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Popups and password page

Popups live in their own section group, Popups, so they can be managed in one place. The password page is a separate template with three layouts.

Where to find the popups#

In the theme editor sidebar, the Popups group is listed with the header and footer groups. It can hold four sections: Cookie consent, Country suggestion, Email signup popup and Age check. Add, remove or hide each one like any section.

The popups never show at the same time. They take turns in this order: cookie consent, age check, country suggestion, email signup.

Cookie consent settings
Setting	What it does
Set up the cookie banner and its regions in your Shopify admin under Settings, Customer privacy. This theme keeps its own popups off that banner. Add a menu link to #cookie-preferences, for example in the footer, so visitors can change their choice at any time.
Banner	The theme sheet records consent through Shopify and shows only in the regions set in your customer privacy settings. If you choose it, turn off Shopify's own banner there so visitors do not see two. Choices: Shopify cookie banner, Theme consent sheet. Default: Shopify cookie banner.
Theme consent sheet
Heading	Text.
Text	Your privacy policy is linked under this text when one is published. Rich text.

Shopify decides who must be asked for consent. Set the regions under Settings › Customer privacy in your Shopify admin. Then choose who shows the banner:

Shopify cookie banner: Shopify's own banner, set up and styled in your customer privacy settings. This is the default.
Theme consent sheet: a sheet in the style of the theme. It records consent through Shopify's customer privacy tools and shows only in the regions you set in Shopify. If you choose it, turn off Shopify's own banner in your customer privacy settings so visitors do not see two.

To let visitors change their choice later, add a link to #cookie-preferences to a menu, for example the footer menu. With the theme sheet, the link reopens the sheet.

The theme provides the banner. It does not give legal advice. Check what your markets require.

Country suggestion#

Country suggestion settings
Setting	What it does
Suggests the visitor's own country, currency and language when Shopify detects a better match among your markets. Visitors are never redirected: they switch or stay, and a choice to stay is remembered for 30 days. Shows only when your store sells in more than one country or language.
Show the country and language selectors	Lets visitors pick something other than the suggestion without leaving the sheet. Checkbox. On by default.

When Shopify detects that a visitor is browsing from a country that one of your other markets serves better, a small sheet suggests that country, currency and language. Visitors are never redirected. They switch or stay, and a choice to stay is remembered for 30 days. The sheet shows only when your store sells in more than one country or language.

Email signup popup settings
Setting	What it does
Opens once per visitor, after cookie consent and the age check. Any link to #newsletter opens it too. Signups join your customer list as email subscribers. In the theme editor it shows only while this section is selected.
Design
Design	Corner: a sheet at the bottom right, a sheet from the bottom on mobile. Choices: Corner, Full screen. Default: Corner.
Size	Corner: small is text only, medium adds the picture, large has a taller picture and a larger heading. Full screen: the size of the heading. Choices: Small, Medium, Large. Default: Medium.
Image	1600 x 1200px .jpg recommended. Without an image the popup shows your store name on a quiet ground. Image.
Dim the page behind the popup	The visitor answers or closes the popup before going on. Turn off to leave the page in use beside it. Checkbox. On by default.
Overlay opacity	A veil of the background color between the image and the text. Range: 0 to 90%. Default: 40%.
Content
Heading	Text.
Text	Rich text.
Button label	Text.
Consent text	Shown under the field. Link your privacy policy here. Rich text.
When to show
Delay	It also opens sooner, once the visitor has scrolled a third of the page. Range: 0 to 60 s. Default: 12 s.
Days before it shows again once closed	A visitor who signed up never sees it again on that device. Range: 1 to 90. Default: 30.
Who sees it
Pages	Choices: All pages, Home page, Product pages, Collection pages. Default: All pages.
Hide for logged-in customers	Customers who already subscribed never see it. Checkbox. On by default.
After signup
Heading after signup	Text.
Text after signup	Rich text.
Discount code	Optional. Shown with a copy button. Create the code in your discounts first: the theme does not create or check it. Text.
Preview this state in the theme editor	Checkbox. Off by default.

Things to know:

The popup opens once per visitor, after the delay or once the visitor has scrolled a third of the page, whichever comes first.
It waits for cookie consent and the age check.
Any link to #newsletter opens it too. Use this for a Subscribe link in a menu.
Discount code only displays a code with a copy button. Create the code under Discounts in your Shopify admin first. The theme does not create or check it.
In the theme editor, the popup shows only while its section is selected. Turn on Preview this state in the theme editor to see the message shown after signup.

Age check#

Age check settings
Setting	What it does
Visitors answer before they see the store, and the answer is remembered on their device. The check runs in the browser, so search engines still read your pages. It is a self-declaration, not proof of age: ask a lawyer what your products require.
The question
Question	Choices: Yes or no, Date of birth. Default: Yes or no.
Minimum age	Range: 16 to 25. Default: 18.
Heading	[age] is replaced by the minimum age. Text.
Text	Rich text.
Design
Design	Corner: a sheet at the bottom right, a sheet from the bottom on mobile. The store is dimmed and blurred behind it. Choices: Corner, Full screen. Default: Full screen.
Size	Corner: small hides the picture, large has a taller picture and a larger heading. Full screen: the size of the heading. Choices: Small, Medium, Large. Default: Medium.
Image	2400 x 1600px .jpg recommended. Optional. Image.
Overlay opacity	A veil of the background color between the image and the text. Range: 0 to 90%. Default: 50%.
Where and how long
Show on	Choices: The whole store, Selected collections. Default: The whole store.
Collections	Used with Selected collections: these collection pages and the pages of their products ask for the check. Collection list.
Days a yes is remembered	Range: 1 to 90. Default: 30.
When the answer is no
Heading when the answer is no	Text.
Text when the answer is no	Rich text.
Link to leave the store	Optional. Shown as a button. Visitors are never redirected automatically. Link.

The age check asks visitors to confirm their age before they see the store, either with a yes or no question or with a date of birth. The answer is remembered on the visitor's device for the number of days you set. It can cover the whole store or selected collections and their products.

The age check is a self-declaration, not proof of age. It runs in the browser, so search engines still read your pages. Ask a lawyer what your products require.

Password page#

The password page is what visitors see while your store is protected by a password, under Online Store › Preferences. Open it in the theme editor from the template picker, under Password.

Password page settings
Setting	What it does
The message under the heading is your password page message. Edit it in your online store preferences. Visitors enter the password from the link in the header.
Layout	Opening soon: a sentence and an email field. Maintenance: a short message, when you are back and a contact link. Drop: full screen media, large type and a countdown. Choices: Opening soon, Maintenance, Drop. Default: Opening soon.
Size	Small keeps the text in a narrow column. Medium is the standard. Large widens the column and sets the heading at its largest size. Choices: Small, Medium, Large. Default: Medium.
Content position on desktop	Choices: Left, Center. Default: Left.
Logo	600 x 200px .png recommended. Your store name shows if you leave this empty. Image.
Logo width	Range: 60 to 220 px. Default: 100 px.
Heading	Your store name shows if you leave this empty. Text.

The three layouts#

Opening soon: a heading, your password page message and an email field. For a store that has not launched.
Maintenance: a short message, when you expect to be back and a contact link. For a store that is closed for a short time.
Drop: full-screen image or video, large type and a countdown to an opening date. For a launch at a set moment.

The message under the heading is your password page message. Edit it under Online Store › Preferences in your Shopify admin. Visitors who have the password enter it from the link in the header of the page.

Background#

Password page settings
Setting	What it does
Image	3200 x 1800px .jpg recommended Image.
Image on mobile	1440 x 1800px .jpg recommended. The main image is used if you leave this empty. Image.
Video	Plays silently in a loop over the image, with a pause control in the header. Not played when the visitor asked for reduced motion. Video.
Overlay opacity	A veil of the background color between the media and the text. Range: 0 to 90%. Default: 40%.
Show the aurora light	A soft band of the theme's aurora colors rising from the foot of the screen. Checkbox. On by default.

Countdown#

Password page settings
Setting	What it does
Opening date and time	With a time zone offset, such as 2026-11-28T09:00:00+01:00. Without an offset the store time zone is used. Leave empty to hide the countdown. Text.
Text before the countdown	Text.
Show seconds	Checkbox. On by default.
Text when the time is over	The countdown hides if you leave this empty. Remove the store password yourself when you open: the theme cannot do it. Text.

The countdown runs to one real moment and stops there. The theme cannot remove the store password for you: when the time is over, turn the password off in your Shopify admin.

Maintenance#

Password page settings
Setting	What it does
Return label	Text.
Expected return	For example a day and an hour. Leave empty to hide the row. Text.
Contact link label	Text.
Contact link	A page, or an address that starts with mailto: for email. Link.

Password page settings
Setting	What it does
Email signup
Show email signup	Checkbox. On by default.
Button label	Text.
Text under the field	Use it to say what people sign up for and how to unsubscribe. Text.
Footer
Show social media icons	Uses the accounts from the theme settings. Checkbox. Off by default.