Add additional page templates for each of your shop's pages
When using page templates with Shopify's Online Store 2.0, we recommend that you create a separate page template for each of your pages.
Page templates hold the content and settings of sections you've customized in the Theme editor.
If you create a second FAQ page and use the same template, all the same content will be shown from the first FAQ page.
For that reason, creating a new page template is needed to show different content.
When pages use the same template, the same section content is displayed on all those pages.
The Page section is the only exception as it displays the page title and page content from the Shopify Admin Page editor.
All other sections will display the same content when templates are shared.
Identifying if the same template is used with multiple pages:
Creating templates is simple, there is an option to create a new page template at the bottom of the Pages list:
Verify you're customizing the Live theme when creating templates:
🚨 When creating a new Page template or any type of new template with Shopify Online Store 2.0, you must create the template while customizing your Live published theme.
If you're customizing a Draft theme, the template will not appear as an option in the Shopify Admin Page editor. This is a restriction of the Shopify Platform.
After creating a page template, return to the Shopify Admin Page editor and assign your page to the newly created template:
After you've created a page template and associated a page with that template, you can customize the page in the Theme editor.
Experiment with different sections and blocks to build rich custom pages with unique layouts.
If you're setting up a draft theme, here are some steps to help with creating new templates:
Create the new page template from the Live published theme using the Theme editor.
Assign your page to the newly created template in the Shopify Admin Page editor.
Return to the Draft theme in the Theme editor.
Create the same page template again as you did in the Live published theme. Your live theme version will not appear in the draft theme.
Configure the page settings and sections.
This 1-minute video shows you how to create a new template and assign it to a page, plus additional information:
About page from the Modern demo store
Here is a walkthrough of our About page on the Modern demo store. This video includes the sections we've used and the settings. We've also included some information on the page templates:
You can visit the demo store here:
For a full breakdown of how we've set up the sections and footer on the Modern demo store:
For a full breakdown of how we've set up the header and toolbar on the Bold demo store:
Settings and options for the page section
The Page section is available with all page templates and can be used to display the page title and page content from a page created in the Shopify Admin Page editor.
Use the Page section settings to toggle content from the Shopify page like title and content. You can also add a subheading and configure the layout of the section:
The title and content are used from the page you created and assigned the template to:
In some cases, you may want to hide the Page section and add your own hero-style banner with the title:
You can also move the Page section below the banner or another location to still display that information.
Using Page templates in Broadcast
Broadcast includes ready-to-use page templates for your store including:
About
Contact
FAQ
Story
Team
Default page
These templates make it easy for you to quickly add content and build out pages that add value to your customer experience and company branding.
Pages are created in your Shopify Admin under Pages. Choose Add page to create a new page:
Give your page a title (required), the content is optional. Next, choose a Theme template to be used, also known as a Page template:
Using the Theme editor, you can customize the template that's been assigned to your page:
You can start customizing the page with the pre-defined sections included in Broadcast.
You can hide, reorder, remove sections that are included, and also add any new selection from Broadcast's list of over 25+ sections.
Learn more about using sections and blocks in Broadcast:
