Placebo 1.0.0 / Documentation

Pages and templates

A template decides which sections a kind of page starts with. This page lists the templates the theme ships, and the sections used by pages, blog posts and the 404 page.

How templates work#

Every kind of page has a default template: product, collection, page, blog, article, cart, search, 404, password and list-collections.
A template with a suffix, such as page.contact, is an alternate. Assign it to one page, product or collection in your Shopify admin, in the Theme template field of that item.
To create your own, open the template picker at the top of the theme editor and select Create template. Start from the template that is closest to what you want.

The templates filled by your preset are listed under Templates each preset installs.

Templates in the theme#

Templates
Template	Sections it starts with
`404`	Page not found
`article`	Blog post
`blog`	Blog
`cart`	Cart
`collection`	Collection
`index`	Hero, Notice, Claims, Facts table, Steps, Featured collection, Press and logos, Detail cards, Next steps, Questions, Email signup
`list-collections`	Collections
`page.about`	Page header, Timeline, Next steps
`page.contact`	Page header, Page, Contact form
`page.faq`	Page header, Questions, Next steps
`page`	Page
`page.legal`	Page
`password`	Password page
`product.bundle`	Product information
`product.catalog`	Product information
`product.full`	Product information
`product.gift-card`	Product information
`product.hero`	Product information
`product`	Product information
`product.simple`	Product information
`product.subscription`	Product information
`search`	Search results
`gift_card`	Gift card (fixed layout)

Page templates#

Default page#

The page template uses the Page section: the page title and the content you write in your Shopify admin.

Page settings
Setting	What it does
Layout	Legal column is the quiet layout of policy pages: a small title, one narrow column on the left, short headings, and gray text. Policies from your store settings always use it. Choices: Reading page, Legal column. Default: Reading page.
Size	Reading page: small is a narrow column, medium the standard, large a wider column with larger text. Legal column: small is a tighter column without the index, medium is the standard policy page, large is a wider column in reading type. Choices: Small, Medium, Large. Default: Medium.
Show page heading	Checkbox. On by default.
Show published date	Checkbox. Off by default.
Alignment	Reading page only. Choices: Left, Centered column. Default: Left.
Index menu	Legal column only. Lists related pages as pills on mobile and as a quiet list beside the text on desktop. Menu.

Legal column is the quiet layout of policy pages: a small title, one narrow column, short headings and gray text. Policies published under Settings › Policies always use it. Use Index menu to list related pages, such as your other policies, beside the text.

Contact#

The page.contact template adds the Contact form section. Messages go to the store contact email set in your Shopify admin. See Contact form for its settings, including the layout with a pinned image.

About, FAQ and other content pages#

Content pages are built from the same sections as the home page. Typical combinations:

Page	Sections to start with
About or story	Page header, Timeline or Image with text, Next steps
FAQ	Page header, Questions with Category blocks, Next steps
Shipping and returns	Page header, Delivery and returns, Questions
Size or dose guide	Page header, Table
Stores	Page header, Store information
Subscription explained	Page header, Steps, Comparison table, Questions

To build one: create the page in your Shopify admin, create a template for it in the theme editor, add the sections, then assign the template to the page.

Legal pages#

Policies you publish under Settings › Policies have their own addresses, such as /policies/refund-policy, and are shown in the legal column automatically. The footer links to them when Show policy links is on. For other legal texts written as pages, set the Page section's Layout to Legal column.

Blog#

Blog page#

Blog settings
Setting	What it does
Size	Small is a list of post titles without images or excerpts. Medium is the chosen layout. Large shows 2 posts a row with more space between them. Choices: Small, Medium, Large. Default: Medium.
Introduction	Shown under the blog title. Rich text.
Show tags as filters	Checkbox. On by default.
Layout
Layout	Choices: First post large, Grid, Rows, Newest post pinned, the others as rows. Default: First post large.
Pinned picture side	Choices: Left, Right. Default: Left.
Columns on desktop	Range: 2 to 4. Default: 3.
Posts per page	Range: 4 to 24. Default: 10.
Show featured image	Checkbox. On by default.
Show images in cards	Checkbox. Off by default.
Show date	Checkbox. On by default.
Show author	Checkbox. Off by default.
Show excerpt	Checkbox. On by default.
Show RSS feed link	Checkbox. Off by default.
Show tags on posts	Checkbox. Off by default.

Blog post#

Blog post settings
Setting	What it does
Size	Small is a narrow reading column. Medium is the standard. Large is a wider column with larger text. Choices: Small, Medium, Large. Default: Medium.
Layout	With pinned pictures, each image in the post takes the stage as its place in the text passes. The featured image opens. Choices: 1 column, Pictures pinned beside the text. Default: 1 column.
Pinned picture side	Choices: Left, Right. Default: Left.
Heading
Show link back to the blog	Checkbox. On by default.
Show date	Checkbox. On by default.
Show author	Checkbox. On by default.
Show reading time	Checkbox. On by default.
Show excerpt under the heading	Checkbox. Off by default.
Alignment	Choices: Left, Centered column. Default: Left.
Featured image
Show featured image	Checkbox. On by default.
Image width	Choices: Page width, Reading width. Default: Page width.
Image ratio	Choices: Adapt to image, Wide 16:9, Panorama 21:9, Landscape 3:2, Landscape 4:3. Default: Wide 16:9.
Show image in a card	Checkbox. On by default.
After the post
Show tags	Checkbox. On by default.
Show share links	Plain links and a copy button. No scripts from other sites are loaded. Checkbox. On by default.
Show previous and next posts	Checkbox. On by default.
Show more posts from the blog	Checkbox. On by default.
Heading above more posts	Leave empty to use the blog title. Text.
Comments per page	Turn comments on or off for each blog in your Shopify admin. Range: 5 to 50. Default: 10.

With Pictures pinned beside the text, each image in the post takes the stage as its place in the text passes, and the featured image opens the post. Comments are turned on or off for each blog in your Shopify admin.

Page not found#

Page not found settings
Setting	What it does
Show the large figure	The error code set as one large number over a short line. Checkbox. On by default.
Heading	A standard heading shows if you leave this empty. Text.
Text	A standard sentence shows if you leave this empty. Text.
Button label	Leave empty to use the default label in the store language. Text.
Button link	Leave empty to link to the home page. Link.
Alignment	Choices: Left, Center. Default: Left.
Other ways forward
Quick links menu	Up to 5 links shown as text links beside the button. Menu.
Show search	Checkbox. On by default.
Products
Collection	A few products shown under the message. Leave empty to show none. Collection.
Products heading	Leave empty to use the default heading in the store language. Text.
Maximum products to show	Range: 2 to 8. Default: 4.

Gift card#

The gift card page is what a customer sees when they open a gift card they received: the balance, the code with a button to copy it, and a QR code. It has a fixed layout and no settings. Gift card products use a product template. The Buy buttons block shows the recipient form when Show recipient form for gift cards is on.

Customer accounts#

The theme uses Shopify's customer accounts. The account link in the header opens Shopify's account pages, which are hosted and styled by Shopify, so the theme has no account templates to set up.