Version 1.0.0 — Initial public release
Highlights
- Four distinct presets (Scout, Concourse, Smithery, Nightfall) with purpose-built color systems, typography, and homepage compositions.
- Fully Online Store 2.0 compatible: JSON templates, section groups, Custom Liquid blocks, and app blocks across core templates.
- Unified cart experience: drawer and page share a free-shipping progress bar with theme-driven gradients, smooth animation, and sticky checkout actions.
- Faceted filtering for collections and search results with instant updates.
- Rich media support (images, video, YouTube/Vimeo, 3D models) with AR where the device allows.
- Predictive search returning products, pages, and articles.
- Global selling support: currency and language switchers, RTL-safe layouts.
- Accessibility target: Lighthouse Accessibility ≥90 on home, collection, and product pages.
- Performance target: Lighthouse Performance ≥60 on home, collection, and product pages (mobile & desktop).
New
- Modular product page blocks: title, vendor, price, badges, rating, variant picker (with color swatches), quantity, buy buttons, SKU, description, collapsibles, feature icons, media, CTAs, and share controls.
- Complementary & related product sections to drive upsells.
- Gift card template with “send to recipient” scheduling fields.
- Unit pricing surfaced on product, collection, cart, and customer views.
- Shop Pay Installments messaging integrated on the product template.
- Country/region and currency switcher aligned with Shopify UX guidance.
- Multi-level header navigation with image blocks, responsive drawer, and full keyboard support.
- Newsletter capture available both as a section and in the footer.
Improvements
- Consistent design tokens: color schemes, radii, gaps, and shadows exposed in global settings.
- Responsive media pipeline with focal-point control, lazy loading, and srcset coverage.
- Product card logic handles sale/compare pricing, price ranges, unit pricing, and badge states.
- Search template mirrors collection styling, with empty-state handling for mixed result types.
- Cart supports quantity steppers, line-level discounts, notes, selling plans, and accelerated checkout buttons.
Accessibility
- Keyboard-accessible navigation, drawers, and modals with visible focus states and logical DOM order.
- Minimum touch targets of 24×24 CSS px, enforced heading hierarchy, and required alt text for media.
- Color contrast meets WCAG 2.1 (4.5:1 body text, 3:1 large text/UI).
Performance
- Critical CSS inlined for above-the-fold areas.
- Non-essential scripts deferred; no third-party hosts beyond Shopify-approved libraries.
- Pure CSS/CSS-Liquid output (no Sass or bundled ES5 polyfills).
Compatibility
- Desktop: Safari (last 2), Chrome (last 3), Firefox (last 3), Edge (last 2).
- Mobile: iOS Safari (last 2), Chrome Mobile (last 3), Samsung Internet (last 2).
- Webviews: Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest (latest versions).
SEO
- Standard SEO snippets (title, meta description, canonical) shipped by default.
- Product structured data to unlock rich results.
- Open Graph and Twitter Card metadata included.
Known limitations
- No app-dependent features bundled (wishlists, booking flows, Instagram feeds).
- AR viewing limited by device/browser capabilities.
