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title: The demo stores
summary: Common Goods, Voltline and Kilowatt: three complete stores you can import as the start of your own.
url: https://lanternwp.com/docs/demos
updated: 2026-10-08
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# The demo stores

A demo store is a complete WooCommerce store: products with photos, categories, pages, menus, a journal, a customer with orders, and the store's look and settings. You import one with LanternWP Companion from **Appearance → Demos** ([Import a demo store](import-a-demo.md)), then change everything you want. A demo's look can also be used on its own, without its products and pages ([Use only a demo's look](import-a-demo.md#use-only-a-demos-look)).

![The Common Goods demo's home page](images/demo-common-goods.jpg)

![The Voltline demo's home page, on a dark storefront](images/demo-voltline.jpg)

![The Kilowatt demo's home page, with its departments, a banner and the deal of the day](images/demo-kilowatt.jpg)

Each demo uses one of the theme's three layouts, which the Demos screen shows as its type:

| Demo | Type | What it sells |
|---|---|---|
| Common Goods | Editorial | Everyday goods in natural materials, made in short runs. It is the theme's own look, Base. |
| Voltline | Specialist | Electronics for the desk and the road, on a dark storefront. |
| Kilowatt | Retail | Electronics and appliances, with departments, deals and store pickup. |

- **Editorial** (Common Goods): the standard header with the menu in the middle, product cards led by a large photo in a grid, and a product page led by its photo gallery.
- **Specialist** (Voltline): a header with a wide search field, the same cards and gallery-led product page.
- **Retail** (Kilowatt): a header with search and an **All categories** button that opens the departments panel, detailed product cards in a list, and a product page with the price and **Add to cart** beside the photos.

Demos get new versions as the theme gains features. The Demos screen says when a newer version of the demo in your store is available; importing it brings the store up to date ([Importing again](import-a-demo.md#importing-again)).