Getting started

Install the theme, choose a style and open your shop.

Install and publish AcanthusTry Acanthus for free, buy it when you are ready, publish it, and keep your products and pages exactly where they are. · 4 minBeginner
Your first hour with AcanthusFrom a fresh install to a shop worth opening: logo, colors, fonts, home page, product page, menus and a last look on a phone. · 8 minBeginner
Choose a style: Acanthus, Calla, Carmine or CeladonFour starting points for four kinds of beauty brand. Which one fits yours, what each starts with, and how to switch. · 5 minBeginner
Find your way around the theme editorWhere everything is in Shopify's theme editor, and the five moves you will use every day. · 6 minBeginner
What lives in Shopify, and what lives in the themeProducts, collections, menus and pages belong to your shop; the theme decides how they look. Know which is which. · 4 minBeginner
Make a safe copy of your themeDuplicate Acanthus before big changes, try ideas in private, and go back in one click if you need to. · 3 minBeginner
The launch checklistTwenty checks before you open the doors, from a test order to how your shop looks when it is shared. · 6 minBeginner

Still need help?Write to us with your shop's address and a screenshot. We reply within two business days, Monday to Friday, usually sooner.