How can the customer account page be tested before it goes live on the store?

In order to ensure a smooth testing process for the customer account page before making it visible on your live store, it is essential to comprehend the reasons behind duplicating a theme.


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Duplicating a theme on Shopify before making it live on your store is a recommended practice. It allows you to preview and test the theme's appearance and functionality without any impact on your live store. This ensures that you can thoroughly assess and verify that everything is working as intended before making the theme available to your customers.


To add a duplicate theme to your Shopify store, follow these steps:

  1. Open Shopify Store > Online Store > Themes.
  2. On clicking Themes, you can view all the downloaded themes from the Shopify store.
  3. To duplicate a theme, Select theme > Click actions button > Duplicate.

Note: The duplicate theme name always starts with the word 'Copy of' which lets you understand that this is a copy of a theme.

  1. Install code to the duplicate theme to test the theme's appearance and functionality. How to set up Customer Dashboard Pro
  2. Once the code is installed, you can preview the duplicate theme in Shopify > Themes > Actions button […] > Preview option (as the image attached)
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