Luxe

Added

• We've added a new section; Content Cards. This dynamic, flexible section can be used to display visual cards in a grid layout, with each card linking to any page, collection or product. A wide range of design and layout options are included for the cards themselves and the section layout, including a choice of an equal grid or a more editorial style asymmetrical layout.
• We've added global settings for grid spacing on mobile. On previous versions of Luxe, mobile grid spacing was automatically calculated, but now it can be set exactly. By adding this specific setting, merchants now have more control to fine tune mobile grid layouts separately from desktop.
• We've improved the Password page. It now includes the option of an email sign-up form, additional layout options, and the option to hide the password link if preferred.
• On collection pages, we have added margin and grid spacing settings. This provides more flexibility on the layout, including the possibility of a full bleed (no page margin) layout.
• On the product template, we've added additional options for the inventory status. You can now choose to show a status message or a quantity number, and you can also choose to color code the information if wanted.
• On the Multicolumn section, we've added the option of a horizontal slides layout on mobile. This can be useful on pages with a large number of columns where a horizontal scrolling layout might be more optimal or user-friendly on mobile.

Fixes and other improvements

• We've made a number of subtle improvements to the Header, including optimization of the logo component to make logos appear sharper. We've also optimized the header layout, spacing and iconography to ensure an optimal layout and appearance across all header configurations.
• We've improved the Collection List section with refinements, optimizations and additional settings relating to layout and image position. This update offers more flexibility and an improved overall aesthetic, especially on mobile.
• We've improved vertical spacing on footer link list accordions on mobile.
• We've improved accuracy of media aspect ratios on the product page, when margins are applied.
• We've refined and improved the layout of store information on the Pick-up Availability drawer.
• We've fixed a bug that prevented videos from autoplaying properly on the Featured Product Styles section, and we've also fixed a minor issue with the product price display on this section.
• We've fixed an issue with Quick Add not opening correctly, that was affecting a small number of stores.

Added

• Move your brand: We have added a range of image animation options to the Image Banner and Slideshow sections, allowing you to bring still images to life with movement effects. Images can be set to pan horizontally, pan vertically, zoom in or zoom out. Each effect is subtle and smooth to give a premium feel.
• We have improved the Slideshow section by adding several new features including a new option of video slides. We have also added a 'Media scale’ setting which gives more control over image scaling and cropping by allowing media to be contained within the space rather than always filling the full width of the screen. This is especially useful for displaying portrait or square images, or if you simply wish to eliminate image cropping across different screen sizes. To retain a 'full bleed' visual style, keep the media scale set to the default setting of 'Cover'. We have also increased the number of image slides that can be added to a Slideshow from 6 to 8.
• We have added additional settings to the Header to offer even more control over layout and styling of the header and dropdown menus. The new settings include dropdown horizontal position options, vertical spacing for dropdown menu lists, a choice of rollover style for dropdown menu links, and a choice of size for dropdown image headings. We have also added a setting for the foreground color on the transparent header; this can now be set to white or unchanged to give more flexibility (such as using a transparent header in combination with light background banner images). In this update we have also fine-tuned the columns sizing for dropdown menus to improve the layout across various mega menu configurations.
• The Collection Sub Navigation has been enhanced - you can now include collection images with each menu item. If enabled, you can also choose the aspect ratio of the images including a circular option.
• The Collection List section has been updated to include a new style setting; you can now choose from 'text' (default) or 'pill' for the list link style.
• We have added a setting for drawer header border. You will find this within the main theme settings.

Removed

• We have removed the horizontal spacing option within the Collection Cards section. Instead, the horizontal spacing now follows the global theme settings, ensuring the column spacing matches other sections for more uniform layouts. This update makes the set-up of this section faster and easier.

Fixes and other improvements

• We've fixed an issue that prevented multiple videos auto-playing when multiple Featured Product sections were added to the same page.
• We've improved and optimized the layout of the Collection Lookbook, Image with Text and Video with Text sections when viewed on iPad and iPad Pro devices. This update improves the scale of images and videos on these sections when viewed on these popular devices.
• We've fixed some layout issues on the Quick Add overlay to improve the scaling on desktop screens.
• We've made a number of other minor visual refinements and optimizations to the theme.

Added

• We've added over 20 additional languages including Ukrainian, Turkish, Greek, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Indonesian, Russian and Vietnamese. Luxe now works in over 30 languages in total; for the full list of languages please visit our documentation website.
• We've added a setting for image scaling on the product page media gallery, which can be useful in the case of product media with extreme aspect ratios such as ultra widescreen or extreme portrait. A common use case for this feature is merchants in the art industry who may be selling products with widely varying aspect ratios.
• We've added size, position and placement options for the product page media gallery thumbnails to give merchants more design flexibility. Thumbnails can now be positioned either left or right, and can be set to overlay the media or sit adjacent to it.

Fixes and other improvements

• We’ve updated the theme to support Shopify's new and improved accelerated checkout buttons. These changes will ensure that checkout buttons support features like Functions and Bundles, and will improve the visual appearance of these buttons in relation to matching the theme style settings.
• We've increased the text width range options on the product template to give merchants more design flexibility.
• We've fixed a minor visual bug on the Featured Collection section relating to the arrow style not working; the style setting now works correctly and as expected.
• We've fine-tuned a number of other minor aspects of the theme to further optimize performance, usability and visual design.