Variants
Change the look of your shop and try another ThemeWare® variant. With one click you create a duplicate that takes on the look of the chosen variant — your existing theme stays untouched. If you want t
The variants tab shows all 15 ThemeWare® variants. Creating a variant produces a new theme duplicate in the look of the selected variant. Your existing theme of course stays untouched.
Create variant
Optional: pick a filter (e.g. Top sellers, Light, Dark, Boxed) to narrow the list.
Click the desired variant card. The "Create variant as duplicate" modal opens.
Review the selection (source and target).
Click "Create variant".
The new duplicate then appears in your Theme-Manager.
Sales channel assignment The newly created duplicate is not yet assigned to a sales channel. Open the Theme-Manager and assign the theme to your desired sales channel for it to go live in the storefront.
Logos and background images Variant-specific design media are not copied into the duplicate. Instead, the duplicate inherits media from your current theme (for example your own logo). You can swap individual images afterwards in the Theme-Manager.
Take over configuration
Take over the look and customizations from another installed ThemeWare® variant (Pro or Cloud) into your current theme. Useful for example when moving from the Cloud app to the Pro variant, or when you want to continue with a different variant as your base.
Prerequisite: at least one second ThemeWare® variant (Pro or Cloud) is installed in the shop. Otherwise a notice is shown instead of the selection field.
Step by step:
In the "Take over configuration" section, pick the source from the dropdown. Available are all other ThemeWare® variants (Pro/Cloud) plus their duplicates.
The target is automatically your current theme (shown read-only next to the source).
Click "Take over configuration".
A new duplicate is created under your current theme as parent. The look and customizations of the source (logo, colors, typography, etc.) are preserved.
Sales channel assignment The newly created duplicate is not yet assigned to a sales channel. Open the Theme-Manager and assign the theme to your desired sales channel for it to go live in the storefront.
Cloud app as source ThemeWare® Cloud editions (apps) can also serve as a source. Handy when moving from Cloud to Pro: take over the cloud configuration once, then uninstall the cloud app.
Source = duplicate If you select a duplicate as the source, customizations from the underlying plugin or app theme are transferred as well.
Uninstall the source After a successful take-over the source plugin or app is no longer needed for the new theme — you can safely uninstall it.
Use cases
Typical scenarios for both functions:
Create variant
Try out a variant — You want to see how another variant (e.g. Plants) would look with your setup, without altering your existing theme.
Different looks per sales channel — You run multiple sales channels and want to assign each one a different variant.
Fresh start — You want to start over with the factory defaults of a variant, without your previous customizations.
Take over configuration
Switch between two Pro plugins — You have e.g. ThemeWare® Plants and Modern installed in parallel and want to continue your Plants configuration under Modern.
Switch from Cloud (app) to Pro (plugin) — You have the cloud app installed, buy the Pro plugin in addition, and want to take over your cloud configuration. The cloud app can then be uninstalled.
Variant no longer offered in the store — Your previous variant is no longer available for purchase. You switch to an active variant and bring your setup along.
Continue with a custom duplicate as base — You have a polished custom duplicate under one variant and want to continue its look under a different variant.
Want to write into an existing theme instead of creating a new one? The Backup tab is for that: export the configuration from the source, import it into the target theme. It also provides a safety net with mandatory backup before overwriting.
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