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Shopify theme picker
Describe your store. Get a theme shortlist, each scored out of 100 on your must-haves.
Shopify theme picker is a free AI skill for the job "Set up your online store". Give the instructions to an AI assistant that supports the required files and tools, then review its output.
Free · No account · Made by AI Blocks · Level: beginner
What it does
A theme is a long-lived choice. One consultant treats it as a four-to-five-year decision, because switching later means setting the store up again. Many owners pick on looks alone, then find the theme has no swatches, no size guide or weak search. This skill starts from your must-have features, not from screenshots. It sets filters for the theme store, then checks each theme on features, the developer, the mobile demo and your catalogue size. It scores each theme out of 100 on the checks it could run. It shows both views on free and paid themes, since the sources disagree. It ends with a plan to try the theme before you pay.
You give it
- What you sell and how many products
- Features you must have, such as swatches, before and after, a mega menu, right-to-left or an age check
- Your budget, and stores you admire (optional)
- Links or screenshots of themes you are weighing (optional)
- Competitors (optional)
- Store capture (optional)
You get
- Filters to apply in the theme store
- A shortlist of 3 to 5 themes
- A pass or fail table on features, developer and mobile, and a score out of 100 for each
- A trial plan, including a backup step
Use it when
- You are starting a Shopify store and need to choose a theme.
- You are thinking of changing theme and want to know what you would lose.
- You have found a theme you like and want it checked against your needs.
How to use it
- Start a chat with the skill. Open it if you added it to your AI, or copy it and paste it in.
- Write your must-have features first. Look at two or three competitor stores to get ideas.
- Paste what you sell, your product count and your budget.
- Look at each theme's demo on your phone, then check the table.
- Try your top pick free before you pay. Back up your live theme before big changes.