Anyone can tell me how can I update shopify theme without losing customisation without using any shopify app. Is there any manual method like WordPress?
Anyone can tell me how can I update shopify theme without losing customisation without using any shopify app. Is there any manual method like WordPress?
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There are two ways to update a shopify theme.
Add an updated version of your theme to your online store in the following steps
Click [here](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/themes/managing-themes/updating-themes" How to update shopify theme")!
If you want to bring part of the structure to the new theme you can follow this guide:
Create a backup copy of your existing theme
After uploading your updated theme, follow this instructions
From your list of themes, choose the Actions button on the main live
theme and then Edit code:
Open the following file:
settings_data.json
Copy all the code
Find the same file in the new Theme
Paste the code
Check if everything is OK.
PS: This method is recommended if you are still using Online Store 1.0
For Online Store 2.0 most part of the data is saved in the file templates, within the JSON schema.