Search the theme editor
September 7, 2026
You can now search the theme editor!
This is a big feature, especially for websites that have a lot of styles and settings.
Searching will filter down the groups and fields that match the search. You can do simple text searches, or token-based searching for more control.
Below are the things that are searched:
| Setting names | The name of a setting, and the note underneath it. |
|---|---|
| Group and section names | Matching one of these shows everything inside it. |
| What a setting is set to | Search a color like #638C87, or a font name like Lato, to find everything using it. |
| Colors and fonts from a palette | Search the palette entry by name, or by the color or font it holds. |
| Settings inside another setting | Some settings hold several others — a text style holds a color, a font and a size. Searching any of those finds it. |
| Behind-the-scenes names | The names your developer uses, such as --MainNav-text, if you have been given one to look for. |
Token searching:
is:empty |
Fields with nothing set |
|---|---|
is:set |
Fields with a value |
is:palette |
Fields taking their color or font from a palette |
is:changed |
Fields edited since the theme was opened, saved or not |
type: |
One kind of setting — type:color, type:fontfamily. Start typing after the colon and it will show you the kinds this tab has. |
color: |
Search the color settings only. color:red is a shorter way of writing type:color red. |
font: |
Search the font settings only. font:Lato finds the settings using that font. |
palette: |
Search what a setting takes FROM a palette. palette:"Dark Brown" finds the settings using that palette color — and unlike searching for the words, not the ones merely named after it. |
To leave something out, put not: or a minus sign in front of it. not:palette and -is:palette both find the settings that are not using a palette, and -type:color leaves the color settings out.
Examples of everything you can search for
button |
Anything to do with buttons |
|---|---|
"Dark Brown" |
Words that belong together — quotes hold them as one phrase |
#638C87 |
Everything set to this color |
Lato |
Everything using this font |
--MainNav-text |
Everything a developer has tied to this name |
is:empty |
Settings with nothing filled in |
is:set |
Settings that have something filled in |
is:palette |
Settings taking a color or font from a palette |
is:changed |
Settings you have changed since opening the theme |
type:color |
Color settings |
type:font |
Font settings — the same as type:fontfamily |
type:typography |
Text style settings, which hold a color, a font and a size together |
type:border-radius |
Corner rounding settings — the punctuation does not matter |
color:red |
Color settings mentioning red |
color:"Dark Brown" |
Color settings mentioning that palette color |
font:Lato |
Font settings using that font |
palette:"Dark Brown" |
Everything actually using that palette color, whatever kind of setting it is |
not:palette |
Settings not taking anything from a palette |
-is:palette |
The same thing, written the other way |
-type:color |
Everything except the color settings |
is:empty type:color |
Color settings you have not filled in |
type:color not:palette |
Color settings holding a color of their own |
button is:empty |
Anything mentioning buttons that you have not filled in |
is:changed type:typography |
Text styles you have changed since opening the theme, saved or not |
is:pallete |
A misspelled filter still works |
pallet:brown |
So does a misspelled name in front of the colon |