> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Enabling Upcart in a Draft Theme Only

> This article explains how to enable and test Upcart in a draft theme without making it live on your storefront.

# Overview

While Upcart includes a built-in preview feature that lets you view the cart on your live theme without publishing it (found in the top-left corner next to **Cart Status**), there are cases where you may need to test it directly within the **theme editor**.

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**Steps to Follow**

1. In the **Upcart Cart Editor**, ensure your cart is **published**.
2. In your **Shopify Admin**, go to **Online Store → Themes**.
3. On your **Live Theme**, click **Customize → App Embeds** and confirm the **Upcart Bridge is disabled**. Save if you made any changes.
4. On your **Draft Theme**, click **Customize → App Embeds**, enable the **Upcart Bridge**, and click **Save**.
5. Click the three-dot menu in the top-left corner of the theme editor and select **Preview**.

✅ **Success!** Upcart is now active only on your Draft Theme. Any changes saved in the Upcart Cart Editor will be visible there without affecting your Live Theme.

Here’s a quick tutorial walking you through these steps:

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/aftersell/teazcytucbxITY19/images/draft.gif?s=b5b8f142e3ca0985f287d467d2f7b0fe" alt="Draft" width="1976" height="1080" data-path="images/draft.gif" />

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## Important Notes

1. As outlined in the **Quickstart Guide to Upcart**, activation requires two parts:

. Enabling the app in the **Upcart interface**.
. Enabling it in your **theme’s app embeds**.

Upcart will not activate in the backend unless it is also enabled in your **live theme’s app embeds**.

You will need to temporarily enable Upcart in both your **live** and **draft themes** before activation. Once activated, you can safely disable the **Upcart Bridge** on your live theme.

2. If you have [triggered rewards](/upcart/triggered_rewards_module) configured in your cart, those discounts will remain active via Shopify's discount system **even when the app embed is disabled**.

Disabling the app embed only hides the Upcart cart drawer from your storefront — it does not disable triggered rewards discounts. Customers will still receive triggered rewards discounts at checkout.