# Build a home page with AI

> Build a new home page with copy and images in your theme. Your current home page stays live until you switch.

Click **Build home page** on the AI Pages screen. We build a new page from your products and collections. Your current home page stays live until you switch.

## Before you start

- You need an active Plus subscription and one credit.
- Your Online Store needs at least one active product.

## Build the page

1. In Shopify admin, open **Apps** → **Section Store** → **AI Pages**.
2. On the **Home page** card, click **Build home page**. The **Build your home page** window opens.
3. Optional: set **In the style of**.
4. Optional: open **Advanced settings** to pick a **Theme** or add a **Focus**.
5. Click **Generate home page**. It usually takes 3 to 4 minutes. You can close the window.
6. In **Your home page is ready**, click **Open theme editor** or **Preview page**.
7. When you're happy, click **Use as home page**.
8. Click **Replace home page** to confirm.

## What the page holds

- A hero with a new photo.
- One collection row. A store with one or two products gets its lead product there instead.
- 2 to 4 more sections.
- Sometimes an FAQ or a guarantee at the end.

The new page is a template named **ai-home-** plus a number. The AI picks your collections. Change them in the theme editor.

A home build can't keep sections from your current home page. Your current page stays saved and you can go back to it.

## If it doesn't work

- **"Add a product first".** Your Online Store has no active products.
- **"The hero photo didn’t generate. Add one in the theme editor."** The page is fine. Add a photo yourself.
- **"We couldn’t read your collections, so the page has no collection row. Add one in the theme editor."** Add a collection section in the theme editor.
- **"This theme's home page isn't an Online Store 2.0 template."** Pick a newer theme.

## Related

- [Use my AI page as the home page](https://section-store.orka.help/a/use-my-ai-page-as-the-home-page)
- [Restore my old home page](https://section-store.orka.help/a/restore-my-old-home-page)
- [Fix the "Add a product first" message](https://section-store.orka.help/a/fix-add-a-product-first)
- [Use a preset style with In the style of](https://section-store.orka.help/a/use-a-preset-style-in-the-style-of)

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