Shopify Theme Customization — Sections, JSON Templates & OS 2.0
Customize Shopify Online Store 2.0 themes with sections, blocks, JSON templates, and the theme editor.
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Customizing Shopify OS 2.0 Themes
Online Store 2.0 lets merchants add and rearrange sections without code. Developers build reusable sections with schema JSON.
Why Shopify theme customization Matters
Merchants pay premium rates for custom sections and performance fixes — theme customization is a billable Shopify skill.
JSON templates + section schema let merchants rearrange pages without code deploys — build sections, not one-off templates.
Shopify theme customization — Key Ideas You Must Know
- sections/*.liquid + schema
- JSON templates in templates/
- Blocks inside sections
- settings in schema
- Dawn theme as reference
Practice Shopify theme customization with Free Lessons
Study Liquid sections on Sturdee, then clone Dawn and add a custom section.
Tip: Free interactive lesson: /tutorials/liquid — practice Shopify theme customization with runnable code on Sturdee.
Shopify Theme Customization — FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Vintage vs OS 2.0?+
All new themes should be OS 2.0. Vintage themes lack JSON templates.
Continue learning interactively
Free tutorial: /tutorials/liquid →