California Shopify theme – California preset
California
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California Shopify theme

California preset

Created by Small Victories

California keeps things clean and simple, using a Section Everywhere structure so clothing, jewelry, and other merchants can rearrange layouts without coding. Standard tools include lookbooks, product tabs, size charts, a mega menu, infinite scroll, quick buy, and a slide-out cart with cart notes, on this Shopify theme.
Source Shopify Theme Store Official
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.9 · 82 reviews · 98% positive
PRICE
$ 240,00 USD
PRESETS
4 styles
View on Theme Store
PRESETS INCLUDED Total 4
California Anthologist Lane Disruptor
Theme support
smallvictories.co/themes/colors/support
Documentation
small-victories.notion.site/California-Theme-Docs-ebda97bd91044e8d99151ca32ac8f5e2

Independently reviewed by the eDIY editorial team

How fast is California?

Google PageSpeed Insights scores for the home page, out of 100

In our October 2026 test, the official California demo scored 68/100 on mobile and 96/100 on desktop. On mobile, LCP was 6.7s, CLS 0.00 and Total Blocking Time 82ms.

Theme demo store

Official California demo, home page
68 /100
Mobile
Needs improvement
96 /100
Desktop
Good

Tested Oct 2026 · Google PageSpeed Insights lab data

MetricMobileDesktop
Largest Contentful Paint 6.7s 1.3s
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.00 0.00
Total Blocking Time 82ms 1ms
Speed Index 5.6s 806ms

The 8 live stores we tested averaged 52/100 on mobile and 81/100 on desktop. Average mobile LCP was 10.9s and CLS was 0.10. These results reflect complete production stores, not the theme alone.

Live stores average

Mean across 8 stores running California
52 /100
Mobile
Needs improvement
81 /100
Desktop
Needs improvement

Tested Oct 2026 · Results include each store's apps, images, tracking scripts and customizations

MetricMobileDesktop
Largest Contentful Paint 10.9s 2.6s
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.10 0.04
Total Blocking Time 761ms 195ms
Speed Index 8.0s 1.6s

Per-store results

8 live stores · tested Oct 2026
Pier 1
pier1.com
Mobile 47
Desktop 87
Popular Bookstore
popular.com.sg
Mobile 29
Desktop 41
LabReqs.com
schooltiters.com
Mobile 83
Desktop 99
HirbawiUSA
hirbawiusa.com
Mobile 63
Desktop 85
Black Sands
blacksands.com
Mobile 58
Desktop 95
ANKI
anki.bot
Mobile 36
Desktop 67
Inverted Gear
invertedgear.com
Mobile 63
Desktop 98
Jack of the Dust
jackofthedust.com
Mobile 34
Desktop 76

Features

Built-in features listed on the Theme Store.

Cart and checkout

  • Cart notes
  • In-store pickups
  • Pre-order
  • Quick buy
  • Slide-out cart

Marketing and conversion

  • Blogs
  • Cross-selling
  • EU translations (EN, FR, IT, DE, ES)
  • FAQ page
  • In-menu promos
  • Product badges
  • Promo banners
  • Promo popups
  • Recommended products
  • Stock counter

Merchandising

  • Animation
  • Color swatches
  • High-resolution images
  • Image galleries
  • Image rollover
  • Image zoom
  • Lookbooks
  • Product tabs
  • Product videos
  • Size chart
  • Slideshow

Product discovery

  • Breadcrumbs
  • Collection page navigation
  • Enhanced search
  • Infinite scroll
  • Mega menu
  • Product filtering and sorting
  • Recommended products
  • Sticky header
33 features

California ranking and satisfaction

Position among all Shopify themes
#199 of 1349
Position among Shopify themes for "clothing"
#69 of 269
Overall satisfaction based on all reviews
98% positive

Release history

LATEST VERSION
v10.1.1
Released September 25, 2025
No recent updates

No California updates have been released in the last 12 months.

Releases in 12 mo 0
Total releases 131
First release November 18, 2016
v10.1.1 FIX

California 10.1.0, updated to latest Shopify theme requirements

Added

  • Added support for high-variant products.

Fixes and other improvements

  • Minor bugs fixes.
v10.0.1 FIX

California 10.0.1, updated to latest Shopify theme requirements

Changed

  • Restructured theme files for theme store redesign.
v9.14.0 FEATURE

California 9.14.0, updated to latest Shopify theme requirements

Changed

  • Replaced deprecated default theme fonts.
  • Updated from country_option_tags to all_country_option_tags.

Fixes and improvements

  • Fixed translation issue in Spanish.
  • Fixed bug that was preventing on mobile to change the product variant image when having many product variants.
  • Fixed bug that was preventing pre-order button text to be preserved when changing product variants.
v9.13.0 FEATURE

California 9.13.0, added the option to have the collapsible tabs to be expanded on page load.

Added

  • Added the option to have the collapsible tabs to be expanded on page load.

Changed

  • Changed product inventory block name so it renders the inventory icon.

Fixes and improvements

  • Fixed footer menu columns bug on mobile screens.
  • Fixed account pages font rendering bug.
  • Fixed bug that was preventing pre-order button text to be preserved when changing product variants.
v9.12.0 FEATURE

California 9.12.0, added new Shopify requirement for product filtering.

Added

  • Added visual displays for product metaobjects options on collection filtering.

Full changelog

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What merchants say about California Shopify theme

We know about 82 reviews · showing 6

Merchant sentiment summary

AI

80 of 82 reviews are positive, with 1 neutral and 1 negative. Merchants most often praise the clean, sleek design and the fast, helpful support from the developer, Guille. The most common criticism is that some expected elements, such as an announcement bar or plain text field, are not available, and one reviewer reported unanswered support requests.

Generated from all 82 Theme Store reviews ·

Positive 80 · 98%
Neutral 1 · 1%
Negative 1 · 1%
Highly rated

California has received 0 reviews in the last 12 months.

Reviews in 12 mo 0
Total reviews 82
First review

--updated-- Thank you for reply. I got your e-mail. i will update the theme and if i still have a problem.I will inform again. --previous-- I like the theme. But I need help on header menu and footer menu on California Theme. never stay on same market.

M
MUD FACTORY
Jun 24, 2025

This is a very clean and a great-looking theme! Everything works as expected, the load speed is great too. Documentation is quite helpful and most apps work well with the theme. The support has been incredibly efficient and Guille has been super responsive with any questions we have had. Thanks for everything!

M
Monsoon Breeze
Jul 19, 2024

I absolutely love this theme! Very easy to use with a clean, crisp design. And Guille has been absolutely incredible to work with, helping me customize my website to my liking. Highly recommend!

N
NYS Probate Leads
Jul 9, 2024

Awesome theme with great support. This theme has everything you could want. It looks so professional and has so many different ways to display information. It's also easy to tweak in code to make it unique to your store. The creator responded to my questions quickly and assisted me with making a change I couldn't figure out.

9
90s Sneaker Vault
Jun 30, 2023

Top notch! Appreciate the California theme for its modern and attractive appearance and functionality. You also get quick, easy-to-understand and descriptive support that Guille provides. If you are not a technical genius yourself, here you get that little extra and the necessary help you may need. That kind of service is rare but all the more appreciated! Simply world-class service!

S
Sporty'n'Fit
Jan 17, 2023

ALERT! Anyone looking for an amazingly functional & modern theme. This is for them! Nice, premium theme with attractive features. We do not know much Html coding & needed a few changes per our requirements. Guille has not only done the requested changes, but he checked other errors(which we didn't notice) and corrected them. Prompt response, excellent work ethic, & extremely helpful.

S
SHUHORNY
Jul 11, 2022

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