Theme updates and release notes

How updates work

When a new version of ÉLAN is released, Shopify shows an update notice on the theme in Online Store → Themes.

• Choose Update (or View update). Shopify adds the new version as a copy in your theme library. Your current theme keeps running unchanged.
• Shopify carries over your theme settings, sections, blocks and content.
• Code edits aren’t carried over. That covers changes to Liquid, CSS or JavaScript files. Re-apply them to the new copy, or ask the developer who made them.

Update safely

1. Note any code customizations, and who made them.
2. Read the release notes for the new version below.
3. Update, then preview the new copy. Check your home, product, collection and cart pages on desktop and on a phone.
4. Publish the new copy when you’re happy. Keep the old one until you’re sure; you can publish it again at any time.

Version 1.0.0

Status: prepared for release. The release date will be added here when the version is live on the Theme Store.

The first public version of ÉLAN, for fashion, jewelry, beauty and concept stores, in three presets.

Presets

• Élan: warm ivory, a literary serif and calm editorial pacing.
• Screening: cinematic dark bands, a high-contrast fashion serif and a transparent header over the opening image.
• Cyanotype: paper white and Prussian blue, clean geometric type and a left-aligned logo.

Home page sections

Opening title (plate, letterbox or overlay; image or video), Campaign film, Product showcase (feature and grid, or row), Steps, Jewelry feature (hinge or single), Contact sheet, Editorial spread, Collection sheet, Collection list, Quiet pause, Product recommendations, Custom Liquid and Top bar.

Product page

• Blocks you can reorder, a mosaic or single-column gallery with a full-screen view, and support for video and 3D models.
• Option buttons, with Shopify’s native color swatches where your store defines them.
• A savings line, a quantity selector, Shop Pay Installments and pickup availability.
• The gift card recipient form, store-policy tabs and optional payment icons.
• A mobile add bar that always adds exactly the selection shown.
• Inventory notes based only on real stock, app blocks and Custom Liquid.

Collections and search

• Shopify filters and sorting.
• Sheet, Selects and Sequence layouts.
• A collection image beside the heading or as a banner.
• Sale and sold-out labels, and a color count on cards.
• Predictive search with keyboard support.

Cart

• A drawer or a full page.
• Discounts, subscription plans and unit prices.
• Order notes, visible stock messages and accelerated checkout.

Across the store

• Five color schemes per preset and three type roles from Shopify’s font library.
• Motion: Off, Refined or Expressive, always respecting reduced motion.
• Country and language selectors, Follow on Shop, social icons and newsletter signup.
• A blog with comments, a contact page, a password page and a gift card page with a QR code.

Features that need store setup

• Swatches: Shopify’s category color data on your products.
• Unit prices: a store in a country where Shopify offers unit pricing.
• Subscriptions: a subscription app.
• Multiple currencies: Shopify Payments, or a payment provider that supports them.