Introduction

Welcome to the Baseline user documentation.

We're updating Baseline documentation

We're currently updating our Baseline theme version 5 documentation. This site provides general guidance that applies to all Baseline presets (including Courier, Brutalist, Austere, and Press). Our v5-specific documentation is being finalized.

Please check back soon for updates.

In the meantime, you can refer to documentation for previous Baseline releases:

• Baseline v2 documentation
• Baseline v3 documentation
• Baseline v4 documentation

Please be advised that older documentation may not reference newly available options for Baseline v5 theme templates, settings, sections, and blocks.

How to use Baseline documentation

We arranged our user guides into the categories described in the following table. For guidance with using Baseline, follow the links in the table or select a user guide from the left side menu.

Category name	Description
Introduction (the current page)	An overview of Baseline's user documentation, and how to install Baseline.
Guides	Learn how to implement Baseline's unique features.
Settings	How to use Baseline's Theme settings options.
Sections	Learn how to customize sections of your store.

Install Baseline

To install Baseline, complete the following steps.

1. On your store's Shopify admin page, locate the Sales channels > Online store > Themes area.

2. From the Import theme dropdown, select Visit Theme store to open the Shopify Theme store.

   

3. In the Search field, enter Baseline as the search term, and then select Baseline from the search results.

   

4. On the Baseline theme details page, select Try theme.

   

5. After Shopify adds Baseline, confirm that Baseline is listed in the Themes area of your store's Shopify admin. Refresh the page, if necessary.

6. In the Themes area listing for Baseline, select an option described in the following table.

   Note

   * Indicates an option that's available only after you purchase Baseline.

   ... refers to the ellipsis icon (three consecutive dots).

Option name	Description
... > Preview	Apply a theme to your store temporarily, to review its appearance.
... > Rename *	Set a new name for an installed theme in your Theme library.
... > Duplicate *	Copy and install another instance of an installed theme into your Theme library.
... > Download theme file *	Download a ZIP archive of an installed theme from your Theme library.
... > Edit code *	Open the Code editor to modify the code for an installed theme. Refer to Shopify help: Theme editor
... > Edit default theme content*	Open your Shopify admin's Theme content page to change your store's default placeholder text. Refer to Shopify help: Changing the wording in themes
... > Remove	Delete an installed theme from your Theme library.
Buy	Purchase the selected theme from Shopify's Theme store.
Publish *	Apply a theme to your store.
Edit theme	Adjust the selected theme's Theme settings and sections, to customize your store.

Good job! You've installed Baseline successfully.