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Getting Started

Install DRIFT Starter, set up your store, and ship a live site in about 30 minutes.

Three steps from purchase to live store:

  1. Installation — upload the theme zip to your Shopify store

  2. First-Time Setup — logos, colors, fonts, navigation, products

  3. Going Live — publish, remove the password page, final checks

If you're brand new to Shopify, start with Installation. If you already have a store with products and just want to switch themes, you can skip ahead — uploading a theme doesn't disturb your products, customers, or orders.

Before you start

You'll need:

  • A Shopify store (free trial works for setup, you'll just need a paid plan to launch)

  • The DRIFT Starter theme zip from your purchase email

  • The Setup Guide PDF (also in your purchase email)

  • About 30 minutes of focused time

Heads up

DRIFT is built on Shopify's Online Store 2.0 system, so it works with all the modern Shopify features:

  • Section drag-and-drop editing

  • Theme app extensions

  • Native localization

  • Markets (multi-currency, multi-region)

  • Customer accounts (classic + new)

  • Native checkout

If you're coming from an older theme that didn't support 2.0, you might find some things more flexible than you're used to.

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