Motion Release Notes

Available exclusively on the Shopify Theme Store

v10.3.2 - May 4, 2023

Restored expected functionality of the header menu dropdowns introduced in our accessibility changes, menus will now hover to open by default
Logos in headers and footers no longer appear blurry
Products returned in search results without images will no longer produce a liquid error
Text columns with icons section now includes translations for its settings
Image comparison images will no longer overlap
Image comparison arrows show up correctly on iOS
Long product titles no longer overlap store availability information in drawer on mobile
Predictive search updated to use Locale-aware URLs
Autofocus removed from search input so that the 'skip to maintain content' link is accessible
Opacity of img tags is no longer set to zero by default
Improved layout of image and text section

v10.3.1 - April 3, 2023

Added support for Shopify's search suggestion functionality
Various accessibility improvements across the theme
Various improvements to images
Fixes collection page layout
Button on text columns with icon section will now show as intended
Fixes spacing around the social icons in newsletter popup
Fixes overflow issue in complementary products on mobile

v10.2.0 - February 13, 2023

New complementary products block to product page
New image masks to various sections
Support for focal points
Support for section groups
Collection filters now accept boolean metafield values
New scrolling text section
Newsletter section now supports adding an image
Product grid now has a 'Products per row' setting
Footer section now supports adding an image block
Improved image loading across all images
Blog comment fields are now required inputs
Improved messaging when customers try to purchase beyond available quantity
Countdown will now display properly on Safari
Sub collections will now display properly on multi-language stores
Color swatches on related products will now work as intended
Quick shop modal will now work as intended on the hotspots section

v10.1.0 - October 11, 2022

Adds in countdown feature
Adds in image hotspot feature
Adds in image comparison feature
Adds in age verification feature

v10.0.1 - September 22, 2022

Store availability tooltip will now properly display the product title
Fixes issue where product image was not changing on variant selection
Fixes issue where out of stock variants were not displaying as disabled

v10.0.0 - September 13, 2022

Add smart availability logic to dropdown option selects
Add labels to form inputs
Ensure languages are capitalized in selector
Improves low inventory label color
quickview:loaded and quickview:open events will now return productId instead of sectionId
Improves mobile scrolling on product pages
Products page with hidden buy buttons will now work as intended
Inventory transfer notices will now will now display the correct information on variant change
Low inventory stock label will now correctly display on variant change
Improves vimeo support on product page
Mouse dragging on product images will no longer trigger zoom
Featured products in the mega menu will now display as intended on multilingual stores
Product swatches on collection page will now toggle as intended on hover
Product ratings will now align with other content on mobile

v9.1.0 - August 3, 2022

Adds 'fixed' and 'flexible' setting for product thumbnails.
Improves parallax feature
Fixes issue with product recommendations displaying the wrong amount of products
Fixes issue where collection list limit can break when changing values
Improves logic for newsletter popup states

v9.0.1 - May 26, 2022

Fixes issue where size chart could disappear
Size chart will now follow store background color
Custom pre-order templates will now show the pre-order button as intended
Improves image sizes for the collection list section

v9.0.0 - May 11, 2022

Adds a 'Text columns with icons' section
Size chart has been removed from the 'variant picker' block and added as it's own standalone block
Adds support for block attributes
Improves design of newsletter popup and adds a reminder feature

v8.5.3 - April 14, 2022

Fix a couple missing translation references in global theme settings and fix a bug with overflowing menus.

v8.5.2 - April 12, 2022

Add full support for Italian, Spanish, German, French, and English locales
Even more option select logic improvements

v8.5.1 - Mar 8th, 2022

Adds support for overlay header on created collection templates
Refine product option select logic
Prevent mobile nav from miscalculating height on open/close
Fix video hero subheader from not displaying on page load
Hides size chart when setting is empty

v8.5.0 - Feb 17, 2022

Add size chart feature
Updated icon set for sales point feature
A more intuitive variant selector
Fix meganav visibility when using keyboard
Add CSS preload header

v8.4.0 - Jan 17, 2022

Added country support for currency selector
Fix white logo bug

v8.3.1 - Jan 12, 2022

Update Flickity to v2.3 to fix iOS15 swiping bug natively
Fix product slideshow reflow
Hide filter artifacts when viewing tag collection
Fix logo resize and header height calculation
Fix quick view layout in Collection Switcher section

v8.3.0 - Dec 20, 2021

Add search filters
Fully support Shopify Product Review app blocks. Remove theme-defined review blocks
Do not re-open newsletter popup if optional CTA button is clicked
Change cart terms and conditions setting to type page
Prevent collection filters breaking if featured collection section added to page
Ensure unique ID on quick-shop contact form tabs
Use search route when submitting predictive search field
Fix MP4 video accessibility inside Flickity slideshow

v8.2.0 - Nov 19, 2021

Remove minified JS - new Shopify requirement
Prevent vertical scrolling when interacting with slideshows on iOS15
Convert FAQ page to JSON+LD structured data
Add setting to show Shopify Reviews tab open on page load
Prevent newsletter popup on password page
Fix Photoswipe bug on iOS15
Fix bug where sorting doesn't work if filter is active with a space in the name
Fix filtering on vendor collection pages
Allow tablets to close navigation by clicking outside of it

v8.1.1 - Oct 4, 2021

Update Facebook icon
Prevent image set feature from breaking when misspelled in alt tag
Add fuzzy search to basic search page
Fix iOS15 product carousel jank because of Flickity bug

v8.1.0 - Sep 22, 2021

Fix inline navigation feature on collection pages
Support metafields for custom product tabs and labels
Fix megamenu appearing behind slideshow when arrows enabled
Update count of related products when custom collection used
Do not update inventory notice when inventory policy is continue
Fix quick view description tabs not opening occasionally

v8.0.1 - Aug 25, 2021

Fix collection filters not showing color swatch images
Add product blocks for Product Reviews app by Shopify
Add product blocks for Product Reviews app by Shopify
Add support for app sections
Fix quantity selector not working in quick view

v8.0.0 - Aug 18, 2021

Online Store 2.0 - "Sections Everywhere"
Updated Pinterest icon
Fix product videos not playing when using image set feature
Fix duplicate collection filter JS when using back/forward browser buttons
Initialize media/videos when first slide and image set feature active
Fix bug with multiple 3d models preventing slideshow from being draggable

v7.2.0 - May 17, 2021

New mega menu navigation option. Learn more
Add Shop Pay installments banner
Fix image set feature not autoplaying MP4 videos
Simplify dynamic variant availability JS

v7.1.1 - May 5, 2021

Cross out instead of hide unavailable variant options
Add newsletter section to page.sections and product.sections templates
Fix blog listing image layout on mobile
Fix hero image page block mobile height

v7.1.0 - Apr 5, 2021

Rewrite cart forms and drawer, fully remove handlebars.js package
Fix quick view preloading when shop has language in routes.root_url (e.g. /en)
Prevent HTML in money format showing in cart drawer
Use inline icon for faux select elements (better color handling)
Fix skrim overlay on collection tiles for text readability

v7.0.4 - Mar 8, 2021

Initialize slideshow earlier if first section on page
Update how we get sold out variant information
Build out new pagination with anchor links for article comments
Simplify predictive search layout, remove use of handlebars.js
Fix page.section overlaid header z-index when search open

v7.0.3 - Feb 11, 2021

Use IntersectionObserver instead of scroll events to initialize page sections
Use IntersectionObserver instead of scroll events play/pause videos
Fix product recommendation layout in MS Edge
Update CSS animations to more use performant properties
Remove use of background images for better image loading performance

v7.0.2 - Feb 10, 2021

Fix bug where you could not disable sticky header
Fix Shopify review app layout inside collapsible drawer
Fix empty state of footer site-wide promo SVGs

v7.0.1 - Feb 4, 2021

Better loading of subsections on pages/products in theme editor
Fix multi-level drawer menu bug where height did not fully expand
Fix bug where dropdown variant options on some products not accessible
Smoother video hero loading animation

v7.0.0 - Jan 29, 2021

Remove jQuery and rewrite all JS, leading to huge performance improvements
Cross out sold out variants (when multiple options exist). Hide unavailable variants
New slideshow design
Add FAQ section to home page
Update product structured data to include all variant information
Add structured data to collection pages

v6.2.2 - Dec 17, 2020

Support new Subscriptions API
Hide incoming inventory transfer if quantity above threshold setting

v6.2.1 - Nov 12, 2020

Hook variant image set feature up with dropdown variant setting
Update flag stylesheet preloading for Firefox bug
Support special characters in variants using image set feature
Remove 'Default title' from Surface Pickup Availability drawer
Fix store availability bug when single variant option

v6.2.0 - Oct 28, 2020

Improve quick view performance (especially page render time on mobile)
New Variant Image Set feature (docs)

v6.1.0 - Oct 22, 2020

Support right-to-left languages. Find the new theme setting under Extras
Add new Surface Pickup Availability feature (Shopify docs)
Quick accessibility fixes on home, product, cart
Add no-transition class to anchor links with download attribute
Add theme setting to show collections page in breadcrumb list
Sticky product images to account for long descriptions (when beside images)

v6.0.1 - Oct 15, 2020

More design polish, smoother collection callout animations
Fix header text alignment setting
Center collection description text

v6.0.0 - Oct 8, 2020

Mobile-specific slideshow images, new testimonials layout, collection header height settings, a new cart page layout, and a number of design and animation refinements
Add JS event listeners and triggers for theme events, such as the ability to update the cart drawer and listen to variant changes (docs)
Fix product thumbnail display if 1 image and 1 video only
Fix JS error in older version of Safari that prevent videos loading

v5.3.0 - Sep 22, 2020

Ship minimized JS for better performance
Add page:loaded event for custom JS hook
Font swap to prevent render-blocking font loading
Minor a11y improvements across the board
Make sure pre-order button text stays when switching variants

v5.2.0 - Aug 31, 2020

Update jQuery to 3.5.1
Remove IE11 polyfills
Update Handlebars.js to 4.7.2
New multi-line liquid syntax
Add styles for double confirmation page
Unique contact form IDs

v5.1.4 - Aug 4, 2020

Add text version of reCAPTCHA notice
Remove Product Review app structured data because app includes it now
Update cart add URL so FB pixel and Shopify tracking set correct price
Add collection results to live search

v5.1.3 - July 22, 2020

Adjust color of 'more payment options' button on black backgrounds
Fix add to cart button text if deep linking to sold out state
Fix drawer menu position when logo alignment is centered

v5.1.2 - June 30, 2020

Fix pagination visibility
New social media image implementation
Fix Lighthouse security warning by adding rel="noopener" on external links
Add Norwegian flag
Better color swatch liquid rendering performance

v5.1.0 - Jun 16, 2020

Ship raw CSS file for faster in-editor load times
Remove deprecated 'include' tag in favor of 'render'
Auto-format phone numbers to links on mobile
Add TikTok social icon
Add Polish flag
Hide inventory notice if product set to sell even out of stock
Fix add to cart button text on preorder products in quick view

v5.0.5 - May 20

Support color swatches in multiple languages
Fix breadcrumb title on pages
Prevent Bold script tags from breaking collection callout layout
Add wildcard fuzzy searching when predictive search enabled
Defer loading flag CSS for faster page speeds
Better multi language handling in cart drawer

5.0.4 - Apr 13, 2020

Update recommended products with multi language support

v5.0.3 - Apr 13, 2020

Update html lang attribute with multi language value
Fix color on some payment icons in footer
Update collection title when filtering to a new collection

v5.0.2 - Mar 19, 2020

Fix product YouTube video visibility

v5.0.1 - Mar 17, 2020

Fix YouTube video playback issue caused by Google API change

v5.0.0 - Mar 16, 2020

New product media feature (3d and video)

v4.7.1 - Mar 6, 2020

Add setting to show/hide currency flags

v4.7.0 - Feb 13, 2020

New native multi-language and multi-currency switchers
Removed legacy currency switcher
Remove hardcoded links in language files to support multi-language feature
Link vendor to vendor listing page
Force same sized images on cart page
A11y focus improvements

v4.6.0 - Feb 11, 2020

Update to multi-lingual cart and search routes
Allow sorting of vendor-queried pages
Restructure drawer cart layout
Remove Instagram section (API deprecated)

v4.5.3 - Jan 28, 2020

Add JSON+LD structured data for blog articles
Force password field to auto-focus
Setting to change cart icon (cart/bag)
Translation-friendly time and date tags for orders

v4.5.2 - Jan 14, 2020

Fix minor gift card layout issues
Fix currency converter text color if header is black
Add placeholder image when no flag is available
Make sure pre-order template is used in quick view modal

v4.5.1 - Dec 12, 2019

Add sku and barcode to structured JSON data
Add taxes included and shipping policy on product page
Add color setting for sale price and sale tags
Show controls for MP4 videos on lower power iOS mode
Fix predictive search JS error in IE11
Quick view speed improvements

v4.5.0 - Nov 14, 2019

Add live predictive search feature
Fix inventory visibility bug
Prevent Bold app's injected code from breaking product grid layout
Inline SVG icon markup instead of using deprecated include tag

v4.4.0 - Oct 28, 2019

Add image parallax setting to many sections
Add setting to enable product thumbnail arrows
Add setting to move collection description to bottom of page
Better inventory data handling for faster collection pages
Add incoming inventory transfers setting
Fading image section link, text color, and sizing options
Avoid JS conflict with Instafeed app
Upgrade jQuery to v3.4.1

v4.3.0 - Sept 23, 2019

Update slideshow arrow styles
Update initial zoom of product images
Enable new native Shopify multi-currency feature
Fix variant availability feature when in presence of custom fields
Adjust dynamic checkout button layout in cart drawer
Enable ability to show product unit price (France/Germany)

v4.2.0 - Sept 3, 2019

Prevent overlaid header setting from impacting collection pages when collection image is disabled
Add inventory threshold setting
New collection switcher section

v4.1.2 - Aug 8, 2018

Add dynamic pay buttons to cart page and drawer
Updated hardcoded links to use routes
Translate comments count string
Fix JSON+LD formatting if product title has quotes in it
Avoid race condition between Google Maps API and Google Payments

v4.1.1 - July 17, 2019

Fix inventory notice in recommended products quick view
Object-fit for MP4 videos for better iPad layouts
Prevent very long variant names from creating a dropdown too wide for layout

v4.1.0 - June 27, 2019

Prevent newsletter from opening on Shopify robot challenge page
Add play icon to buttons that trigger YouTube video modal
New search parameters to choose from
Move collection links to static product page section
Improved mobile zoom on product images
New page.faq template with expandable question blocks

v4.0.1 - June 4, 2019

Fix bug released in v2 that hid some product variant labels

v4.0.0 - May 30, 2019

New automatic discounts in cart and order page
Implement new product recommendation engine
Allow users to scroll cart drawer to see full note field when Android keyboard is open

v3.6.7 - May 9, 2019

Fix IE11 bug that prevented some product forms from not changing variant availability

v3.6.6 - May 8, 2019

Remove double quotes from JSON+ld description field
Add shop name to home page H1 tag even when logo set

v3.6.5 - May 1, 2019

Remove old IE support snippet reference

v3.6.4 - Apr 24, 2019

Fix variant dropdown width bug in Firefox

v3.6.3 - Apr 16, 2019

Add link option to image row section
Remove jQuery dependence for cookie handling
Drop last of old IE support
Prevent zoomed product images from getting stuck while swiping on mobile
Remove underline style from image links in editor
Remove new lines from JSON+ld description

v3.6.2 - Apr 8, 2019

Hide review badge when 0 reviews on product page
Fix pagination on some mobile devices after filter used

v3.6.1 - Mar 27, 2019

Add blog template social meta tags for image preview
Faster loading speeds for tag filter selection and quick view product forms
Fix dynamic variant availability check if quote is in variant name

v3.6.0 - Mar 20, 2019

Dynamically disable variant options when they do not exist

v3.5.5 - Mar 15, 2019

Order/address breadcrumbs visibility according to global setting
JSON-LD for structured product data (plus reviews)
Liquid variable to change product description layout in quick view
Fix testimonial block on pages if only author set
Add button and image link setting for "Text columns with images" page block

v3.5.4 - Feb 27, 2019

More obvious sold out state for color swatches
Prevent false disabled variant state
Prevent 'Default' from showing as only variant
Fix page hero image section layout when link added

v3.5.3 - Feb 15, 2019

Better RTL text support
Out of stock variants are selectable for app compatibility
Speed up in-editor rendering with Shopify's liquid style tags
Reduce page shifting while Shopify's dynamic payment buttons load
Revised mobile cart page layout

v3.5.2 - Feb 5, 2019

Defer offscreen Instagram image loading
Add contact form section option to home page
Add setting to show % saved on product instead of dollar amount
Enable sections on page.contact template
Fix element ID bug with non-standard characters

v3.5.1 - Dec 5, 2018

Fix full-width review pagination layout
Enable dynamic checkout buttons by default
Prevent iOS from auto-formatting product IDs as phone number links

v3.5.0 - Nov 29, 2018

Fix collection list layout when 1 per row
Conditional collection layout based on subcollection links
Match menu dropdown text size to parent links
Fix page/product.sections Image Hero layout if link has text
Fix PayPal cart button layering issue
Add hero text and button color setting
Fix browser rendering issue for secondary product grid images
Fix currency switcher values after tag filtering is used
Refresh Shopify review app after filtering tags
Only load product variant JSON to reduce page weight
Smarter loading of variant data in quick view modal
Move jQuery to cached vendor script file

v3.4.5 - Nov 5, 2018

Fix some small buttons animating when setting disabled
Fix Apple Pay icon color on some shops

v3.4.4 - Oct 26, 2018

Fix utility tag potentially showing up as custom label

v3.4.3 - Oct 26, 2018

Replace button animation in hero sections
Fix missing icon fallback translation

v3.4.2 - Oct 25, 2018

Custom product grid labels from new utility tags
Product quick view SEO improvements
Add automatic subcollection listings

v3.4.1 - Oct 17, 2018

Add image hero to page.sections and product.sections
Update collection meta tag to use featured image
Add padding to slider text if navigation dots exist to prevent overlap
Add copyright setting in footer

v3.4.0 - Oct 10, 2018

Enable hover to reveal second image on larger touch-friendly devices screens
Remove arrow animation on cart page update/checkout buttons
New slideshow image layout for better quality images
Add setting for always-visible announcement bar
Update review anchor link destination in quick view
Add limit search to products only setting

v3.3.0 - Oct 4, 2018

Remove Chrome's MP4 player video download option
Add custom HTML block to page/product sections template
Add full width product review layout setting

v3.2.4 - Sept 19, 2018

Fix edit customer address form province selector setup
Fix Vimeo product videos from not playing if only one product image
Request more Instagram images than we need as backup for API limitations
Do not load jQuery from Google so it is not blocked in China

v3.2.3 - Aug 14, 2018

Better alignment of blog article listings
Add pre-order product template
Scope our jQuery so apps can't hijack it and break the entire theme

v.3.2.2 - June 26, 2018

Fix empty state Instagram from overlapping content
New payment provider icons
Fix menu second-level links from not navigating to pages on some iPads
Fix zoomed product images from being the wrong product in quick view

v3.2.1 — June 6, 2018

Fix mobile slideshow height when natural height is set
Fix special characters in variant names
Add a setting for additional payment buttons (lets you remove buttons from checkout screens)
Add image size setting to Image with text section
Embedded videos maintain responsive aspect ratio
Entire slideshow slide becomes link if no button text set
Fix potential header misalignment on mobile
Add setting to show/hide saved amount in product grid

v3.2.0 — May 30, 2018

New integrated font picker

v3.1.7 - May 17, 2018

Add a natural setting to slideshow height to prevent images being cut off
Product slideshow height now adapts when thumbnails are below main image
Fix occasional image animation issue in Safari

v3.1.6 - May 8, 2018

Fix dynamic payment buttons rendering in quick view modals

v3.1.5 - May 4, 2018

Move mobile currency converter to menu drawer
Consistent height product grid image setting
Performance improvement for quick view modals
Performance improvement in collection callout image sizing
Performance improvement by caching vendor scripts and static assets
Delay YouTube API loading if link opens video in modal

v3.1.4 — Apr 23, 2018

Fix center alignment of very small logos
Better menu dropdown accessibility on touch devices
Drawer menu links with # URL open submenu
Fix inline tags not expanding to show all

v3.1.3 - Apr 17, 2018

Prevent product videos with sound from playing after they've been paused
Change color label even if no variant exists
Support multiple variants using color swatches
Fix newsletter popup from not remembering to stay hidden on some pages
Fix quick view images from getting stuck zoomed in
Added contact form to page.sections and product.sections templates
Add image + link block in custom content section

v3.1.2 - Apr 9, 2018

Fix inventory count on some shops
Setting to change password page background
Fix tall product images from warping in quick view modal

v3.1.1 — Apr 3, 2018

Introduce dynamic checkout buttons for faster checkouts
Fix issue of 15+ product thumbnails preventing related product images from showing
Add gift card template logo setting
Fix announcement bar height when resizing window

v3.1.0 - Mar 27, 2018

Fix Firefox retina logo size bug from being double what it should be
Fix Chrome bug that causes lazyloading images to be delayed
New logo and navigation layout options
Add Google Pay icon to footer payment icons

v.3.0.2 - Mar 16, 2018

Fix variant color swatches overlapping long dropdowns
Prevent flash of black in slideshow when switching to new image
Save cart note while typing to preserve it when changing pages
Prevent window resizing from shrinking some images

v.3.0.1 — Mar 7, 2018

Fix navigation link dropdown states when URL is #
Show successful signup note in newsletter popup
Fix image loading bug in IE11 on Windows 7
Mobile height options for hero video and slideshow sections
Fix related product images not loading when thumbnails are below product image

v3.0 - Mar 1, 2018

Newsletter homepage section
Responsive images for more device-specific image quality
Lazyload images for faster initial load times
Add terms and conditions checkbox option
Fix YouTube video links opening in modal
Setting for adding navigation arrows or dots to slideshow
Add setting to move product thumbnails under main image
Stock inventory settings on product page
Add image and alignment settings to homepage testimonial section
Option to hide titles from footer columns
Ability to add custom sections to alternate product templates
Ability to add custom sections to alternate page templates

v2.2.2 — Feb 9, 2018

Add default values to some variables to avoid potential broken stylesheet

v2.2.1 — Feb 8, 2018

Prevent same named subcollections from breaking mobile navigation drawers
Fix number of related products shown
Fix mobile newsletter popup to bottom of screen
Add option to change announcement bar colors
Update product video autoplay for Vimeo and MP4 file types

v2.2 - Jan 23, 2018

Navigation font size and style settings
Better play/pause handling of product videos to avoid unwanted audio
Pause product videos when out of viewport
Scrolling performance improvements
Add SKU support on product pages
LinkedIn social icon added
New nested navigation logic (liquid update)

v2.1.2 - Jan 19, 2018

Fix variant color label not changing on click

v2.1.1 — Jan 17, 2018

Fix number of related products shown, excluding current product
Prevent JS error when color does not exist as a variant (for color swatches)

v2.1.0 - Nov 31, 2017

Sticky header setting
Setting to move product description below images
Custom product tabs based on product tags
Custom related product collections based on product tags
Add color swatches to home page featured product section
Add custom password page logo option
Prevent product videos from autoplaying too soon
Prevent newsletter popup from reopening if user signed up successfully

v2.0.0 - Nov 18, 2017

Color swatch support on product and collection pages

v1.2.3 - Dec 4, 2017

Fix amount_no_decimals rendering in JS (on variant change)
Fix currency switcher rending bug on sale price (on variant change)
Fix blog layout if articles do not have featured image
Fix navigation rendering in the Theme Editor when on the home page and logo is left aligned
Increased screen reader support with aria labels on primary navigations

v1.2.2 - Nov 20, 2017

Fix product thumbnails so top and bottom image are more accessible
Allow short YouTube video URLs to open in a modal
Fix Safari bug that leaves page blank when navigating back with browser buttons
Fix page transition bug on "Add address" button in customer template

v1.2.1 - Nov 8, 2017

Lazy load Google Maps API to increase home page load times (~2.5s savings)
Fix mobile nav drawer scrolling lock and variant button selections (introduced in v1.2)
Fix product thumbnails scrolling from being cut off when lots of images
Lazyload YouTube and Vimeo product videos (for way faster loading with quick view enabled)
Lazyload MP4 videos in quick view modal

v1.2.0 - Nov 2, 2017

Wrap tables in a scrollable div so they're always accessible
Prevent on-page anchor and mailto links from triggering page transitions
Remove unneeded Chrome iframe bug fix
Allow custom setting of Facebook/Twitter image when sharing home page
Fix a few minor input colours when the theme's background is set to black
Logo centering theme setting
Fallback video accessibility fixes when iOS is in low power mode (no autoplay)
Remove black bars on videos at certain screen sizes
Fix active state on tags with/without hyphens

Stay up to date