Shopify CLI is the recommended and officially supported tool for developing Themes and creating CI/CD workflows.
This guide shows how to achieve equivalent flows with the new version of the CLI.
| Theme Kit Command | Shopify CLI Equivalent | Objective |
|---|---|---|
theme deploy |
shopify theme push |
Deploy a local (to the CLI) version of the Theme in the current working directory to a remote store. |
theme new |
shopify theme init |
Scaffold a new theme. In the case of the CLI it clones Dawn to be used as a reference Theme. Alternatively, it’s possible to simply clone Dawn git clone git@github.com:Shopify/dawn.git and use it with the CLI. |
theme download |
shopify theme pull |
Download your remote theme files. |
theme watch & theme open |
shopify theme serve |
Start a theme server to locally preview changes with CSS & Section hot reload enabled |
| - | shopify theme check |
Run the Theme Check linter on your theme codebase. |
| - | shopify theme publish |
Set a remote theme as the live theme. |
| - | shopify theme package |
Pack your Theme as a zip file ready for distribution and submission to the Theme Store. |
theme remove |
shopify theme delete |
Theme kit removes files from the Theme whereas Shopify CLI will remotely destroy the specified theme. |