# Vintage themes

> AndOr on older (vintage) Shopify themes. The app embed, one-line tags and card recipes work. No app blocks, cart drawer parts or live updates. Not tested on a real vintage theme.

Source: https://backtrackhq.com/docs/themes/vintage/

Vintage themes are Shopify's older themes, like Debut and Brooklyn. They
are not Online Store 2.0 themes, so they can't take app blocks. The app
embed, the one-line tags and the pasted card recipes can still work, so
a developer can add AndOr's widgets in theme code.

> **Note:** We have not tested a real vintage theme. Debut and Brooklyn
> can't be installed any more. This page comes from how vintage themes
> work and a check on a stand-in: Dawn with a Liquid-only product
> template, which takes no app blocks (our demo store, October 16,
> 2026). Fully supported, tested themes are Online Store 2.0 themes like
> Dawn and Horizon. See [Themes overview](https://backtrackhq.com/docs/themes/overview/).

## At a glance

| | On a vintage theme |
| --- | --- |
| App blocks | No |
| App embed | Yes |
| One-line tags | Yes |
| Product card recipes | Yes |
| Cart drawer parts | No, in practice |
| Live updates after a cart change | No. Widgets update on the next page load. |

## What works

On the stand-in, the one-line tags drew a discount callout, the
volume tiers and the goal bar on the product page when it loaded.

(Screenshot: A Liquid-only product page with a discount callout, the volume tiers and the goal bar, all added with one-line tags)

## How to add the widgets

1. **Turn on the app embed.** In the theme editor, open **App embeds**
   and switch on **AndOr Discount Display**. See
   [Turn on the app embed](https://backtrackhq.com/docs/get-started/install/#turn-on-the-app-embed).
2. **Paste the one-line tags.** A developer pastes a tag where each
   widget should show, for example `<andor-tiers></andor-tiers>` under
   the price. See [One-line tags](https://backtrackhq.com/docs/developers/one-line-tags/).
3. **For product cards, paste the card recipes.** See
   [Product card recipes](https://backtrackhq.com/docs/developers/product-card-recipes/).

## Related

- [Theme requirements](https://backtrackhq.com/docs/get-started/theme-requirements/)
- [Themes overview](https://backtrackhq.com/docs/themes/overview/)