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Justin Blayney
Justin Blayney

Reputation: 781

Developing theme locally using stencil

Is there a reason I need to install stencil CLI framework and supporting javascript etc... rather than just download a theme and edit it with notepad, then re-upload it?

Is seems that this has been made overly complicated

Upvotes: 0

Views: 187

Answers (1)

Scott C Wilson
Scott C Wilson

Reputation: 20016

The advantage of using the Stencil CLI is that you can test your work locally, so you can be sure you haven't broken anything. If you just want to make a small edit, then rather than downloading and uploading, try editing files within the Control Panel. Go to Storefront->My Themes->Customize, and then at the bottom, click Edit Theme Files. This way you can make a small edit and have the ability to do a preview (so again, you test your work before changing your live store).

Upvotes: 4

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