Editing your theme with code

If you want to make adjustments to your store that you can't make with the theme editor, then you might want to edit your theme's code directly. You can edit your theme code to make detailed changes to your online store.

Most of the files that make up a theme contain Liquid, Shopify's templating language. Theme files also contain HTML, CSS, JSON, and JavaScript. Edit the code for a theme only if you know HTML and CSS, and have a basic understanding of Liquid.

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If you want to add custom features or code but don't have experience developing websites with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, then consider hiring a Shopify Partner.

If your theme has a Custom CSS section or setting, then you can also add custom CSS through the theme editor.

Theme Access app

Theme Access

Install Theme Access from the Shopify App Store.

The Theme Access app makes it easy for you to allow your theme developers, partners, or agencies to access and customize your themes while keeping your store secure. You can create unlimited passwords that provide theme-only access to your developer partners, without the need to create a staff account.

Learn more about managing theme access with the Theme Access app.

In this section

• Editing theme code

• Adding custom CSS to your theme