Sledge on Vessel. No code. Tuned.
Does Sledge work with the Vessel theme? Yes. Sledge ships tuned for Vessel and detects it at load: filters, instant search, bundles, badges, and the cart drawer fit Vessel's layout from the first visit. No code, no edits.
Vessel is one of Shopify's newer free themes: a wide cream page, pure black text, square photos straight on the background, no card boxes. Sledge matches it: panels run Vessel's full width, grids copy its spacing, cards follow its type.
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How do I add product filters to Vessel?
Install Sledge and switch on the app embed. Sledge replaces Vessel's collection grid with full filter groups, color and image swatches, price sliders, and product counts, at Vessel's full width and spacing. No code, no template edits.
Filters that sell, not just sort: Filters.
How do I improve Vessel's search?
Sledge gives Vessel instant search: results as the shopper types, typos forgiven, synonyms understood. Vessel's header search button opens the Sledge overlay instead of the native dialog, so the header looks unchanged. Behind the overlay sits a full results page with filters.
And when a query keeps returning nothing, Growth Intelligence flags it, with a fix and a dollar figure attached. Details on AI Search.
How do I add bundles or quantity breaks to Vessel?
On Vessel, bundles are tuned to render above the buy buttons on product pages and at the top of collections and search results. Your free gift and shipping goal render inside the cart drawer and on the cart page. Nine types you can build today, from quantity breaks to build-your-own, in cards that match Vessel's calm layout.
Every type, explained: Bundles.
Can I replace Vessel's cart drawer?
Yes. Sledge intercepts Vessel's cart button and opens its own drawer: a free-shipping bar that fills as the cart grows, a countdown that nudges checkout, and your offers once more before the finish line. The native drawer stays hidden, and your theme files stay untouched.
The cart that finishes the sale: Cart Drawer.
Do product badges work on Vessel?
Yes. On product pages, Sledge is tuned to place the badge on Vessel's product photo. In collections and search results, badges render on the cards Sledge draws, matched to the theme. Badge what's true: "Low stock" that's really low, "New" that's really new.
Sledge also drops recommendation sliders on the homepage, collections, product pages, search results, cart page, and 404, and hides the native related row so nothing shows twice.
Badges live in Merchandising, next to boosting.
Questions, answered
Will Sledge break my Vessel theme?
No. Sledge injects at runtime and never edits Vessel's files. The Vessel configuration is detected at load, so widgets land in the right places on day one.
Does Sledge slow Vessel down?
No. You load one app's script instead of one script per app, and it loads without blocking the page.
Does Sledge work if I've customized Vessel?
Mostly, yes. Auto-detection reads the page as it actually renders, so rearranged sections are handled. If a heavy customization puts something in an odd spot, support helps.
Do I need to edit Vessel's code?
No. Install the app, switch on the app embed, done. No snippet to paste, no template to edit.
What happens when I uninstall?
Vessel is exactly as it was. Sledge injects at runtime through the app embed and never edits Vessel's theme files, so switching the embed off leaves your theme rendering the way it did before.
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Vessel stays calm. Your sales make waves.
Install free. Sledge fits itself to Vessel on the first load. Built-in Growth Intelligence reads your orders and searches, then names your next move with what it's worth attached.
14-day free trial · No code · Works with any theme · Uninstalls clean