Austere

Added

• Standalone “Newsletter” section
• Footer: “Newsletter” block
• Newsletter section and block: Add stacked layout option for when horizontal space is tight
• Newsletter section and block: New alignment settings for desktop
• Product tiles: Discounts are now reflected more accurately, and their display is more configurable, both as badges and product tile content

Changed

• Filtering and sorting: Replace “Uppercase” filter label setting with a “Text transform” option supporting Default, Capitalize, and Uppercase
• Footer: The “Follow on Shop” button and social icons are now grouped and share alignment settings
• Product tiles: Improvements to metafield and legacy swatch detection and presentation

Fixes and improvements

• Fix “Add to cart” total price when the product form has no quantity selector
• Fix a bug where variant picker radio buttons could interfere with each other when multiple product forms were present on the same page
• Quick buy drawer: Improve bottom spacing on devices with system controls at the bottom of the screen
• Promo popup: Fix body text size setting not applying correctly
• Fix “Follow on Shop” showing an empty container when disabled
• Fix occasional JavaScript errors from YouTube and Vimeo video embeds
• Developer: Fix modal open/close events not firing reliably

Fixes and improvements

• Pickup availability: Fix missing product title in drawer
• Shop the look: Fix hotspots not displaying if images are not cropped
• Cart: Fix wrong subtotal when cart-level discounts are applied
• Product tiles: Fix tile media size when swatches are enabled and the crop style is “Fit”
• Shopify account component: Fixes for some styling edge cases
• Quick buy: Fix “Drop-down” variant picker style failing to select options on Safari
• Product: Improvements to option availability styling logic
• Sorting and filtering: Stability updates for price range filter component
• Age check: Reliability and accessibility improvements
• Improvements to drop-down option picker
• Improvements to option pickers’ click hit targets
• Miscellaneous internal code changes for improved reliability
• Improve handling of developer events in product components
• Fix rare issue where opening an image zoom modal could time out and block interaction

Changes

• Legacy account templates have been removed
• Remove deprecated “Capitalize labels” setting in sorting and filtering settings

Fixes and improvements

• Quick buy: Fix issue with product component failing to load
• Quick buy: Fix “Select the first available variant” setting not having any effect
• Improve switching between combined listings products when “Select the first available variant” setting is turned off (Shopify Plus)
• Fix multiple edge case issues with hiding sold out and unavailable variants
• Progressively disclose option availability when selecting product options with the “Select the first available variant” setting turned off
• Age check: Multiple improvements to functionality and accessibility
• Shop the look: Fix hotspots not appearing when image is not cropped
• Fix styling issues for new Shopify accounts component

Changes

• “Hide sold out variants” and “Hide unavailable variants” settings have been combined into a “Hide sold out or unavailable variants” settings

Added

• Support for new Shopify accounts component in the header and mobile menu drawer

Fixes and improvements

• Fix product video autoplay on iPhone 15 Pro
• Fix store pickup availability not updating after variant change
• Fix “From…” discount math on product tile badges
• Text columns section: Fix issue where text column could not be hidden
• Predictive search: Fix visual issues
• Horizontal gallery product template: Fix visual issues for products with one media when theme border width is set to 0
• Fix inconsistencies in uppercase typography settings
• Fix issue where theme editor changes were not always immediately reflected when editing product sections
• Fix wrong ARIA role for section island components
• Improve reliability of matching accelerated checkout button size to theme add to cart button size
• Fix add to cart button styling for sold out products with no variants when “Select the first available variant” setting is turned off

Changes

• Removed deprecated “Privacy banner” section
• Removed deprecated legacy account templates

Baseline 5 is a major update featuring new sections, a refined design, and support for extended variants. The update also includes numerous bug fixes, performance optimizations and other improvements.

Added

• Support for extended variants with reengineered product forms
• Support for Combined listings (Shopify Plus)
• Product groups: a new theme feature that shows linked products as variants in each others’ product forms
• New “Shop the look” section
• New “Image with scrolling text” section
• New “Image with product grid” section
• New “Text and image carousel” section
• Several new sections with a countdown timer, including “Featured countdown timer” with a full-screen design
• New “Three column” product template
• New “Lookbook” template
• Overhauled product tile badges, which now support using product tags as a source and showing discount as a percentage
• Featured custom links with full screen video on hover
• Optional subheadings in all sections
• Option value preview in product tiles
• New design options for the “Testimonials” section
• New Press and Courier presets

Fixes and improvements

• Add option to not pre-select a variant in product forms, requiring actively selecting a value for every option before being able to add a product to the cart
• Allow removal of cart items using the quantity control
• All media overlay sections now have the same, more flexible sizing options
• “Add to cart” and “Checkout” buttons can now display price
• More consistent button styles throughout the theme, with simplified setup in settings
• New optional image load and hover animations
• Updated quantity selector
• New design options for quick buy buttons in product tiles
• New design options for inset images allow rounding corners and adding a border
• New design options for the variant picker
• Updated focus styling for keyboard navigation
• Improved support for currency code display options
• Customizable block spacing for product sections
• Improved support for swatches, with more granular settings
• More options for showing alternate product images on hover in product tiles
• New options for styling sold-out variants, now with support for both top-down and adjacent behaviors
• Section names are now organized by category in the theme editor
• Improved alignment options for footer elements
• Add settings to control spacing around headings
• Add settings to control product block spacing
• Overhauled uppercase settings for more consistency and flexibility
• Updated developer events to support extended variants
• Numerous bug fixes, performance optimizations and other improvements

Changes

• Remove collapsible tabs functionality from product description
• Unified Announcement bar section