Theme Updater

About Theme Updater

A bit of background: Shopify does not currently provide an easy way to update any themes when a new version of it is released.

You would normally need to obtain, then upload, a new zip file, then reconfigure all your theme settings — including resetting all of your colors, typography, images, text and more.

The Shopify Theme Updater app lets you not only upgrade to the latest available version of your Out of the Sandbox or Pixel Union theme, without losing any of your configured theme settings. In some cases, it may even be able to carry over basic customizations that you or your developer have made directly to the theme code.

When you buy a theme, you will receive 1 year of free updating through our Theme Updater App's Basic Plan, which begins on the theme purchase date. Before or after your free trial expires, you can select a subscription plan in order to continue to keep your theme up to date and get access to exclusive features through the app.

The Theme Updater App includes two subscription-based plans with monthly and annual billing options:

Basic plan (monthly + annually)

The basics for quickly getting your theme up to date.

• Update your theme to the most recent version, quickly and easily
• Email notifications when a new version of your theme is available
• Transfers basic customizations when possible

Pro plan (monthly + annually)

Advanced features for prioritizing and accelerating your theme updates.

• Prioritized ticket-based theme support from our Merchant Success Team for any Out of the Sandbox theme questions
• Detailed information about any custom code modifications that the app spotted in your theme that will need to be moved over manually by you or your developer
• Support for copying over language files

How it works

• Install the app (no changes will be made to your code yet)
• You can then check the app dashboard to see if your theme needs updating
• First you’ll need to register your theme
• Once your theme is registered, click "Update" to update your theme
• The app does not affect your live store or make modifications to your existing theme code
• Instead, the app installs an unpublished copy of the latest version of your theme
• You should then preview and thoroughly test the new unpublished theme
• Consider keeping the old version on your store or downloading a backup
• When you have fully tested your store and you're ready to go live with the new version, click "Publish" to switch over to the new version
• If you find an issue with the new version even after publishing it, you can revert back to the old version