# Launch checklist

Source: https://themes.spicydesign.ca/help/getting-started/launch-checklist/
Updated: 2026-11-12

A short checklist for opening your store: theme style, logo, colors, menus, pages, cart, languages, a test order and removing the store password.


Tick these off before you open your store to shoppers. Each line links to a guide that shows you how.

- [ ] Pick your theme. See [Switch your theme style](https://themes.spicydesign.ca/help/getting-started/choose-a-style/).
- [ ] Add your logo and small browser icon. See [Logo and favicon](https://themes.spicydesign.ca/help/reference/theme-settings/logo/).
- [ ] Set your colors. See [Change colors](https://themes.spicydesign.ca/help/guides/change-colors/).
- [ ] Choose your fonts. See [Change fonts](https://themes.spicydesign.ca/help/guides/change-fonts/).
- [ ] Replace the sample text and pictures on your home page. See [Edit your homepage](https://themes.spicydesign.ca/help/guides/edit-your-homepage/).
- [ ] Set up your header and footer menus. See [Set up menus](https://themes.spicydesign.ca/help/guides/set-up-menus/).
- [ ] Check a product page and a collection page. See [Products and collections](https://themes.spicydesign.ca/help/guides/products-and-collections/).
- [ ] Choose a cart drawer or a cart page. See [Cart and checkout](https://themes.spicydesign.ca/help/guides/cart-and-checkout/).
- [ ] Check your contact page. See [Contact page](https://themes.spicydesign.ca/help/guides/contact-page/).
- [ ] Set up languages and countries. See [Languages and markets](https://themes.spicydesign.ca/help/guides/languages-and-markets/).
- [ ] Place a test order on your phone. See [Shopify's test order guide](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/checkout-settings/test-orders).
- [ ] Publish your theme and turn off your store password. See [Add your theme to your store](https://themes.spicydesign.ca/help/getting-started/add-your-theme/).

## Good to know

- To turn off the password, go to **Online Store**, then **Preferences** in your Shopify admin.
- Sell gift cards? Check them too. See [Gift cards](https://themes.spicydesign.ca/help/guides/gift-cards/).
- Look at every page on a phone as well as a computer.