Superstore release notes

The Superstore release notes list notable changes, improvements, and additions to the theme. Stay up-to-date with the latest release details by referencing this article.

Superstore v5.0.0 - May 8th, 2023

ADDED

• Added Section groups.
• Added support for boolean faceted filters.
• Added required fields and phone number validation to contact forms.

CHANGED

• Updated the Predictive search feature to use the Predictive Search API (https://shopify.dev/docs/api/ajax/reference/predictive-search).
• Updated the Predictive search feature to support Query suggestions.

FIXED

• Eliminated "jquery.cart.js" 404 error on cart page.
• Fixed "Decline invitation" button text color on account activation page.
• Fixed an issue where an incorrect margin would be applied to logos found in the Logo list section.
• Fixed an issue where placeholder images would not appear in the Collection list section.
• Fixed an issue where adding a link to custom images in the Mega menu would capitalize the link text.
• Fixed an issue where clicking the "Remove all filters" link on the search page would not remove all filters.

Superstore 4.4.0 - January 17th, 2023

ADDED

• Added image focal point support.
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Minimum version required to use Shopify's focal point feature.

CHANGED

• Renamed "Recommended products" to "Related products".

FIXED

• Fixed an issue where the "Basic" header logo would not align when setting the "Desktop logo position" theme setting to "Left".
• Fixed an issue where WebP and AVIF images would not appear in the Add to cart banner.

Superstore 4.3.0 - November 10th, 2022

ADDED

• Added a new Age gate section.

Superstore 4.2.0 - October 20th, 2022

ADDED

• Added Complementary products block.

Version 4.2.0 required to use Shopify's Complementary Products feature.

Superstore 4.1.1 - July 20, 2022

Superstore 4.1.0 - May 19th, 2022

ADDED

• Expanded social media settings and icon options.

Superstore 4.0.1 - February 8th, 2022

CHANGED

• We have updated the currency selector to use country names in addition to currency codes.

Superstore 4.0.0 - January 10th, 2022

ADDED

• Support for Shopify's automatic international tax-inclusive prices.
• Subscription support has been added.
• We have added support for Shopify's Online Store 2.0 update which includes.
• Allowing for sections formerly limited to the home page can now be added to the product page and custom pages.
• Product sections now have the ability to add, remove, and move blocks of content around.
• Product sections can now include app blocks.
• Support for Faceted Filtering on search and collection pages, Shopify's new standardized filter system.
• New Custom Liquid section so you can add custom liquid code to create a custom section.

CHANGED

• Most templates have been updated to use a .json format instead of .liquid, as per Shopify's requirements
• Collection template views (24, 36, 48) have been removed in place of the products per page setting available on collection pages. Collection results will still load in using AJAX.

Online Store 2.0 versions

Superstore versions released after and including 4.0.0 are compatible with Online Store 2.0.

Vintage theme versions

Superstore theme versions released before 4.0.0 are 'vintage' themes. Vintage theme versions have limited compatibility with the latest Shopify features. Update to the latest version to make use of Online Store 2.0 features.

Superstore 3.2.6 - October 5th, 2021

• As of October 5, 2021, Superstore is purchased through the Out of the Sandbox website.
• No theme changes were made (no difference in product between 3.2.5 and 3.2.6).

Superstore 3.2.5 - July 19th, 2021

FIXED

• Fixed an issue with add-to-cart and quick shop loading endlessly for iOS devices.

Superstore 3.2.4 - July 5th, 2021

FIXED

• Mega navigations now span the full viewport width for the basic header.
• Product image thumbnails will no longer appear behind the main product image.

Superstore 3.2.3 - June 17th, 2021

ADDED

• Shop Pay Installments banner now displays in supported stores.

FIXED

• The product thumbnails no longer appear very wide on some devices/browsers.
• Users can now switch variants and add the correct variant to the cart for products with no images.

CHANGED

• Updated social media setting presets to avoid confusion.

Superstore 3.2.2 - May 13th, 2021

FIXED

• The product thumbnails no longer appear very wide on some devices/browsers.

Superstore 3.2.0 - April 6th, 2021

ADDED

• Add preconnect.
• Add preload attr for CSS, fonts, and JS.
• Add font-display: swap.
• Use async or defer for scripts.

Superstore 3.1.3 - October 6th, 2020

FIXED

• Fixed the click-to-load and infinite scroll pagination methods.
• The pagination loading icon is visible once again.

Superstore 3.1.2 - August 31st, 2020

FIXED

• Collection images are always full width, as intended.
• Image with Text images will load correctly when lazy loading is enabled.
• Collection page filters will only show tags applicable to the current filtered group of products
• View in your space button now correctly appears on mobile 3D models.
• Ensured pagination on collections does not stretch the page.

CHANGED

• We have removed the default social media sharing image setting and we now defer to the setting in the Shopify admin.
• Change when we chose to redirect from the product page after adding to cart.

ADDED

• We have added the option to include product counts next to collection filters in the collection page sidebar.

Superstore 3.1.1 - July 21st, 2020

FIXED

• Issue with JavaScript being in developer mode.

Superstore 3.1.0 - July 7th, 2020

ADDED

• Currency selector setting info to tell merchants to visit payment settings, not currency settings.
• Added capability for per-unit pricing in countries that support it
• Added an editable text string next to the price on product pages that can be added if a product has tax applied.

CHANGED

• Stylesheet no longer uses SCSS, so settings update much faster in the theme editor.

FIXED

• Opening up the mega navigation no longer creates a horizontal scroll when viewed on desktop.
• There is no longer a small horizontal scroll-bar when viewing the theme on a Windows computer.

Superstore 3.0.0 - April 2nd, 2020

ADDED

• Support for native Shopify multi-currency and multi-language.
• Style settings for new "Beauty" preset.

FIXED

• Issue where merchants were sometimes experiencing an error in the theme editor indicating that the scss compilation timed out.

REMOVED

• The old currency converter has been removed in favor of the new native multi-currency functionality.

Superstore 2.3.2 - March 23rd, 2020

FIXED

• An issue with font sizing in the home page's Grid section.

Superstore 2.3.1 - February 27th, 2020

REMOVED

• Instagram section has been removed. The Instagram API used to display these photos has been deprecated with no suitable replacement so from now on you'll need to switch to using an app.

FIXED

• Font size now adjusts correctly at breakpoint in the homepage grid section
• Search bar now remains open when clicked on Android devices.
• Burger menu button now works correctly on empty collection pages.
• Mobile view now renders correctly on iOS devices when using the traditional header layout.
• Checkout button now works consistently on Cart page when apps are installed.

Superstore 2.3.0 - January 31st, 2020

ADDED

• Support for new product media component.

In order to prepare for Shopify's Product Media update, using the ALT text and video URL approach for displaying videos in the product gallery will be deactivated for versions 2.3.0 and above. The Product Media update will include platform enhancements for adding video and 3D models.

Superstore 2.2.1 - January 27th, 2020

ADDED

• The ability to order tags on collection pages.
• We added an option for a new product zoom on hover effect.
• The product gallery now has options to place thumbnails to the left of the product image.
• Live search results will now show the number of color options when swatches are enabled.
• We have added a setting for hiding or displaying star ratings on product cards.
• There is now an option for swatches to show the variant image instead of the color.
• Added the ability to have custom call-to-action links on product pages direct to a new tab.
• Slideshow section now supports up to 4 buttons.
• Basic header has a new option to always display navigation below header.
• We have added some new layout options to the Featured Collection section, including a slider and a grid.
• We have improved the layout of the mobile header.
• There are now new settings to display the quickshop and add to cart buttons on mobile.
• New utility bar section to display additional info above the header.

CHANGED

• The product swipe functionality has been improved to work with the new product image zoom.
• We have updated the related products section to now show recommended products instead.
• Updated the look and feel of tabs which can be added to product descriptions, blog posts, and pages.
• Adjusted styling for dynamic checkout buttons on the cart page.
• Selected swatches now have a thinner border, and larger swatches will have more rounding on their corners based on the form's setting.

FIXED

• Fixed contact form width to match page width.
• We fixed a few keyboard navigation and accessibility problems with regards to swatches.
• Swatches with longer tooltips will no longer float off-screen.

Superstore 2.1.2 - November 21st, 2019

FIXED

• AJAX pagination now works correctly on the search page.
• The shipping calculator will now show results in the appropriate currency when the currency converter is disabled.
• Implemented a fix on all mobile sliders which were encountering issues in the newest version of iOS (13).
• We have adjusted the mobile base font size on forms to prevent the screen from zooming on iOS devices.
• We have fixed the loading animation on the search page.
• Overlay on Medium and Large height mosaic blocks is now the right size.
• Videos added to product alt text will now play as expected on the product page.

CHANGED

• We now use InstantPage to speed navigation.

Superstore 2.1.1 - September 24th, 2019

ADDED

• Added new Agency theme style.

Superstore 2.1.0 - September 19th, 2019

ADDED

• You can now separate your content on the product description to include a more lengthy description beneath a <!-- more --> tag.
• We have added some support for custom html to create accordions in your pages and product descriptions by using the <details> and <summary> tags.
• A letter-spacing adjustment for the body text.
• For the minimalists, you can now disable breadcrumbs on collection, collections list, product, and search pages.
• Product and collection pages now offer a grid section with all the same great features as the home page grid section.
• More column width options on product pages so you can emphasize the image, or the description, to best suit your products.
• There is now a series of settings to give extra space between the products when they are shown in a list or grid.
• We have added 21 new languages to our theme translations.
• New image with text section on Collection pages.
• We have added a new minimal collection template.
• New option to underline links in the body text for a retro and accessibility friendly look.
• For the minimalists, you can now disable breadcrumbs on collection, collections list, product, and search pages.
• Product and collection pages now offer a grid section with all the same great features as the home page grid section.

CHANGED

• Fine-tuned the size of product review stars.
• Reduced the maximum width of the cart.
• Adjust additional cart buttons sizing and style.
• Made a change to keep the site footer constrained to the maximum width setting.

FIXED

• Dynamic checkout buttons were never displayed—now they appear when they should.

Superstore 2.0.1 - September 13th, 2019

ADDED

• Added new Interior preset and updated fashion and tech presets.

Superstore 2.0.0 - September 11th, 2019

ADDED

• There is a new "Basic" layout option for the header, found under the theme settings.
• You can now add a shadow below the header by choosing a color in the theme settings.
• We have added a new Image with text homepage section.
• Added the ability to add subheadings to various sections on the home page.
• You can now set the roundness of your button, form input, container, and product card corners!
• You now have the option of a bag icon for the header cart button.
• Color and pattern swatches: On products, product cards, and collection filters, with lots of options so you can make them look just right.

FIXED

• Fixed images stretching on blog posts.
• Fixed scrolling on product gallery, keeping selected images within view.
• Triple clicking on collection filters no longer shows an unstyled page

CHANGED

• Moved some code around between the different header layouts so that we can offer more options in the future.
• Adjusted how the quickshop works to make it snappier.
• Mega navs will now show directly below their parent navigation item. This is to help those longer menus that wrap onto more than one line.

Superstore 1.0.1 - July 22nd, 2019

• Newsletter header now includes an option to set the header color.
• The Highlights bar will now correctly display icons on small screens.
• Filter tags will now work correctly on vendor pages.
• Shopify Product Reviews will appear as expected when Turbolinks are enabled.
• We have removed the drop shadow from product cards on the cart page.
• We have fixed the shape of the Dynamic Checkout Button to match the add-to-cart button.
• Navigation items with filter tags in them will now work as expected.
• Fixed the home page Search section to use the form input border color instead of the color from the header's search bar.
• Collection filters will no longer show headings for filter groups with no available products under that group.
• Small promo header now breaks to new line correctly on mobile
• Home page Blog posts now use correct read more icon
• Selected view remains correct after selecting a filter on collections
• Navigation items with filter tags in them will show the selected tag in the sidebar even when it would normally be hidden under 'See more'
• Inputs no longer render incorrectly in certain cases when focused.
• Remove hover state of selected option on collections.
• Fix star ratings overlapping when text is oversized.
• The Traditional header promo text heading will now reflect the selected heading font weight

Superstore 1.0.0 - May 24th, 2019

• Initial release.