Is the online store website template really free?

Yes. Signing up, starting from this template and editing every word, photo and colour costs nothing. You only pay when you publish, and you can see the plans before you do.

Can I use my own domain?

Yes. Every published site gets its own address at yoursitename.pylonsites.co.za. If you already own a domain you can point it at your site, or buy a new one from the Domains tab.

Can I edit it on my phone?

Yes. The editor works on a phone as well as a computer, and the site is built to look right on both.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. You change the words, photos and colours by clicking on them, then publish when it looks the way you want.

Templates · Shops

Online Store Website Template

For the maker whose things look best on a laid table. Customers see the pieces in use, add them to the cart from the grid, and pay by card — the money goes to you.

Use This Template for Free Open the live demo

Free to sign up. Edit every word, photo and colour as much as you like. You only pay when you publish.

The home page of an example homeware store: a table laid with painted plates and oranges and the headline Made by hand, made to be used

The same homeware store on a phone, opening on the laid table and the headline

An example site built from this template, on a laptop and a phone.

Buy straight from the grid

Every product with its price and an add to cart button — no detour through a product page unless they want one. Sale prices show beside the original.

A product grid of an indigo bowl, speckled plates, a yellow mug and a terracotta vase, each with an add to cart button — The shop, from the example site

A product page that answers the questions

What it's made of, how to care for it and when it will arrive, folded away until someone asks — with add to cart always in reach.

A product page for an indigo serving bowl with its price, description and add to cart button — A product page, from the example site

Why people come back

Three promises on photographs from the studio — small batches, countrywide delivery, made to be used. The reasons a second order happens.

Three image cards of studio shelves, a parcel tied with string, and ceramics on a kitchen counter — Why our regulars come back, from the example site

What's inside

HomeThe slideshow, shop-by-category tiles, the product grid, why customers come back, and reviews from orders you have shipped.
ShopEvery product with its price, sale price and add to cart.
Category pagesOne page per category — ceramics, textiles — where each shop-by-category tile leads.
Product pagesPhotographs, price, description, materials and care, delivery notes, and add to cart.
Cart, checkout & confirmationThe basket, secure card checkout and an order-confirmed page.
ContactA form that sends every enquiry to your inbox.

Who it's for

An online store for small makers and brands: products with photos and prices, a cart, card checkout and delivery. If you have been searching for an e-commerce website, an online shop template or the plainest way to start selling online in South Africa, it has every page a first shop needs.

Make it yours

Makers, homeware, gifts, food and anyone selling a range of products to customers across the country.

Your products, your photographs and your prices — every word and picture can be changed.
Customers pay by card and the money is paid out to you; we never take a commission.
Delivery is built in, so orders can be couriered anywhere in South Africa.

Questions

Is the online store website template really free?Yes. Signing up, starting from this template and editing every word, photo and colour costs nothing. You only pay when you publish, and you can see the plans before you do.
Can I use my own domain?Yes. Every published site gets its own address at yoursitename.pylonsites.co.za. If you already own a domain you can point it at your site, or buy a new one from the Domains tab.
Can I edit it on my phone?Yes. The editor works on a phone as well as a computer, and the site is built to look right on both.
Do I need to know how to code?No. You change the words, photos and colours by clicking on them, then publish when it looks the way you want.

Use This Template for Free

Free to sign up. Edit every word, photo and colour as much as you like. You only pay when you publish.

More on storefronts.Want your own web address? Search for a .co.za domain or any other ending.