[intro]If you’re still unsure what Theme to choose or if you’re looking for specific features, this Guide lists all available Themes on the EKM online shop platform. Don’t forget that you can always use your Test Shop to experiment with different Themes without interrupting the activity in your live shop. [/intro]
Selecting a Theme
When you open your EKM online shop account, you're invited to select a theme that fits your industry and the products you plan to sell. This part of the process is designed so that those who perhaps haven't owned an online shop and are unsure what features they would like to have are guided towards Themes that suit them best.
When you initially open your account, the EKM online shop platform automatically offers you the latest Themes, Aerial Themes. We also provide older legacy Themes, and whether you choose an Aerial Theme or a legacy Theme depends on what you want to do with your EKM online shop.
Aerial Themes
These Themes vary for each industry, but their content and layout can be amended according to your brand and your products:
- The Theme Editor allows for more customisation without the need for coding skills;
- You can quickly add, edit and delete Sections;
- You edit Homepage, Category, Subcategory and Product Pages universally within your EKM online shop;
- Aerial is fully mobile responsive, so will automatically adjust to fill the browser being used to view it;
- Any updates to the EKM online shop platform - such as new features, for example - will automatically be applied;
- Mega Menu;
- Contact Number in Header;
- Categories can be listed on the Homepage;
- Subcategory Images on Category Pages;
- In Category Descriptions;
- Large Product Images on Product Pages.
You can choose an Aerial Theme for your industry by clicking the Featured Themes tab on the left-hand side of the Select Theme page:
Legacy Themes
These Themes can be edited by the Layout Editor, with more complex, custom changes facilitated by EKM's in-house Design Team in the form of Tweaks. Legacy Themes:
- Use the Layout Editor to change the order of different elements;
- Can be used as the basis for custom design - which requires some coding knowledge;
- Are responsive;
- Offer a variety of different menu styles;
- They have different features like sticky headers, product overlays, and circular subcategory images.
[remember]If you would like to discuss a custom design, you can speak to our in-house Design Team to discuss how we can make your ideas a reality. Click here to book a call at your convenience.[/remember]
[tips]The more recent the Theme, the more use you will have from it - we recommend that you upgrade your Theme every two years - this ensures that your online shop design will be unaffected by upgrades to browsers, user experience research and a host of other factors which can affect how your site displays to potential customers. Some older themes will eventually be discontinued as their layout and structure pertain to older standards for user experience and browser compatibility.[/tips]
What to look for when selecting your Theme
Essentially, the design images and some features define the theme best for the industry. With this in mind, you can technically customise any Theme to display your Products by changing the Design Images and amending the colour scheme to suit your brand. If you wish to do this, then there are a couple of things you need to consider before you select your Theme to make sure that it is the best fit for you and guarantees the most longevity.
Selecting a Menu
To begin with, you need to decide what kind of Menu will best suit your Products. If you have many Products divided into different categories, you may be best suited to a Mega Menu. However, if you have seven categories or fewer, you might find a pop-out menu or burger menu that suits you better.
[remember]Although our Tweaks Team can add specific elements to your Legacy Theme for you, they cannot amend a Menu, as this is unique to the Theme itself. With this in mind, select the kind of Menu you would like as a priority when selecting the best Theme for you and your EKM online shop.[/remember]
Design Images
If the appearance of your Products is paramount - like if you sell clothing, footwear, jewellery or similar - then a Theme with plenty of large Design Images will serve you well. However, suppose you sell items where the appearance is not as important - such as machine components, plumbing supplies or similar. In that case, Design Images aren't as necessary, and you would benefit more from a Theme where the Product Attributes are listed alongside the Product itself.
[tips]Don't forget that even after you have applied a Theme to your EKM online shop, you can still experiment with different Themes within your Test Shop without interrupting the activities of your live shop.[/tips]
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| Abode | AM | Auror | Avocado |
Baker, Bohemian, Bonsai, Break
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| Baker | Bohemian | Bonsai | Break |
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| Casa | Cherub | Coco | Couleur |
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| Cream | Decor | Detour | Digital |
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| Eden | Empire | Entice | Era |
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| Feast | Fetch! | Flora | Freya |
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| GC | Grove | Grow-cer | Handmade |
Hipstar, Hitbox, Hooch, House & Home
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| Hipstar | Hitbox | Hooch | House & Home |
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| Idea | Kicker | Kinder | Loki |
Lotus, Lumos, Maison, Marathon
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| Lotus | Lumos | Maison | Marathon |
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| Marble | Mare | Meo | Motor |
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| Noir | North | Nox | Odin |
Optimum, Opus, Pablo, Plaything
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| Optimum | Opus | Pablo | Plaything |
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| PM | Quartz | Queen | Querky |
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| Refresh | Soap | Solo | Soxxx |
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| Spirit | Swiss | Token | Triad |
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| Trinity | Turbo | Vixen | Wahine |
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| Youth | Zestbox |
[contact]If you need our help with your EKM online shop, contact your Ecommerce Expert, Account Manager, or the Customer Support Team, who can point you in the right direction. Our opening hours are 9 am - 5.30 pm Monday to Friday, for telephone calls, live chats, and emails. Over the weekends, we're open from 9 am - 5.30 pm, both Saturday and Sunday, to answer emails and live chat, which you can access from the Dashboard of your EKM online shop. Outside these hours, you can leave a message for us in the live chat window or email [email protected], and we will answer as soon as possible.
If you'd like to suggest a feature or an upgrade on any of the EKM platforms, please let us know on the EKM Suggestions Board. If you have a non-account-specific question to ask the EKM Team, join us in the EKM Community. [/contact]