[h2]Novella — Premium Fashion Theme for OpenCart 4[/h2]

Your store deserves more than a generic layout. Novella is a premium fashion storefront theme for OpenCart 4.1.0+ that transforms your shop into an editorial-grade boutique — complete with atmospheric effects, refined typography, and a color system that could adapt to any brand identity out of the box.

Zero bloatware. No page builder required. No core file touched.


[h3]Make it yours — palettes + fully custom colors[/h3]

This is where Novella stands apart. Most themes give you a handful of color options buried in a config file. Novella gives you a live visual color system you control entirely from the admin panel:

• 40 one-click color palettes built in — from warm editorial tones (Parchment, Champagne, Caramel, Warm White) to bold statements (Midnight Ink, Noir Minimal, Cobalt Studio, Plum Velvet) and everything in between. One click applies all colors at once.
  
• Fully custom colors — not happy with any preset? Every color token is independently adjustable. Pick any hex value via color picker or type it directly. No CSS file editing, no FTP, no developer needed.
  
• 10 color tokens covering every visual layer: brand primary, accent, ink (text), warm highlight glow, cool steel glow, cream surface, paper surface, and a three-stop vertical background gradient (top / mid / bottom). Change one or change all.
  
• Configurable border radius — one field shapes the entire UI: type 8px for sharp architectural edges, 32px for soft pill-shaped cards, or anything in between.
  

Your color decisions are saved per store in the database and pushed live to the stylesheet instantly — no cache flush, no manual step.

40 palette presets include: Parchment · Midnight Ink · Slate & Gold · Blush Atelier · Forest Linen · Cobalt Studio · Terracotta · Sage & Ivory · Plum Velvet · Champagne · Noir Minimal · Warm White · Dusty Rose · Teal & Sand · Caramel · Lavender Mist · Olive & Cream · Indigo Loft · Copper & Stone · Seafoam · Burgundy · Ash & Linen · Saffron · Midnight Blue · Peach Blossom · Emerald · Warm Graphite · Coral & Ivory · Dusk · Birch · Cerulean · Mauve · Warm Noir · Pistachio · Amber · Powder Blue · Cinnamon · Moonstone · Truffle · Jade · Chalk


[h3]Built for fashion — designed to sell[/h3]

• Atmospheric homepage — animated floating orbs, scrolling editorial marquee strip, image-led hero with editorial stage layout, secondary editorial band, gallery block, and featured products section.
  
• Glassmorphism header — floating rounded header card with radial gradient fill, backdrop blur, and layered shadow depth. Stands out on any background.
  
• Reveal animations — elements fade in on scroll with a native Intersection Observer. No animation library. No jQuery plugin. Pure, fast, dependency-free.
  
• Interactive image tilt — subtle gyro-style hover tilt on editorial imagery adds tactile depth to demo layouts.
  
• Editorial typography — Cormorant Garamond (Google Fonts) for headings, eyebrows, and brand marks; Sora for clean UI and body copy. A type pairing that reads luxury without effort.
  

[h3]Fully native OpenCart — no bloatware[/h3]

Novella is built exactly the way OpenCart 4 extensions are meant to be built:

• No core file modifications — the theme works entirely through OpenCart's catalog event system (header/after, home/after, footer/after). Install it, uninstall it — OpenCart stays untouched.
  
• Standard .ocmod.zip install — upload via Admin → Extensions → Installer, done. No manual file copying, no FTP required.
  
• No page builder dependency — no Elementor-style runtime, no external framework, no drag-and-drop engine adding weight to every page load.
  
• Minimum JavaScript — animations use native browser APIs (Intersection Observer, CSS transitions). What you don't load can't slow you down.
  
• Multi-store ready — all settings (colors, radius, status) are stored per store ID. Run different color palettes on different storefronts from a single install.
  
• Compatible with other extensions — because no core files are modified, Novella coexists safely with payment gateways, shipping modules, SEO extensions, and any other OC4-compatible extension.
  

[h3]Demo content — launch-ready in minutes[/h3]

Two demo modes let you go from fresh install to a fully dressed storefront in minutes:

• Simple demo — installs the editorial HTML modules and bundled imagery. Your existing products and categories stay intact.
  
• Full demo — replaces the entire store with a complete fashion catalog: products, categories, manufacturers, logo, and images.
  

Full demo category structure:

• Women — Coats & Jackets, Dresses, Tops & Blouses, Trousers & Skirts, Knitwear
  
• Men — Shirts, Trousers, Jackets & Blazers, Knitwear
  
• Accessories — Bags & Leather Goods, Scarves & Wraps, Belts & Small Leather
  
• Collections — New Arrivals, Spring Collection, Sale
  

Demo content is removable at any time with a single click — nothing is hardcoded.


[h3]Requirements[/h3]

• OpenCart 4.1.0.0 or higher
  
• PHP 7.4 – 8.x
  

[h3]Installation[/h3]

• Upload and install the .ocmod.zip via Admin → Extensions → Installer
  
• Enable the extension under Admin → Extensions → Themes
  
• Set Novella as the active theme at System → Settings → Store → Server → Theme
  
• Open theme settings, pick a palette (or set custom colors), and optionally install demo content