Install and edit Compose from Shopify admin → Online Store → Themes. Keep a backup before changing or updating your theme.

Install Compose

  1. When Compose is available in the Shopify Theme Store, open its listing and choose Try theme. Trials let you customize and preview the theme before purchasing; publishing requires a purchase.
  2. If you have a Compose ZIP file for an authorized installation, choose Add theme → Upload zip file in your theme library and upload the ZIP directly.
  3. Find Compose in the theme library and choose Customize or Edit theme, depending on your Shopify admin interface.
  4. Configure your branding and content using Theme settings and sections and blocks.
  5. Use Preview to check your work. Publishing replaces your active storefront theme, so finish the before publishing checklist first.

Update safely

  1. Duplicate your current theme from its actions menu before updating.
  2. Read the Compose release notes and check whether an update is available in your theme library. Use Shopify's Add to theme library update action when offered.
  3. Preview the updated copy before publishing. Check menus, templates, product variants, cart, forms, app blocks, and mobile layouts.
  4. Review custom code and app integrations separately. Do not assume manual code edits will transfer to an updated copy.
  5. Publish the checked copy when ready. Keep the previous version in your library so you can return to it if needed.

Need help?

If no update action is available, or you are unsure how to preserve custom work, contact SONO Themes support with your store URL and theme version.