What Shopify theme does Candy Kittens use?
Answer: Release v2.0.2
Teardown of candykittens.co.uk, checked 2026-10-26
Candy Kittens runs on the Release Shopify theme (version 2.0.2), renamed to "Candy Kittens - 2026" in the admin. We detected 5 apps and tools on the storefront, including Klaviyo, Yotpo, Gorgias. The public catalog lists 49 products priced from £1.75 to £100. The homepage passes 12 of 18 teardown checks.
Theme details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Theme | Release |
| Name in admin | Candy Kittens - 2026 |
| Version | 2.0.2 |
| Source | Shopify Theme Store (ID 2698) |
| Currency | GBP |
Apps and tools on Candy Kittens
Email & SMS: Klaviyo
Reviews: Yotpo
Support: Gorgias
Subscriptions: Recharge
Analytics: Triple Whale
Catalog snapshot
Top product types: Candy KittensTreetsSmittensMix
Top vendors: Candy Kittens
Teardown: 67/100
What Candy Kittens could improve
- ✕Meta description is 70-160 characters SEOCurrent: 250 characters.Add a description with the value proposition and one reason to buy. It is the ad copy for every organic click.
- ✕Homepage has exactly one H1 SEOFound 0.Use one H1 describing what the store sells. Many themes put the logo in the H1 or skip it.
- ✕Open Graph image for link previews SocialSet a social sharing image in theme settings so links shared on Facebook, Slack and iMessage look clickable.
- ✕At least 90% of images have alt text Accessibility31 of 65 images have alt text.Fill in alt text in the Shopify admin for products and section images. It helps screen readers and image search.
- ✕Homepage HTML under 250 KB SpeedHTML is 408 KB.Large HTML usually comes from inline app code, huge mega menus or many hidden sections. Remove unused sections and apps.
- ✕Under 40 script tags on the homepage Speed74 script tags.Consolidate tracking through one tag manager and remove leftover app snippets from theme.liquid.
What Candy Kittens gets right
- ✓Homepage title is 30-65 characters SEOCurrent: 59 characters.
- ✓Canonical tag present SEO
- ✓Structured data (JSON-LD) SEO
- ✓Below-the-fold images are lazy loaded Speed29 of 65 images use loading="lazy".
- ✓10 or fewer third-party script domains Speed6 third-party domains load scripts.
- ✓Mobile viewport configured Mobile
- ✓Page language declared Accessibility
- ✓Favicon set Brand
- ✓Free shipping offer visible on homepage Conversion
- ✓Product reviews app detected Conversion
- ✓Email or SMS capture tool detected Conversion
- ✓Public product catalog found Catalog49 products found.
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Questions about Candy Kittens
What Shopify theme does Candy Kittens use?
Candy Kittens uses the Release theme, version 2.0.2, available in the Shopify Theme Store. In the Shopify admin it is named "Candy Kittens - 2026". Checked 2026-10-26.
What apps does Candy Kittens use?
We detected Klaviyo, Yotpo, Gorgias, Recharge, Triple Whale on the Candy Kittens homepage.