---
title: Import a starter site
description: "Fill your store with a sample jewelry catalog and a ready-made design, then remove it in one click."
url: "https://wpruby.com/knowledgebase/gemelune-starter-sites/"
updated: "2026-11-04"
category: WPRuby Themes / Gemelune
---

# Import a starter site

A starter site fills your store with a sample catalog so you can see Gemelune working before you add your own pieces: pieces with metal, size and length options, collections, occasions, journal stories, pages and a menu. Four of the five starters can also apply their own design: a style variation, header, footer and homepage.

Starter sites are optional and need WooCommerce.

Table of Contents

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- [The starters](#The_starters)
- [Install a starter](#Install_a_starter)
- [One at a time](#One_at_a_time)
- [Remove a starter](#Remove_a_starter)
- [From the command line](#From_the_command_line)

## The starters

| Starter | Catalog | Design it applies |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Atelier** | Necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelets in three golds: 17 pieces | None. Keeps your current design |
| **Bridal & Engagement** | Engagement rings in round, oval and emerald shapes, wedding bands and bridal jewelry: 12 pieces | Rose Atelier style, header with the menu beside the wordmark, newsletter footer and a bridal homepage |
| **Everyday Gold** | Stacking rings, fine chains in three lengths, huggies, studs and charms: 15 pieces | Gilt style, minimal header and footer and an everyday homepage with gifts by price |
| **Pearl Atelier** | Pearl strands, studs, drops, huggies, a bracelet and rings: 12 pieces | Pearl style, centred footer and a pearl homepage |
| **Men's Jewelry** | Signets, bands, chains, cufflinks, an ID bracelet, a cuff and a tie bar: 13 pieces | Noir style, header with the menu beside the wordmark and a men's homepage |

| Atelier | Bridal & Engagement | Everyday Gold |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ![Atelier starter homepage](https://cdn.wpruby.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/04092258/gemelune-docs-starter-atelier.jpg) | ![Bridal & Engagement starter homepage](https://cdn.wpruby.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/04092259/gemelune-docs-starter-bridal.jpg) | ![Everyday Gold starter homepage](https://cdn.wpruby.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/04092300/gemelune-docs-starter-everyday.jpg) |

| Pearl Atelier | Men's Jewelry |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ![Pearl Atelier starter homepage](https://cdn.wpruby.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/04092301/gemelune-docs-starter-pearl.jpg) | ![Men's Jewelry starter homepage](https://cdn.wpruby.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/04092303/gemelune-docs-starter-mens.jpg) |  |

You can see each one live on the [Gemelune page](https://wpruby.com/theme/gemelune/).

**Sample content is fictional.** Every sample piece is labelled as such, and the photographs are rendered illustrations of fictional pieces.

## Install a starter

1. Go to **Appearance → Gemelune → Starter sites**.
2. Choose a starter.
3. Choose the options:
   - **Also apply the starter's style, header, footer and homepage.** Untick it to keep your own design. A header or footer you've already customized is kept either way.
   - **Use the starter's Home page as the front page and Journal for posts.**
   - **Set the site title and tagline** to the starter's.
   - **Move my other products and posts to drafts**, so only the sample shows. They can be restored.
4. Click **Install starter site**.

## One at a time

One starter is installed at a time. To try another, remove the installed one first.

## Remove a starter

On **Appearance → Gemelune → Starter sites**, click **Remove the starter site**. It deletes the sample pieces, images, collections, journal stories, pages and menu the starter created, and puts back the styles, header, footer, homepage and site title you had before.

[![The Starter sites panel with the Atelier starter installed](https://cdn.wpruby.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/04092303/gemelune-docs-admin-starter-sites.png)](https://cdn.wpruby.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/04092303/gemelune-docs-admin-starter-sites.png)

- **Changes you made are kept.** Anything you changed after the import stays as it is.
- **Your own products are never deleted.**

If you moved your own products and posts to drafts, **Republish my hidden products and posts** publishes them again.

## From the command line

With WP-CLI:

```
wp gemelune demo starters
wp gemelune demo import --starter=bridal --reading-settings
wp gemelune demo status
wp gemelune demo remove
wp gemelune demo restore
```

`--starter` takes `atelier`, `bridal`, `everyday`, `pearl` or `mens`. `import` also takes `--skip-design`, `--site-identity`, `--reading-settings` and `--hide-other-products`. `restore` republishes what `--hide-other-products` moved to drafts.