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Themes and store design

Choose and customize a ready theme

Preview a published ready theme with real store data, apply it, and edit the controls it supports.

Last updated
August 4, 2026
Audience
Store owners and administrators with theme access

What you’ll accomplish

  • Compare available ready themes.
  • Preview the canonical theme output.
  • Apply a theme to the correct store.
  • Edit and save the controls supported by that theme.

Preview and apply

  1. 1

    Open Ready themes.

    The gallery shows themes that Vacto has published for seller use.

  2. 2

    Open Preview.

    The preview system uses the canonical published theme preview and your store context where supported. Treat the live storefront as the final check.

  3. 3

    Check the catalog fit.

    Look at long product names, missing images, sale prices, variants, category navigation, and mobile layout.

  4. 4

    Choose Apply.

    Confirm the selected store. Paid ready themes require an entitlement granted through the current Vacto workflow; the gallery does not create a separate automatic purchase.

  5. 5

    Open Theme builder for the applied theme.

    Vacto routes supported ready themes to their matching editor.

Customize the theme

Each ready theme has its own set of controls. Depending on the theme, these can include logo, colors, fonts, header, hero, navigation labels, images, product sections, announcement text, footer, and section visibility. Product names, prices, images, variants, and stock still come from the real catalog.

  1. 1

    Edit one group at a time.

    Use the editor tabs and keep important navigation and checkout paths visible.

  2. 2

    Upload theme images and wait for completion.

    Theme images use the store-owned R2 upload path and count against the resolved theme-image capacity.

  3. 3

    Use desktop and mobile preview.

    Some theme editors simplify parts of the canvas; verify the final result on the public storefront.

  4. 4

    Save the draft or change.

    A store with theme approval enabled may show a pending change until Vacto reviews or applies it. Saving does not always mean the public theme changed immediately.

If the result is not what you expected

  • If the gallery preview looks different from the storefront, refresh the live storefront and confirm the intended theme was applied to the selected store.
  • If an edit does not appear, check for a pending theme change and confirm you saved the correct theme editor.
  • If an image disappears, verify the upload completed and that the file is a valid JPG, PNG, or WebP.

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