Spotlight

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.

Starter Plan

Spotlight 11.0.0 does not introduce changes to shops on the Starter Plan.

Added

• Important: Fade in animations will now be enabled by default on your theme. If you’d like to disable them, navigate to your theme settings → animations → uncheck “Reveal sections on scroll”.
• Important: We’ve introduced a new visual way of setting your theme's colors. In your theme settings, you can now configure 5+ color schemes and apply them across sections in your themes. The default colors are created based on your theme’s current color settings, but we recommend reviewing them before publishing.
• 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'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 send and schedule gift cards to a recipient with a new form on the gift card product page.
• We’ve added new animations to your theme settings where you can have sections fade in or slide in when the user scrolls.
• You can pick a new hover effect for buttons and cards - 3D lift.
• You now have options to add animations on the Image with Text and Image Banner sections.
• We added options to change the shape of the product card images.
• You can now create different color schemes and apply them across your pages and sections.

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.
• Important: Color schemes now apply to content on the Image Banner and Slideshow sections, regardless of container visibility. Please review and adjust color schemes to ensure the content is readable.
• Important: We improved the announcement bar by adding a slider for each announcement instead of stacking them on top of each other. This update may cause visual changes to the color scheme applied to the announcement bar. This can be modified by adjusting the color scheme setting on the section level.
• 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.
• There are now unique identifiers on navigation links, which lets you add custom CSS in the Header section.
• We introduced new placeholder images across all theme sections.

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.
• We fixed some spacing issues in the mobile drawer.
• We improved the performance of the Collage section images.
• We fixed the facet filter animation duration to match the menu drawer.

Removed

• Important: Decorative icons will now always inherit text color.

Starter Plan

Spotlight 10.0.0 introduces the following changes to shops on the Starter Plan.

• We introduced fade-in animations on sections.
• We renamed some of the color settings to clarify what they impact.
• We optimized the logo width to ensure the image looked crisp on all device sizes.