Canopy

Fixes and improvements

• Fixed minor issue with Age Verifier section on mobile.
• Fixed issue with the visibility of the compare checkbox on some Samsung phones.
• Minor updates to onboarding.

Added

• Important: If you have a previous version of Canopy, DO NOT attempt to auto-update. You will need to install and set up Canopy 6.0.0 as a new theme.
• Product comparison grid section - an excellent way of visually presenting high-level overviews of key product features - side-by-side - in a compact and easy to use section.
• Promo grid section - use stylized text options to highlight special offers and promotions in a highly customizable image grid format.
• Countdown timer section - create urgency around sales events or promotions with an animated timer that counts down in seconds, minutes, hours and days from a specific date and time.
• Shoppable image section - place 'hotspots' over an image to assist with upselling or guiding customers to complementary products with this interactive 'Shop the Look' section.
• Promo strip section - a convenient way to share discount codes or special messages with your customers to help drive sales and increase conversion rates.
• Product features section - place 'hotspots' over an image to help to drive engagement with your customers by visually highlight key product features and USPs.
• Scrolling banner section - bring motion to your store and showcase exciting updates, breaking news, or up-to-date information with a visually engaging row of moving content.
• Collapsible content section - enable customers to explore in-depth text content, or see answers to common queries, in a compact 'at-a-glance' format, typically used for FAQs and help sections.
• Press testimonials section - build trust and confidence with your customers by displaying quotes and accolades from the press in a carousel-style format.
• Link lists section - assist customers with product discovery by presenting multiple navigation menus within a single, easy-to-explore section.
• Age verification popup section - allow customers to verify their age prior to browsing, with the click of a button.
• Contact form section - start a conversation or increase engagement with your customers by enabling them to input their details and send a message directly to you.
• Product page - a complete page overhaul, including all-new media and content layout options and sections, and additional new section blocks such as Quick Order, Flash Messages, Barcode and Popup.
• Product cards - refreshed design and layout options including settings to show product inventory and stock levels, and custom labels.
• Search - now has animated, customisable prompts and speech search functionality.
• Header - Major section overhaul, including the addition of two new mega menu styles, customisable badges and promos, and a call to action button.
• Footer - major section overhaul now utilizes blocks for more flexibility than ever when customizing the layout. Also includes support for Follow on Shop link.
• Product compare feature* - allow customers to make more informed purchasing decisions, and increase conversion rates, by comparing multiple products on the Collection and Search templates.
• Breadcrumbs - can now be added to the Product, Collection, Collection list, Blog and Article templates.
• Cart drawer and page - major design update including settings to display a free shipping indicator bar, and savings summary.
• New settings in Theme Settings > Design - A host of additional or improved settings allowing greater control of various visual aspects of your store.
• New settings in Theme Settings > Advanced - includes settings for store-wide image quality, customizable tab attention messages, and a custom HTML setting input.
• Right to left (RTL) - text support has been added.
• Section groups - add, remove and reorder multiple sections within easy to manage groups.

Fixes and improvements

• All sections have been overhauled, containing new settings.
• Performance based rewrite.
• Improved accessibility in many areas across the theme.
• Various SEO enhancements, such as being able to flexibly assign H1s within sections and templates.
• Updates to Theme Settings > Colors, including three additional color schemes for use across various sections.
• Theme Settings > Typography - heading and body fonts can now have their own letter spacing.
• Theme Settings > Collection list - color settings added.
• Theme Settings > Product cards - various additional settings, such as including the collection URL within the product page URL.
• Theme Settings > Swatches - more granular control over swatch shapes and sizing across different theme sections and templates.
• Theme Settings > Search - now uses the settings from Search & Discovery app.
• Theme Settings > Socials - added support for Mastodon, Discord and Threads.
• Theme Settings > Animations - can now be shown on mobile.
• Text column with media section - is now called 'Multi-column'.
• Text with icons section - is now called 'Icons with text'.
• Newsletter section - is now called 'Email signup'.
• Gallery section - is now called 'Media grid'.
• Image with text overlay section - is now called 'Image banner'.

Removed

• Social media links in announcement bar - have been removed.
• Various sections - options for stylized image tints have been removed.
• Collection list template - the 'Rows' layout option has been removed.
• Blog template - 'Full width' layout option has been removed.
• Map section - has been removed.