# Install Uploadery

Before Uploadery starts working on your store, you will need to install the app onto your current theme.

Follow the step-by-step instructions below on how to install Uploadery for your 2.0 theme. This is a [list of available Shopify 2.0 themes](https://themes.shopify.com/collections/free-themes).

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[**Not using a Shopify 2.0 theme? Click here to learn more about how to install Options directly in the theme.**](https://shoppad.gitbook.io/uploadery/install-uploadery/install-in-1.0-themes)
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### Installing Uploadery on a 2.0 theme

1\. Starting from your Shopify dashboard, click on **Online Store**, and then click on **Themes**.

2\. Click the **Actions** button, then select **Edit code.**

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3. Select **Products** from the dropdown menu in the header and then select a product template. The **default product** is the standard template for a theme.

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4. Locate a section for product information in the left-hand toolbar. Then, hover below the variant picker, click + **Add block**, then select the **Uploadery** block on the Apps tab. *If the block does not appear, then you are not using a 2.0 theme.*

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5\. Don't forget to **save** your changes.

You can now start creating options with upload fields for your products.

### What's next?

Add a snippet of code so upload fields can display quicker on your product page: [Decrease Uploadery's load time](https://shoppad.gitbook.io/uploadery/troubleshooting/decrease-uploaderys-load-time).

### Need to adjust the upload link on the cart page?

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Shorten the link shown on the cart page by adjusting the upload link: [Display file upload details in the cart page](https://shoppad.gitbook.io/uploadery/customize-the-app/display-a-short-link-on-the-cart).

### Want to customize the look of your upload fields?

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**Here are some other great resources to get you started:**

* [Style your upload fields](https://shoppad.gitbook.io/uploadery/customize-the-app/style-file-upload-fields)
* [Add an image preview to the product page](https://shoppad.gitbook.io/uploadery/customize-the-app/add-an-image-preview-to-the-product-page)