Getting Started

Uisce installs like any Shopify theme. The whole process takes about two minutes.

Step 1 — Find the theme

Go to the Shopify Theme Store and search for Uisce. You'll see it listed under paid themes.

Step 2 — Add it to your store

Click Try theme. Shopify copies the theme into your theme library at Online Store > Themes. It won't affect your live store — it sits as an unpublished theme until you're ready.

Step 3 — Open the theme editor

Click Customize next to the Uisce theme in your library. This opens the visual editor where you'll do all your setup.

Step 4 — Choose a preset

Uisce ships as five presets — ready-made designs, each aimed at a different type of store. You choose one when you add the theme, and it applies the complete starting design: colours, fonts, colour schemes, and the preset's decorative style.

Preset picker

Choose a starting point for your store

Uisce
Services

Gaoth
Pets

Talamh
Garden

Tine
Hardware

Neart
Wellness

Pick whichever preset is closest to your industry. You'll be able to customise every detail later — this just gives you a head start.

TIP

The Theme preset setting under Theme settings switches the preset's decorative style — background textures and ornamental details. Your colours, fonts, and content stay exactly as they are, so nothing you've customised is lost. To take on a different preset's complete look, add a fresh copy of the theme and choose that preset as its starting point.

What's next

Now that your theme is set up, explore these guides in order:

• Theme Settings — Adjust colours, fonts, and layout options.
• Homepage — Build your homepage by stacking sections.
• Presets — See exactly what each preset includes.

Customer accounts

Uisce supports both versions of Shopify customer accounts:

• New customer accounts (recommended) — Uses the <shopify-account> component in the header. Customers sign in via Shopify's hosted experience. This is the default for new stores.
• Legacy customer accounts — Uses the theme's customer page templates (login, registration, account, addresses, order, account activation, and password reset), built as standard JSON section templates like the rest of the theme. They're included for backward compatibility with stores that haven't upgraded yet.

WARNING

Shopify deprecated legacy customer accounts in February 2026. New stores no longer have access to legacy accounts. If your store is still using legacy customer accounts, we recommend upgrading to the latest version in your Shopify admin under Settings > Customer accounts.

The <shopify-account> component in the header automatically adapts: it opens an account sheet on new accounts, or links to the login page on legacy accounts. No theme changes are needed when you upgrade.