Athens Changelog.

Version 3.1 - The first update of 2025 is here!

Following last month's humongous update, this version smoothens some rough edges, and adds a few very handy features.

Added - Add product gallery navigation arrows setting for mobile.
Added - Add read more button for page results in search template.
Added - Add the full product title in a title attribute when the truncate title option is on.
Added - Add "Open in a new window" setting in the Image hotspots section.
Added - Setting to reveal cards on hover in the Image hotspots section.
Added - Header search (predictive) now searches SKUs as well.

Updated - Do not output unnecessary markup when secondary menu does not exist.
Updated - Improve lazyload performance of inline banner images on the collection page.
Updated - Update visual filters display.
Updated - Increase visual filter columns to 4.
Updated - Update the heading element of the complementary products block.
Updated - Adjust font weight of b elements.
Updated - Update position of main menu font settings.
Updated - Animate the transparent circle of each hotspot in the Hotspots section.
Updated - Increase the header search input height.

Fixed - Fix a JS error when the collection has filters off.
Fixed - Automatically calculate height of rotating text bar section on browser resize.
Fixed - Product "Details" block: Text container should not be rendered if empty.
Fixed - Improve appearance of strikethrough on prices.
Fixed - Fix the color of half rating stars.
Fixed - Improved the alignment of the add to cart button in media product cards.
Fixed - Fix an issue where disabling all blocks in the Scrolling elements section would impact store performance.
Fixed - Recently viewed: Arrows on slider mode should be displayed conditionally.
Fixed - Fix appearance of mobile product scrollers when they contain οnly 1 product.
Fixed - Fix inline card banner image size.
Fixed - Cart template: Shipping calculator would not display province dropdown when a country with provinces was the only shipping zone defined.

Version 3.0 - New sections & blocks

Additions & fixes

Added - New section: Social media gallery.
Added - New section: Before / after slider.
Added - New section: Media with text banner.
Added - New section: Divider.
Added - New section: Recently viewed products.
Added - Collection template: Add new scroll to top setting after clicking a filter.
Added - Collection template: Add support for inline row banners in collection templates.
Added - Collection template: Add support for inline card banners in collection templates.
Added - Collection template: Filters toggle setting.
Added - Search template: Filters toggle setting.
Added - Header section: Add icon option for the header search bar.
Added - Main and featured product sections: Add product metadata block.
Added - Main and featured product sections: Add new Stock bar block.
Added - Main and featured product sections: Add new "Sign up" block.
Added - Main and featured product sections: Add new "Info box / Payment details" block.
Added - Main and featured product sections: Add new "Image" block.
Added - Main and featured product sections: Add new setting to control image ratio.
Added - Main product section: Add setting to close all other expandables when one is expanded.
Added - Main product section: Reviews block can now display the number of reviews on its title.
Added - Main product section: Add "Details" block.
Added - Main cart section: Shipping cost estimation calculator.
Added - Added setting to show total price on mini cart.
Added - New font size setting for main navigation.
Added - Border setting for product cards.
Added - Letter spacing setting for headings.
Added - Add uppercase setting for Badges.
Added - Add new account icon text settings on the header.
Added - Mobile columns setting on Featured collection and Collection tabs sections.
Added - Video background setting in collection list and banner list sections.
Added - Badge overlays on Collection list and Banner list sections.
Added - Add stack on mobile and mobile columns settings on Collection grid section.
Added - Add compact product layout setting in Hotspots section.
Added - Card ratio setting for Product list section.
Added - Product padding and border radius settings for product cards.
Added - Add custom liquid block in footer.
Added - Add setting to truncate product titles in product cards.
Added - Add uppercase setting for main header navigation.
Added - Add button size and uppercase settings for buttons.
Added - Add uppercase setting for headings typography.
Added - Add "send on" field on gift card products.
Added - Add newsletter form option in the password template.
Added - Brands section: "Auto-rotate slides" option when layout is set to Slider.
Added - Main collection and Search sections: Option to toggle visibility of filters' product counts.
Added - "Login to view price" feature. Can be enabled globally, per collection or per product.
Added - Global setting to limit color swatches in product cards and show the rest of variations as a number.
Added - "Show SKU" theme setting to make SKUs visible on cart and minicart.
Added - Product templates that have their suffix start with "pre-order-", will now inherit the pre-order layout.
Added - Collection templates that have their suffix start with "brand-", will now inherit the brand collection banner layout.

Updated - Custom related products section: The section is now deprecated and can no longer be used. Existing installations will not be affected and can continue using the section, however it is strongly recommended merchants switch to the "Product recommendations" section and the "Search & Discovery" app.
Updated - Automatically calculate total width of scrolling elements section.
Updated - Moved some theme-level settings from the Product Grid section to the new Product Cards section.
Updated - Replaced manual structured data (ld+json) generation with the Shopify-managed 'structured_data' filter.
Updated - Align footer text to the center if it's the only element in the footer.
Updated - Update font weights for system fonts.
Updated - Update uppercase transform for various labels.
Updated - Close the mobile menu when an anchor link is clicked.
Updated - Update judge.me reviews to inherit colors from the app.
Updated - Remove uppercase from stock badges.
Updated - Adjust subcollection card title font size.
Updated - Adjust textual logo font size.
Updated - Subcollections section: Increased maximum number of columns on desktop to 8.

Fixed - Fix unavailable variant selection when "hide other variants media" setting is enabled.
Fixed - An error would get thrown when product variant was changed and the Add to Cart button was hidden.
Fixed - Fix issue where the Collection and Search pages would error out when subsequent requests contained different number of filters.
Fixed - Main and Featured product sections: Dropdown variant selectors sometimes wouldn't show non-available options correctly, depending on the options that were already selected.
Fixed - Fix an issue where the mini cart icon would not refresh correctly.
Fixed - Fix collection and banner list block selection in editor in mosaic layout.
Fixed - Fix scrolling behavior of product thumbnails.

Version 2.6 - Accelerate checkout

and boost your store's performance and customization with new product sections, enhanced mobile features, and optimized design updates.

Added - New Product lists section.
Added - New Countdown banner section.
Added - Main Product and Featured Product sections: New "Contact details" block.
Added - Countdown Timer section: Add setting to hide the product on mobile.
Added - Simple collection list section: Support up to 8 columns.
Added - Simple collection list section: Add option to disable border and padding.

Updated - Update default colors: Accent 1 and Accent 2.
Updated - Update padding in Countdown Timer section for mobile.
Updated - Card ribbons are now disabled by default.
Updated - Optimized default spacing on header.
Updated - Minor typography improvements in collection page.
Updated - Upgrade accelerated checkout buttons.
Updated - Update box shadows across all elements.

Fixed - Fix image focal point in Slideshow and Video background sections.
Fixed - "Redirect to cart page after adding a product to cart" option would always redirect to the default language.

Version 2.5 - A focus on performance

This update brings improvements all over the place, with a focus on performance.

Added - Add gallery swiping in mobile on the Main and Featured Product sections.
Added - Slideshow section: New height settings.
Added - Video Background section: New height and other settings.
Added - Featured collection section: Add option to hide section instead of showing placeholder products. 
Added - Collection grid section: Add option to hide section instead of showing placeholder collections.

Updated - Improve image loading in slideshow section.
Updated - Remove stylesheet from product card templates.
Updated - Update cart consent checkbox to remember its checked state.
Updated - Aria label in header mini cart toggle (accessibility enhancement).

Fixed - Filters section: Filters wouldn't work in non-default languages when filter labels were translated.

Version 2.4 - New Shopify features

All-new support for native color swatches and combined listings. As always, tweaks, fixes, and improvements make this version even better.

Added - Add support for native Shopify color swatches.
Added - Combined listings app support.
Added - Video background section: Add 'preserve ratio' setting.

Updated - Disable search filter type setting by default.
Updated - Improvements for the Scrolling text section.

Version 2.3 - The one with the pop-up

Enjoy the new Pop-up overlay and Rotating text bar sections, enhanced mega menus, and the option for an always-on sticky header, along with improved image loading and various bug fixes!

Added - Add new "Pop-up" overlay section.
Added - Add new "Rotating text bar" section.
Added - Add support for more side items on mega menus.
Added - Add "All products" template settings (hero visibility and description).
Added - Add policy page consent checkbox in mini cart and main cart.
Added - Add navigation badge blocks for the main and mobile menus.
Added - Add "Sticky header always on" setting.

Updated - Add learn more button on all "Show product rating" settings.
Updated - Improve collection filtering logic to consider only filters for the onChange event.
Updated - Improve image loading in slideshow.

Fixed - Fix positioning issue with the image banner section.
Fixed - Add to cart button should read "Select options" on product cards for pre-order and backorder products with multiple variants.
Fixed - Wrong product recommendations translation in German.
Fixed - Backorder-able products would not display correct backorder buttons/badges when stock fell below 0.
Fixed - Some sections would sometimes not display the placeholder content properly.

Version 2.2 - New sections

4 brand new sections. Visual filters. Backorder support. What more would you want? Ah, yes. Improvements across the board. This update has it all!

Added - "Tabbed media with text" section.
Added - "Call to action" section.
Added - "Image hotspots" section.
Added - "Scrolling elements" section.
Added - Video Background section: Added heading size setting.
Added - Main product and Featured product sections: Added "Request information" block.
Added - Collection banner section: Setting to hide the collection banner's heading.
Added - Map section: Image setting.
Added - Features section: Added mobile auto-rotate setting.
Added - Added support for visual filters.
Added - Added styles for Shopify's subscription app.
Added - Backorder support on availability badges and Add to cart button. Refer to the documentation to set it up.

Updated - Show number of items in stock, even if "continue selling" is enabled.
Updated - Remove visually hidden collection title text.
Updated - Improve lazy loading of images.
Updated - Optimized lazy loading on section images.
Updated - Update review apps support.
Updated - Improve touchability of mini cart buttons.

Fixed - Do not hide the filters section in collections when there is an active menu.
Fixed - Fix product modal persisting in the editor after removing the featured product section.
Fixed - Fix slideshow fade mode issue with 2 slides.
Fixed - Sales badge would sometimes render wrong percentages.
Fixed - Swatches options should not get affected by presets.

Version 2.1 - New features for 2024

The first update of 2024 brings two new sections, support for Shopify's latest features, and quite a few other improvements.

Added - New "Video background" section.
Added - New "Tabbed content" section.
Added - Support for Shopify's filters "AND" operator.
Added - Support for Shopify's visual filters.
Added - Various sections: Subheading setting.
Added - Media with Text section: Heading and text font size settings.
Added - Rich text section: Heading and description font size settings.
Added - Expandable section: Heading alignment option.
Added - Slideshow section: Secondary button on slides.
Added - Shape selection for color swatch buttons.

Updated - Rich Text section: Removed limit of blocks.
Updated - Update usability of tabbed sections in the Shopify editor.
Updated - Center the announcement bar text when there is no menu or social icon on the right.

Fixed - Image Banners section: Fixed 1 column layout.

Version 2.0 - All new Filters section, more review apps support

and a whole lot more additions.

Added - New section: Filters.
Added - Support for Judge.me, Stamped, and Yotpo review apps.
Added - Display cart discounts in mini cart drawer.
Added - Support for up to 8 columns on Image Banners section.
Added - Option to hide empty filters in product lists (collections and search).
Added - Font size and color settings for prices (grid and single product).
Added - Image disclaimer field in main product and featured product sections.
Added - Setting to hide ratings when there are no reviews.
Added - "X" icon as an alternative to the twitter bird.
Added - Custom badges support on single product pages.
Added - Layout setting to remove decorative ribbons from overlay cards.
Added - "Time to read" block on blog posts.
Added - Option to hide the page's heading.
Added - Position option for mega menus side items.
Added - Icon option in main product's description block 
Added - "Info" icon on all icon settings.
Added - "None" option on product lightbox with the ability to disable it.

Updated - Enabled Image Banners sections on footer group.
Updated - Increased maximum limit of products shown per page in collections and search.
Updated - Improved spacing in nested list items on rich text elements.
Updated - Improved table content style.
Updated - Translations.

Fixed - Fixed an issue where the cart and mini cart would not display the line item error when adding a product with less quantity than requested.
Fixed - Fixed price color in accent backgrounds (featured product).

Version 1.10 - Zoom on hover

and custom product badges!

Added - Main/featured product section: Zoom on hover option.
Added - Add support for custom badges on product cards.
Added - Add collection grid section in initial onboarding content.
Added - Add WhatsApp icon and social media link setting.

Updated - Updated admin link for country/region configuration.

Fixed - Multicolumn section: Add missing translation.
Fixed - Empty link label in NL translation.
Fixed - Page title elements "page number" and "tagged" can now be localized.
Fixed - Fixed label of country/region selector checkbox.

Version 1.9.2 - This version addresses minor issues

making sure your shop is in tip-top shape!

Fixed - An issue where products in a slider would not equalize their dimensions when they had variable dimensions.
Fixed - The countdown timer’s section background gradient sometimes interfering with the section’s height.

Version 1.9.1 - New features

and a few minor fixes

Added - A pre-order template. Added new sections. So many things were added, that we should have named this version "added" instead of 1.9.0  
Added - New “Countdown Timer” section.
Added - New “Testimonials” section.
Added - New “Collection grid” section.
Added - Pre-order product template.
Added - Support for boolean collection filters.
Added - Color swatches on product cards.
Added - “XXL” heading size on the Banner list, Collection list, Promotion blocks, and Slideshow sections.
Added - Support for “Follow on Shop” functionality.
Added - “Gift card recipient” support for gift products.
Added - Featured Product section: Added Heading setting.
Added - Simple Collection List section: Added Heading size setting.

Updated - Store logo is now an H1 only on the home page.
Updated - Translations.

Fixed - Placeholder issues in EL and DE translations.

Version 1.8.2 - Slideshow enhancements

and more

Added - Slideshow section: Add “fade” animation type.
Added - Slideshow section: Add image preloading.

Updated - Theme settings: Set button default colors.
Updated - Translations.

Fixed - Search section: Search actions wouldn't get displayed if filtering was disabled.
Fixed - Collection grid section: Layout wouldn't become full width when no filters exist (i.e. when a collection has more than 5000 products).

Version 1.8.1 - New translations

Dutch & Brazilian

2 new translations and one minor (but very important) improvement

Added - Dutch translation
Added - Brazilian Portuguese translation

Updated - Adjust color of links inside header/mobile nav contact details

Version 1.8 - Codename: Electron

and a new section ;)

It's the little things that make everything better. Like the new preset "Electron" that you can use as a starting point. Or the really simple "Image banners" section, where you can display a bunch of images without a fuss. Heck, you can even show a page's contents in other pages. And of course all-round fixes and improvements. 

Added - New preset: Electron.
Added - New section: Image banners.
Added - Main collection section: Add setting to make the filters bar sticky on mobile.
Added - Main search section: Add setting to make the filters bar sticky on mobile.
Added - Rich text section: Alignment setting.
Added - Rich text section: Page block.
Added - Features section: "Icon size" setting.
Added - Support for free shipping messages on the cart and mini cart, and respective theme options.
Added - Option to have the entire card clickable on desktop on the Promotion blocks, Collection list, and Banner sections.

Fixed - Remove the header's bottom border in mobile when the navigation's border is turned off.
Fixed - Minor adjustment to Features icon alignment.
Fixed - Re-organized the Product Grid's options to be on par with the Main search section.

Updated - Translations.
Updated - Features section: Icons are center aligned when a feature block's title or description are empty
Updated - Color swatches on facets are now rendered via liquid, to avoid flash of unstyled content.

Version 1.7 - Color swatches

Because they are cool

Added - Implemented Header and Footer section groups.
Added - Subcollections sections in Collections and Brands template
Added - Color swatches
Added - Breadcrumbs structured data (JSON-LD)
Added - Added auxiliary announcement bar
Added - Support for Search Recommendations on predictive search.
Added - Sale badge mode: None.
Added - The footer's Text block image can now be linked.
Added - Added submenu support for the announcement bar's menu
Added - Added up to 4 text lines on the "Text" block for the main product and featured product sections
Added - Add color scheme for the filters bar in Search and Collection templates
Added - Add mobile image option in banner block
Added - Add options to remove border from Main navigation, Newsletter, and Announcement bar
Added - Add option to hide header and select columns on Blog templates

Fixed - Fix an issue where the top level variant options would be disabled if they contained unavailable variants.
Fixed - Breadcrumbs' "Home" and "Search" crumbs wouldn't get translated.

Updated - Translations.
Updated - Revert positioning of "Inc. VAT" badge on mobile
Updated - Remove box shadow from header global search and newsletter inputs when using an accent color scheme
Updated - Make the slideshow behave like a banner when only one slide is selected

Version 1.6.1 - Set up Athens in your own language!

FR, IT, DE, ES

Added - Back-end (schema) translations for German (de), Spanish (es), French (fr), and Italian (it).

Version 1.6 - Focal points

and a few additional improvements

Freshly baked Focal Point support will make sure that your visitors will always be seeing the most important point of your images. A few additional improvements were made here and there, to make your experience (and your website) better. 

Added - Add support for image focal points.
Added - Add Social media icons in the announcement bar section of the header.
Added - Add custom link override in brands section.

Updated - Update responsive wrappers for tables and iframes in the theme editor when it refreshes.
Updated - Improve accessibility of expandable facets.
Updated - Improve accessibility of brand cards.
Updated - Improve accessibility of dropdowns.
Updated - Make all cards entirely clickable on mobile by default.
Updated - Optimize width of product cards for related products and custom product recommendations.
Updated - Change markup of multicolumn section to "div".

Fixed - Collection Tabs section: Fix appearance of tab buttons when buttons are outlined and the section is using an accent color scheme.
Fixed - Main collection/search product grid: Price filter facet wouldn't get collapsed by default, when appearing after the 5 first most important filters.
Fixed - Fix svg logo vertical alignment.
Fixed - Don't show "order by" when there is only one product/result.
Fixed - Facets' "show more/less" are now properly translated.
Fixed - Fix appearance of header global search button when header in mobile is using "accent 1" color scheme.
Fixed - Hide the "back to top" button earlier.

Version 1.5 - Go international!

5 languages and some minor improvements.

Added - German translations.
Added - Greek translations.
Added - Spanish translations.
Added - French translations.
Added - Italian translations.
Added - Arrows on product thumbnail carousel.
Added - Add collection tab custom labels.
Added - Support for 5 columns on product grids.

Updated - Update mini cart buttons to accommodate for larger labels.
Updated - Update stock product badges to accommodate for larger labels.

Fixed - Fix an issue where the brands and simple collection list section would not load the card stylesheet.
Fixed - Fix small height issue on the last card of some mosaic variations.
Fixed - Fix promotion block appearance in mobile on some mosaic variations.

Version 1.4.1 - This version fixes some minor issues

to make sure your shop is in tip-top shape!

Fixed - Fixed an issue where the overlay gradient would not be applied on the Collection list section cards when in "Grid" layout.
Fixed - Update overlay gradient CSS so that it doesn't render when it is empty.
Fixed - Moved button link options below their respective button labels.
Fixed - Made titles clickable in cards.
Fixed - Adjusted cards clickable areas.

Version 1.4 - More flexible

and a few bug fixes

Added - "Promotion blocks" section.
Added - "Custom Related Products" section to show the theme's custom related products (fixed, or based on metafields).
Added - Main collection product grid: Setting to turn off title.
Added - Main search product grid: Setting to turn off search terms / result count.
Added - Main product section: "Complementary products" block.
Added - Main product section: Text block: Icon control.
Added - Main product section: Expandable block: Option to start as expanded by default.
Added - Main product section: Liquid block: Added title and icon options. When a title or an icon is set, it becomes expandable (only when positioned on the left).
Added - Announcement bar section: Top / Bottom Spacing options.
Added - Banner List section: Gradient overlay, Heading size, Content position, Button settings (plus mobile layout equivalents).
Added - Collection List section: Gradient overlay, Heading size, Content position, Button settings (plus mobile layout equivalents).
Added - Collection Tabs section: Support for hand-picked products.
Added - Features sections: "Stack on mobile" setting.
Added - Featured collection section: Support for hand-picked products.
Added - Featured product section: Liquid block: Added title and icon options.
Added - Header section: Top / Bottom Spacing options.
Added - Header section: Menu/mobile menu typography setting.
Added - Header section: SVG Logo option.
Added - Newsletter section: Available for use in any template.
Added - Predictive search: Results now have result type titles before the respective results (e.g. Collections, Pages, etc).
Added - Rich text section: Background image and gradient overlay setting.
Added - Slideshow section: Mobile image, Title size, Text color, Gradient overlay.
Added - Theme options: Button settings: Style, Shape, Font (Settings → Buttons).
Added - Theme options: Primary and Secondary button colors (Settings → Colors).
Added - Theme options: Add to cart button style (Settings → Product grid). 
Added - Theme options: Product title font option (Settings → Product grid).
Added - New icons: Activity, Aperture, Assembly, Award, Box 2, Certificate, Disabled, Refund-Receipt, Truck.
Added - New stock availability string when the quantity is untracked or "continue selling" is enabled. By default is still "In Stock" but can be changed from the languages page under Products > Product Availability > Always in stock.

Changed - The theme's custom related products (based on metafields) have been moved from the "Product Recommendations" section to "Custom Related Products" (available only on the product template).
Changed - Removed accent color from button icons.
Changed - Featured collection: Moved "Number of products" under "Select collection".
Changed - Featured collection: Moved "Overlay background" under "Image".

Fixed - Show provinces according to country selected when creating/updating addresses.
Fixed - Main product section: Expandable block: Don't show block if there is no content (Text).
Fixed - Stock availability text would not get updated properly on variations, when "Show number of items" was enabled.
Fixed - Newsletter section: Consent text is now rich text (can have links and basic formatting).
Fixed - Fix color scheme of quantity input on Featured Products placeholder.
Fixed - Changed slide subheading to richtext.

Version 1.3 - New theme style

and quite a few new features

Added - Theme style "Pharm".
Added - AJAX pagination in products grid and search template.
Added - "Simple collection list" section.
Added - "Map" section.
Added - "Features" section on the header.
Added - Theme settings: Added "scroll to top" button option.
Added - Theme settings: Added "Show number of items" option, to display the number of in-stock items available.
Added - Product sections: Display Barcode field in the Title block.
Added - Product sections: Hide unavailable variants, and added option to hide or disable out-of-stock variants.
Added - Product section: Custom Liquid block position option.
Added - Featured Product section: Custom Liquid block.
Added - Multicolumn section: Custom image width option on blocks.
Added - Newsletter section: Added consent checkbox option.
Added - Collection banner section: Option to make the description fullwidth.
Added - Collection banner section: Gradient opacity control.
Added - Product section: Color scheme selector on the Text block.
Added - Collection list page: 2 columns option.
Added - Features sections: Inline mode.
Added - Image ratio option "Landscape" on all sections that have a ratio option.
Added - Option to open mobile menu submenus by clicking on the arrow only.

Fixed - Show search term on search results texts.
Fixed - Adjust long tables in RTE content.
Fixed - Justify center brand cards.
Fixed - Empty collections now show the banner section.
Fixed - Handle wider logos better in mobile.
Fixed - Fixed catalog mode internationalization.
Fixed - Newsletter gaps in mobile.
Fixed - Update animations on link hovers.
Fixed - Revert to 1:1 in mobile for banner and collection list cards that are landscape.
Fixed - Featured Product section: Collection card wouldn't show the collection's description.
Fixed - Product section: Custom Liquid block would output elements even if empty.

Version 1.2 - New features

and some bug fixes

Fixed - Always load Slideshow assets in the Theme editor page.
Fixed - Slideshow alignment issues.
Fixed - A whitespace issue in the search bar.
Fixed - Minor typography issues.
Fixed - Minor stylistic issues.
Fixed - Improved wording of some options.
Fixed - Issues in various sections with 2col and 1col on tablet.
Fixed - Fixed issue in search page's ajax results, when no results would be returned.

Added - Theme style “Spoke”.
Added - “Add to cart” button on product cards. Can be enabled via a theme option.
Added - “Hide single variant” option on the Variant Picker block of the Single/Featured product sections.
Added - Full width page template.
Added - In the Featured Collection section, the collection card can bow be customized by overriding individual values (image, title, description, etc).
Added - Card Ratio option in the Banner List and Collection List sections.
Added - Catalog mode. Can be enabled via a theme option.
Added - Custom image size on footer's text block.

Version 1.1.1 - Welcome to Athens

Initial release

This version contains the default preset.