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# Skeleton

Welcome! Skeleton is a minimal streetwear theme for Shopify — monospace type, generous white space, 1px borders, and a black/white palette with a safety-orange accent. It's built for clothing brands that drop in limited runs and want a store that converts without stacking up app subscriptions.

You don't need to know anything about Shopify themes to use this documentation. Every guide walks you through exactly where to click.

## What's built in

Skeleton ships with conversion features that usually require paid apps:

* **Free gift tiers** — automatically add a free gift to the cart when spend crosses a threshold, with up to two tiers and a milestone progress bar that shows customers how close they are.
* **Quick view** — a + button on product cards opens a mini product modal with images, sizes, and add to cart, so shoppers never leave the page.
* **Sticky add-to-cart bar** — when the buy button scrolls out of view on a product page, a slim bar with variant picker and add-to-cart follows the customer down the page.
* **Smart size finder** — customers enter height and weight (metric or imperial) and get a size recommendation calculated from your size chart and how each piece fits.
* **Drop mode** — a full-screen password page with background video, launch countdown, and email/SMS waitlist capture. Perfect between drops.
* **Cart drawer** — AJAX slide-out cart with upsells, order notes, a terms checkbox, and quick payment buttons.
* **Drop countdowns** — live countdown timers in the header and on the password page.

Plus the essentials: announcement bar with scrolling marquee, slideshow with a glitch transition, auto-scrolling image/product carousels, low-stock urgency notes, trust badges, sale and sold-out badges, and product recommendations.

## Where to start

1. 👉 [Getting started](/sitesbyseth-docs/skeleton/getting-started.md) — the 5-step path from zip file to published store.
2. [Installing the theme](/sitesbyseth-docs/skeleton/getting-started/installing.md)
3. [Setting up your homepage](/sitesbyseth-docs/skeleton/getting-started/homepage.md)
4. [Setting up your collection page](/sitesbyseth-docs/skeleton/getting-started/collection-page.md)
5. [Setting up your product page](/sitesbyseth-docs/skeleton/getting-started/product-page.md)
6. [Drop mode (password page)](/sitesbyseth-docs/skeleton/getting-started/drop-mode.md)

## Reference

* [Theme settings](/sitesbyseth-docs/skeleton/theme-settings.md) — every global setting explained: colors, typography, layout, product cards, size finder, cart, and more.
* [Sections](/sitesbyseth-docs/skeleton/sections.md) — every section in the theme, setting by setting.
* [Other pages](/sitesbyseth-docs/skeleton/pages.md) — cart, contact, blog, search, 404, customer accounts, and gift cards.

## Going deeper

* [Size finder deep dive](/sitesbyseth-docs/skeleton/size-finder.md) — the chart format, fit profiles, per-product charts, and how the math works.
* [Free gift setup](/sitesbyseth-docs/skeleton/size-finder/free-gift.md) — ⚠️ read this before launching a gift promotion. Gift products **must be priced $0**.
* [Theme updates](/sitesbyseth-docs/skeleton/size-finder/updates.md) — zip re-downloads vs. GitHub auto-updates.
* [FAQ](/sitesbyseth-docs/skeleton/faq.md) — quick answers to the questions we get most.

💡 Stuck on something these docs don't cover? Email support and include your store URL — we usually reply within one business day.


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