The Alchemy 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 7.0.1 - March 19, 2026
New
- Add the new Shopify Customer Accounts directly in the theme header
- Added visual indentation for nested cart line items, improving clarity for complex orders or bundles
- Enhanced the conditional settings logic within the Theme Editor. Settings that aren't relevant to your current configuration will now stay hidden, making customization faster and less cluttered.
Fixes and improvements
- Fixed the iOS 26 bug affecting the display of stylized section boundaries
- Fixed the center alignment of the header logo
- Improved keyboard navigation and screen-reader support for the header search
Version 7.0.0 - February 4, 2026
New
- Add support for 2k variants and combined listings
- Add swatch size settings for variant picker and product cards
- Add 4 new button hover effects
- Add highlight text feature to slideshow
- Add highlight text feature to rich text
- Add linkable / clickable image setting in slideshow
- Add categories which group sections
Fixes and improvements
- Improve the styling of nested bullet points
- Improve dropdown nav promo image quality
- Improve Gift Card error message positioning
- Fixed slideshow split screen button interaction
- Fixed the terms and conditions cart link
- Fixed Multi-column alignment
- Fixed redundant hidden unavailable text
Version 6.0.1 - July 18, 2025
- Remove reference to deprecated fonts.
Version 6.0.0 - June 18, 2025
- Restructured theme files for theme store redesign
- Fixed product page thumbnail layout width
Version 5.1.2 - January 31, 2025
- Remove reference to deprecated fonts.
Version 5.1.1 - January 3, 2025
- New fonts selected to replace ones that were deprecated
Version 5.1.0 - October 16, 2024
Added 'Age verification pop-up', and made a few refinements
- Age verification pop-up section
- Support for 3D models with transparent backgrounds
- Overlay text color control
- Moved the Sharp preset into first place
- Improve spacing around buy buttons
- Fix RTE list bullet point position in RTL languages
- Fix disappearing text issue in video section
- Update for iOS 18 address bar overlap issue
Version 5.0.0 - September 20, 2024
A major rebuild containing new Shopify features, new ways of displaying content, and improved performance
Important: Updating from v4? Please check each template carefully before publishing.
- Section grouping
- Image focal points
- Cart drawer
- Free shipping progress indicator
- Quick add (to cart) from product cards
- Cart recommendations section
- Recently viewed products section
- FAQ section
- Scrolling banner section
- Countdown timer block in Rich Text and Image Banner sections
- Contact form section
- Product list section
- Dynamic section capability on account pages
- Background gradient option in section color schemes and hero banners
- Complementary products block in main product section
- Swatch images option in main product section
- Swatches on product cards
- Content boundary feature - dividing sections with a visual effect
- Extra typography and layout settings
- RTL language support
- Sign in with Shop button on customer login
- Announcement bar supports multiple announcements
- Numerous sections rebuilt without third party plugins
- Pop-up section changed from fixed to dynamic, allowing multiple pop-ups and on specific pages
- Product media gallery rewritten with swipe functionality added
- Collapsible tabs in product details converted to a single block, to allow the addition of more than 3
- Icon option added to collapsible tabs
- Maximum page width increased
- jQuery library and associated plugins removed (performance)
- CSS split into multiple files and only load when required (performance)
- Javascript split into multiple files and only load when required (performance)
- Accessibility improvements
Version 4.2.5 - July 15, 2022
We fixed a bug which affected the announcement bar.
- Fixed a bug which caused the hero banner section without an image to slightly overlap the announcement bar on mobile with header transparency disabled.
Version 4.2.4 - July 11, 2022
We updated the logo default and fixed a few bugs.
- Updated the header logo to use the brand logo by default (if one has been added).
- Fixed a bug with product card hover images not showing in some versions of Safari.
- Fixed a bug with swatch images not always showing on single variant products with multiple options.
- Fixed a bug with the header remaining transparent over hero banners without images when the setting is disabled.
- Fixed a bug when a cart item remove link is clicked more than once in quick succession.
Version 4.2.3 - April 28, 2022
We updated the filtering to support boolean metafilters, and added Italian translations.
- Italian translations
- Updated the filtering to support boolean metafields
- Fix wrapping of result count on mobile when filtering is disabled and long translations are used
Version 4.2.2 - March 4, 2022
We've updated the currency selector and fixed some minor bugs.
- Updated the currency selector to country/region selector, to support Shopify Markets.
- Removed the option to show the currency and language selectors in the header.
- Fixed an issue with the collection "sort by" selector not showing on mobile if the store has no filters.
- Fixed the breadcrumbs position on product pages if a full width section is added above the product details.
- Fixed an issue with the background video not being visible in the theme editor if no cover image is added.
- Fixed an issue with the menu icon sometimes not showing when switching from desktop to mobile in the theme editor.
- Fixed an error in the "Get support" url.
Version 4.2.1 - February 11, 2022
- Fixed an issue with the text overlay not always showing in the background video section
- Fixed an issue with the image overlay tint not always showing on placeholder images
- Fixed an issue with buttons that don't have links not showing dimmed when animated
Version 4.2.0 - February 9, 2022
- New "Image banner" section with optional text overlay
- New "Multi-column" section (replaces the "Rich text columns" section)
- New "Logo list / Feature list" section (replaces the "Product features" section which was only available on product pages)
- New "Color scheme" settings - 2 schemes can be defined in the main theme settings and several sections have the option to select one of these color schemes or set custom colors
- New option to show the featured article image in the hero banner section
- New background style setting in the hero banner section
- New image overlay tint setting in the hero banner section
- New option to upload a separate mobile image for slides in the "Slideshow" section
- New text overlay style options ("background" or "border") in full width media sections
- New option to show text below image on mobile in full width media sections
- New background style setting ("section" or "content") in the "Image with text", "Slideshow with text" and "Map" sections
- New text alignment setting in "Slideshow with text" and "Map" sections
- New footer background and text color settings
- New scale and capitalize settings for headings
- New setting to show or hide the currency code
- Content for "Video" and "Background video" sections has been moved into blocks
- Settings in all full width media sections ("Slideshow", "Image banner", "Video" and "Background video") have been standardized and improved, including new info regarding recommended image sizes
- Product media gallery thumbnails are now a vertical scroller on desktop (previously all shown below the main product image)
- Product ratings now use reviews metafields
- The "Layout" tab in the theme settings has been renamed to "Hero banners" and the color settings for hero banners have moved from the "Colors" tab into the newly named tab
- Button settings have been moved from "Typography" into their own tab in theme settings, and separate settings have been added for secondary button colors
- Important: The "Rich text columns" section has been removed (replaced by the new "Multi-column" section)
- Important: The "Product features" section has been removed (replaced by the new "Logo list / Feature list" section)
- New "collapse all media" button when media expanded in the product gallery
- Product filters are now all closed by default on mobile
- Asterisks have been added to the text labels of required form fields
- Accessibility of pagination and disabled links has been improved
- Full width images are now cropped on mobile to prevent loading larger images than required if using desktop images for mobile
- Responsive image sizes are now tailored to each specific instance rather than a default list, to improve performance
Note on Legacy Theme Versions (Pre-Online Store 2.0)
Release notes and detailed changelogs are maintained
for Shopify Online Store
2.0 versions (v4.0.0 and above). Legacy versions
prior to v4.0.0 include
routine performance improvements, bug fixes, and
security updates that are
no longer active in current support documentation.
If you are on a legacy
version, we recommend upgrading to the latest OS
2.0 version.
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