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Theme Settings provide global controls that affect your entire store - from typography and colors to cart features and performance optimization. Changes made here cascade across all pages, sections, and templates, ensuring consistent design and functionality. Master these settings first to establish your store’s foundation, then customize individual sections with confidence. Theme Settings provide global controls that affect your entire store. Changes made here cascade across all pages, sections, and templates, ensuring consistent design and functionality.
Think of Theme Settings as your store’s foundation - configure these first before customizing individual sections.

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Available Settings

Typography

Fonts, sizing, spacing, and text styling for headings and body text

Colors

Color schemes with backgrounds, text, buttons, and UI element colors

Layout

Page width, section spacing, grid spacing, and media overlays

Buttons

Button styles, shapes, text formatting, and input field styling

Social Media

Social profile links and product sharing options

Common Settings

Shared settings used across all sections (width, spacing, borders)

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Configuration Order

For best results, configure theme settings in this order:
1

Typography

Start with fonts and text sizing - affects all content
2

Colors

Define color schemes that sections will inherit
3

Layout

Set page width and spacing that frames all sections
4

Buttons

Configure button styles that appear throughout
5

Social Media

Add profile links and enable sharing features

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How Theme Settings Work

Theme Settings (Global):
  • Apply to entire store
  • Set once, affect everywhere
  • Examples: Fonts, page width, color schemes
  • Changed in: Theme Settings panel
Section Settings (Local):
  • Apply to individual sections
  • Can override theme settings
  • Examples: Section color scheme, heading text
  • Changed in: Individual section editors
Inheritance Model:
  1. Theme Settings define defaults
  2. Sections inherit these defaults
  3. Sections can override when needed
Testing Process:
  1. Make changes in Theme Settings
  2. Preview across multiple pages:
    • Homepage
    • Collection page
    • Product page
    • Cart page
  3. Check both desktop and mobile
  4. Verify changes work with images
  5. Test on actual devices if possible
  6. Publish when confident
Common Issues to Check:
  • Color contrast (text readable on all backgrounds?)
  • Button visibility (clear on all schemes?)
  • Layout on mobile (content fits well?)
  • Typography readability (comfortable at all sizes?)
Individual Settings:
  • No built-in reset button per setting
  • Refer to documentation for default values
  • Manually restore original values
Entire Theme:
  • Use “Actions” → “Duplicate theme”
  • Restore from backup if available
  • Or reinstall theme (loses all customizations)
Best Practice:
  • Duplicate theme before major changes
  • Document your custom values
  • Test changes thoroughly before publishing

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Best practices

  1. Start with defaults - Sahara’s defaults are well-balanced for most stores
  2. Change one setting at a time - Test impact before making multiple changes
  3. Maintain consistency - Keep typography, colors, and spacing coordinated
  4. Consider mobile - Preview all changes on small screens
  5. Test accessibility - Ensure text contrast meets WCAG standards
  6. Document changes - Note custom values for future reference
  7. Duplicate before major changes - Keep backup of working configuration
Need help? Changes in Theme Settings affect your entire store. Preview thoroughly before publishing, and consider duplicating your theme before making major modifications.