Storefront Theme for eCommerce

Overview

BambooForge Storefront is a website theme for Odoo's Website and eCommerce apps. It does not add a new app or a settings screen — instead it restyles the storefront and preloads it with content so a fresh shop looks finished the moment you activate it.

What it gives you out of the box:

• A designed homepage that replaces the blank default — a parallax hero, a shop-by-category grid, a service-features strip (free shipping / secure checkout / easy returns), a store-metrics band, a brand/trust strip and a promo call-to-action. Every section is standard Odoo snippet markup, so it stays fully editable.

• Three ready demo pages, each published with a navigation link: About (/about), Collections (/collections) and Lookbook (/lookbook).

• A Categories mega menu in the header (thumbnail style) with six category tiles and a "free shipping / shop all" footer row — repoint the links and images at your own categories.

• An announcement / promo bar above the header (free shipping · 30-day returns · secure checkout), which works on any header template.

• A sticky eCommerce header and a generous footer, enabled automatically when the theme is applied.

• Three swappable colour palettes that share one typography and component language (see Choosing a palette).

• Retail-tuned typography — Space Grotesk for headings over Manrope for body text (with Sora, Fraunces and Inter also available to pick in the editor).

The building blocks

The theme restyles the standard Odoo website snippets rather than inventing new ones, so everything you drag from the Website Builder already matches the theme. The restyled blocks are: Cover, Banner, Product List (the category/collection grid), Three Columns, Features, Process Steps, Numbers, Quotes Carousel, References, Call to Action, and the Thumbnails mega menu. Because they are the standard blocks, anything you already know about the Odoo editor still applies.

Requirements

• Odoo: 18.0, Community or Enterprise.

• Apps: the theme depends on Website eCommerce (website_sale) and on the theme_common support module. Installing the theme pulls both in automatically, and website_sale brings the Website app with it — so a working Shop is in place before the theme is applied.

• Python: no extra libraries beyond a standard Odoo 18 install.

• Access: activating a theme and editing pages requires a user in the Website administrator group (Settings ▸ Users ▸ Website / Administrator).

Installation & activation

A theme in Odoo is installed like any module, then applied to a website from the Website app. The two steps are separate.

Choosing a palette / preset

The theme ships three colour palettes. They are deliberately not the bright coral / cream / acid-green defaults — each is a distinct, brand-grounded retail mood, and all three reuse the same fonts, buttons and spacing so the theme stays cohesive whichever you pick:

storefront-1 (Bamboo) is the default. To switch palette:

1. Open the website and click Edit to open the Website Builder.

2. In the right panel open the Theme tab.

3. Under Colors, pick a palette. Choose one of the three Storefront palettes (the theme also leaves Odoo's generic palettes available if you prefer them).

4. Click Save.

You can fine-tune the five palette colours, the heading and body fonts (Space Grotesk, Manrope, Sora, Fraunces, Inter) and the button shape from the same Theme tab without touching any code.

Customizing

Everything in the theme is built from standard snippets and standard website pages, so you customize it entirely from the Website Builder (the Edit button on any page).

• Edit a section — hover a block, use the inline toolbar to change text, swap images, re-colour or remove it. Drag the handle to reorder sections.

• Add a block — click Edit, open the Blocks panel and drag any snippet onto the page. Because the theme restyles the standard blocks, new blocks already match.

• Edit the homepage — open the home page and click Edit; replace the hero image, the six category tiles (each links to /shop by default — repoint them at your real product categories), the metrics and the promo banner.

• Edit the Categories mega menu — in the builder, click the Categories item in the top menu; the mega-menu panel becomes editable in place. Change each tile's image, label and link to your own categories, and edit the "free shipping / shop all" row.

• Edit the demo pages — open About, Collections or Lookbook and click Edit. They are ordinary published pages: change the copy and images, or delete a page and its menu link if you don't need it (Website ▸ Site ▸ Pages / Edit ▸ Menu).

• Edit header, footer and the promo bar — change the logo and menu from the builder; the announcement bar text (free shipping · returns · secure checkout) is part of the layout and editable in the builder like any block.

Because the theme only restyles standard Odoo snippets, there are no theme-specific blocks to learn — your existing Odoo editor knowledge carries over.

Usage

After activation your shop has a complete front end. Populate it with your own catalog:

• Add products — go to Website ▸ eCommerce ▸ Products (or Sales ▸ Products), create your products and publish them. They appear on the Shop page (/shop).

• Organize the Shop — set product eCommerce Categories so the shop's category filters and your mega-menu links point at real categories.

• Wire up the homepage and mega menu — repoint the category tiles and collection links (which all default to /shop) at the categories you created.

• Keep or trim the demo pages — About, Collections and Lookbook are starting points; edit them to your brand or remove the ones you don't use.

Troubleshooting

Frequently asked questions

Which Odoo versions are supported? Odoo 18.0, Community or Enterprise. The theme requires the Website eCommerce app.

Do I need the eCommerce app? Yes. The theme depends on website_sale, which is installed automatically with the theme and brings the Website app with it.

How many palettes are there, and can I make my own? Three — Bamboo (default), Volt and Grove. You can also edit any palette's five colours, or switch to Odoo's generic palettes, from Theme ▸ Colors in the builder.

Will activating the theme overwrite my existing pages? Activation loads the theme's homepage and its three demo pages and enables the styled header/footer. Your products, orders and existing custom pages are untouched. If you have already customized your home page, Odoo keeps your version.

Are the snippets custom, or standard Odoo blocks? They are the standard Odoo website snippets, restyled to match the theme. There is nothing proprietary to learn, and any block you add from the builder fits in automatically.

Can I remove the demo pages or the promo bar? Yes. Delete a demo page and its menu entry from Website ▸ Site ▸ Pages / Edit ▸ Menu. The promo bar is part of the layout and can be edited or removed in the builder.

Does it work with multiple websites? Yes — apply the theme per website from the Website selector and Configuration ▸ Theme.

What support and refund policy do I get? Every request is answered within 24 hours. If you report a bug within 2 months of purchase and it is not resolved within 15 days, you are entitled to a full money-back refund.

Limits

• Front-end theme only — it styles the website and eCommerce storefront. It does not add back-office features, payment providers, shipping integrations or new apps.

• Demo content is a starting point — products, category links and images are samples you replace with your own catalog and photography.

• Snippets are restyled standards — the theme does not ship brand-new snippet types; it makes the standard Odoo blocks match the design.

• Fonts require outbound access — Google Fonts load over the internet; offline servers fall back to a system font.

Support & updates

• Support: support@bambooforge.dev — answered within 24 hours, setup help included.

• Refund: report a bug within 2 months of purchase; if it is unresolved within 15 days, you get a full refund.

• Full source is included. Updates track the supported Odoo 18 line.

Upgrading & version compatibility

This build targets Odoo 18.0. Each Odoo major series (17.0, 18.0, 19.0) has its own dedicated build of this module — always install the build that matches your Odoo version. Mixing a build with a different Odoo series is not supported.

Uninstallation

You can remove this module at any time from Apps → (this module) → Uninstall, or from the command line. Uninstalling is clean and reversible by reinstalling — but note what is and is not deleted.

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