Changelog
8.1.1 Product template, currency, and footer fixes
Fixes
Fixed an issue where the "Learn more" link inside the product template didn't work correctly in the theme editor
Adjusted the currency meta tag to behave correctly across multi-market stores, improving compatibility with region-specific pricing and SEO expectations
Resolved a bug where the newsletter logo in the footer failed to appear on mobile devices
8.1.0 High-variant product support and bug fixes
Improvements
Improved support for high-variant products — merchants can uncheck "Enable default variant" and force users to pick their options even on high-variant products with over 250 variants
Fixes
Fixed background color settings for video section
Fixed header bar using wrong text capitalization
Fixed menu items not highlighting parent heading
Fixed broken layout when returning to a paginated collection page
Fixed cart not displaying products when using specific apps
Fixed videos not displaying within fullscreen gallery
Fixed text capitalization setting not being applied to headings
Fixed minor issues with combined listing products
8.0.3 Install experience and header bar fixes
Fixes
Fixed listing directory with better defaults for an improved install experience
Removed image setting so theme is installed without images
Removed internal Intercom widget used on theme store
Fixed "Enable click-to-open dropdown" not working when toggled on
8.0.0 Revamped product options, high-variant support, and major bug fixes
Added
Added revised header bar with more block options — multiple navigation styles can be used including full-width dropdowns, single columns, and content blocks
Added more block types to mobile menu drawers
Added support for high-variant products with the increased variant limit
Added improvements to swatch rendering with more settings to fine-tune display on collection and product pages
Added improved pagination when returning to an infinite-scrolled collection — users can "load previous" and "load next page" results
Added better control when displaying sale prices — new setting to display sale start prices or sale ranges
Added setting to change how cart upsells are displayed
Added check to hide cart upsells that are already in the cart
Added improved design of search dropdown
Added better alt text display on product pages
Added placeholder image to banner section
Added better mobile support to hotspot section
Added previous and next buttons to blog
Added alt text to fullscreen product image gallery
Added option to set play button text for video section
Added new before/after image slider section
Changed
Changed theme default settings to remove deprecated fonts
Fixes
Updated "skip to content" button to be hidden when scrolling up
Updated search bar to show current search term
Fixed image sliders not allowing the user to slide through all images
Fixed search getting cut off after opening full-screen gallery
Fixed scroll reflow after using collection filters
Fixed textarea field in blog comment not using correct style
Fixed error where items get added above their quantity
Fixed add to cart breaking when "Enable default variant" is unchecked
Fixed pagination not working when inside theme editor
Fixed savings badge appearing on PDP incorrectly
Fixed inputs not inheriting parent color
Fixed collection block text being cut off
Fixed collection blocks not appearing on additional pages
Fixed subtotals being shown when cart is empty
Fixed padding around checkout "taxes included" message
Fixed blip when showing search icon instead of input
Fixed content shift when collection pages are loading
Fixed content shift when using open accordions
Fixed unexpected center alignment in collage
Fixed product overlap with image hotspot
Fixed layout issue with collection grid appearing more narrow
Fixed image layout in blog articles
Fixed line breaks not working in product descriptions
Fixed age verification displaying when adding a product to cart
Fixed checkboxes appearing incorrectly when using bottom border
7.6.0 Safari fixes, metaobject swatch support, and new sections
Added
Added new setting to adjust product page gallery slider item size for both mobile and desktop
Added new CSS to ensure consistent design of "Buy it now" buttons
Added new tab block to show up to three tabs on product section
Added new slider and arrow button for "Linked products" block when a page has many linked products
Added metaobject swatch support even when the option is not labeled "colour"
Added new fullscreen zoom gallery on product pages with more intuitive vertical scrolling
Added new comparison table section
Added new setting to choose whether collection filters are displayed on top or on the side
Added new setting to change the width of items displayed in a product and collection slider
Added support for videos as the first media in a product card
Changed
Revised Liquid code with performance improvements
Improved 3D model component on product pages
Improved color rendering when using a dark body background
Updated map store locator section to use Mapbox API
Updated collection sections to use "collection_list" input for easier selection of many collections
Removed
Removed default background color on some images so .PNG files appear as expected with a transparent background
Fixes
Fixed content overflow issues when viewing the zoom gallery on product pages
Fixed edit address popup not loading the correct region selector when a store has only one shipping country
Fixed tag filtering not highlighting the current tag filter
Fixed some structured data errors by implementing default schema
Fixed grid gallery not showing/sliding to the correct image
Fixed multiple video sections used on one template breaking
Fixed vertical alignment on content cards in Collage and Slider sections
Fixed a variety of Safari display issues
7.5.0 Translation fixes, variant strikethrough rework, and "Sign in with Shop"
Added
Added Sign in with Shop button
Improvements
Completely reworked how options and variants get crossed out when sold out or unavailable — now works consistently for content using special characters or letters
Created new rating snippet file so metafields can be swapped in one place
Added missing color settings to newsletter block in menu
Fixes
Fixed video crop in product gallery
Fixed missing image on featured product item
Fixed missing translations in theme editor
Fixed quick search not retrieving results using extra fields
Fixed variant selection when options include a space
Fixed quantity increment getting disabled incorrectly
Fixed mobile gallery when using grid view
Fixed special characters breaking option selection
7.3.0 Combined listing support, discount popup, and swatch improvements
Added
Added setting to toggle header dropdown behavior
Added popup to highlight any active discounts
Added support for Shopify combined listing app
Added help widget with multiple blocks
Improvements
Updated rating text to show half stars for decimal points
Updated swatches to support new Shopify metafield setup
Updated Twitter icon to x.com icon
Revised design of blog items in search results
Fixes
Fixed hover opacity applying to banners on mobile
Fixed overlap when using zoom gallery with sticky add button
Fixed broken YouTube embed on product page
Fixed bug with single variant and single option products
Fixed missing image in newsletter block
Fixed missing translations
7.2.1 Tertiary button color, zoom level settings, and fixes
Added
Added tertiary button color option to all sections
Added "Show location and language" setting to footer
Added support for different zoom levels to product gallery
Fixes
Fixed and revised "show prices in button" setting
Fixed alignment of star badge on product page
Fixed underline with subtag filtering
Fixed cart alert opening on top of cart drawer when using upsell
Fixed "when option is not available with any variant" with dropdown
Fixed missing prices on selling plan widget
Improved collection template block support
Updated pagination "page" type to include all page numbers
7.2.0 App block support for banners and mobile menu content blocks
Added
Added support for app blocks within banner
Added support for content/newsletter blocks in mobile menu
Added improved unavailable indication setting
Removed
Removed redundant/broken settings
Fixes
Updated block settings for more flexibility
Fixed broken gift card form
Fixed product descriptions appearing behind photos when set to "left"
Fixed product galleries not showing featured image from selected variant
Fixed errors on customer account page
Fixed radius not applying when showing secondary media on hover
Fixed "Show search as icon on mobile" setting
Fixed missing chevron icon in select form input
Fixed missing zip code in customer account
Fixed button layout on account verification page
Fixed mobile video in banners
Fixed "Buy now" buttons appearing for unavailable products
Fixed missing setting for "Show video on mobile"
7.1.0 Gift card scheduling, new settings, and bug fixes
Added
Added setting to enable/disable the login button in footer
Added support for gift card scheduling
Added option to show search icon instead of input on mobile
Added setting to toggle review badges
Added more customizable features to contact template
Changed
Revised extra small spacing on collection banners
Reverted to sticky position for product grid photos
Fixes
Fixed error on customer account pages
Fixed missing arrow on featured collection slider
Fixed missing image on mobile collection banner
Fixed image_url filters that don't contain required size
Fixed gap on mobile Safari above product images
Fixed awkward mobile layout on discount banner
Fixed overlap in mobile menu drawer
Fixed broken cart notes
Fixed image resolution on mobile
7.0.0 Rebuilt product page, new card and price settings, and improved border controls
Added
Added new product, collection, and blog card settings — split from a single setting so blog cards can be styled differently from product cards
Added new price and revised price settings — reworked for different currencies with options to hide currency codes and remove trailing zeros
Added new border and input settings — set border widths for form inputs, buttons, and page elements independently
Added new setting to set the quick-add button color
Changed
Updated styles so focus-state borders are only shown when navigating with a keyboard
Improvements
Introduced more components to reduce code duplication using snippets for images, videos, cart items, and upsells
Improved swatch support so color swatches appear correctly even when color options are labeled in different languages
Improved video support so videos can autoplay on mobile where support is available
Fixes
Fixed error breaking gift card page when customers do not include a gift card note
Fixed blurry product photos on recent and recommended sliders
Fixed product grid to avoid extra white space between product photos
6.2.0 Cart settings, shipping bar improvements, and bug fixes
Added
Added viewport-specific cart settings
Updated shipping bar with a setting to show progress based on subtotal or total
Changed
Updated quick adds to show based on variant count instead of "Default title"
Quantity selector buttons on product page are now disabled when the customer would go below 0 or above available inventory
Fixes
Updated pickup availability so "Default title" is hidden
Fixed buildUrlFilter breaking when a filter value contains an ampersand
Fixed formatting in cart drawer error message
Error messages are now properly localized
Updated linked products block to avoid cutting off the selected element
Fixed missing "Follow on Shop" button
Fixed the price filter slider not working on Firefox
Fixed nested mobile menu breaking when it has more items than the device height
Fixed announcement bar alignment on mobile
Fixed image content shift in product page grid gallery on Safari
6.1.4 Store locator, currency, and subscription widget fixes
Fixes
Fixed special characters breaking the store locator section
Fixed a bug where price in cart was shown in the store's original currency
Fixed a bug where savings badge calculations were showing the wrong percentage
Fixed a bug where "Sold Out" text in dropdown selectors would multiply unexpectedly
Fixed subscription widget price and selling plan bugs in quick add section
6.1.3 Clickable banner setting and section updates
Added
Added setting to banner to make entire area clickable
Improvements
Updated button defaults for better merchant experience
Updated the way lazy loading is handled in banner sections
Updated product images to go to first available image when switching variants while using multiple variant images setting
Updated placeholder logic in collection grid and collection slider sections to use presets
Updated structured data for products
6.1.2 Currency filter, dropdown overlap, and subscription fixes
Fixes
Fixed price collection filter removing extra zeroes on stores using non-decimal currencies
Fixed arrow overlap when using the dropdown menu above a Slideshow section
Fixed subscription widget issues with multiple variants
Fixed broken recent view script
Fixed some currencies not being displayed in the correct format
Fixed rogue JS code displaying on search page filters
6.1.1 Logo settings, subscription widget, and quantity button fixes
Added
Added logo settings to both newsletter and content block in footer
Changed
Updated alternative product options to only control selling plans
Updated "subscribe and save" button to auto-select first plan
Fixes
Fixed quantity buttons redirecting to cart
Fixed recently viewed script not firing
Fixed product template breaking when using subscription widget
Removed help widget from theme editor
6.1.0 Improved image performance, reworked variant image setting, and new footer controls
We've done a lot of work optimizing how images are rendered in the theme and were able to see real performance gains. We also reworked how the variant-specific image setting works — no more editing alt tags on each image; just order the images and the theme figures out which to show.
Added
Added better alignment settings to email sign-up section
Added top/bottom spacing settings to all banner sections
Added support to show color swatches in the collection filter
Added support to move any footer block to any column
Added new setting for collection-aware product links
Added ability to disable quick-add on individual products
Changed
Removed back in stock feature
Improved variant-specific image setting to not use alt text
Back to top button now appears earlier
Improvements
Updated images to cut down on size and significantly improve page loading speeds
Updated videos to render with original aspect ratio
Updated section preview for Featured collection grid and Featured collection slider sections
Updated product app block to use the same page margins
Fixes
Fixed a subscription product bug where price would not update correctly
Fixed border settings for footer section
Fixed a bug where a second product form would prevent some apps from working properly
Fixed special characters in SKU breaking the product page
Fixed translation issue in the Recently viewed section
Fixed subtag filtering so it works with tags that have spaces
Fixed alignment on blog and page content
6.0.1 Post-launch fixes for 6.0.0
Changed
"Starting from" now only shows if the product price varies
Fixes
Fixed loading indicator on product page after product gets added to the cart
Fixed fullscreen gallery not jumping to the correct image
Fixed featured product section to properly add product to the cart
6.0.0 Product bundling, edit cart, and major new features
Our new update provides several significant enhancements, including the ability to bundle multiple single-variant products for sale on a single page. The new "Edit Cart" feature lets customers adjust product options without deleting and re-adding items.
Added
Added new setting to select aspect ratio in the Video section
Added support to include videos in the Slider section
Added new product block to link products together as variants
Added new collection template with filters displayed along the left-hand side
Added new Slideshow banner section
Added new Promo banner section
Added new cart drawer feature to edit items — customers can change product options without deleting and re-adding
Added a variety of new settings to fine-tune how prices are displayed — remove trailing zeros, optionally hide the currency symbol
Added new back in stock feature — customers that share their email are tagged with the variant ID of the sold-out product
Added support to display product blocks in the left or right column
Added option to disable default product option selector when using a third-party subscription app
Added new bundling feature to sell multiple single-variant products on a single page
Changed
Changed all support links to point to the revamped help center
Changed support integration with custom help widget using Intercom
Fixes
Fixed open graph image tags not correctly linking to selected images
Fixed section previews when clicking "Add section"
Fixed mobile bar color on iOS Safari devices to use correct color
Fixed wrong price appearing in recommendation slider
Fixed product options breaking with special characters
Fixed structured data breaking with special characters
Fixed missing translations for gift card form
Improved sold-out indicators by crossing out unavailable options while users make their selection
Improved product page performance by removing lazy loading on the first product image
Improved the Collage section so each block has a larger click area
Improved product upsell block to be hidden when no upsells are available
Updated Featured product section to avoid updating the URL with the selected variant ID
5.2.0 Announcement bar delay, typography fixes, and bug fixes
Added
Added automatic delay to scroll to the announcement bar
Changed
Revised underline offset in typography CSS
Revised scroll snapping property
Fixes
Fixed filters breaking when using special characters
Fixed incorrect price displayed on recently viewed items
Fixed URL parameters being overwritten
Fixed minor cart visual issues
Fixed Lighthouse error for duplicate IDs
Fixed missing translations
5.1.0 Gift card recipient support, price visibility controls, and padding settings
This patch introduces the newly supported Shopify gift card recipient feature, letting customers send gift cards to their friends directly. Also added more settings for granular control over when and how prices are shown.
Added
Added support for new Shopify feature: Gift card recipient
Added setting to always show checkout subtotals/discounts in cart
Added setting to control visibility of prices within buttons
Added top and bottom padding settings to missing sections
Changed
Revised product page borders
Revised product template image galleries to be sticky
Added price ranges instead of min price to product pages
Revised max width on featured image in header bar
Fixes
Fixed full-screen image gallery from showing indicators for videos
Fixed vertical alignment of text in Collage and Slider sections
Fixed missing "page" results from mobile quick search
Improved mobile filters by closing filter popup after changing filters
5.0.1 Bug fixes and default font revisions
Fixes
Fixed product page images cropping with fill setting on
Fixed unclickable buttons when using dynamic header and filters
Fixed logo list image alignment
Fixed page refresh when resetting password
Fixed account forms redirection after creating account
Fixed missing translation for "Live-search in your header…" and "Something went wrong…"
Fixed formatting on upsell and search items
Fixed formatting on blog thumbnails
Fixed store locator on mobile
Fixed missing translation for checkout button on cart page
Fixed variant title issues when there are special characters
Fixed the "Buy now" button color to show selected secondary color
Fixed column span for newsletter block
Revised default fonts
Revised and cleaned up theme settings with links to help docs
5.0.0 Cart behavior controls, audio feedback, and device visibility settings
We're happy to present another major update to the Paper theme — lots of new functionality including audio feedback for key interactions and more options to customize your customer's shopping experience.
Added
Added an option to show a "Continue shopping" button below checkout
Added an option to change the behavior of the cart buttons (go to cart page or open cart drawer)
Added an option to add-to-cart behavior (open drawer, display alert, or redirect to cart page)
Added option to display SKU next to product title on product page
Added option to show unavailable variant options
Added settings to enable borders on product images
Added device visibility setting to all standard sections
Added support for custom button text
Added setting to enable audio feedback for key interactions
Added video support to content grid
Changed
Reworked theme sliders for a more consistent and bug-free experience
Reworked header position settings
Revised animations across all sections and templates
Updated progress bar to work with currency conversions
Updated product upsell block so image/title can be linked to product page
Updated product option block so a popup window can be included next to option label
Fixes
Fixed product gallery option to "Show selected variant images only"
Fixed missing dollar sign in price filter
Fixed extra spacing on custom product fields
Fixed countdown timer button so it can be correctly hidden
Fixed selling plan groups being hidden when only one option is available
Fixed a bug where subscriptions would not display properly
Fixed a bug where "choose options" button would appear when it shouldn't
Fixed menu overlap on tablet devices
Fixed cart visibility when scrolling with dynamic header
Fixed content shift on mobile when scrolled with dynamic header
Fixed cart notes not being updated
Fixed the gap from the footer causing layout shift on mobile
Fixed minor bugs with banners
Various minor accessibility fixes and improvements
4.1.0 Search suggestions and predictive search support
Added
Added support for search suggestions
Added new global settings to set what fields predictive search uses
Changed
Revised spacing in product options
Revised line-height for headings
Fixes
Fixed extra preset block in theme announcement section
Fixed so options appears as a default block in product and featured product sections
Fixed missing translations
Fixed broken mobile formatting on upsell items
Fixed so the correct description is used for the meta tag on collection templates
Fixed product images not swapping when using dropdown option selectors
Fixed issue where scrolling would get randomly locked
Fixed mobile menu overlap
4.0.0 Store locator section, global alignment settings, and new product blocks
Lots of new updates and features — new store locator section, and improved alignment so almost everything can be set to left, center, or right.
Added
Added new Store locator section
Added checkbox to banner sections to enable/disable lazy loading
Added checkbox to banner sections to prevent theme from cropping images
Added border settings to Featured product section
Added new account login icon
Added checkbox to enable/disable "Show second image on hover"
Added option to display SKU on product thumbnails
Added option to display a short description under each product thumbnail using metafields
Added new global alignment settings to adjust grid gap sizing
Added new product block for customer product customizations
Added more horizontal alignment settings throughout the entire theme
Updated all images to support focal point feature
Updated product zoom gallery with better zoom and navigation actions
Updated to support section groups
Changed
Revised some accent colors for better contrast
Revised spacing in active filters on desktop
Revised spacing around quick add on mobile
Improved dropdown desktop nav from disappearing too early
Fixes
Fixed bug where content blocks would not show up in footer unless a newsletter block is also being used
Fixed thumbnails in the product gallery from breaking layout when many photos are used
Fixed cart alert timer bar overlapping the alert container
Fixed icons preventing search fields from being clickable
Fixed bold text appearing correctly in richtext sections when using a light font
Fixed image height issue on search and cart items in Safari
Fixed login buttons appearing when accounts are disabled
Fixed content and slider sections breaking when including a link in body content
Fixed content grid when block span extends over the grid size
Fixed left alignment in icon grid
Fixed bug preventing variants from being changed
3.0.1 Post-launch fixes for 3.0.0
Fixes
Fixed height settings for the alternative banner — the height was applied to the image rather than the entire section, causing content to shift below fold on mobile
Fixed borders in footer where a dark background color is used — borders now use the set color within accordions
3.0.0 Icon grid section, color variant swatches, age verification, and new banner options
New sections, new features, better design, and bug fixes to start the year.
Added
Added new icon grid section to highlight key store details
Added new alternative banner section with image and text split horizontally
Added new block settings to existing banner section with ability to set up to two buttons
Added new section to include an age verification popup
Added new section to include a "Back to top" button when scrolling to bottom
Added support to display color variants as swatch buttons with custom image uploads
Added setting to navigation slider so it can be shown on mobile only
Added translated text for top languages (EN, FR, IT, DE, ES)
Changed
Revised border layouts for header dropdown to fit larger navigation links
Removed
Removed background color from images that should be displayed with transparent backgrounds
Fixes
Improved promo blocks on collection and product grids — merchants can now have promo blocks span multiple columns, include custom colors, and add background images
Fixed missing arrows for featured image sliders in the header dropdown
Fixed rating badges showing extra decimal points
Fixed all sliders skipping some slides when they have a larger width
Fixed content overlapping issues when setting header to sticky
Fixed videos when hovering on a product thumbnail not correctly filling the border area
Fixed some text elements using incorrect font families
2.0.0 Savings badge, sticky header, thumbnail gallery, and design improvements
Added
Added automatic badge to product thumbnails to highlight percent or dollar savings
Added new feature to set header bar as sticky
Added stock count to product thumbnails
Added a new product gallery option to display images with thumbnails
Changed
Improved variant button selector design with better active state
Updated product page alt text to only display visually when feature is enabled and alt text has been customized
Updated video sections to use native HTML5 video rather than Vimeo embeds
Updated to support CSS grid-gap for more consistent spacing
Implemented minor design tweaks to pickup availability block
Included more developer notes and comments in theme code
Moved slider arrows on most sections to avoid overlapping and crowding images
Removed
Removed "Edge to edge" grid setting
Removed default background color on images so transparent .png images behave as expected
Fixes
Fixed some thumbnails not using correct font families from theme settings
Fixed slider margins with less-than-ideal design
Fixed product upsell block not working
Fixed vendor names displaying incorrectly in search
Fixed bug causing add-to-cart to break when variants have spaces
Fixed bug causing checkout button formatting issues on cart template
Fixed typography settings not correctly applying to some header bar text
1.2.0 Vertical spacing controls, product recommendations intent setting, and new upsell block
This update introduces more vertical spacing controls so merchants can fine-tune spacing as needed, and new settings to support the intent property for the Product Recommendations API.
Added
Added vertical spacing controls to almost all sections and blocks
Added a new setting to the product recommendation section to set intent to either "recommended" or "complementary"
Added new block to product section to include product up-sells or cross-sells
Added a new color setting to match the mobile bar color to the announcement bar
Added a new border setting for "none" to theme-wide sections
Added a new preset for hardware and department stores
Added border options to all blocks on a product template
Changed
Changed styling of presets to accommodate recent changes
Updated border styling in the footer section
Updated newsletter grid item to display full width
Updated content block design under "add to cart" on product pages
Updated banner sections to let merchants upload videos directly
Improved height options for banners to better fit different device sizes
Reduced size of search bar on mobile for a cleaner feel
Removed
Removed "Default Title" from sticky add to cart bar
Fixes
Fixed favicons not appearing
Fixed blog thumbnails not correctly applying theme radius styles
Fixed logo appearing slightly off center on mobile
Fixed cart upsell arrows breaking when an item is unavailable
Fixed bug causing weird grid alignment on recently viewed sections
Fixed bug causing weird layout on mobile when using the "grid" product gallery
Fixed bugs causing text color to overlap with background color on some sections
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