Overview

Templates control what's rendered on each type of page in a theme.

Each page type in an online store has an associated template type. You can use the template to add functionality that makes sense for the page type. For example, you can add additional product recommendations to a product template.

Location

Template files are located in the templates directory of the theme:

└── theme
    ├── layout
    ├── templates
    |   ├── 404.liquid
    |   ├── article.liquid
    |   ...
    ...

Subtypes

You can use Liquid file type in your theme. This template file type can be used to build multiple template types, each of which represents a type of content in a merchant's online store.

File type

The template type support only the Liquid file type.

Type	Description
Liquid	Liquid templates are Liquid markup files, with the `.liquid` file extension.

Template types

Each available template type represents a type of content in a merchant's online store. No template types are required. However, you must have a matching template for any page type that you want to render. For example, to render a product page, you need at least one template of type product.

You can use the following template types in your theme. To learn more about each template type, click on the template name.

Type	Description
404	Renders page content that is shown to customers if they enter an invalid URL for the store.
article	Renders the article page, which contains the full content of the article. This template is used for items like individual posts in a blog.
blog	Renders the blog page, which lists all articles within a blog.
cart	Renders the `/cart` page, which provides an overview of the contents of a customer’s cart.
collection	Renders the collection page, which lists all products within a collection.
customers/addresses	Renders the customer addresses page, which allows customers to view and manage their current addresses, as well as add new ones.
customers/login	Renders the customer login page, which hosts the form for logging into a customer account.
customers/order	Renders the customer order page, which displays the details of a customer’s past orders.
customers/register	Renders the customer register page, which hosts the form for customer account creation.
customers/reset_password	Renders the password reset page, which hosts the form to reset the password for a customer account.
customers/reset_success	Renders the password reset success page.
index	Renders the home page of the store, located at the root URL (`/`).
order	Renders the customer order detail page, which displays the details of a customer’s past order.
order_verify	Renders the order verify page, which can look up an order by email or phone.
page	Renders the shop’s pages, such as About us and Contact us.
password	Renders the `/password` page, which is a landing page shown when you add password protection to your online store. This page includes a message that is editable by merchants and the password form for customers to gain access to the store.
product	Renders the product page, which contains a product's media and content, as well as a form for customers to select a variant and add it to the cart.
search	Renders the `/search` page, which displays the results of a storefront search.