How to setup your branding

Getting started

The best way to customize your storefront colors is to use a desktop/laptop. First open your account settings in one tab of your browser, and in another tab open your storefront. (You can find your storefront link at the top of your account settings if you do not have it already).

Once you have them both open, scroll to the “Branding” section of your settings.

Here is an example setup on my laptop, where I split my tabs into two windows so I can see them at the same time:

Setting colors from the defaults

We provide some default colors for you to choose from as well as the ability to set your own custom colors. If picking from the defaults, first choose your primary color and then scroll to the bottom to save your changes and see them reflected on your storefront, you can play around with the defaults for all the settings to find a mix you like.

In this case, I am choosing the dark green for my primary color, and making my header black!

Setting your own custom colors

Hotplate lets you set your own custom colors using hex codes. Hex codes are essentially just numbers that websites use to represent colors. If you have already done some digital or branding work, you may already know your hex codes. Hex codes always start with a # and are usually 6 characters long.

To set a color to a hex code, click the rainbow button and type it into the input. Here is me setting my own custom header color to a hex code:

Figuring out your brand’s hex colors from your logo

If you have a logo or an image that you want to use as the palette for your storefront. You can use  this online tool  to extract the hex colors from the image and paste them in!

Here is what it looks like when I upload the Hotplate logo:

Then I click on the hex colors to copy and paste them into my settings:

Now my storefront’s colors match my logo!

Adding images

You have two images you can add to your storefront: your Header image and your Profile image. Your header image will replace the text in the storefront header (in this case, it will replace “Ben’s Bakery”) and your profile photo will appear at the top of your storefront.

Here is what it looks like after I upload Hotplate’s logos:

Adding more content!

In another section of your settings, “Content”, you can add even more to your Hotplate storefront! This can include an about section, FAQ’s, random links (like a linktree), social media links, etc.

I am going to add an about section, some social media links, and an FAQ!

You’ve now made your storefront your own!

In a few minutes we have made our storefront our own. Look at the before and after!