How do I install a widget on a non-published theme?

Setting up the widgets on a non-published theme is not much different from setting them up on the live theme.

Go to the Shopify Themes admin, and click the theme preview for the theme you're installing the widgets on.

Then Go to the app admin, and do the widget installation as you normally would.

When the shop is opened to choose where to place a widget, you'll be looking at the previewed theme!

Note: Our app's widgets are not stored in the theme! Instead, the app remembers where on the page you selected the widgets to be injected. This means that if you make a copy of the live theme, and set up widgets using the copy, the same widgets will also be visible on the live theme, as long as the app is set live! Thus, it's usually better to set up the app while it's disabled from the toggle on top of the app's admin, and not using a duplicate theme.

Updated on: 21/11/2024