Changelog
Updates.
Version history for NOVA — Editorial Commerce. Updates are delivered through the Shopify Theme Store and can be applied from Online Store > Themes > Update available.
How updates work
When an update is available, Shopify shows a notification on your Themes page. Updates create a new copy of the theme — your current published theme is not modified. After updating, review your customisations in the new copy before publishing.
Custom code: If you have made edits to the theme's Liquid, CSS, or JavaScript files, those changes will not carry over to the updated copy. We recommend keeping custom code in a separate snippet or asset file where possible, so it can be re-added after updates.
v1.0.0
Initial ReleaseOctober 2026- Full Shopify OS 2.0 theme with JSON templates and section groups
- 60+ drag-and-drop sections for the theme editor
- Three colour presets: Editorial, Natural, and Dark
- Self-hosted Schibsted Grotesk and Newsreader fonts (OFL)
- Product page with stacked image gallery, colour swatches, size buttons, sticky buy box
- Collection page with sidebar filter rail (desktop) and bottom sheet filters (mobile)
- Cart drawer with AJAX updates, line item controls, and order notes
- Quick add (size selector on card) and quick view (drawer) via Section Rendering API
- Predictive search with live results for products, collections, articles, and pages
- Mega menu on desktop, accordion drawer on mobile
- Transparent header over hero sections with automatic contrast detection
- Index rule and inflection heading design devices as reusable snippets
- Blog listing and article templates with featured images and tag filtering
- Customer account templates: login, register, account, addresses, order detail, password reset
- Content page templates: About, Contact, FAQ, Stores, Returns, Wishlist, Loyalty
- Policy page template for privacy, refund, terms, and shipping policies
- Gift card template with recipient form
- Selling plan / subscription support via purchase options block
- @app block support in all templates for third-party app integration
- Full translation support via locale files (en.default.json)
- Shopify Markets ready: multi-currency and multi-language compatible
- Accessibility: semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, ARIA attributes, 44px touch targets, focus rings
- Performance: Lighthouse 97+, zero TBT, zero CLS, critical CSS under 30 kB
- Reduced motion support: all animations respect prefers-reduced-motion
- Responsive at 1440, 1200, 768, and 390 px breakpoints with dedicated mobile layouts
- 404 page with search and suggested collections
- Password page for pre-launch stores