Impact is the most impressive Shopify theme out there in the theme marketplace. Its typography and design layouts are out of this world. The quantum of unconventionality of this theme cannot be described in words, and that’s precisely what happens as I write this review. What’s so striking, you may ask – is the way the collection section and image navigation are conceptualized. You have to see it to believe it.
Other than its styling and layout design, what is more unique is the way gradients have been used. With big headings to persuade your audience and subtle animations across pages, Impact guarantees to bring your brand to life.
In order to achieve higher conversion rates, Impact is one of the best Shopify themes. Here are some of the other highly converting Shopify themes.
Best Suited for Niches/Industries
The Impact Shopify theme works well for almost any type of product. Go for this theme only if you can afford a high-resolution, visually appealing image set for your store. The template is suitable for products from Clothing & Fashion, Shoes/Footwear, Watches, Gadgets & Electronics, Home Decor, Arts & Crafts, Jewelry, Outdoor & Sports, Beauty & Cosmetics, Health & Wellness, Pet stores, and others.
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Best Suited for Inventory Size/s
Impact is perfect for stores with medium to large inventory sizes. Additionally, the theme’s Sound preset/demo store can easily be modified for a single product or single product type store (with or without variants).
I repeat it! “There is no Shopify theme like Impact available in the market. It is one of a kind.”–
Sharath Narla
Design, Features and Customization
Impact theme offers over 35 flexible sections to create an exceptional store without compromising performance, SEO, and accessibility/ease of use. The theme also includes 3 demo variants, each with its own character – Sound, Home, and Shape. Regarding the theme’s features, I will cover it in the subsequent sections.
Home Page
- Full-width header section with an impressive slider display featuring flexible hover-click-based transitions
- The hero section, i.e., slideshow or video, supports overlay text on images complemented by a stunningly designed button
- Features a compelling menu section supported by powerful-panoramic mega menu, scrolling announcement bar, currency converter, logo segment, and more
- Includes large scrolling text for impactful messaging across all pages
- Supports a visually appealing set of featured collections (with different image sizes) with an exclusive hover transition and navigation/click-through design.
- Scrollable featured product section supported by hover transitions, product reviews & ratings, color/textual swatches, quick add to cart, and more.
- Impact theme comes with a slide-out cart, featuring modern functionalities.
- The theme includes a vivid range of image + text + CTA segments for persuasive product showcasing.
- Supports a varied range of layouts (with images and videos) to showcase products, brands, and collections
- Includes visually impactful segments for images with hotspots (linkable to products/collections) with textual overlay and buttons
- Allows the inclusion of segmented compare-tables for comparing products or variants with each other
- Access to a sizable library of icons to display information more effectively – Shipping, Delivery, Return, Payment, Support, etc.
Collection Pages
- Impact Shopify theme offers different variants of collection sections.
- The collection space that is visually most pleasing is Sound preset’s – A layered mega-menu modified to imitate a collection page.
- This feature is ideal for stores with small inventory sizes.
- Impact theme also features other advanced collection layout options – available in Home and Shape demo stores.
- Includes a robust set of sidebar filters – In stock, Designer/Maker, Color, Brand, Product Type, Price range, Ratings, and many more.
- Grid-based product listing with quick add-to-cart, color swatches, ratings, discount info, and more.
- Collection pages support various image transition effects – Zoom, Rollover, and Slideshow.
- Features pagination on the collection page with product count display choice
- Available – various promotional spaces such as banners, product videos, promo tiles, image hotspots, and many more.
Product Pages
- Features one of the finest product pages that guarantees high conversion rates
- Supports high-resolution images & videos with hover-click-based media slides over
- Option to feature thumbnails vertically or horizontally
- Image-based swatches for variant selection – entire imagery changes upon variant selection (on color/image swatches).
- Product display includes – Product ratings, In-stock info, Product bundling, Image zoom, Specification table, Testimonials, and more.
- Product pages like home and collection pages include super-sized, full-width promotional images/videos.
- Includes sticky add-to-cart options on product pages
- Other sections – related products, promo tiles, scrolling text, and more.
Other Prominent Features
- Supports collection page navigation
- Includes a sticky header, sticky add-to-cart, slide-out cart, and more.
- Supports image galleries, hotspots, rollover, zoom, galleries, slideshows, lookbooks, video banners, and others
- Features in-store pickup for better conversions
Performance
The Impact theme’s magnanimity doesn’t stop with design, features, and ease of use. Additionally, the template is super powerful at performance, i.e., page loading speeds. We tested the theme’s Sound preset on GTMetrix, and the numbers matched its design perfectly. Performance scores are shown below.
SI No. | Performance Matric | Score |
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1 | Performance Score | 90% |
2 | Structure | 96% |
3 | Largest Content Paint (LCP) | 354 msec |
4 | Total Blocking Time (TBT) | 46 msec |
5 | Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) | 0.02 |
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The Review
Impact Shopify Theme
Impact is impressive on infinite levels. It’s not an exaggeration. You can now try out the theme without buying it. You pay only if you publish the theme in your store. Let me know your thoughts about the theme. If you are a dropshipper, looking for a perfect theme? Then Impact could be the one for your store.
PROS
- Superior Typography, Designs and Layouts
- Robust Performance Scores
- Availability of embedded set of Conversion boosting Features
- Requires minimal additonal App integrations
- Unlimited FREE theme trial & theme upgrades
CONS
- None that are evident and negatively impacting!
Review Breakdown
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Design & Styling
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Customization
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Performance
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Conversion
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Value for Money