From Static Templates to Liquid Themes
Liquid Theming Engine - in development
New Feature - Frontend Theming & Self-Service Enablement This release introduces a major capability focused on merchant autonomy and frontend customisation.
In development. We will announce availability in the Release Notes rather than commit to a date.
Merchant Empowerment: Merchants can browse themes, apply designs, and customise them using a visual editor.
Faster Time to Launch: No need for developer involvement in layout or design changes, so visual updates can happen immediately.
Developer & Agency Enablement: Agencies can build and offer custom themes to merchants.
Future Marketplace Ready: Sets the stage for a theme marketplace with community and partner contributions.
Safe Transition: Existing storefronts remain unaffected unless a migration is initiated.
What is changing?
A Liquid-based theming engine for full frontend customisation.
The ability to browse, preview and apply themes to your store.
A visual editor for customising colours, fonts, layouts and more.
Support for section-based editing, reusable content blocks and live preview.
Framework support for a future theme marketplace.
Why Liquid?
Liquid is a trusted and widely used templating language designed specifically for e-commerce. Using it unlocks:
Flexible, modular design
Reusable components across pages and themes
A clean separation between presentation and logic
Developer and merchant co-creation opportunities
This work is in active development and forms part of a wider programme that also includes a new visual content editor, theme editor and code editor. See the Roadmap for how these fit together.
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