Vanguard
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Vanguard

Shopify theme by Mile High Themes

Multi is built for tech and electronics retailers, with over 40 sections covering mega menus, promotions, and recently viewed items for extensive navigation. Animated product displays, image hotspots, color swatches, and size charts round out its merchandising options.
Source Shopify Theme Store Official
★★★★★
★★★★★
5.0 · 20 reviews · 100% positive
PRICE
$ 380,00 USD
PRESETS
5 styles
View on Theme Store
PRESETS INCLUDED Total 5
Vanguard Vanguard
Cobalt Cobalt
Giant Giant
Moment Moment
Multi Multi
Theme support
support.milehighthemes.com
Documentation
support.milehighthemes.com/article/128-multi-theme-introduction-and-documentation

Independently reviewed by the eDIY editorial team

How fast is Vanguard?

Google PageSpeed Insights scores for the home page, out of 100

In our October 2026 test, the official Vanguard demo scored 70/100 on mobile and 84/100 on desktop. Mobile LCP was 8.1s, CLS was 0.00, and Total Blocking Time was 117ms.

Theme demo store

Official Vanguard demo, home page
70 /100
Mobile
Needs improvement
84 /100
Desktop
Needs improvement

Tested Oct 2026 · Google PageSpeed Insights lab data

MetricMobileDesktop
Largest Contentful Paint 8.1s 2.6s
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.00 0.00
Total Blocking Time 117ms 30ms
Speed Index 4.4s 1.5s

Across 4 live stores we tested, the average PageSpeed score was 58/100 on mobile and 71/100 on desktop. Average mobile LCP was 17.9s and CLS was 0.00. These are complete production stores, so the numbers cover more than the theme itself.

Live stores average

Mean across 4 stores running Vanguard
58 /100
Mobile
Needs improvement
71 /100
Desktop
Needs improvement

Tested Oct 2026 · Results include each store's apps, images, tracking scripts and customizations

MetricMobileDesktop
Largest Contentful Paint 17.9s 3.0s
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.00 0.05
Total Blocking Time 273ms 381ms
Speed Index 7.1s 1.9s

Per-store results

4 live stores · tested Oct 2026
Outdoor Dog Supply
outdoordogsupply.com
Mobile 62
Desktop 50
Tackform
tackform.com
Mobile 57
Desktop 89
Rmleathersupply
rmleathersupply.com
Mobile 46
Desktop 48
Vanquishproducts
vanquishproducts.com
Mobile 65
Desktop 95

Vanguard ranking and satisfaction

Position among all Shopify themes
#452 of 1302
Position among Shopify themes for "bags"
#18 of 59
Overall satisfaction based on all reviews
100% positive

Tracked over time

Shopify themes ranking

Position among all Shopify themes

#452
363 positions
Sep 11 Sep 26 Sep 29 Oct 1 Oct 4 Oct 7
improved from #815 to #452 since Sep 11, 2026

Industry ranking

Position among Bags industry

#18
13 positions
Sep 11 Sep 26 Sep 29 Oct 1 Oct 4 Oct 7
improved from #31 to #18 since Sep 11, 2026

Review growth

Cumulative merchant reviews

20
1 review
Sep 11 Sep 26 Sep 29 Oct 1 Oct 4 Oct 7
+1 new reviews since Sep 11, 2026

Price history

Theme Store list price, USD

$380
no price changes
Sep 11 Sep 26 Sep 29 Oct 1 Oct 4 Oct 7
No price changes since Sep 11, 2026

Examples of Shopify stores using the Vanguard theme

A sample of live Shopify stores where the Vanguard theme has been detected.

535+ live stores found · showing 6
Rhino USA
Rhino USA
www.rhinousainc.com
United States Visit
vinylfrog
vinylfrog
www.vinylfrog.com
Hong Kong SAR China Visit
CardVault by Tom Brady
CardVault by Tom Brady
cardvaultbytombrady.com
United States Visit
ICT Billet
ICT Billet
www.ictbillet.com
United States Visit
Outdoor Dog Supply
Outdoor Dog Supply
www.outdoordogsupply.com
United States Visit
Tackform
Tackform
www.tackform.com
United States Visit

Release history

LATEST VERSION
v4.0.3
Released June 19, 2026
Releases in 12 mo 4
Total releases 18
First release October 31, 2023
v4.0.3 FIX

Fixes and other improvements

  • Fixed an issue causing the default product template to be missing in the Cobalt preset
v4.0.2 FIX

Features

  • New theme preset: "Moment"
v4.0.1 FIX

Features

  • New theme preset "Giant"
v4.0.0 MAJOR

Multi 4.0.0 includes a breaking change to the color swatches setup and usage; see features notes below for details.

Features

  • New theme presets: 'Vanguard', 'Giant', and 'Moment'
  • Theme built-in color swatches are deprecated. Added support for color swatches based on Category metafields and Product Taxonomy features. These swatches can be used in the Product variant selector, product cards, the Products comparison section (as an option), and as visual filters if added as a filter source in the Search & Discovery app
  • Product variant selector settings were changed for a better user experience, and allow combining new color swatches with the other product options in a more intuitive way
  • 'Images collage with text' section is renamed to the 'Media collage with text' and now supports 'Video' blocks
  • Added new 'Text with images' section
  • Added new 'Media collage' section
  • Added the possibility to schedule the sending of a gift card
  • Added 'Skip to content' accessibility feature button for keyboard-only users
  • Added product block to the 'Hero background video', 'Hero newsletter', and 'Hero video popup' sections
  • Added the possibility to change the image position for every slide in the 'Image with text slideshow' section
  • Added an option to make the 'Promotional banner' section sticky at the top of the screen
  • Added an option to use a social share function based on the user's operating system on the product and article pages
  • Added settings to provide 'LinkedIn' and 'Discord' social media links
  • Added sections categories

Fixes and other improvements

  • Fixed visual glitches on video loading
  • Improved visual effects during image loading
  • Improved Twitter card tags markup (OpenGraph fallback)
  • Fixed the issue when the 'Entry popup' section could overlap the 'Age confirmation popup' section in some cases
  • Fixed text content overflowing on mobile devices
  • Minor style (css) improvements
  • Optimized JavaScript performance
  • Optimized theme assets loading
  • Improved accessibility across the theme
  • Improved theme settings structure
v3.0.2 FIX

Features

  • Added 'Vendor' block to the 'Product information' and 'Featured product' sections

Fixes and other improvements

  • Fixed issues related to the main navigation links on mobile devices
  • Fixed incorrect setting of the main navigation 'Featured collection' block
  • Fixed style issue related to the variant selector options text alignment
  • Fixed style issue related to the product quantity display in the cart drawer
  • Fixed style issue related to the product block of the 'Hero image' section
  • Fixed issue related to the 'Promotional banner' section link
  • Improved toast notification messages display when errors occur

Full changelog

18 releases
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What merchants say about Vanguard Shopify theme

We know about 20 reviews

After searching for a premium feature rich theme, we landed on the Multi. The options available for customisation are extensive, and it is heavily optimised for performance. It has everything anyone would need in a high end theme, and more. In addition, the customer support has been outstanding and queries were answered within 24hrs. Highly recommend this theme - you won't be disappointed.

R
Rugged Raptor
Sep 14, 2026

This theme offers an impressive range of features for your online store, including customizable layouts and a variety of colors. One major reason we chose this theme is its comprehensive, up-to-date documentation, which makes implementing changes straightforward. Additionally, the responsive support team is always ready to assist with inquiries or technical issues. Overall, it's supportive.

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orangeboxxfab
Dec 9, 2025

Very happy we chose to work with Mile High Themes. We were looking for a a new theme and some new options. The Multi theme fits our needs very well and is easily user configurable. there was a couple of our custom options the needed to be incorporate and Mile High Themes got right on it quickly and very fair cost. Super happy with the communication and service. Highly recommend.

V
VCGraphix
Dec 9, 2025

Great theme and very helpful and accommodating staff. Easy to work with and so many useful elements you can easily design the exact site you want. I liked it so much I bought 2. I wouldn't hesitate to buy it again and if I build another new store I would buy it again.

C
Custom Plate Pros
Apr 7, 2025

Theme is really great and versatile to use, customer support is also very fast and helpful.

O
Optdex
Sep 12, 2024

so far the Multi theme is working out great for us, design features are excellent, plenty of video placements which we use a lot of and the support is very responsive. Definitely worth it and plan to use it on another project

S
Socalx
Jul 30, 2024

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