Palo Alto

Added

• New "Sticky images and text" section that utilizes vertical and horizontal layouts for an engaging visual storytelling
• New "Products with image" section to showcase both collections and products lists
• New block in "Footer" section for customizable designs with full width logos
• Parallax scrolling effect for the images in "Overlapping images" section which supports both multiple animation styles and adjusting of the animation intensity
• Unified hover effect for all instances where links are over the entire images
• Enhanced loading experience of "Banner image" contents with a variety of options for the animation style
• Countdown timer block can now be included in "Banner image" sections
• Refined styles of search bar and predictive search dialog box
• Additional uppercase setting for all headings throughout the theme for easier control of their appearance
• Improvements in rectangle swatches designs with a checkmark icon for better visibility of the active states with all colors

Changed

• "Footer" and "Footer minimal" sections maximum number of blocks is increased

Fixes and other improvements

• Navigation drawer is animated from the left to correspond to the menu button positioning in header on mobile
• Adjusted spacing and balance of navigation icons in the header
• Improved countdown timer sequential animations in both "Countdown" and "Banner image" sections
• Updated "Size guide" button positioning by aligning it with the last variant in size options
• "Accent" typography is now used for tab headings in all places which can accommodate tabs, such as "Tab collections", "Product recommendations", "Search pages" and size chart drawers
• Shimmer effect in images loading animation now uses contrasting colors that correspond to the chosen body background color
• Colors of price range slider and filter remove buttons in Collection and Search pages are optimized for better visibility regardless of section color
• Height of Promo block is responding to Product grid image height settings whenever it is a single item in a row
• Included alignment fixes for spacer lines below headings
• Fixed search closing issues in latest Safari versions

Added

• New "Buttons list" section
• New "Recently viewed products" section
• Better optimization for images loading in sections with options for both mobile and desktop images for improved site speed
• Option to include a secondary navigation menu in closer to header icons
• Support for metaobject swatches in the Search and Discovery app

Changed

• Added "Labels" typography settings which allow adjustments for tooltips, filter titles, product variants and form labels
• Buttons "Add to cart" and dynamic checkout in Product pages have option to be displayed with either half or full width
• "Product recommendations" section allows for setting up tabs with both dynamic product recommendations as well as recently viewed products
• Header layout on mobile is improved by moving menu button on the left side and positioning the site logo in the center
• "Announcement bar" and "Marquee" slider layouts now have arrows for navigation

Fixes and other improvements

• Improved animations on page load for Product pages using exponential delays
• Improved "Slideshow" animations execution and emphasized more the different animation styles
• Updated localization form selectors styles in footer
• Improved "Countdown" inline layout so that the main focus of section content remains in the center
• Fixed tooltips display issues
• Resolved display issues in product form selectors and size guide popups
• Fixed issues with "Image with title" heights to handle collections with lots of description or without any
• Improved "Featured collection" grid layouts for tablet devices

Fixes and other improvements

• Product pages - Fixed quantity selector overlap
• Text columns with images - Fixed scrollbar issue
• Performance - Improved images loading animations