to: Storefront Design -> Design options -> Logo
  3. Upload logo

Change slideshow

  1. Login to BigCommerce admin panel
  2. Navigate to: Storefront Design -> Design options -> Carousel & Social Media -> Home Page Carousel
  3. Select slide and edit it's image, texts and link

Change colors

  1. Login to BigCommerce admin panel
  2. Navigate to: Storefront Design -> My themes -> Press Customize button
  3. In left sidebar choose needed option and edit it.
    All options are name clear and self-describing.
  4. Save changes