Starting over

We designed version 7.1 to eliminate the need to switch templates. To try out new structures or designs for your site, you can add pages or sections with pre-built layouts while keeping your existing content intact.

Each layout includes demo blocks arranged in different ways. After you find one that works for your needs, you can replace the demo content with your own.

To add a pre-built page:

1. Open the Pages panel and click +.
2. Click Page Layouts, then click a layout type, like Contact, Services, or Team.
3. Browse the available layouts and select the one best for you.

To add a pre-built section:

1. Open the Pages panel and click the page where you want to add the section.
2. Click Edit, then click + on the page.
3. Click a section type, like Images, Newsletter, or Music.
4. Browse the available layouts and select the one best for you.

If you're adding a pre-built section to an existing page, you can move blocks from your current sections to the new section. It's not possible to move blocks between pages.

To try a new structure, style, or template-specific feature on a version 7.0 site, you can switch templates. You can preview the new template and experiment with its style options before making the changes live on your site.

When choosing templates, it can help to know about their unique features. Some templates support special options like page banners, background images, or index pages. Visit our list of options to find if any features stand out to you. You can also visit our template comparison charts for an overview of key options.

Switching templates preserves all pages and content, except for some template-specific features like footers. Review our list of what transfers. You can switch back to your old template if you don't like the new one.

Note: When previewing a template, some changes appear on your live site.

When you're ready to switch templates, visit Switching templates.

Fonts, colors, and other elements are styled individually, so there are multiple ways to reset or start over with new style settings. For example, you could keep your current color theme but reset your font pack to default settings. Follow the steps below for resetting different settings.

Fonts

To reset font styles:

1. While editing a page, open Site styles, then click Fonts.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the panel and click Reset Font Pack.
3. Click Save to save your changes and keep editing, or click Exit and then Save to close the editor.

Alternatively, you can choose a different font pack.

Colors

To reset a custom color palette:

1. While editing a page, open Site styles, then click Colors.
2. Click Edit Palette below your color palette.
3. Click Presets.
4. Select the default palette you want.
5. Click Save to save your changes and keep editing, or click Exit and then Save to close the editor.

To reset a color theme:

1. While editing a page, open Site styles, then click Colors.
2. Under Customize Your Themes, find your chosen theme and click the pencil icon.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the panel and click Restore to Default Themes.
4. Click Reset to confirm.
5. Click Save to save your changes and keep editing, or click Exit and then Save to close the editor.

Alternatively, you can choose a different color theme.

Other site elements

To reset the styles of other site elements:

1. While editing a page, open Site styles.
2. Click Spacing, Buttons, Image Blocks, or Product Items.
3. At the bottom of the panel, click Reset Styles to Defaults.
4. Click Reset to confirm.
5. Click Save to save your changes and keep editing, or click Exit and then Save to close the editor.

It's not possible to reset individual section styles to their default. Add a new section of the same type to start again with the default section styles, then move the blocks from the original section to the new section.

To reset site styles:

1. Open the Site styles panel.
2. Scroll to the bottom and click Reset Styles to Defaults.
3. Review the confirmation message and click Reset.
4. After saving site styles, your template will reset to its default styles.

Note: After saving and exiting Site styles, this change isn't reversible.

Tip: If you think you may want to reuse some of your current page section layouts, save them before deleting your pages.

To remove content from your site:

1. Open the Pages panel.
2. To delete a page, hover over the page and click the trash can icon. (You can also disable a page to hide it from visitors.)
3. To remove content from page settings, such as a page title, click .
4. To remove content from a page, click the page in the Pages panel, then hover over the site preview and click Edit to edit content areas on the page.

To rebuild your pages with new pre-built layouts:

1. Click Edit on the page, then click Add Section above or below any section.
2. Click a section category and select a layout.
3. After adding and editing content, click Save to save your changes and keep editing, or click Exit and then Save to close the editor.

Here are some of our guides for editing specific areas of your site:

• Banner images
• Blog posts
• Footer
• Store pages
• Site header

To remove content from your site:

1. Open the Pages panel.
2. To delete a page, hover over the page and click the trash can icon. (You can also disable a page to hide it from visitors.)
3. To remove content from page settings, such as a page title or description, click .
4. To remove content from a page, click the page in the Pages panel, then hover over the site preview and click Edit to edit content areas on the page.

Here are some of our guides for editing specific areas of your site:

• Background images
• Banner images
• Blog posts
• Headers
• Footers
• Store pages
• Sidebars