Getting started

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

Install and publish SelvedgeTry Selvedge for free, buy it when you are ready, publish it, and keep your products and pages exactly where they are. · 4 minBeginner
Set up Selvedge in 30 minutesThe order that saves the most time: brand, colors, menus, home page, product pages, size guide and cart, each in a few minutes. · 6 minBeginner
Choose and shape your style: Selvedge, Organza, Pleat or FlatlockFour starting points for four kinds of fashion brand: what each looks like, what its home page starts with, who it suits, and how to make any of them unmistakably yours. · 10 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 Selvedge before big changes, try ideas in private, and go back in one click if you need to. · 3 minBeginner
Launch checklistTwelve checks before you open the doors: sizes, policies, payments, speed, accessibility and a test order. · 5 minBeginner

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