Online Store
The Online Store module in Zoho Commerce allows you to customise your online store’s existing theme, add a store logo, provide contact information, and many configure more settings related to your online store.
Note: You have to save and publish the changes for them to be reflected on your online store.
Customize Theme
You can customize your online store’s existing theme as per your requirements. The customisation can range from editing each element in a single page to selecting colours that are brand-compliant and so much more.
To do so:
- Click Online Store on the left sidebar.
- Click Customize or click the More Options next to the installed theme and select Customize to open the new theme editor.
Customization allows you to edit existing elements manually or add new elements to every page. Theme Editor allows you to modify aspects like colours, fonts, images, layouts and text. You can also add new elements. You can also preview all your changes before saving them. For the changes to reflect on your online store, click Save and then Publish to apply the changes.
Installed Themes
The Installed Themes section displays all the themes that are currently installed on your online store. You can choose to apply any of these themes to your online store.
For each installed theme, you can perform the following actions:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Rename | Click Rename to change the name of the theme. |
| Customize | Click Customize to open the Theme Editor and modify the theme’s appearance. |
| Set as Live Theme | Click Set as Live Theme to apply the selected theme to your online store. |
| Uninstall | Click Uninstall to remove the theme from your store. |
You can also access the Theme Library by clicking the + Theme Library button to browse and install additional themes for your online store.
Store Details
You can upload Store Logo, Favicon, and Social Preview Image in this section of the module.
| Fields | Description |
|---|---|
| Store Logo | Enter your store’s logo to be shown on your online store, next to your store’s name. You can choose to hide the logo by disabling the Show in Store option. The logo should not exceed 500 pixels in dimensions. |
| Favicon | Favicon is a shrunken logo of your store shown in the address bar of the browser. You can upload favicon with the file formats PNG, ICO, and JPG of square dimensions, not exceeding 512×512 pixels in dimensions (width×height). |
| Social Preview Image | Enter a social preview image of your online store. The image will be shown when someone shares your store’s URL externally. We recommend an image ratio of 16:9. |
| Store Name | You can enter your store name here and display it on your online store by enabling the Show in Store option. |
| Tagline | Enter a tagline for your online store. Enable the Show in Store option to display this under your store’s name. |
After you have made all the changes, click Save.
Contact Information
You can enter an email address and a phone number to display it on your online store. This may include the store owner, customer support team, or any other contact of your choice.
Enable the Show in Store option to display this in your online store. After you have made all changes, click Save. You can edit the contact information anytime.
SEO Details
The SEO Details section lets you define default store-level SEO details to be applied if page-level SEO is not provided.
To add SEO details:
- Click Online Store on the left sidebar.
- Navigate to SEO Details and click + Add (or Edit if details have already been added).
- Fill in the following fields:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | Enter a default title for your online store to be used in search engine results. |
| Keywords | Enter relevant keywords separated by commas to help search engines index your store. |
| Description | Enter a brief description of your online store for search engine previews. |
- Click Save to apply your changes, or Cancel to discard them.
Social Profiles
You can link multiple social media handles on your online store. Customers and visitors can then be redirected to the respective social media handle every time they click the social media icon. Here’s how you can add social profiles:
- Click Online Store on the left sidebar.
- Navigate to Social Profiles and click + Add Social Profile.
- Select one or more platforms and enter the URLs.
- Enable Show in Store if you want the social profiles to be displayed in your online store.
- Click Save.
More Actions
Theme Library
The theme library lists all the online store themes that cater to industries like fashion, beauty, toys, furniture, and many more. You can change your store’s existing theme anytime by trying out any theme from the theme library.
Here’s how you can access the theme library:
- Click Online Store on the left sidebar.
- Click More (three horizontal dots) next to Visit Store.
- Click Theme Library. The available themes will be displayed.
- Hover over the theme you want to use and click Install to start using it as your online store’s theme.
Unpublish
You can unpublish your online store temporarily if you wish to. Here’s how:
- Click Online Store on the left sidebar.
- Click More (three horizontal dots) next to Visit Store.
- Select Unpublish Store and in the pop-up that follows, click Unpublish.
Unpublished stores will not be accessible to anyone until you publish again.
Online Store Settings
You can enable features, set preferences, and so much more under Online Store Settings.