Impulse Release Notes

Added

• Apothecary preset
• Mega menu block with optional promotional columns
• Image grid section
• Shoppable hero section
• Sticky setting for the announcement bar
• Heading size settings for various sections and blocks
• Hover states on second- and third-level nav
• Smart lazy loading of images for performance
• 10 icons to Text columns with icons section

Changed

• Refreshed Dune, Impulse, and Terrain presets
• Font size now maps 1:1 between theme settings and rendered output on desktop
• Section settings standardized for a more consistent editing experience
• Logo uses <picture> to avoid double image downloads

Fixed

• Account icon color when overlay header is enabled
• "View all" button missing on mobile in Featured Collection with multiple rows
• Active product gallery thumbnail now scrolls into view
• Product page video playback on iOS and iPadOS

Added

• Added new Shopify Customer Account Web Component
• Added support for social links managed through the Shopify admin
• Added Threads social media icon

Fixed

• Fixed zoomed product images shrinking incorrectly when resizing the browser
• Fixed missing cart subtotal in the cart drawer for certain currency formats (e.g. space-separated)
• Fixed first variant image set displaying the wrong image on initial load
• Fixed the high-variant section throwing an error on non-product templates
• Fixed sticky header not displaying correctly across all menu layouts
• Fixed search bar disappearing while typing
• Fixed collection list displaying incorrectly on mobile
• Fixed product media failing to load in Safari when a product has a 3D model
• Cleaned up settings labels, language, and content throughout the theme

Fixes and improvements

• Fixed an issue where dropdown menus didn’t properly disable unavailable options for single-option products
• Color swatches now appear correctly when linked using metaobjects
• Inventory and out-of-stock messages are now displayed more clearly when adding products to the cart
• File uploads are now supported with the AJAX product form (e.g., for custom products)
• Text alignment improved in the “text columns with images” section
• Fixed inconsistent link colors between regular and dropdown links in the main menu
• Resolved a bug where an odd character would show up after the countdown timer ended
• Fixed an issue where hyperlinks spanning multiple sentences would break or display a long underline on desktop and mobile views
• Fixed a structured data error in the FAQ section to improve SEO

Changes

• Updated default fonts - Default fonts have been replaced in each theme preset due to deprecation. Learn more.

Fixes and improvements

• Fixed issues with "Enable product product options" setting on product page
• Fixed an issue where predictive search settings from the "Search and Discovery" app were overwritten by the theme
• Fixed issue with dynamic checkout button not showing "Preorder" when "preorder" template was set
• Fixed issue with the quick shop button not loading properly
• Fixed issue with video not being able to be swipeable
• Improved the image comparison slider with minor style adjustments
• Resolve issue where in some cases 3D models would freeze after changing slides on product page

Bug Fixes

• Fixes issue with top and bottom padding on image with text section
• Fixes product swatch issue on product grid
• Fixes issue where product thumbnails were not displaying when set to below product image
• Fixes error when adding an already existing product to cart
• Fixes issue where product image doesn't change on user selection
• Escape key will now properly close the predictive search
• Fixes issues with inventory status not showing correctly for variants and incorporated merchant feedback to improve the overall logic

Changes

• Changed years offered in countdown timer settings
• Improved accessibility for buttons on hotspot section

Removes

• Sunset references to Shopify Product Reviews app in accordance to end-of-support announcement

Release notes

• Added support for recipient fields on gift card products
• Added support for app blocks to more sections
• Added support for Follow on Shop button
• Inventory transfer notice is better displayed on product pages
• Images centered in the rich text editor now also show as centered in the storefront
• Global setting for adjusting the stroke weight of icons now works as intended
• Newsletter form requires email input to be filled out before it is submitted
• Images have a quicker fade-in effect
• Improved behaviour for predictive search experience
• Improved layout for when text direction is set to right-to-left in global theme settings
• Hover to reveal second image setting now works as intended

Release notes

• Products returned in search results without images will no longer produce a liquid error

• Products without images on the cart page and in the cart drawer will no longer produce a liquid error

• When 'Show mega menu images' is disabled in the Header, images will be hidden and no longer take up space in the section

• Text columns with icons section now includes translations for its settings

• Image comparison images will no longer overlap

• Image comparison arrows show up correctly on iOS

• Long product titles no longer overlap store availability information in drawer on mobile

• Recently viewed product images now show correctly

• Predictive search updated to use Locale-aware URLs

• Autofocus removed from search input so that the 'skip to maintain content' link is accessible

• Opacity of img tags is no longer set to zero by default

• Improved layout of image and text section

• Product cards with quick view enabled are clickable again including the product title and price

• Fixed layout issues in complementary products