Clone a Shopify store, own the result
Two different jobs go by the same name. Duplicating a store you already run is a transfer: theme, products, settings. Cloning a store you admire is a rebuild: the design, made yours. This page covers both, and Clyro handles the theme side of either one.
Which one are you doing? Moving your own store to a new Shopify account, for a rebrand, a new market or a fresh start: start with duplicating your own store. Saw a storefront you want yours to feel like: skip to copying a design.
Duplicate your own Shopify store
Shopify has no one-click "copy this store" button, and that surprises most people the first time. A duplicate is assembled layer by layer, and each layer has its own tool. Here is the order that causes the fewest surprises.
- 1
Theme first
In the source store, Online Store > Themes > Actions > Download theme file. Shopify emails you a ZIP; upload it to the new store the same way. This is free, native, and carries your design exactly. If you want to change the design on the way over, upload that same ZIP to Clyro and edit it in plain English before installing it.
- 2
Products, customers, inventory
Shopify's built-in CSV export and import handles these from Settings and from each admin section. For large catalogs, or to keep metafields and variants intact without hand-fixing the CSV, migration apps like Matrixify or Duplify exist for exactly this and are worth their fee past a few hundred SKUs.
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Pages, blogs and navigation
Exportable as CSV too, but menus are rebuilt by hand in the new store. Budget an hour and keep the old admin open in a second tab.
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Settings, then a full pass
Taxes, shipping zones, payment providers, notification templates and domains are all configured fresh. Nothing here transfers, and skipping it is how a duplicated store ends up charging the wrong shipping on day one.
What transfers, and what never does
| Layer | How it moves |
|---|---|
| Theme and design | Download and upload the theme ZIP. Native and free. |
| Products and variants | CSV export/import, or a migration app for large catalogs. |
| Customers | CSV, but passwords never transfer: customers re-authenticate. |
| Orders | Import as historical records only. They will not re-trigger fulfillment or emails, which is what you want. |
| Apps | Never transfer. Reinstall each one and reconfigure it, and expect app-specific content (reviews, bundles, popups) to need its own export. |
| Discount codes, gift cards | Recreated by hand or via app. Gift card balances are money, so verify them twice. |
| Domains, payments, taxes | Configured fresh in the new store. A domain can only point at one store at a time. |
| SEO history | Does not move. If the old store goes offline, redirect its URLs to the new ones or you inherit its 404s instead of its rankings. |
The pattern worth noticing: the data layers have official tools, and the theme is the layer where people get stuck, because a duplicate inherits every limitation of the original design. That is the moment to decide whether you are copying the old store or improving it, which is what the rest of this page is about.
Three ways to copy a store design
From screenshots
Capture the pages or sections you want, drop them in, and Clyro rebuilds the layout as working Liquid sections. Works for a single hero or a whole page.
From a reference URL
Point at a site as inspiration and generate design directions anchored to it: its structure and mood, rebuilt as your theme, with your brand.
From your existing store
Upload your current theme to edit it with AI, or rebuild a store you already run so the new version is finally maintainable.
Figma to Shopify
Designers keep asking for a Figma-to-Shopify pipeline, and the practical one is simpler than a plugin: export your frames as images and hand them to Clyro. The design gets rebuilt as real Shopify 2.0 sections with settings your team can edit, instead of a pixel-perfect but frozen export. The same route works for mockups from any design tool.
First, find out what they're running
Before cloning a design, check what powers it: paste the URL into the free Shopify theme detector. If it's a stock theme you could buy, you'll know; if it's custom, rebuild the parts you like as your own theme. For the theme-buying route, our best Shopify themes guide compares the options.
Cloning and copying, honestly answered
Can you clone a Shopify store?
Yes, in two different senses. To duplicate a store you own, move it layer by layer: download and upload the theme file, export and import products and customers as CSV, then reconfigure apps and settings, which never transfer. To clone a design you admire, rebuild it as your own theme: Clyro works from screenshots or a reference URL and generates real Liquid in that style, with your own branding and content.
Is there a Shopify app to duplicate a store?
Several exist (Duplify, CopyCat and similar) and they automate the data side: products, collections, customers and settings copied between two stores you own. They are worth it on large catalogs. None of them improve the design on the way over, which is the part that usually needs the work.
Can I clone one store and create another with a new domain?
Yes. The new store is a separate Shopify account with its own domain, so duplicate the layers into it and connect the domain there. A domain can only point at one store at a time, so plan the cutover: if the original goes offline, redirect its URLs to the new store or you lose its search rankings instead of inheriting them.
How do I copy a Shopify theme to another store?
In the source store go to Online Store > Themes > Actions > Download theme file. Shopify emails you a ZIP. In the destination store, upload that ZIP under Themes. It is free and native, and it carries your design and settings exactly. Upload the same ZIP to Clyro first if you want to redesign it before it goes live.
Is it legal to copy another store's design?
Using another store as design inspiration and rebuilding a similar layout with your own branding, copy and images is standard practice. Copying protected assets (logos, photos, text) is not. Clone the structure, make the brand yours.
How do I duplicate my own Shopify store?
There is no one-click copy. Do it in this order: theme first (download the ZIP and upload it to the new store), then products and customers via CSV export/import, then pages and menus, then settings. Apps, domains, payment and tax config never transfer and are set up fresh. The walkthrough above covers each layer.
Can I go from Figma to a Shopify theme?
Yes, via images: export your Figma frames as PNGs and give them to Clyro. It rebuilds the design as real Liquid sections. There is no direct Figma plugin needed.
How do I redesign my Shopify store?
The fastest route in 2026: screenshot your current store, tell Clyro what to change ('keep the structure, modernize the type, tighten the product page'), and it regenerates the design as a fresh theme. You review, refine in chat, and swap themes when ready, with zero downtime on the live store.
How do I find out which theme a store uses?
Use the free Shopify theme detector: paste the store URL and it reports the theme. If it's a paid theme, you can rebuild the parts you like as your own custom theme instead of buying it.