Our change log is an overview of new features that have been added to the Symmetry theme recently. If your store is running an older version and you want to update it, you can! It's available as a free download. Read more about the theme update process here
4.11.6 - published 17 December 2020
New: Option for logo on left and center inline navigation
New: Subscriptions support (requires an app)
New: Added language support for Danish, German, French, Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese (Spanish and English existed previously)
4.11.5 - published 12th November 2020 - maintenance edit
4.11.4 - submitted 10 November 2020 (changes published in 4.11.5)
New: Added preload/preconnect tags for performance, moves meta tags into a snippet
Update: If parent menu link points to #, open child menu when tapping it on mobile
Change: YouTube/Vimeo background videos will no longer attempt to play on mobile
Change: Centre blocks in ‘Custom content’ section (allows small centred video on home page)
Maintenance edits
4.11.3 - submitted 22nd October 2020
New: Added option to show storefront local pickup information on product page
4.11.2 - published 8th October 2020
New: Redesigned header including new features:
- sticky header option
- inline layout option
- images in the menu
This screenshot shows one of our demo stores using the new inline left layout and menu promotions
- currency and language picker and additional links option in announcement bar
- modal search window with the option to links to other collections
New: Redesigned footer with flexible content blocks for additional images, text, links and newsletter sign-up
This image shows one possible layout of the new footer in our demo store
New: logo list homepage section
Update: Product page image size setting - useful if you don't have huge product images
Maintenance fixes and accessibility improvements
4.11.1 - published 4 August 2020 - maintenance release
4.11.0 - published 30 July 2020
New: Background video home page section - Read more about how to add your video and supported formats on our support site
New: Gallery home page section
The new flexible Gallery section can be used to add multiple images with overlay text, to display adverts, to link to your collections, or just as a lookbook.
Update: Redesigned more flexible Image with Text home page section
The new design replaces the "Collage with text" home page section allowing merchants to add multiple images and also set the image widths.
Update: Added a toggle for the zoom/gallery on product page
Update: Additional typography settings - heading size/capitalise and button style
Update: Low inventory display settings to product page/featured product
New: Spanish frontend translation
Maintenance fixes, design edits and performance improvements
4.10.2 - published 7 July 2020 - maintenance edits
4.10.1 - published 25 June 2020
Update: Save cart notes (with ajax) as they are typed, to compensate for dynamic payment methods not keeping notes and Maintenance edits
4.10.0 - published 5 June 2020
Update: On the collection pages, output grouped tags in the order that they are entered in settings (e.g. S M L) rather than in alphabetical order
Maintenance edits including removing SASS and using render instead of include
4.9.4 - published 6 May 2020
Update: Simplify the product grid image sizing using new 'Image Shape' settings in the Theme Editor and maintenance edits
4.9.3 - published 9 April 2020 - maintenance edits
4.9.2 - published 30 March 2020 - maintenance edits
4.9.1 - published 12 March 2020 - maintenance edits
4.9.0 - published 5 March 2020
New: Support for multi-currency (using Shopify Pay) and language localization (Allows for a multi-language store when used with an app)
Maintenance edits
4.8.2 - published 7 February 2020 - maintenance edits
4.8.1 - published 30 January 2020 - maintenance edits
4.8.0 - published 30 January 2020
New: Support for Product Media - this new feature allows merchants to add video and 3D models to their products as product images. Read more about adding other media to your products.
Remove Instagram section as this is no longer supported in Themes due to changes made by Instagram. This Shopify article explains more.
Update: Redesign collection page 'List' view and maintenance edits
For information regarding older versions, please reach out to our Support Team
