A stylish new section to help showcase your most recent or most popular collections with small icons.

Settings

Set the layout, main heading, and sizes for the section. Choose the collection link and image for each block.

With Palo Alto, you have the ability to Highlight words. This option can be found in a few sections and it works in a simple and easy-to-set-up way.

First, you have to set the style for the words you want to highlight to 'Italic':

Lastly, select a style from the 'Highlight type' drop-down menu and you're ready to go!

The 'Products list' section creates a split view of text and images. This section can show products or collections.

Settings

Palo Alto gives you the ability to add animated circle text for each block.

The 'Collection list' section is here to help you add links to collections you want to highlight on your store pages. This is a quick and easy way to run promotions or let your customers know about new collections.

Settings

The 'Collection list' section allows you to add up to 12 collection blocks per section. You can use multiple sections to show more collections.

Showcase up to three collections on your store pages.

Settings

Change the width and the heading of this section from the Section settings. Set the individual block links, images, text, and overlay.

Add an animated promotion line to your store pages.

Settings

Set the background and colors for this section. Control the spacing and speed. Set the individual block settings.

Uploading a logo for your Header

You can upload a logo in place of your store name by opening the Header section settings and uploading a Custom logo:

Uploading a logo for your Transparent header

A separate option is available to help provide better contrast when transparency is used. This is an optional but helpful feature.

Create a unique view to showcase your products and collections.

Settings

Set the height and text style for the section. Set up the individual block settings.

A powerful section that allows for a split view of two unique blocks.

Settings

Set the height and color for this section. Select two different block types to create a unique layout.

'Shop the look' allows you to use images and dots to highlight specific points of your products. Use this section to create a unique way of getting your customer's attention!

Settings

The individual blocks of this section are images. From their own settings, you can gain access to add different images as well as move the dots to different places.

A commonly used section to break apart image-heavy setups.

Settings

The 'Text' section allows for a ton of customization. Use this section to tell a story to your customers.

Add a contact form to any store page to make it quick and easy for your customers to reach you.

Settings

Customize the form by adding and removing blocks.

Showcase the latest posts from one of your blogs on your store pages.

Settings

Set the background color and control the details of the section.

The new Product page sections in our Palo Alto theme are built from the ground up with the new features introduced in Online Store 2.0 in mind. The use of JSON templates allows for dynamic sections to be used to truly customize your product pages to your style.

Accessing the Product pages can be done by opening your Theme Editor and clicking on Products. This will show all of the available product pages in the specific theme copy you are editing.

A big part of the settings can be accessed from the section blocks. They can also be moved around if you're looking to customize the look. You can move blocks the same way you move sections.

Each block has six small dots that you can click and hold to drag and drop them between one another.

Learn more about the individual 'Product pages' section blocks:

Set three or four main colors that will represent your brand.

Try to use colors that are high in contrast. It will make your text easier to read. Here is a great contrast checker:

Click on the Announcement bar section to reveal the section settings.

These settings will allow you to change the background and text colors of your Announcement bar section, layout style, and autoplay speed.

Block types

The header section has a small group of settings called a 'Highlight link'.

Inside the Header section settings is where you will find the options to set the target text and the color of the text:

Introducing Palo Alto, a contemporary theme that gives you space to tell your story. It is built to support Shopify's Online Store 2.0 and includes easy-to-use sections, powerful search capabilities, and quick buying features for mobile and desktop customers.

Discover and learn about Palo Alto with our theme documentation and demo stores. Use our simple-to-use and creative tools to tell your story and showcase your brand.

Highlight your latest and greatest blog posts. Use this section to generate traction and bring exposure to your blogs on any store page.

Settings

Set the heading and background color for the section. Set the individual block settings for each article added.

Add more details about your products.

Display a notification about the current inventory quantity. If there are less than 10 products available this block will show how many are left.

Palo Alto uses product tags for creating Pre-order products. When you define a Pre-order tag, you can easily convert the 'Add to Cart' button to a 'Pre-Order' button.

How to setup

Setting up a Pre-order tag is very simple and can be done right in your Shopify Admin.

Add bits of information with icons to your product description pages.

Create a split view to showcase your products or product images.

Settings

Set the section height, alignment, and text settings. Set the individual images.

Inspired by the blog posts section, 'Text collums' allows you to create your own highlights from the theme editor without having the need to create blog posts.

Settings

Adjust the heading, colors, and general settings of the section. Adjust the individual blocks' text, buttons, links, images, video popups, and more.

A custom loading icon helps you to keep brand consistency and display an animation as a loading indicator for your visitors.

How to set it up

The settings for the custom loading icon can be found inside the Theme Editor under Theme Settings > Loading Icon:

Create a slide-out block with extra text. Perfect to showcase policies or a chart with extra information.

Add quotes from business partners and client testimonials to your store pages.

Settings

Add a heading and set the colors, alignment, and navigation style of this section. Add individual testimonial blocks to the section.

Add a video to your store pages that will autoplay as a background over text.

Settings

Set an MP4 link from your Shopify Files and regulate the size of your video section.

A simple line with top and bottom spacing settings.

Displays all buying-related elements including product variants and swatches, quantity selector, the add to cart button, and the buy it now button.

An optional size chart link is placed above the variant options.

Settings

A small section perfect for a brief summary with the ability to use images and showcase your products.

Settings

The settings for this section allow you to set two images, links for each image, headings, buttons, text, and a small video link.

Display an upsell product on your page and in the cart.

Select the upsell product. It will only be displayed in the product page.

You can also use a metafield Namespace and key 'theme.upsell' to allow product upsells to follow users into the cart.

'Grid' allows you to bundle different blocks together to create your own layout. You can add a mix of collections, products, images, and text to make this section your own.

Settings

The main Product grid settings can be used to make the best fit for your images.

Badges

Under Badges, you can toggle the Sale, Custom, Sold out, and Savings badges. There is also the option to show savings in cash or as a percentage.

Swatches

Under Swatches, you can toggle color swatches and enable them to be shown on hover (on Desktop only).

Learn more about using Custom Color Swatches in Palo Alto here:

The Quick shop feature in Palo Alto allows customers to add products to their cart without leaving the page they are on.

When One-click is enabled, the customer purchases the product (or the first available variant) immediately.

If the product contains variants, we recommend using Quick view instead. This will take the customer through the process of choosing variants.

The 'Icons Row' section can be used to present short bursts of information to your customers. Use them in combination with predefined icons or with your own images.

Settings

Adjust the icon's width and color of this section. Individually adjust the icon style and text for each block.

New feature

New icons style

There are over 50 new icons to choose from with a fresh and modern design. We have also grouped them so that you can more easily find icons that suit your needs.

The 'Theme Settings' tab is set off to the left side in the Theme Editor. This tab contains a bundle of all global settings in Palo Alto.

A new addition to our section set to help promote your brand or current discounts:

New feature

Slideshow Section Images

The Slideshow section allows you to specify desktop and mobile images as well as specify the slide height.

Image width

Desktop: We recommend using images 1920px in width.

Mobile: We recommend using images 1080px in width.

Image height

Palo Alto provides an option to specify various slide height sizes: Fullscreen, Auto, 750px, 650px, 550px, and 450px.

Static sizes: If you want to use a static slide height (750px, 650px, 550px, or 450px), make sure your image height is around that size.

For example, if you'd like to use a slide image height of 750px, you'll want to save your image around this same size. This will prevent image cropping both towards the top and bottom. This applies to the other slide height sizes (650px, 550px, and 450px).

Fullscreen: This option will fit the images to the entire height of the browser window. This option is recommended for images with medium height sizes and not for images with large height sizes, as these will be cropped at the bottom of the image.

Auto: Setting this option will have the images displayed in the original height as uploaded. This option is quite useful if you want to have the full image displayed as there will be no cropping of the images.

Product Images

We recommend using images at a ratio of one to one and sizes around 1024 by 1024 pixels or smaller images of about 600 by 600 pixels.

Blog Images

Palo Alto provides an option to adjust image aspect ratios for the blog page.

Aspect Ratio 1 to 1

This is the standard setting that works well with square-shaped images. We recommend this square ratio because the images will be cropped square on the blog overview page and they'll display in their uploaded ratio on the individual blog post page.

Aspect Ratio 1.5 to 1

This ratio will result in taller images or portrait images.

Aspect Ratio 0.5 to 1

This ratio can be used to display wider images. We recommend it for landscape images.

Catalog Banner Images

This is the page with the "/collections/all" URL that lists all of the visible products in the store. By default, products on the catalog page are shown in alphabetic order.

Palo Alto provides an option to specify this image within the Image with Title section settings.

We recommend using image sizes around 1400px in width.

Palo Alto provides you with options to specify the banner height. These include Fullscreen, Auto, 750px, 650px, and 550px.

These options are similar to the Slideshow section.

Logo Images

We recommend using logo images at a width of around 440px.

The maximum logo height applied is 100px therefore it is ideal to have a logo with a height around this size or lower.

Popup Images

For our Popup section, we recommend using an image with at least 600 pixels in its lower dimension. The default aspect ratio here is 8 by 7.

In pixels that should translate to 690 by 600 pixels or 1380 by 1200 pixels if you're looking to create a retina image.

About our Sections

Palo Alto comes complete with 20+ professional theme sections to help you merchandise your online store. Sections can be added to any page on your store.

Discover the complete range of sections and their settings. Experiment by adding different types of sections and section blocks to the homepage and the other pages within your store.

Section Settings

To find the primary settings for each section, click on the section name to view the settings panel. These settings control the elements of the section.

Wider desktop screens will display the settings panel on the right side of your screen.

Adding a Section

Hiding a Section

Use the eye icon next to the section title to toggle the display of the entire section:

Tip - Blocks have their own eye icon, be sure to select the section eye icon to toggle display of the entire section.

Reordering Sections

Use the handle icon which is located next to the eye icon to drag a section and drop it in a new position:

Theme Settings

Apart from the individual section settings, there are also Theme Settings. These are a number of global settings grouped together for ease of use.

Empty cart buttons

In Palo Alto, you have the option to show up to three upsell buttons when the cart is empty.

To set this up you need to first create a new navigation menu. Start by heading over to your Online Store > Navigation and clicking on 'Add menu':

The logo block allows you to add an image (logo) and set its size. The image can be linked through a dynamic source to be shown differently on some pages (product pages, collection pages)

There is also the option to show or hide the store name under the logo image.

The Palo Alto 'Product pages' section blocks help you customize the primary or core content for your product pages and product templates. Adding sections further enhances your merchandising.

Types of theme blocks

Palo Alto includes the following theme blocks for product pages/templates:

• Pickup availability

• Custom liquid

Palo Alto has built-in support for Shopify's Product Reviews app. Star ratings can be shown throughout the theme. Here are some examples:

Product Detail page

Star and average rating value next to product name:

Individual reviews and forms to add a new review can be shown with Palo Alto's accordions or separate below the product description:

Collection page and Product Grid sections

Stars can be shown below the product name and price:

The option to enable this can be found in the Collection pages section under the Theme Settings Tab.

How to setup

Palo Alto includes quick and easy settings in the Theme Editor to display ratings. The main requirement is that you have the Shopify Reviews app installed:

If you don't have the app installed, use this link to download it.

Theme Editor Settings

For the Product Detail page, you can easily add the rating value, star, and the number of ratings from the Title and price block under the Product pages section:

There are checkboxes for the following:

• Show star rating - Adds a star icon next to the rating number.

• Show rating count - Displays the number of reviews for the current product.

A new feature for Palo Alto is the ability to add a Cutline (or a Tagline) to showcase a single important point of information about your product:

Setting up the new metafield definition

To set up a Cutline, you need to create a new, custom, metafield definition that Palo Alto can recognize.

The most important part is to use this namespace and key: theme.cutline

To start, navigate to your Shopify Admin -> Settings and choose Metafields from the left panel. Next, click on Products (click images to zoom):

Click the Add definition button to begin. Choose a name, we'll use 'cutline'. Next, we will use a custom namespace. This is required.

A crucial step here is to change the default namespace (usually called 'my_fields') to theme

Add a description (this is optional) then choose Select content type. Next, choose Text and use Single line text (it's the default option):

Product setup

Now that our custom metafield has been defined, the final step is to edit any of your products in the Shopify Admin -> Products and update the new cutline metafield.

All you need to do is scroll to the bottom of the product setup page and fill them in:

Don't forget to Save your product and preview it on any product grid view, for example, a like Collection page:

Creating the new template

Start by opening the Theme Editor and clicking on the Blogs tab in the top drop-down menu. From here, click on 'Create template'.

Editing the new template

Find your new template by going into the same Blogs tab in the top drop-down menu.

You are now able to add sections to it without affecting any other blog template.

Assigning the new template to your blog

The last step is to assign the new template to one of your blogs so that it can take the new style you've created.

This is done by going into your Online Store > Blog posts and clicking on Manage blogs.

Once you've found the blog you're looking to change, simply change the template name from the 'Theme template' tab.

Accessing the Theme Code.

Click on the ellipses (three dots) icon at the top of the Theme Editor to view the theme actions and choose Edit code:

Hiding the copyright information.

1. Open the 'footer-copyright.liquid' file from the Snippets folder.

2. Place an opening ({% comment %}) comment tag before the powered_by_link span.

In Palo Alto, you can add a promo block to your Collection pages section.

How the block works

To start, you need to open up the Theme Editor and open any Collection page.

The promo block allows you to change the background, heading, text, button text, button URL, and much more.

Adding a new banner

To add a new banner you need to add a new block to the Collection pages section:

To change the position of each block, you have to set it from the block settings (you can not drag and drop them like most blocks).

The Footer in Palo Alto has customizable elements in the form of section blocks. You can add in blocks by clicking the small arrow icon next to the Footer section then clicking the 'Add block' buttons:

Settings

Other than the individual blocks, the Footer section also has a number of settings itself. You can set the background and text color, disable the footer wave style or set a different color for it.

There is also the option to show payment icons, currency, and language selectors, as well as a short menu in the Bottom bar.

Palo Alto has three filtering methods to choose from. They can be found under the Collection products section settings.

Default

The default method is a new feature introduced with Online Store 2.0. This feature is automatically generated based on your product information such as variant price, availability, product type, brand, and vendor.

Filter by tag

Filtering by tag simply takes all of the unique tags applied to each product of the collection and lists them inside the filters menu.

This is the most simple method of all and as such, the fastest. If your priority is speed, we definitely recommend giving this method a try.

Filter by group

The filter by group method has been a staple in our theme for years and we are happy to include this in this version too. While this method is similar to the filter by tag method, as they both use product tags, it is a lot more advanced.

Setting this method up requires the use of product tags with a specific pattern. For each of your products, you need to specify tags that consist of a combination between the group name and the option name.

The group and option need to be separated with an underscore but they can contain spaces if they need to.

Cross-promote other collections with sub-collections. Display a carousel or grid of links to related or similar collections on any collection page.

How it works

Palo Alto uses Shopify's Navigation menu system to bring custom menu items into any collection page and displays them as sub-collections with a graphical image, collection name, description, and link.

How to setup

Sub-collections are already included with the default collection template, listed as a section called subcollection.

Section Settings

Adding collections

Use the link in the settings to create a navigation list, the rest is done right in your Shopify Admin under Navigation. Choose Add menu to create a new menu:

Create a new menu with the same name as your collection:

For our example, we will be adding sub-collections to our 'Espradrille' collection, our menu will be called Espradrille ,and the handle in lowercase: espradrille

Next, we'll add menu items, these will be the sub-collection links that are displayed in the sub-collection carousel or grid:

Save your menu and your sub-collections are ready to use.

The 'Featured collection' section allows you to highlight a specific collection of products on your store pages. This section generates blocks with links to each product page.

Settings

From the settings of this section, you can control which collection to display, the number of rows, as well as a handful of other settings.

Displays a share icon for sharing the current product page on social media platforms.

Palo Alto is built to use Shopify's Online Store 2.0 (OS2) which allows you to use all of Palo Alto's 20+ sections everywhere including the Homepage, Product pages, Collections, Pages, Blogs, Cart page, Search page, and more. Endless flexibility options for your store.

Shopify's Online Store 2.0 also includes Collection filtering tools, unique content using Metafields (dynamic source), easy to create custom templates, improved storefront performance. Palo Alto uses all the features included in Shopify's new modern platform.

Getting started with Online Store 2.0.

Shopify's platform change completely remodels how you can use your store. Start with learning the features and changes Shopify has introduced:

One of our newest sections, Image accordions, allows you to set a unique look and showcase multiple images that reveal more information as you hover over them.

Settings

Set a style and height for the section. Set the image, text, and button settings for each block.

Show the product description text on the product pages.

Settings

• Tab heading - Dynamic source supported

Include custom HTML snippets to create a unique look. Add partner badges via HTML snippets easily to any of your store pages.

A Newsletter block comes with an automatic newsletter subscription box. There are also settings to add a heading and text.

Theme Styles on their own do not make your store have fewer or more sections. They do not have any significant impact on performance or functionality. Mostly, these are predetermined colors and font settings.

Display a small-sized newsletter signup message.

Settings

Out of the box, there aren't any blocks for this section. It solely relies on blocks from third-party mailing apps to create a link between the newsletter subscribers and the mailing lists.

Palo Alto includes a 'Tabs' section to help you provide frequently asked questions. A place to promote your services, and brand strengths and also include product reviews.

Settings

The blocks in this section help to create the individual tabs. Here you can add the heading and text for each question and answer. Add Text and Page.

'Image with text' uses a solid color block to make the text stand out over the image. Use this more striking design to grab your customer's attention.

Settings

Set up your image, text, positions, and buttons by using these section settings.

New Features

Layout style and Image width

With the latest update to Palo Alto, we have improved the Image with a text section. It now includes a set of two new settings that will allow you to set the width for your image:

Displays product price, title, and star rating when using the Shopify Ratings app. Includes an option to display Navigation breadcrumb above the title (including vendor option, see settings).

Settings

Navigation options

• None

• Breadcrumb

• Collection

A very important note to make is that these settings are purely visual and aesthetic. Palo Alto does not have any options to change the functionality of your Checkout page.

The Checkout page is generated entirely from the Shopify core code so for any issues, at Checkout we highly recommend reaching out to Shopify Support.

This tab holds miscellaneous settings that can affect small details in your store.

Under Layout, you can enable spacer lines, rounded corners, and text shadow.

In the Mobile menu, you can select to have drop-down items open the menu or to be their own link.

You can toggle Pagination and Animations.

Under Buttons, you can change the style, toggle on-hover animations, and toggle the 'Scroll to top' button.

Where do we start?

The popup section in Palo Alto can be used as a newsletter popup or as a sales promotion tool to display custom messages and promo codes based on where the customer arrives from, is viewing, and how they are interacting with your site.

There are four different section blocks:

Popup

Use the 'Featured product' section to bring a product gallery and form to your store pages.

Settings

This is the perfect hero section for most stores. Use the Slideshow to create a home page banner with incredible customizability.

Settings

Adjust the general settings of the section. Adjust the individual block settings of this section.

Upsell products in the cart and product pages using a custom metafield definition. You can set different combinations for different products.

Upsell one product

Setting up the new metafield definition

Create a new metafield definition. Use the namespace and key: theme.upsell

From your Shopify Admin -> Settings and choose Metafields. Next, click on Products (click images to zoom):

Click the Add definition button and set a name, we'll use 'Upsell'. Next, we will use a custom namespace.

This step is required. Change the default namespace (usually called 'my_fields') to theme

Add a description (this is optional) then click on Select content type. Here, choose the Product type and Save your new definitions.

Product setup

The final step is to edit any of your products in the Shopify Admin -> Products and update the new upsell metafield.

All you need to do is scroll to the bottom of the product setup page and fill them in:

Don't forget to Save your product and preview it on the cart drawer (or cart page).

Upsell a list of products

Setting up the new metafield definition

Create a new metafield definition. This time, use the namespace and key: theme.upsell_list

Choose the Product type then set it to a 'List of products'.

Product setup

The final step is to edit any of your products in the Shopify Admin -> Products and update the upsell_list metafield.

All you need to do is scroll to the bottom of the product setup page and fill them in.

Don't forget to Save the changes and test them out in the cart:

Palo Alto will display swatches for color variants in collection filtering and the product form on product pages.

Customize the trigger words

To customize the trigger words which activate swatches, use the Language Editor (Edit languages) and add or modify the values:

You can add more trigger words that will help use swatches for other options.

The result is the same and you can use different custom swatches as well.

Colors

Palo Alto can easily detect simple color names and convert them to swatches. There are a total of 140 color names Palo Alto can detect, all other more complex names will be represented by a default grey color swatch.

You can upload your own custom color names and graphics as described below. Here is a full list of color names that will automatically be converted to swatches:

Customizing

If your products have color names other than the listed colors in the , you can add your own color names and values or upload images to the Assets folder:

Add custom color names and values to swatches.json

Use the swatches.json file located in the Assets folder to add your own custom names and HEX color values:

To find additional HEX color codes, visit:

Add custom images to the assets folder

With Palo Alto, you can upload your own custom swatch images and display them on product and collection pages.

How to:

Disabling swatches

Swatches can be toggled on and off in the Theme settings under Product Grid:

The link list block allows you to add a navigation menu. You have the option to show or hide the title of the menu as a heading.

Custom product badges in Palo Alto allow you to create any type of badge for each of your products.

When using Shopify's dynamic source feature (also known as metafields), you can create individual product badges for any of your products.

Once a badge metafield is defined, any of your products can display a custom badge.

All your products will be able to display a custom badge or use the built-in badges for sales and out-of-stock inventory.

What is a Mega Menu

A Mega Menu is a stylized submenu that allows you to also add an image to your navigation. It can be used to put more links together and group them in a form of subcategories.

A new way of showing text boxes each with its own background image.

Settings

Set the section height and text color from the main section settings. Adjust each individual Column from a new block.

New feature

Mobile image height

With the new Palo Alto 4.5 update we have introduced the option to set a height for your mobile layout to the Banner with text columns section.

The Collection page template introduces infinite customization options that you never knew you needed!

Click on Collection products to view settings for Collection pages:

Product Grid

Use the Product Grid options to customize how many products per row are displayed on desktop and mobile.

New feature

A new feature for the Collection pages section is the ability to show the filters open by default.

Using a Blog link, Palo Alto introduces a navigation menu to its three latest posts.

The 'Layout' setting here allows you to switch between showing blogs or showing tags. The tags will lead to pre-filtered pages that display all blog posts matching the tag (from the selected blog).

Show multiple icons inside your product details section.

This new version of Palo Alto continues to improve the themes promotional abilities, the animations, the mobile experience and overall theme performance.

Added

• A selection of more than 50 brand new icons

• A new 'Image with text' section with powerful promotional abilities

• A mobile height setting for large image sections

• A gradient picker added to the 'Promotion row' section

Changed

• Improved and updated the Slideshow animation options

• Improved the Collection page promotional abilities

• Improved the Quick buy functionality on mobile

Fixes and other improvements

• jQuery removed for improved theme performance

• Improved color swatch rendering

• Improved the mobile experience on various sections

Use 'Delay appearance' to delay the popup from showing on the page. There are four different delay options:

Blog pages are meant to be a simple assortment of articles but who's to say you shouldn't customize them?

Layout and settings

The blog pages section holds a handful of settings but they can be quite important. These settings can be accessed by first navigating to the blog page you're looking to edit.

Palo Alto displays a rich grid of all your blog post articles. Click on

Target Page

Display custom announcement messages to your customers only when the customer is browsing a certain page, product, collection, or blog post on your site.

Target your message based on where customers are browsing your site:

Let your customers know about your store locations. You can add more than one block if you have multiple stores.

Settings

Set the general headings and colors of the section. Set different options for different blocks such as different working hours, images, or addresses.

Theme sections

Additional sections included with Palo Alto

• Divider

• Custom Liquid

A text block does as a text block sounds. You can add a short message with a heading to give information about your brand or current promotions.

Use the 'Press/Logo' section to present short bursts of information to your customers.

Settings

Each block gives you the option to add a logo and text. The text is swapped out whenever a different logo is selected.

Where you can use the Transparent header

Palo Alto can display a transparent header on the homepage, collection pages, and any customized pages that include a full-width background image (or video) section.

When using a transparent header, you may include a second logo to provide contrast with your main homepage asset.

How to enable the Transparent header

To enable the Transparent header you will need to first open the Header section settings. From here, simply check the 'Enable transparent header' checkbox and save the changes:

Show the product description text on the product pages.

Set two main fonts.

Font stacks in the Theme Settings are predetermined. You can not remove or add fonts to this list. To use Custom fonts, checkout our documentation post on the topic below:

Other options include:

• Selecting a font for your navigation menu

• Selecting a font for your buttons

• Selecting a font for your subheadings

• Setting different sizes

• Setting different letter spacing

• Letter capitalization (ALL CAPS)