Every section in Acanthus, grouped by where you meet it in the theme editor. Each one has its own guide with all of its settings and blocks, in the editor's own words.
Header and announcement
AnnouncementA thin bar above the header for news, offers and shipping thresholds. Messages can scroll, and a message can be shown only to visitors from one country.HeaderYour logo, menu, search, account, cart and the light/dark switch. It can stay visible as visitors scroll, and holds the mega menu and its promos.
Popups, drawers and bars
Cart drawerThe cart that slides in when something is added: items, a rewards progress bar with up to three goals, an estimated delivery date, a gift note, upsells, a share-cart button and checkout.Newsletter popupA sign-up popup with an optional welcome gift. Visitors can choose between up to three codes, and a closed popup stays closed.Age verifierAn age check shown before the shop, for products sold to adults only. Off until you turn it on; a visitor who confirms is not asked again for the number of days you choose.Mobile bottom navigationA navigation bar fixed to the bottom of the screen on phones: home, search, cart and account, within reach of a thumb.
Heroes and banners
Aurora depth heroA hero slider with soft color light behind a product picture that leans toward the pointer. Each slide is a block with its own eyebrow, heading, text and two buttons.Silk curtain heroA hero slider where each new slide arrives behind panels that lift like a curtain. The heading has two lines, so the second can be set in the accent italic.Prism coverflow heroA 3D fan of product cards that customers can drag or browse with the arrow keys, with the front card's product, price and button below.Specimen heroA hero built around one product, shown large like a specimen, with its name, a line and a button.Curved carouselProduct images or short videos on a slowly turning curved wall, with a large heading above.SlideshowA classic full-width slideshow of images with text and a button on each slide.Image bannerOne large image with a heading, text and up to two buttons.Parallax video bannerA full-width video or image that moves with depth as the page scrolls, with text and buttons over it.VideoA video from your files, YouTube or Vimeo, with an optional cover image.
Products and collections
Featured collectionA collection's products on a turning 3D ring, with the product in front described beside it and a button to view it.Product railYour products in a row that moves sideways as the visitor scrolls down, so the whole collection passes in front of them without arrows.Featured productOne product presented in full on any page: gallery, price, options, gift wrap, trust badges and description tabs, with add to cart.Coverflow galleryA collection as a fan of cards: the product in front large and lit, the ones beside it turned away. Arrows, swipes and arrow keys move it.Collection listA row of collection cards, each with its image and name.Hover image revealA list of collection names in large type; pointing at a name reveals its image beside the cursor.CollageAn asymmetric grid of images, products and text that becomes a swipeable row on a phone.Shoppable video gridShort product videos in a grid, each with its product card, so a customer can buy what they are watching.LookbookA photograph with the products in it marked by dots, so customers can buy what they see.Cinematic 3D environmentA scene with depth: a background that shifts with the pointer or the tilt of a phone, with product hotspots placed in it.Recently viewed productsThe products a visitor has looked at, so they can find their way back.
Beauty tools
Shade finderShade matching: undertone swatches change the large product image, two finishes, and a button that adds the chosen shade.Shade labTwo questions, skin depth and undertone, that end in a matched shade, with the shade shown on skin and photographs of customers wearing it.Product finderA short quiz that recommends a product for each answer.Concern diagnosticA concern finder: customers choose a concern and see the advice, the amount and how often to use it.Routine builderA routine in steps, one product per step, and a button that adds the whole routine to the cart.Bundle builderA three-step bundle builder: customers pick one product for each step and add all three together.Promotion countdownA countdown to a real date, such as the last day to order for the holidays, with your offer, an optional code and a button. It hides itself, or shows your message, when the date passes.Before and afterTwo pictures with a slider between them that customers drag, swipe or move with the keyboard.Coverage levelsA slider through layers of the product: each layer has its own photograph, coverage, finish, wear time and the product used.Benefit tabsA product's benefits in three tabs: results, how to use it, and what is inside.
Results, reviews and trust
TestimonialsCustomer reviews written as blocks, each with a photo or video, stars, a quote and the product they bought.Measured resultsResults as large figures, each with what was measured and how, with a note on the study.Results by weekResults week by week: customers choose a week and see what changed by then.ReviewsReviews customers can filter by skin type.Video reelsShort vertical videos from customers or creators, with their handle and caption.Routine stepsWhere a product fits in a routine, step by step, with its own step highlighted.Formula dosageThe active ingredients with their dose, INCI name, what each does and why that dose, plus the full ingredient list and questions.Free fromWhat your formulas never contain and why, as a list that strikes each line through as the visitor scrolls, with a picture for each.ProvenanceA dated ledger of how the product came to be: each entry has a date, a stage and what happened.Press and accreditationsA moving ribbon of press quotes, awards and certifications.Brand logos tickerA moving row of logos or names: press, stockists or awards.Logo listA still row of logos: press, stockists or certifications.
Story and content
About storyYour brand's story: a mission quote, the founder's name and signature, and a timeline of moments.StatementOne sentence in very large type, to say what the brand stands for.Pinned storyA story told in steps beside a picture that stays in place as the visitor scrolls.Scroll filmA film pinned to the screen that plays as the visitor scrolls, with your story rising beside it moment by moment and a closing offer on the last frame. It takes on the film's backdrop color, so the film has no visible edge, and has a light and a dark version.Kinetic scroll typographyA statement in large type that moves as the page scrolls, with small images set between the words.Rich textA heading and text on their own, for an introduction or a pause between sections.Image with textA picture beside a heading, text and a button.MulticolumnA row of short columns, each with an optional image, heading and text.MultirowRows of a picture beside text, one row per block.FAQQuestions and answers beside a heading and a contact button.Blog postsThe latest posts from one of your blogs.NewsletterAn email sign-up on its own row.Email signup bannerAn email sign-up over a picture.Contact formA contact form whose messages go to your store email.Flexible sectionA section you build from blocks: headings, text, buttons, images, video, product cards and more, in rows or columns.Custom LiquidYour own Liquid or HTML, such as an embed code, placed anywhere a section can go.AppsA place for app blocks, such as reviews or loyalty widgets.
Product page
Product informationThe main product area: gallery, title, price, variant picker, add to cart and the blocks around them, in five layouts (default, clinical, social, luxury, promo).ProductThe standard product section: gallery, title, price, options and add to cart.Ingredients storyThe key ingredients, each with an image and what it does, plus a sensory note.Clinical resultsClinical results on the product page, with the measures and the study behind them.Before and afterA before-and-after slider on the product page, with up to three figures beneath.Ritual routineA ritual of products, one per step, that customers can add together.Tiered pricingBuy-more-save-more tiers on the product page.Recommended productsProducts Shopify recommends for this one, as cards.Product recommendationsRelated products, from Shopify's recommendations.Quick order listEvery variant of a product in one table with its own quantity field, for buyers who order several sizes or shades at once.Price breakdownWhat the price is made of, as cost lines with their share of the price, and what one use costs.Sticky buy barA buy bar that appears once the main add-to-cart button has scrolled away.DisclosuresThe product's safety and regulatory notices below the product. It shows nothing for products that have none.Édition coverThe opening of the editorial "Édition" product page: a magazine-style cover for the product.Édition spreadThe editorial product spread: gallery, story, price and buy area laid out like a magazine page.Édition pull quoteA large pull quote between the editorial spreads.Édition formulaThe formula as an editorial spread, with numbered pins on the product picture.EngravingEngraving on the product: customers type their words, choose a finish, and see the words on the plate. The words go into the cart with the product.
Collection pages
Collection heroThe top of a collection page: an image or video, the title, the description and highlights.Collection bannerA simpler collection header: the image, title, description and product count.CollectionThe standard collection page: filters, sorting and the product grid.Maison editorialAn editorial product grid with an image banner placed among the products.Bloom cascadeA bento grid of full-bleed product tiles, with one enlarged tile every few products.Shade atlasA grid for products that come in many shades or sizes: every variant is folded into one card, with real swatches under the picture. Filter chips and promo banners can sit among the products.Prism vaultProduct cards that flip in 3D: the picture on the front, details on the back.Radiance gridA fast, clean product grid with quick add, two columns on phones and up to four on desktop.Ritual railA horizontal shelf of products in routine order, with a depth effect as it scrolls.Collections gridEvery collection in your shop, at /collections.
Footer
Cart, search and other pages
CartThe cart page: items, quantities, notes, totals and checkout.SearchSearch results, with filters and sorting.BlogA blog's list of posts.ArticleA single blog post, with its image, author and date.PageA standard page such as About or Shipping.AccountThe customer's account page with their orders.LoginThe sign-in page, with password recovery.RegisterThe page where customers create an account.OrderA single order with its items, totals and addresses.AddressesThe customer's saved addresses.Activate accountThe page where an invited customer sets their password.Reset passwordThe page where a customer chooses a new password.PasswordThe page visitors see while your shop is password protected.Not foundThe page shown for an address that does not exist, with a way back.
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