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| {{Note|This tutorial will guide you through 4-easy-steps to build your first custom Shopify template using the Easy Content Builder app.|inline}}
| | Easy Content Builder provides you with sections and templates that can be added directly to your existing Shopify themes. |
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| === The basics ===
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| To gain a better comprehension of our key features, you can familiarize yourself with the basics of Easy Content Builder: sections, multiple-column layouts, and prebuilt templates.
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| ===== Sections ===== | | ==Get Started== |
| Sections are editable and reusable modules of content that can be added to your Shopify (OS 2.0) themes, such as Circle Menu, Overlapping Images with Text, Scrolling Announcement bar, Scrolling Logo List, Accordion, Tabs, Before & After, Gallery, Countdown, etc.
| | * [[Create_Template_Apply_to_Multiple_Pages|Create a template for multiple pages]] |
| | * [[Create_Template_Apply_to_One_Page|Create a unique template]] |
| | * [[Customize_standard_pages|Customize homepage, collection page]] |
| | * [[Add_section_settings|Add sections]]. |
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| * Explore [https://posstack.com/resources/shopify-section the benefits of Shopify sections: Why does it matter] | | ==Jump in Deeper== |
| * View all [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/pages/section-variations section variations]. | | * [[Multi_column_layout_examples|Create multi-column layouts]] |
| | * [[Add_section_settings#Edit_Section_Settings|Customize your templates]] |
| | * [[Create_MetaObjects|Create metaobjects templates]] |
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| ===== The multiple-column layouts at the section level ===== | | ==More Actions== |
| Easy Content Builder lets you create multiple-column layouts at the section level. You will use a special section called [[Section Settings]] to specify the column layout of each section. Then, you add multiple content blocks to each column and configure the margin/padding and the gap between columns/rows to create your desired layout.
| | * [[Manage_Templates|Manage Templates]] |
| | | * [[Migration|Theme Migration]] |
| You can combine one-column, two-column, three-column, four-column, or hierarchical grid layouts on the same page, like the following example:
| | * [[Custom_CSS|Custom CSS]] |
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| {{Note|More details on multiple-column layout setup: [[Section Settings#Multi-column Layout Setup|here]]|reminder}}.
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| ===== Templates =====
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| Easy Content Builder templates are a collection of sections that can be added to your existing (OS2.0) themes. Once you add a premade template Easy Content Builder provides, you can add your images and copy to fit your brand. You can easily edit, reorder, or remove any section within that template to create your ideal page.
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| Templates can be assigned to [[Create Template For Single Page|individual product/blog post/page]] or [[Create Template For Multiple Pages|multiple product/blog post/pages]] at once.
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| Premade templates are great for:
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| # Get familiar with how pages and sections are built using Easy Content Builder.
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| # Editable templates are great for saving time to tailor your theme and keeping consistency between your page types.
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| === Adding your first template ===
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| Here are available options to tailor your Shopify theme:
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| * Create a template for '''Multiple pages'''.
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| * Create a template for '''a single page'''.
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| * Customize '''homepage''', collection pages.
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| * Or create a '''metaobject template'''. | |
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| Select an option that fits your goal and follow the respective guides below to get started.
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| ===== Template for Multiple pages =====
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| :{{Note|If you want to create a custom template and assign this same template to multiple product/blog posts/pages at once, this guide is for you. Any changes you make to the template will be applied to all products that you assign the template to. | inline}}
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| :Learn how to create a new template and assign it to multiple pages at once: [[Create Template Apply to Multiple Pages|Read setup guide]].
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| ===== Template for Single page =====
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| :{{Note|Creating a unique template for an individual page is perfect when you want each page (product, blog post, About Us, Lookbook pages, etc.) to have its unique template. This means you must create a separate template for each page (Under the Pro plan, you can reuse and modify an existing template to save time). Any changes you make to a template will be only applied to the assigned template. |inline}}
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| :Learn how to create a new template and assign it to a single page: [[Create Template Apply to One Page|Read setup guide]].
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| =====Template for Home, Collection pages=====
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| :Customize your standard pages (Homepage, Collection, etc.): [[Customize standard pages|Read setup guide]].
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| =====Create a Metaobject Template=====
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| :'''Overview:'''
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| :{{Note| Metaobject templates are ''handy for building pages with fully custom data like '''Cooking Recipes''', '''FAQs''', '''Specs''', '''Artist profile''' pages, etc.''. If you're new to Shopify metaobject, check out what metaobject is and when to use it [https://posstack.com/resources/shopify-metaobject-templates here]|inline}}
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| :{{Note|Creating a metaobject template with 5 types of metaobjects that Easy Content Builder provides (ECB Media, ECB Rich Text, ECB Tabs, ECB Accordion, ECB Icons With Text) is available for the PRO plan only.|inline}}
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| :Easy Content Builder app allows you to create metaobject templates, a handy way to create custom structured data that's not available in the default Shopify data structure - such as Recipes (view the [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/pages/recipe-healthy-baked-salmon demo 1], [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/pages/recipe-2-spicy-salmon demo 2], [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/pages/recipe-5-hot-smoked-salmon demo 3]), Books (view [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/products/book the demo]), Artist bio (view [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/pages/artist-thomas-felix the demo]), Product specifications (view the [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/products/electronic-speaker demo 1], [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/products/tools-drill-and-screw demo 2]) etc.
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| :With metaobjects, you can conveniently add unique content sections per product/page and manage those custom content in a centralized place.
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| :'''Guides''':
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| : Learn what Shopify Metaobjects are, when to use metaobjects, and how to create a metaobject template using the Easy Content Builder app [[Create MetaObjects|here]].
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| ===Preview your custom template===
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| Steps to preview your products, blog posts or pages with the new custom template:
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| #From your Shopify admin, click '''Online Store''' > '''Themes'''.
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| #Find the theme that you want to edit, and then click '''Customize'''.
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| #Open the dropdown menu at the top of the page.
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| #Use the dropdown menu to select a template.
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| #In the sidebar, click '''Change'''.
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| #Select the product or page you want to preview with the selected template.
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| ===Next steps===
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| =====Manage your templates=====
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| *Manage your templates: [[Manage Templates|follow these steps]].
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| *Edit your template: [[Edit Template|follow these steps]].
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| =====Customize your templates=====
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| ======Set up multiple-column layouts======
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| *Learn how to set up multi-column layouts:
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| ::*[[Section Settings|1-col boxed layout]]
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| ::*[[Section Settings|1-col with Background Image]]
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| ::*[[Section Settings|2-col with Flexible Col Width]]
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| ::*[[Section Settings|2-col with Blank Sections]]
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| ::*Hierarchical Grids ([https://posstack.com/blog/easy-content-builder-new-hierarchical-grids 6 layout options])
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| :::{{note|We suggest you install the '''Theme Section Kit''' to customize your Shopify theme faster. This template contains prebuilt sections (Free and Pro versions) that you can edit, reorder, or hide through your Theme Editor. Preview the '''Theme Section Kit''' [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/pages/ecb-prebuilt-theme-sections here].|info}}
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| ======Add a block within a section======
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| *Learn how to add a block within a section [[Create_Template_For_Multiple_Pages#Add_new_content_blocks_within_a_section|here]]
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| ======Set the Text color======
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| Learn how to set the Text color [[Create Template For Multiple Pages#Set the Text color|here]].
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| ======Set the Background color======
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| Learn how to set the background color (applied to the whole section) [[Create Template For Multiple Pages#Set the Background Color|here]].
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| ======Set the Container Background color======
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| Learn how to set the Container Background color (applied to the background of the content area instead of the full-width background) [[Create Template For Multiple Pages#Set the Container Background color|here]].
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| ======Adjust the padding/margin of each section======
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| *Learn how to adjust the padding/margin of each section [[Create_Template_For_Multiple_Pages#Adjust_the_padding/margin_of_each_section|here]]
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| ======Adjust the font size, border radius, background color======
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| *Learn how to adjust the font size, border radius, background color [[Custom CSS#Adjust the font size, border radius, background color|here]] | |
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| ======Custom CSS======
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| *Learn how to customize your Shopify themes (change your font size, button, background, border radius, etc.) with Custom CSS using Easy Content Builder: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN20FiUvVZc 5-min video tutorial].
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| : {{Note|For Pro plan: In addition to the standard Custom CSS feature, you have an '''CSS Generator''' option - a handy way to customize your theme '''without coding'''. [[Custom CSS|Learn more]]. |reminder}}
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| ===Jump in a little deeper===
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| If you would rather want to learn more about the fundamentals of the Easy Content Builder app:
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| *Read to understand [[Clean Template]] and [[Prebuilt Templates|Pre-built ECB Templates]].
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| ===Use cases===
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| Browse the pre-built template collections - [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/pages/shopify-product-page-templates Product pages], [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/pages/shopify-landing-page-templates Landing pages], [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/pages/about-us-our-story-v3 Brand pages], etc. - for inspiration.
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| :*View [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/pages/section-variations all section variations] that Easy Content Builder provides.
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| :*Grid & Layouts:
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| ::*Multi-column layout examples: [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/pages/multi-column-layouts view demo]
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| ::*Hierarchical Grid examples: [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/pages/hierarchical-grid view demo]
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| ::*Collection Grid & Layout examples: [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/pages/collection-grid view demo]
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| ::{{Note| How to create multi-column layouts: [[Section Settings|view details]]}}
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| :*Payment Icons - Trust Badges: [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/products/shopify-bundles view demo]
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| :*Promotion - Flash Sales: [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/products/promo-flash-sale view demo]
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| :*Hero banners:
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| ::*Hero Banners examples: [https://easy-content-builder-demo.myshopify.com/pages/ecb-hero-banners view demo]
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| ::{{Note| How to create a Hero banner: [[Block_Image_With_Text#Use_case_3:_Hero_banner_with_3_CTAs_buttons|view details]]}}
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