Default Template

1. What is the Default template:

Default templates control what's rendered on each type of page in a theme by default.

Each page type in Shopify has an associated template type. And you must have a matching default template for any page type that you want to render. For example, to render a product page, you need at least one default template of type 'product'.

Within the context of the Easy Content Builder, default templates refer to the following default templates:

• The product.json template renders the product pages, which contain a product's media and content, and a form for customers to select a variant and add it to the cart.
• The page.json template renders the store's pages, like About us or Contact us.
• The article.json template renders the article pages, which contain the full content of the article.

2. When is the Default template used in the Easy Content Builder app:

The Easy Content Builder (ECB) app allows you to build a unique template for each page with your custom layout and content.

The ECB app will use the Default template as a Base template in the following cases:

• Create a new template (More info)
• Migrate templates to a new OS 2.0 theme (More info).

(to be updated)

In the theme editor, you can discover which templates are applied to which pages and then edit them to customize the information displayed to your customers.