Dawn

Added

• Important: If you use a gradient as a main background, the look of your cart drawer and product modal (quick add) will be affected.
• You can now select a color scheme for the Image with text section, Collection template (Product grid section), Product information section, Cart drawer, and Cart page.

Changed

• If you are using the Search & Discovery app, you can now change the logical operator for facet filter values between OR and AND.
• If you are using the Search & Discovery app, you can now choose to apply a swatch visual style for certain filter types (references to metaobjects).

Fixes and improvements

• We fixed an issue with facet filters that affected currencies that use comma separators.
• We fixed a formatting issue with metadata that is used for SEO purposes.
• We fixed a visual bug that was affecting the collage section.
• We fixed an issue with the “compare at” price to ensure more predictable behavior.
• We’ve improved the experience of adding items to cart on slower connections.
• We fixed a styling issue affecting collections in empty cart drawers.
• We fixed an issue in the Slideshow section where the next slide flashes before coming into view.
• We’ve improved various visual elements on the Quick order list including font consistency, alignment, and spacing.
• We fixed an issue affecting Quick order list on iOS, removing the need to double tap the info icon to open it.

Removed

• Removed image tag attribute that indicated which images to load first. We will now allow the platform to determine this, which will improve performance.

Added

• You can now add multiple Announcement bar sections to your Header.
• You can now display social media icons in the Announcement bar.
• You can now add the country/region selector and the language selector to the Announcement bar.
• You can now set a different color scheme for your navigation menu than for your Header.
• We added a new “Zoom in on scroll” animation option to the Image with text and Image banner sections.
• We added a new “Vertical lift” hover effect option to cards and buttons.
• You can now apply the outline button style to the button on Image with text.
• You can now adjust the bottom padding on the Subtotal section in the cart.
• We introduced a new Quick order list section to the product template. This allows you to optimize your product pages for bulk buying.
• Customers who qualify for volume pricing will now see the different price breaks on your product pages.

Changed

• We reduced the height of the Announcement bar section.
• You can now choose to auto rotate the Announcement bar slides every 3 seconds. The minimum was previously 5 seconds.
• Your mobile menu drawer will now appear full-width.
• The Featured collection section will now display placeholder product images until a collection is selected.

Fixes and improvements

• We fixed a bug where text links were not styled properly in the heading of the Related products section.
• We made light stylistic improvements to link styles, alignment and spacing for both the dropdown and mega menu types in the Header.
• We fixed a bug where the Footer would display extra white space when the “Show email signup” setting was left unchecked.

Added

• You can now incorporate eligible app blocks directly into your header section, to the left of your cart icon.
• You can upload video files directly to Shopify and showcase them in the Video section. Additionally, you have the option to enable automatic video looping.
• We introduced a new "Click and hover" zoom option on desktop for product page images to add a more subtle hover effect.
• We've added a new style option to the desktop header menu, allowing you to collapse it into a hamburger icon with a popout drawer for a more compact and streamlined menu experience.
• We added a language and currency switcher to the header section for shops selling in multiple currencies or languages.
• The Slideshow, Image Banner, and Image with Text sections now have a subtle background animation option, which adds depth and dynamism to the overall design.
• You can allow gift cards to be sent to a recipient with a new form on the gift card product page.

Changed

• Important: The Richtext section heading type has been changed. This might result in your heading text being set back to the default value "Talk about your brand". This can happen when manually upgrading to this version.
• We reordered the "Color scheme" setting to improve hierarchy in the header section.
• The “Follow on Shop” option is enabled by default in the footer.
• Section headings now provide more formatting options like bold, italic, and links.

Fixes and improvements

• We improved the performance of the Multicolumn section by reducing the image sizes being loaded.
• We fixed the blog post slides to show a preview of the subsequent slide.
• We optimized the logo width to ensure the image looked crisp on all device sizes.