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Getting Started

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Welcome to Petmania — a fully OS 2.0 Shopify theme built with flexible, section-everywhere templates. This guide walks you through installing the theme, understanding the Theme Editor, and getting your store ready to launch.

1. Installing the theme #

  • Log in to your Shopify Admin.
  • Go to Online Store → Themes.
  • Click Add theme → Upload theme, then choose the Petmania .zip file.
  • Once uploaded, click Actions → Publish to make it your store’s live theme, or Actions → Preview to review it first.

2. The Theme Editor #

Open the editor by clicking Customize next to the theme. You’ll see:

  • Left panel — the list of sections and blocks on the current page/template.
  • Center panel — a live preview of your store as customers will see it.
  • Right-hand settings — appear when you select a section or block, letting you edit text, images, colors, and layout options.

3. Sections and blocks #

Every page in Petmania is built from sections (e.g. Slideshow, Featured Collection, Testimonials), and most sections contain blocks (e.g. Heading, Text, Image, Column) that define the content inside them. Petmania is fully Online Store 2.0: every template is JSON-based, so sections can be added, removed, and reordered on any page — including the header and footer group.

  • Use Add section at the bottom of the left panel to add new sections to a page.
  • Use Add block inside a section to add or reorder its content blocks.
  • Drag and drop to reorder sections and blocks, or use the up/down arrows.

4. Theme settings (global) #

Click Theme settings at the bottom of the left panel to configure store-wide defaults that apply everywhere, including:

  • Colors — define your color schemes.
  • Typography — set fonts and sizes for headings, subheadings, and body text.
  • Logo — upload your logo(s) and favicon.
  • Layout — set the maximum page width.
  • Social media — add your social profile links.
  • Cart, Search, Product, Badges, Additional features, Animations — fine-tune store-wide behavior.

See the General Settings category in this documentation for a full breakdown of each setting.

5. Setting up navigation #

Menus shown in the Header and Footer are managed under Online Store → Navigation in Shopify admin, then selected from the corresponding Main menu setting inside the Header section, or the Navigation block inside the Footer section. The header also supports a dedicated Mega menu item block for rich dropdown panels.

6. Homepage setup #

The homepage is built from the sections listed under Templates → Home page in the editor. A typical homepage combines a Slideshow or Hero image, Featured collection, Image with text, Testimonials, and Newsletter section — add, remove, or reorder these to match your brand.

7. Where to go next #

Browse the Sections, Blocks, Header, Footer, Product, Cart, Collections, Pages, Popups, and Blogs & Articles categories in this documentation for a detailed explanation of every setting available in Petmania.

Updated on August 13, 2026