Canopy release notes

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

Version 7.3.1 - August 13, 2026

Fixes and improvements

• Fix "Start shopping" button position after emptying the cart drawer
• Fix sections not appearing in the theme editor preview when animations are enabled
• Fix menu not opening or closing correctly when the menu button is clicked repeatedly

Version 7.2.2 - March 10, 2026

New

• Add Shopify account component

Fixes and improvements

• Fix issue with customer login link opening a new tab
• Fix incorrect height of 'natural' variant image swatches
• Improve variant picker accessibility when using dropdown selector style

Version 7.2.1 - February 25, 2026

New

• Add support for nested cart lines
• Add toggleable sort options to collections
• Improve customizer UX with section groups and conditional settings

Fixes and improvements

• Speed up add to cart requests
• Handle clicking 'add to cart' before page loads

Version 7.2.0 - January 20, 2026

New

• Add setting to control when the cart drawer becomes docked
• Add setting to refresh Custom Liquid block with variant
• Include variant ID and title in product sign-up form submissions

Fixes and improvements

• Fix missing variant image swatches
• Fix pickup availability text casing
• Fix inventory text not displaying for backorder products
• Update product positioning in Recently Viewed section
• Remove inventory text from preorder product cards

Version 7.1.0 - December 3, 2025

New

• Add support for 2k variants and combined listings

Fixes and improvements

• Improve display of unit prices

Version 7.0.1 - October 22, 2025

• Fix Chrome dev tools compatibility issue
• Navigation improved for slideshows
• Space setting added for app sections

Version 7.0.0 - June 18, 2025

Restructured theme files for theme store redesign

Version 6.3.2 - January 3, 2025

New fonts selected to replace ones that were deprecated

Version 6.3.1 - October 22, 2024

We've added full support for Shopify Swatch filters and fixed a few bugs.

Added

• Added full support for Shopify Swatch filters.

Fixes and improvements

• Product page - optimized the HTML for better SEO and added alt text to lightbox images.
• Product page - fixed an issue with the display of transparent 3d models.
• Product page - fixed an issue with the lightbox and hovering to zoom.
• Collection page - fixed a filtering issue with collections containing over 5000 products.
• Drawers - fixed an issue with iOS18 and drawer heights.

Version 6.3.0 - September 13, 2024

Added a new section, improvements to the product page lightbox, and many other improvements and optimizations.

Added

• Product list - Added a new section for displaying product cards more conveniently.
• Product page - Added a setting to include thumbnails within the lightbox.
• Product page - A new setting has been added to allow image zooming to be triggered by click instead of hover.
• Added support for Shopify native swatches.
• Added a setting for "Sign in with Shop" button on the login page.

Changed

• Slideshow section - no longer crops the image when 'Height of first image' is chosen.

Fixes and improvements

• Made performance improvements to CLS and LCP.
• Made accessibility optimizations to the price input slider for keyboard entry.
• Optimized the spacing of empty app sections.
• X (formerly Twitter) links now work with x.com.
• Improved the handling of exceeding inventory quantities when adding to the cart.
• Fixed an issue Grid/List view issue on Collection page when previewing your store.
• Fixed an issue with Quick buy and the Featured Product section.
• Optimized the wording of error messages.
• Links are now more visible in the footer.
• Improvements to the mobile menu when scrolling.
• Enhanced support for accelerated checkout buttons.

Version 6.2.1 - July 22, 2024

Fix for two alignment issue on FireFox

Fixes and improvements

• Fixed an alignment issue with product card quantity selectors in Firefox
• Fixed an alignment issue with the text inside the 'Compare' button in Firefox

Version 6.2.0 - July 4, 2024

We've enhanced the product page with a new image gallery popup and addressed some bugs.

Added

• Added a new zoom mode for the product page, allowing a lightbox popup for a larger view of product images.

Fixes and improvements

• The 'Empty cart' button in the cart drawer now correctly updates the state of product card quantity selectors.
• On the collection page, if no default image is set for a collection, it will now display the image of the first product.
• Fixed minor alignment issue with the quantity selector.

Version 6.1.1 - June 6, 2024

Minor fixes.

Fixes and improvements

• Correction to spacing around the mobile slideshow text.
• Fixed an issue with product image blending on mobile List view cards.
• Fixed layout issue with Product Comparison Grid.

Version 6.1.0 - June 4, 2024

We've added a few new features based on your feedback, and included some bug fixes.

Added

• Added support for Category metafields in the product page specifications table and product compare.
• Added a new setting to the Header section to prevent the navigation menu from hiding on scroll down.
• Added a Counter pagination layout option to the Testimonials block, useful for displaying many testimonials.

Fixes and improvements

• Optimized the UX of navigation menus for touch screen desktop devices.
• Enhanced the UX of quantity input boxes to automatically highlight the quantity when clicked.
• Optimized the UI of mobile scrollbars for the Product Comparison Grid section.
• Improved the placement of the compare checkbox in List view product cards when viewed on mobile.
• Fixed issue with the visibility of the recover password success message.
• Fixed an issue with quantity inputs where products set to 'continue selling when out of stock' could have a maximum quantity restriction applied.
• Updated the Testimonial section pagination to wrap when necessary.
• Fixed a scroll bar issue on mobile with Promo Grid and Media Grid sections.
• Fixed a layout issue with large size chart tables on mobile.
• Fixed an issue with Quick Buy not working within account pages (applies to Featured Collection section only).
• Fixed a filtering issue when the Search & Discovery app setting 'Empty values' was set to 'Hide'.
• Fixed an issue with the Column mega menu on desktop where child links could be closed.
• Fixed an issue on the product page with image zooming when the store is shown in a right-to-left language.
• Fixed an icon alignment issue on the search page when the store is shown in a right-to-left language.
• Fixed an alignment issue with payment icons in the footer when no language/currency dropdowns are shown.
• Optimized the page loading experience on mobile for stores shown in a right-to-left language.
• Made footer copyright text more easily editable via the language editor.
• Fixed a rare blending issue with product card images on Samsung phones.
• Fixed an issue on the Slideshow section with the visibility of slide content.
• Fixed an issue with Quick Buy where a Featured Product section could be shown.
• Fixed a visual issue with the strikethrough on sale prices when supercents are used.

Version 6.0.1 - April 25, 2024

Minor bug fixes.

Fixes and improvements

• Fixed minor issue with Age Verifier section on mobile.
• Fixed issue with the visibility of the compare checkbox on some Samsung phones.
• Minor updates to onboarding.

Version 6.0.0 - April 22, 2024

Introducing Canopy 6.0.0, a complete ground-up rebuild that comes packed with 12 entirely new sections, a host of powerful new features and settings, and incredible speed optimizations and performance improvements.

Added

• Important: If you have a previous version of Canopy, DO NOT attempt to auto-update. You will need to install and set up Canopy 6.0.0 as a new theme.
• Product comparison grid section - an excellent way of visually presenting high-level overviews of key product features - side-by-side - in a compact and easy to use section.
• Promo grid section - use stylized text options to highlight special offers and promotions in a highly customizable image grid format.
• Countdown timer section - create urgency around sales events or promotions with an animated timer that counts down in seconds, minutes, hours and days from a specific date and time.
• Shoppable image section - place 'hotspots' over an image to assist with upselling or guiding customers to complementary products with this interactive 'Shop the Look' section.
• Promo strip section - a convenient way to share discount codes or special messages with your customers to help drive sales and increase conversion rates.
• Product features section - place 'hotspots' over an image to help to drive engagement with your customers by visually highlight key product features and USPs.
• Scrolling banner section - bring motion to your store and showcase exciting updates, breaking news, or up-to-date information with a visually engaging row of moving content.
• Collapsible content section - enable customers to explore in-depth text content, or see answers to common queries, in a compact 'at-a-glance' format, typically used for FAQs and help sections.
• Press testimonials section - build trust and confidence with your customers by displaying quotes and accolades from the press in a carousel-style format.
• Link lists section - assist customers with product discovery by presenting multiple navigation menus within a single, easy-to-explore section.
• Age verification popup section - allow customers to verify their age prior to browsing, with the click of a button.
• Contact form section - start a conversation or increase engagement with your customers by enabling them to input their details and send a message directly to you.
• Product page - a complete page overhaul, including all-new media and content layout options and sections, and additional new section blocks such as Quick Order, Flash Messages, Barcode and Popup.
• Product cards - refreshed design and layout options including settings to show product inventory and stock levels, and custom labels.
• Search - now has animated, customisable prompts and speech search functionality.
• Header - Major section overhaul, including the addition of two new mega menu styles, customisable badges and promos, and a call to action button.
• Footer - major section overhaul now utilizes blocks for more flexibility than ever when customizing the layout. Also includes support for Follow on Shop link.
• Product compare feature* - allow customers to make more informed purchasing decisions, and increase conversion rates, by comparing multiple products on the Collection and Search templates.
• Breadcrumbs - can now be added to the Product, Collection, Collection list, Blog and Article templates.
• Cart drawer and page - major design update including settings to display a free shipping indicator bar, and savings summary.
• New settings in Theme Settings > Design - A host of additional or improved settings allowing greater control of various visual aspects of your store.
• New settings in Theme Settings > Advanced - includes settings for store-wide image quality, customizable tab attention messages, and a custom HTML setting input.
• Right to left (RTL) - text support has been added.
• Section groups - add, remove and reorder multiple sections within easy to manage groups.

Fixes and improvements

• All sections have been overhauled, containing new settings.
• Performance based rewrite.
• Improved accessibility in many areas across the theme.
• Various SEO enhancements, such as being able to flexibly assign H1s within sections and templates.
• Updates to Theme Settings > Colors, including three additional color schemes for use across various sections.
• Theme Settings > Typography - heading and body fonts can now have their own letter spacing.
• Theme Settings > Collection list - color settings added.
• Theme Settings > Product cards - various additional settings, such as including the collection URL within the product page URL.
• Theme Settings > Swatches - more granular control over swatch shapes and sizing across different theme sections and templates.
• Theme Settings > Search - now uses the settings from Search & Discovery app.
• Theme Settings > Socials - added support for Mastodon, Discord and Threads.
• Theme Settings > Animations - can now be shown on mobile.
• Text column with media section - is now called 'Multi-column'.
• Text with icons section - is now called 'Icons with text'.
• Newsletter section - is now called 'Email signup'.
• Gallery section - is now called 'Media grid'.
• Image with text overlay section - is now called 'Image banner'.

Removed

• Social media links in announcement bar - have been removed.
• Various sections - options for stylized image tints have been removed.
• Collection list template - the 'Rows' layout option has been removed.
• Blog template - 'Full width' layout option has been removed.
• Map section - has been removed.

Version 5.1.2 - December 19, 2023

Changed Elegant to be the main preset.

Version 5.1.1 - October 19, 2023

Added a new preset, removed Glow preset and a minor bug fix.

New

• Added a new preset, Craft.

Fixes and improvements

• Fixed issue with swatch alignment on product cards.

Removed

• Removed Glow preset.

Version 5.1.0 - August 16, 2023

Added support for new Shopify features and some general improvements

New

• Added support for Gift Card Recipient
• Added a Cart type setting, "Go to cart (with quantity check)"

Changed

• Renamed the "Product recommendations" section to "Related products"

Fixes and improvements

• Changed heading settings to be compatible with metafields
• Changed heading settings to have a customizable width

Version 5.0.0 - April 26, 2023

Added support for new Shopify features and some general improvements

New

• Added support for Focal points
• Added support for MP4 setting

Fixes and improvements

• Changed external video setting to be compatible with metafields
• Collection page - Fixed placeholder text color for price range filter
• Product page - Improved scrolling behavior when opening the size chart
• Product page - Reduced space gap when product quantity is hidden
• Video section - Improved layout on mobile
• Search - Improved layout on mobile when the header is not sticky

Version 4.3.1 - January 24, 2023

Maintenance release

Version 4.3.0 - January 6, 2023

Support for Complementary products, and some general improvements

New

• Support for Complementary products
• Sections now allowed on all account pages
• Setting to select image used on Gift Card page
• Additional social media links

Fixes and improvements

• YouTube and Vimeo background videos now play on iOS
• Better favicon support for larger files and different file formats
• Improved resource loading for a performance boost
• Add fallback for predictive search in non-supported countries

Version 4.2.2 - August 23, 2022

Bug fixes and optimizations to how product videos are handled

Added

• Support for brand logos from the 'Settings > Brand' area

Changed

• Updated the way that product videos are loaded/handled by removing dependencies to third party code (Plyr/YouTube/Vimeo)

Fixes and improvements

• Fixed issue where a product YouTube video can cause the product slider to break
• Fixed wrapping issue on the mobile navigation when country/language dropdowns are enabled
• Fixed mobile issue where pinch to zoom on slideshows didn't work
• Optimization to how carousels display on FireFox
• Cart drawer - lengthy terms and condition links not wrapping
• Collection page - issue where currencies with preceeding characters (e.g. CHR 1234) didn't fit on price sliders
• Newsletter subscription - fixed issue with padding when verifying your email address

Version 4.2.1 - April 27, 2022

Added Italian translations and improved currency support

Added

• Italian translation

Fixes and improvements

• Price range now handles currencies with three-letter symbols

Version 4.2.0 - March 10, 2022

We've added color swatches, updated the product page media to show as a slider and a few other goodies/fixes.

Added

• Color swatches added to product page, product cards and collection/search page filters. See new settings in Theme Settings > Swatches.

Changed

• Product page - product media now shows as a slider
• The 'Image overlay with text', 'Background video' and Video sections can now be displayed full width of the page with the new 'Full width' setting
• Collection page - added a maximum width to collection page descriptions
• Header - the functionality which remembers your search terms now only applies when on the search page
• Header - opening the search puts the cursor immediately in the search box
• Product page - updated alignment of the 'Report as inappropriate' link within comments
• 'Background video' section - updated the help text

Fixes and improvements

• Product page - fixed 'View in your space' button not working for 3d models
• Fixed various UX/UI with product carousels (mainly on mobile)
• Account page - fixed bug with clicking Cancel when editing an address
• Password page - fixed various JavaScript issues
• Header - fixed issue with white space on iPad
• Blog page - fixed issue with not seeing all articles when 'Infinite scroll' was enabled

Version 4.1.1 - March 1, 2022

Minor cosmetic fix for the selected country/currency.

Fixes and improvements

• Minor cosmetic fix where hovering over a selected country gives a double underline.

Version 4.1.0 - February 28, 2022

The country/currency dropdowns have been updated to support Shopify Markets, and some other minor updates.

Changed

• The Announcement Bar and Footer currency dropdown now supports Shopify Markets.
• Added a setting to turn off review stars on product cards (Theme Settings > Products > Show product review stars).

Fixes and improvements

• The theme now provides greater support for third party inventory handling.