Skeleton theme
The Skeleton theme is a simplified Shopify theme, to be used as a "blank slate" starting point for theme designers.
Features:
- Almost no CSS or theme settings. Ready to be customized any way you want.
- Commented code to teach you Liquid concepts in practice.
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Getting started
- Download the latest version
- or clone the git repo:
git clone https://github.com/Shopify/skeleton-theme.git
Basic structure
├── assets
│ └── Javascript, CSS, and theme images
├── config
│ └── custom Theme Settings
├── layout
│ ├── theme.liquid
│ └── optional alternate layouts
├── snippets
│ └── optional custom code snippets
├── templates
│ ├── 404.liquid
│ ├── article.liquid
│ ├── blog.liquid
│ ├── cart.liquid
│ ├── collection.liquid
│ ├── index.liquid
│ ├── page.liquid
│ ├── product.liquid
│ └── search.liquid
Additional resources
- Free workshops: Sign up for a free Shopify For Designers workshop in a city near you.
- Theme Documentation: Learn more about Liquid and theme templates.
- Desktop Theme Editor: For Mac OS X users, we recommend our free app to sync theme files in development.
- Need more help? Ask a question in our Design Forums.