Managing themes for gift certificates

Learn how to configure your gift certificate theme options - blank, default, and custom themes, including how to name themes, crop a theme image, and delete a theme.

New to Gift Certificates? Read the first article in this series for an introduction to the Gift Certificates feature.

Accessing the features mentioned in this article

Where can I find this feature using the top menu?

Inventory > Gift Certificates > Create Gift Certificate (button) > Details > Media

What more do I need to use this feature?

• The Gift Certificates feature must be activated within your account (Manage > Integrations).
• Admin or restricted permissions to Manage Gift Certificates and Manage Gift Certificate Templates.
  
  

Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic items, classic products, or both?

• This feature is available in both our classic items version using classic items (Inventory > Items) and our classic products version using classic products (Inventory > Products).  → Learn more about products

Turn ON the Blank Theme if you prefer not to use a theme.  No image is displayed at the top of the gift certificate if selected.

You can offer themed gift certificates to your Customers. By default, Checkfront comes with a set of three themes - Celebration, Seasonal, and Summer.

Customers can choose one of these three themes to apply to the Gift Certificate they are purchasing if the default theme setting is enabled.

If you don't wish to use the default themes for your Gift Certificates, you can replace them with a set of your images under Gift Certificate Settings. Click here for more information.

You can also upload custom themes specifically for the gift certificate in focus. Click on the + Add a Theme button. You are then prompted to upload an image from your computer. You can upload up to 5 custom themes.

The image size must be 120px (height) by 480px (width), or the image is resized to fit.

Naming your theme

Type directly into the field provided to provide a name for the theme.

Cropping an image

To crop the image you have uploaded, hover over the image and click on Edit Image. You can select the area to crop from the Image Thumbnail Editor, then click Save to save your changes. The custom theme is now added to your library under Custom Themes.

Deleting a theme

Click the trash can icon to remove the theme.

Click Save and Finish to proceed to the final step of creating the gift certificate.

In the next article in this series, we do the final preview of your gift certificate with the option to edit or copy the gift certificate. You are almost finished!

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