Get Started

This tutorial will guide you through 4-easy-steps to build your first custom template using the Easy Content Builder app.

Templates are a collection of sections that are pre-built by Easy Content Builder. Once you add a template to your theme, you can add, edit, reorder, or remove any section within that template to customize your theme.

Templates can be assigned to a product/blog post/page or a product/blog/page group.

Adding your first template

Step 1: In your Shopify admin, select your Product/Blog Post/Page (depending on which page you want to create a custom template)

Step 2: On the Product/Blog Post/Page, click on More actions > Create a template

Depending on your specific page type, click on the action label Create Template for this product, Create Template for this page, or Create Template for this article.

Step 3: Select a pre-built template suggested by the app (then you will be automatically redirected to the Theme Editor)

Step 4: Start adding and editing the app blocks as follows:

4.1. Define your section column layouts:

With Easy Content Builder, you define the layout on an individual section level. This is done by adding/editing the Sections Setting block. Learn how to add a Sections Setting block.

You can add many sections per page, each section with its column layout (See multi-column layouts examples)

Learn how to create multi-column layouts.

4.2. Add new blocks to that section as you wish (See pre-built sections examples). Learn how to add app blocks.

Important Note: Always keep the Section Settings at the bottom of each Content Block list.

Preview your custom template

Steps to preview your products, blog posts or pages with the new custom template:  

1. From your Shopify admin, click Online Store > Themes.
2. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then click Customize.
3. Open the dropdown menu at the top of the page.
4. Use the dropdown menu to select a template.
5. In the sidebar, click Change.
6. Select the product or page you want to preview with the selected template.

Next steps

• Manage your templates: follow these steps.
• Edit your template: follow these steps.

Jump in a little deeper

If you would rather want to learn more about the fundamentals of the Easy Content Builder app:

• Read to understand Clean Template and Pre-built ECB Templates.
• Learn how to create and assign a template for a group of products, blog posts, or pages.
• Browse the pre-built template collection (Product pages, Blog posts, and Other pages).