The default layout

Let's have a look again at your current storefront and how the theme is governed by the back office control panel.

By looking at the screenshot, you can tell which back office items you need to modify, replace, or set according to your needs.

The basic layout outline can be seen in the following screenshot:

Besides the back office control over appearance, as shown in the previous chapter, our theme is also affected by the modules that control the functionality of your store. At this stage, we will be working on the existing modules in PrestaShop. This is where you decide whether your site visitor will see the product categories, the top selling products, your product listing, the specials, your featured products, and so on. If you run an e-commerce store with a payment option that links automatically to a payment gateway, you may want to study a bit more about each of these modules as well.

You will also notice that the default theme uses a three column layout with a header in the top block and a footer at the bottom. Through the back office panel, all the default blocks on the left and right columns can be moved or transplanted interchangeably.

Some of the blocks in the header (top blocks) can be moved into the left column or right column. The featured product block and the editorial block , which are at the center column, are pretty much stuck in this position.