Our Shopify 2.0 upgrade moves your store to an Online Store 2.0 theme while keeping your design, content and custom features. Still on an old Shopify 1.0 theme? You're missing sections everywhere, metafields, faster performance and a dramatically better editing experience. We migrate you to Shopify 2.0 without losing your content or customizations.
Every upgrade follows four steps, and your live store stays online the whole time.
We list every customization, app and template in your current theme.
Your design rebuilt on a Shopify 2.0 theme with JSON templates.
Content, metafields and settings moved across and checked.
Tested on a copy, then published with no downtime.
Shopify Online Store 2.0 is Shopify's theme architecture that lets you add sections to every page, not only the homepage. Here is what changes:
| Older themes | Online Store 2.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sections | Homepage only | Every page |
| Templates | Liquid files | JSON templates you edit visually |
| Metafields | Need code or apps | Connected in the theme editor |
| App blocks | Code edits | Added in the Shopify theme editor |
Shopify 2.0 makes your store easier to edit in the theme editor Shopify gives every store, with no code.
If two or more apply, an upgrade will save you time and developer costs.
You can upgrade to a free Shopify 2.0 theme such as Dawn, one of the premium Shopify 2.0 themes from the Theme Store, or rebuild your current design as a 2.0 theme. We recommend the option that keeps your design and costs least to maintain.
After the upgrade, Shopify sections, Shopify variant metafields and app blocks all work in the editor, and any custom Liquid code Shopify still needs is moved across and documented. For a deeper rebuild, see custom theme development.
Fixed-price projects based on how customized your current theme is. We quote after a theme audit.
Custom scope? Request a bespoke quote — we'll scope it exactly to your needs.
Tell us about your store. We reply within 24 hours with a tailored proposal.
Shopify 2.0 (Online Store 2.0) is Shopify's current theme architecture. It introduced sections everywhere (not just the homepage), JSON templates, native metafields, app blocks and a dramatically improved theme editor. All new Shopify themes are built on 2.0.
No. We migrate all content — product descriptions, images, collections, pages and blog posts — before switching themes. We stage the migration and test thoroughly before going live.
We'll recreate your existing design in the new 2.0 theme as closely as possible. Many clients also use migration as an opportunity to refresh their design.
No. Shopify 2.0 is available on all Shopify plans (Basic, Shopify, Advanced and Plus).
Typically 7–14 days depending on your store's complexity. We work on a staging environment and only go live once everything is approved.
Open the theme editor and go to a product or collection page. If you can add and remove sections there, your theme is Online Store 2.0.
Not if it is done on a copy of the theme and tested before publishing. Your live store stays unchanged until the new theme is ready.