Aurora

Added

• Added the 'Disable lazy loading' setting to the banner sections: turn it on if the section comes first on the page to increase your store performance
• Added the 'Enable video controls' setting for the media on the product page and the 'Featured product' section
• Added a slight animation to the blocks of the 'Hotspots' section

Changed

• Changed the layout of the 'Add to cart' and dynamic checkout buttons in the 'Featured product' section and on the product page back to one-column due to the unpredictable rendering of the one-row layout

Removed

• Important: Removed the theme's 'Cookie banner' popup in favor of Shopify's native and more flexible cookie banner.

Fixes and other improvements

• Fixed the flickering header menu on iPads
• Fixed the header menu items not opening on tap with large touchscreens
• Fixed the cropped video controls for the product media on iPhones
• Fixed the classic pagination on 'Collection' and 'Search' pages
• Fixed the unclickable area on product cards that appeared due to the quick-buy buttons
• Fixed the rendering of the 'Grid with horizontal cards' layout in the 'In-cart related products' block
• Fixed the behavior of the 'Testimonials' section when adding a background image
• Fixed the behavior of product cards in the search drawer on iPhones
• Fixed the behavior of the sticky 'Add to cart' button when zoomed on mobile devices
• Fixed the side paddings for product cards on the collection page
• Fixed the scrolling of product media when there is an external video among the media
• Fixed the display of cards in the 'Recently viewed' section with the global 'Color card background' setting turned on
• Multiple minor design and localization improvements

Added

• Important: Added support for empty filter values. To return to the previous theme settings, go to Settings > Filters > Empty values in the Search & Discovery App and choose 'Hide'
• Added the setting to turn on/off the sticky 'Add to cart' button on mobile

Changed

• Important: Changed the animation of carousel autoplay throughout the theme to improve performance
• Changed the naming of the 'One-at-a-time' autoplay mode to 'Classic'

Fixes and other improvements

• Fixed the display of Shopify's dynamic checkout buttons on the cart page
• Fixed the navigation for the long menu dropdown that doesn't fit into the screen
• Fixed the display of product badges for variants on the product page
• Fixed the header menu dropdown unintentional closing on hover
• Fixed the behavior of product media on the product page when the dynamic sticky header is turned on
• Multiple minor design changes throughout the theme

Added

• Important: Added integration with Shopify's taxonomy and metafield-based swatches; they will work together with the theme's native swatches
• Important: Added integration with Shopify's visual filters; they'll work together with the theme's native swatches in filters
• Added the 'Custom liquid' block to the footer
• Added 'Icon size' setting to several theme sections where applicable
• Added animation to the drag between the two images in the 'Before/after images' section
• Added alt text to all built-in theme icons to improve accessibility

Fixes and other improvements

• Fixed the display of swatches on the product cards in the 'Recently viewed' section
• Fixed the setting for the swatch size on the product page
• Fixed the unclickable images in the 'Images' block of the header when there was no text content in them
• Fixed the behavior of tabs in the 'Multiple collections' section on certain mobile devices with Android 13 and higher