What are the best Shopify Themes to build a website?
As Shopify experts, we have extensive experience selecting the perfect theme for a website. Each client is unique, so we cover a wide range of options when choosing a theme. Whether it's advanced product pages, collection filtering, animations, or video integration, there are always multiple factors to consider.
Shopify is the leading platform for optimising websites, with rigorously tested themes. Even third-party Shopify themes are approved by the platform, ensuring they meet all the criteria for high performance.
Our process involves selecting a base theme and customising it through coding and custom imagery, ensuring each site is unique. Shopify themes provide an excellent starting point and often require minimal coding. The key is understanding how to use these themes to make your brand look its best.
While no theme is perfect, we have identified several that help us realise our clients' visions effectively.
VIEW OUR TOP 10 SHOPIFY THEMES OVER THE YEARS
2023 | 2024
1. Cornerstone by Fluorescent Design Inc. ★★★★★
Theme Price: $340
Cornerstone is one of our favourite themes to work with. We used it on the Sonny’s Jewellers new online store and it has been a great success due to this themes sleek design and smooth user experience.
Our Favourite Features:
In menu images and promotions
Product badges
Featured collection media tiles
Pop-ups with media
Countdown timer
Theme Price: $380
Prestige is an excellent theme and supports both large and small inventories. Used in JQ Diamond’s website, this Shopify theme gives a fresh and clean feel, supporting JQ’s beautiful imagery and products.
Our Favourite Features:
Promotion rolling text
Image hotspots and before/after images
Countdown timer
Image backgrounds on sections
Sleek animations
3. Reformation by Fuel Themes ★★★★
Theme Price: $320
This high performing Shopify theme has many useful features. The flexibility of the theme allows for each website to look completely different. The sections are easy to navigate and it can make for a beautiful website.
Our Favourite Features:
Up to 4 images in a mega menu promotion block
Collection tabs
Text hover animations
Very customisable footer
Shipping estimator function on product template
Rolling announcement bar
Theme Price: Free
Shopify has recently updated its catalogue of free themes. While Origin offers fewer customisation options compared to paid themes, it boasts a clean design that's easy to work with. It includes several useful features, making it an excellent starting point for building a website and familiarising yourself with Shopify's capabilities.
Our Favourite Features:
Collage builder
Lots of customisable colour schemes
Extra information sections on product templates
Storewide product image size customisation
Theme Price: $320
Focal is an excellent theme for showcasing large, high-quality images, making a strong impression on customers. We used this theme for Lewins Jewellers, and it provided a modern design that beautifully displays their products. Additionally, Focal looks fantastic on both desktop and mobile devices.
Our Favourite Features:
Dynamic image with text slider
Collection list carousel
Customisable section colours
Logo lists
Collection promo tiles
Collection navigation bar
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6. Next by Someone You Know ★★★★
Theme Price: $400
This recently released theme is really exciting as it offers some outstanding customisable sections. We have been working on the Next theme on some projects and it might just become our next favourite. There is no doubt that it will continue to improve as the Someone You Know team rolls out more updates.
Our Favourite Features:
Flexible section with colour blocks and videos
Dark mode
Trust badges
Section animations
Extra buttons on product pages that can open a contact drawer with product information as the message title
Customisable colours and image/background sizes
7. Envy by Eight Themes ★★★★★
Theme Price: $350
The Envy theme excels in both conversion and user experience. It's incredibly user-friendly and can enhance your brand with minimal effort. We utilised this theme for the Augustine Jewels website we designed last year, and we were consistently impressed with its layouts and customisable options.
Our Favourite Features
Colour swatches
Event calendar
Mega menu with columns
Collage builder
Cross sells on product page
Collection sidebar image
8. Stiletto by Fluorescent Design Inc. ★★★★
Theme Price: $340
This luxury Shopify theme boasts some impressive layout options and quick loading times. It has all the features you could possibly need to run a high-end store and can make your site look effortlessly professional.
Our Favourite Features
Custom colour sections
Collection list slider
Double image with text
Stylish mega menu with columns
Sticky product navigation
Uppercase navigation
9. Broadcast by Invisible Themes ★★★★★
Theme Price: $360
Broadcast is one of our staple themes to work with on Shopify. Robust and fast, this theme is easy to edit and is updated often with new features. We used this theme as the basis for our design for Ntinga London, a trade only jewellery website. Combining stability with practical features, Broadcast remains one of the most popular Shopify themes.
Our Favourite Features
Sticky add to cart
Product page upsells
In menu promos
Customisable contact form
Product filtering
Section colour customisations
10. Spark by Fluorescent Design Inc. ★★★★★
Theme Price: $320
The aesthetic this theme provides is top tier, and can make your site look modern and sleek. There’s plenty of features to use, all of which are designed to improve user experience and enhance page speed.
Our Favourite Features
Mosaic grid
Multiple header styles
Quotes carousel
Event calendar
Map with Google API key functionality
Sticky product page navigation
Extensive product page features
Pop-ups
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