Storefront
Place Sledge widgets on your storefront from the Shopify theme editor using app embeds and app blocks — no theme code, and everything is removable from the same screen.
This section covers putting Sledge widgets on the page. All of it happens in the Shopify theme editor. None of it requires editing theme code.
There are two kinds of thing you add:
| What it is | Where you add it | Applies to | |
|---|---|---|---|
| App embed | A site-wide feature with no fixed position | App embeds in the sidebar | Every page |
| App block | A widget placed in a specific spot | Add block on a section | That section |
App embeds are for things that float above the page or attach themselves — the cart drawer, the search overlay, the wishlist overlay. You switch them on once.
App blocks are for things that occupy a position in your layout — a search bar in the header, a review widget under the product description, a filter panel beside a collection grid. You place them where you want them.
The order to do things
Enable Sledge Core
Nothing else works until this is on. See Install.
Configure the feature in Sledge
A block renders nothing if the feature behind it is not configured and enabled for that surface. Configuration lives in the Sledge dashboard — see Guide.
Add the embed or block
Switch on the app embed, or place the block on the section where it belongs.
If a widget does not appear, it is almost always step 2 — the feature is not enabled for the surface you are looking at. Check that before moving blocks around.
Full inventory
Every embed and block, with all of its theme editor settings, is listed in Reference → Blocks.
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How do I set up skeleton loaders?
Skeleton loaders are the grey placeholder blocks shown while products load. Instead of a blank space or a layout jump, customers see the shape of the grid immediately — then products fade in.
App embeds
Switch on the Sledge features that work across your whole store — the cart drawer, search overlay, wishlist panel and countdown.