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Selvedge help center
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Step-by-step guides for every part of Selvedge, with pictures and short films, written for a first shop and a fiftieth. Version 1.0.0.
New to Selvedge? Start here
Follow these in order and your shop is ready to open. Each guide takes a few minutes; we mark the ones you have read.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Find your way around the theme editorWhere everything is in Shopify's theme editor, and the five moves you will use every day.
- Sell the right size first time: the Selvedge fit systemEverything Selvedge does to answer "will this fit me?" before the order: size guides, Find my size, remembered sizes, fit notes, garment measurements, size conversion, stock by size and fit on reviews.
- Build a fashion home page that tells one storyReplace the demo content section by section, then shape the page around one story: the season, what is new, how it is worn, why it fits, and a reason to come back. With the right sections for each step and the limits that keep it fast.
- Launch checklistTwelve checks before you open the doors: sizes, policies, payments, speed, accessibility and a test order.
Browse by topic
Getting startedInstall the theme, choose a style and open your shop.7 guides
Brand and designLogo, colors, fonts, light and dark mode, motion and store music.7 guides
Home pageHeroes, editorial sections, looks and drops.6 guides
Product pagesThe buy box, sizes and colors, product anatomy and templates.4 guides
Fit and sizingSize guides, Find my size, size memory and fit on reviews.2 guides
Menus, collections and searchThe menu, filters, quick refine by size and search.5 guides
Cart and offersThe cart drawer, rewards, gift options and the newsletter popup.3 guides
Pages, blog and trustYour story, questions, press, returns and the EU withdrawal form.2 guides
Languages and marketsTranslations, currencies and selling in other countries.1 guide
Speed, SEO and accessibilityKeep the shop fast, easy to find and usable by everyone.3 guides
Fix a problemSomething not working? The fix for what merchants run into most.7 guides
Updates and supportUpdating the theme, how support works and every version.2 guides
What merchants ask most
Something not working?
The problems we see most, and the fix for each. Most take a minute.
Every section and setting
The reference, in the theme editor's own words: what each section is for and what every setting does.
Still need a hand?
Ask the people who made it
Tell us what you expected and what happened, with your shop's address and a screenshot. We reply within two business days, Monday to Friday, and usually sooner.
What support covers
- Questions about setting up and using Selvedge
- Anything in the theme not working as described
- Updates and the changes in each version
Custom code, edited theme files and third-party apps are outside it. Read the support policy.