Guides
Everything on Shopify themes & apps.
Practical, original guides for store owners — how to find a theme, choose one, read a competitor's stack, and understand what a detector is telling you.
Basics
What a Shopify theme detector does
How detection works, what it can see, and when the result says "custom."
How-to4 ways to find the theme a store uses
From a one-click tool to reading source by hand — with the trade-offs of each.
How-toHow to tell if a site is built on Shopify
The signals that give a Shopify store away, and why some hide them.
ChoosingDawn vs the other free Shopify themes
How the free themes compare, and a 15-minute way to decide.
BasicsWhat "custom theme" really means
Why the best stores return no theme name — and what that tells you.
TroubleshootingWhy a store shows no theme
Locked, headless, modified, or not Shopify — every empty result explained.
ResearchCheck a competitor's Shopify apps
A store's app stack reveals its whole growth strategy. How to read it.
LegalCan you copy a theme you found?
What you're actually allowed to do — and the smarter research move.