Customizing the style of your checkout

If you sell your products using an online store, then you can customize the style of your checkout pages in the theme editor. Add your company logo, change the colors, or choose a new font to make the checkout match your business.

Although you might want to add a lot of color and interest to your checkout pages, it's best to keep the design simple. Your customers use these pages to enter shipping and payment information for their orders, and you don't want to distract them or make the information hard to read. Choose colors with high contrast, and images that don't draw attention from the words on the page.

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If you need help customizing the style of your cart and checkout, then you can hire a Shopify Expert. Learn more about hiring Shopify Experts.

Upload a background image for the banner

Note

The Customize checkout area in the checkout settings section of the admin is hidden until after you've chosen a plan and created your first product.

At the top of each checkout page, a banner displays your store name. You can change the background image of that banner. Choose an image that matches your brand. For example, if you sell jewelry, then an image of colorful beads might be a good match. Banner images look best with a resolution of 1000 x 400 pixels.

Steps:

Desktop

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Checkout.
2. In the Checkout style section, click Customize checkout to open the theme editor.
3. In the theme editor, click the paintbrush icon to access the Theme settings.
4. Click CHECKOUT.
5. In the Banner section, click Upload image, or select an image that you have already uploaded to your library.
6. Click Save.

Add a logo to the checkout page

You can add your store logo to the checkout pages. If you're using a banner image, then the logo appears on top of it. You can position your logo on the left, right, or center of the banner area on the checkout pages.

Steps:

Desktop

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Checkout.
2. In the Checkout style section, click Customize checkout to open the theme editor.
3. In the theme editor, click the paintbrush icon to access the Theme settings.
4. Click CHECKOUT.
5. In the Logo section, click Upload image, or select an image that you have already uploaded to your library.
6. Select a position for the logo.
7. Select a size for the logo.
8. Click Save.

Add a background image or color to the main content area

You can add a background image or color to the main content area of the checkout pages. This is the area where your customers enter their shipping and payment information, so make sure that you can still clearly read the fields on the background. You can't add both a background image and color.

Steps:

Desktop

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Checkout.
2. In the Checkout style section, click Customize checkout to open the theme editor.
3. In the theme editor, click the paintbrush icon to access the Theme settings.
4. Click CHECKOUT.
5. In the Main content area section, add a background color or image.
   • If you're adding a color, then click the box beside Background color to open a color picker, then choose a color or enter a hexadecimal code.
   • If you're adding an image, then click Upload image, or select an image that you have already uploaded to your library. Smaller images repeat vertically and horizontally on the background, like tiles.
6. Click Save.

Change the color of the form fields

You can change the color of the fields to make them either white or transparent. You might want to make the fields transparent so a background image shows through. Make sure that you can clearly read the text in the fields.

Steps:

Desktop

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Checkout.
2. In the Checkout style section, click Customize checkout to open the theme editor.
3. In the theme editor, click the paintbrush icon to access the Theme settings.
4. Click CHECKOUT.
5. In the Main content area section, click the Form fields drop-down to select the color you want.
6. Click Save.

Add a background image or color to the order summary

When a customer clicks Show order summary on a checkout page, a list of the products they're buying appears. You can add a background image or color to the order summary. Make sure you preview your choices to make sure that you're happy with the way the order summary looks. You can click Show order summary on the preview in the theme editor.

Steps:

Desktop

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Checkout.
2. In the Checkout style section, click Customize checkout to open the theme editor.
3. In the theme editor, click the paintbrush icon to access the Theme settings.
4. Click CHECKOUT.
5. In the Order summary section, add a background color or image.
   • If you're adding a color, then click the box beside Background color to open a color picker, then choose a color or enter a hexadecimal code.
   • If you're adding an image, then click Upload image, or select an image that you have already uploaded to your library. Smaller images repeat vertically and horizontally on the background, like tiles.
6. Click Save.

Change or remove an image from the checkout page

You can change or remove any of the images that you add to the checkout pages.

Steps:

Desktop

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Checkout.
2. In the Checkout style section, click Customize checkout to open the theme editor.
3. In the theme editor, click the paintbrush icon to access the Theme settings.
4. Click CHECKOUT.
5. Under the image that you want to replace, click Update and upload an image or select one from your library.
6. Click Save.

To remove an image, click Remove beneath the image. This doesn't delete the image from Shopify.

Add image alt text

When you're happy with the images on your checkout pages, it's a good idea to add image alt text. This text can help with accessibility and SEO. Learn more about search engine optimization.

Steps:

1. Under an image, click Update, then select Edit image.
2. Enter alt text for the image. Choose a short, descriptive title for the image.
3. Click Save.

Change the font on the checkout page

You can select from a list of fonts to customize your checkout pages. You can't change the color of the text on the checkout page.

Steps:

Desktop

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Checkout.
2. In the Checkout style section, click Customize checkout to open the theme editor.
3. In the theme editor, click the paintbrush icon to access the Theme settings.
4. Click CHECKOUT.
5. In the Typography section, click the Headings drop-down or the Body drop-down, and then select a font.
6. Click Save.

Change button and accent colors on the checkout page

You can change the color of the buttons, error messages, and accents like links on the checkout pages. If you change the colors, then make sure that you can clearly read the text against the backgrounds of the main content area and order summary.

Steps:

Desktop

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Checkout.
2. In the Checkout style section, click Customize checkout to open the theme editor.
3. In the theme editor, click the paintbrush icon to access the Theme settings.
4. Click CHECKOUT.
5. In the Colors section, click the color box beside Accents, Buttons, or Errors to open a color picker, then choose a color or enter a hexadecimal code.
6. Click Save.

Add features to the post-purchase page at checkout

You can add features such as customer surveys or upsell offers to your customer checkout experience using post-purchase apps. These apps add content after your customer completes their payment, but before they're presented with their order confirmation page.

To add features to your post-purchase page, you need to install and configure a checkout app, and then select that app to use on the post-purchase page in your checkout settings.

You can only use one checkout app to add post-purchase features at a time. If you have more than one app with post-purchase functionality installed, then you can select the app that you want to use in your checkout settings.

Install a checkout app to add post-purchase features

To add features to your post-purchase page, you need to use a third-party app that supports post-purchase features at checkout.

If you need help with a third-party app, then you need to contact the app developer.

Steps:

1. Go to the Shopify App Store, and search for the post-purchase app that's right for your business.
2. Click Add app. If you aren't logged in to your Shopify account, then you're prompted to log in.
3. Click Install app.
4. Go to the Apps section of your Shopify admin, and then click the name of your checkout app.
5. Enter any configuration settings required.

Select an app to use on your post-purchase page

After installing and configuring a checkout app, you need to select that app to use on the post-purchase page in your checkout settings.

You can also change the app that you want to use in your checkout settings.

Note

A post-purchase page only displays in your store's checkout if you've completed the configuration in the app settings.

Steps:

1. From your Shopify admin, click Settings.
2. Click Checkout.
3. In the Post-purchase page section, select the checkout app that you want to use.