# Fix the "This theme is full" error

> Shopify allows 1,000 JSON templates per theme. Delete templates you don't use, or build on another theme. No credit was used.

Your theme has 1,000 templates, Shopify's limit. We stop before spending anything, so no credit was used. Delete templates you don't use, or click **Choose another theme**.

You see the title **This theme is full** and the message "This theme has 1,000 templates, Shopify's limit. Delete templates you don't use, or choose another theme."

## Why it happens

Every JSON template counts, for products, pages, customers and all the rest. Apps that make one template per product often fill a theme.

## Fix it

**Option 1: build on another theme.**

1. Click **Choose another theme**.
2. Under **Theme**, pick another one.
3. Click the Generate button.

**Option 2: free up room.**

1. In Shopify admin, open your theme's code editor.
2. Delete templates no product or page uses.
3. Build again.

**Option 3: reuse a template.** Overwriting a template needs no room. This works for product pages only, because home pages and any pages have no **Template name** field.

1. Click **Choose another theme**. The form opens with **Advanced settings** showing.
2. Keep this theme under **Theme**.
3. Under **Template name**, enter the name of a template that's already in this theme.
4. Click the Generate button.
5. In the warning, click **Replace template**.

Products using that template change right away, and the app can't bring the old template back. Pick a template no live product needs.

## Related

- [Name a template or replace an existing one](https://section-store.orka.help/a/name-or-replace-a-template)
- [Delete an AI page](https://section-store.orka.help/a/delete-an-ai-page)
- [Does AI Pages work with my theme?](https://section-store.orka.help/a/does-ai-pages-work-with-my-theme)

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