A partner store is the same shop as haloweave.store, wearing the partner's colours and logo, at their own web address. Same products, same cart, same checkout, same orders. Only the look and the chosen products differ.
What you can change
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Brand colour | The main colour. Buttons, links, badges and highlights all derive from this one value |
| Primary colour | A second accent, used for a few supporting elements |
| Logo | Replaces the Chisel logo in the header |
| Light or dark | Whether the store renders light or dark by default |
| Hero headline | The big line of text on the homepage |
| Hero sub-text | The smaller line beneath it |
| Hero image | The large picture on the homepage |
| Promo banner | A strip below the hero |
| About headline and copy | The partner's own "about us" words |
| About video | An optional video on the about section |
| Chosen products | Which products from the catalogue appear on this store |
| Commission % | What the partner earns per order |
Where each setting lives
There are two places, and it matters which you use.
| Place | Who uses it | What it can change |
|---|---|---|
| Admin → Affiliates | Chisel staff | Everything, including commission, payout details and status |
<partner>.haloweave.store/dashboard | The partner | Their own look and their chosen products. Not commission, not payouts, not other partners |
Chisel can always do it for a partner who does not want to. Partners often ask Chisel to set it up once and then leave it alone.
Setting one up, step by step
- In the admin, open Affiliates and open the partner. If they applied through the site, approve them first — see Partner (affiliate) stores.
- Set the brand colour. Use the partner's own hex code from their brand guidelines, e.g.
#e11d2a. Save and look at the store before changing anything else. - Upload the logo. A wide logo on a transparent background works best, because it sits in the header next to the search box.
- Write the hero headline and sub-text. Keep the headline short — it renders very large. "Train smarter with Medifit" is about the right length.
- Upload the hero image. Landscape, and keep it under about 250 KB — see Homepage banners for why size matters.
- Write the about headline and copy in the partner's own voice, not Chisel's.
- Have the partner choose their products in their dashboard, or do it for them from the admin.
- Preview it (below) and only then set the status to Active.
Previewing before it goes live
You do not need the partner's web address to be working to see their store. On the main shop, add ?_affiliate= and their slug:
https://www.haloweave.store/?_affiliate=medifit
This renders the whole shop in that partner's theme. It only changes the look — nothing is saved and no order is affected — so it is safe to send to a partner for approval before their address is live.
The partner's own dashboard uses the same trick for its live preview panel, which is why edits appear there immediately.
What never appears on a partner store
A partner store is not a copy of Chisel's marketing. These are deliberately absent, and the links are hidden too:
| Not shown | Why |
|---|---|
| Become a Partner | Recruiting partners on a partner's own store makes no sense |
| NeverStop Club | Chisel's own loyalty programme and branding |
| Chisel Coach | A Chisel-branded service |
| Vendor portal link | For brands who supply Chisel, not for shoppers |
If a partner asks why one of these is missing, that is the reason. Opening one of those addresses on a partner store shows a "page is not available" message rather than Chisel's page.
What a partner can never do
Worth knowing before a partner asks:
- Change prices. Prices are Chisel's, across every store.
- See or fulfil orders beyond their own. They see orders placed on their store only, and they do not ship anything — the brand does.
- See other partners, or any brand's contact or payout details.
- Add products to the catalogue. They choose from what Chisel already sells.
When something looks wrong
| What you see | What it usually means |
|---|---|
| The store shows Chisel's colours, not the partner's | The status is not Active or Onboarding. Only those two get a themed store |
| The logo is stretched or cropped | Wrong shape. Use a wide logo with a transparent background |
| A changed colour has not appeared | The theme is cached for a short time. Wait a minute and refresh |
| The address does not open at all | DNS for that subdomain is not pointing at us yet. Ask Haloweave |
| Products the partner did not choose are showing | Their selection is empty. An empty selection shows the whole catalogue |
Related: Partner (affiliate) stores · Commission and payouts