Storefront | Layout (Headers & Footers)

The Layout section in Orbit allows you to manage the header and footer templates shown across your storefront. From here you can create headers and footers, edit them in the builder, and choose which template is used on your live store.

Layout templates are the header and footer that appear on every page of your storefront. The header usually holds your logo, navigation, and search, while the footer holds links, contact details, and policies. By keeping these as reusable templates, you can prepare different versions and switch between them whenever you need to.

Accessing Layout

To access Layout:

• From the left-hand menu, go to Storefront.

• Select Layout.

The Layout Templates page will open, showing your header and footer templates.

Layout overview

The Layout Templates page is split into two tabs:

• Headers — the header templates available for your storefront.

• Footers — the footer templates available for your storefront.

Each tab shows a table of templates. For every template, the table displays:

• Template Name — the name you have given the template, such as Main Header or Sale Header (with banner).

• Visibility — whether the template is Published and ready to use, or still a Draft.

• Primary — a toggle showing whether the template is the one currently used on your storefront.

• Updated — how long ago the template was last changed.

Understanding the Primary template

The Primary template is the one currently shown on your live storefront. Only one header and one footer can be Primary at a time, so the Primary header is the header your customers see, and the Primary footer is the footer they see.

Other templates can sit alongside the Primary one as drafts or alternatives, ready for you to switch to when needed. For example, you might keep a standard Main Header as your Primary header and prepare a Sale Header (with banner) to use during a promotion.

Setting a template as Primary

To make a template the one used on your storefront:

• Open the Headers or Footers tab, depending on which you want to change.

• Find the template in the table and switch on its Primary toggle.

The selected template becomes the Primary one, and any template that was previously Primary is switched off automatically. A template should be Published before you set it as Primary, so that your customers see a finished version.

Creating a header or footer

To create a new template:

1. Open the Headers or Footers tab, depending on which you want to create.

2. Click Create Header (or Create Footer).

3. Enter a name for the template so you can recognise it later.

4. Save the template to add it to the list.

The new template is added to the table as a Draft, ready for you to design.

Editing in the builder

To design a template, select it from the table to open it in the builder. The builder lets you add and arrange the elements of your header or footer — such as your logo, navigation menu, search, links, and contact details — and see how they will look on your storefront.

When you are happy with your changes, save them. Once a template is finished, set its Visibility to Published so it is ready to be used as your Primary header or footer.

Status (Published and Draft)

Each template has a status shown in the Visibility column:

• Published — the template is finished and can be set as your Primary header or footer.

• Draft — the template is still being worked on and is not shown on your storefront.

Keeping a template as a Draft lets you build and preview it without affecting your live storefront, then Publish it when it is ready.

Why Layout is important

Your header and footer appear on every page of your storefront, so they shape how customers move around your store and find what they need. Managing them as templates makes it easy to keep your branding consistent and to update your layout without rebuilding it each time.

By using the Layout section, you can:

• Keep separate header and footer templates for your storefront

• Prepare alternative layouts as drafts before they go live

• Switch the header or footer your customers see in a single click

• Edit your layout in the builder and preview it before publishing

If you have any questions, please contact us at support@orbitcommerce.net