Emerge

Added

• Added support for Combined listings and high variant products
• Added scrolling text option in desktop to the Small promotion Popup block
• Added a prefetch on link hover to speed up navigation and reduce the Interaction to next paint (INP) metric in desktop
• Added a button to add all products to the cart in the Shop the look section
• Added an option to change swatch shape on Product page, Featured product and global Product grid
• Added a free shipping calculator to the cart
• Added block text settings for the Image comparison section

Changed

• Main style bundle is now preloaded to improve performance metrics
• Updated filter and product swatches to Shopify's native solution; you will need to change your configuration if you're coming from a previous version

Fixes and other improvements

• Fixed an issue where the same article would appear twice on the Recent article section on the Article page
• Fixed product image sizing on the Featured products section
• Image with text will now only be compatible with transparent header when full width, and no spacing above
• Improved quick-add button accessibility
• Improved header loading layout when transparency is enabled
• Added a shadow to header when sticky

Fixes and other improvements

• Fixed a corner case where the main header menu wouldn't be visible
• Fixed cases of floating header menus
• Megamenus are now centered when no blocks are added
• Fixed an issue where the background color couldn't be set
• Restored mobile logo sizing setting
• Image with Text section will now only be compatible with the transparent header with the "Bottom" and "Overlay" text positions
• Fixed an issue that caused the re-ordering of product images in some layouts

Added

• Redesigned Announcement bar with page or device specific blocks and sticky option
• Added Split announcements section to Header group
• Redesigned Header with new layout options, fixed and transparency settings, and 4 megamenu blocks: image, promotion, blog, and product list
• Added additional global typography size settings
• Added Tumblr and Snapchat social icons
• Added option to remove CTA on Blog page and Featured blog section

Changed

• Product page thumbnail view will now scroll thumbnails into view as they're clicked
• Added support for a fourth block to the Footer section

Fixes and other improvements

• Social icons will now fall back to brand settings populated inside Shopify settings
• Added new hover options for social media icons
• Improved chevron animations on disclosures and header menu
• Theme will now preload fonts to improve CLS scores with large line-height fonts
• Styles changed to one main bundle to improve FCP scores
• Countdown's default value (DD-MM-YYYY) will now count down to midnight local time