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Align v1.8.1

This maintenance release fixes priority issues caught internally and reported by our customers (thank you, all!) Please reference the changelog to learn about everything included in the previous v1.8 major release โ€” it was a big one! New All cards: Added new โ€Image aspect ratio - Mobileโ€ setting Buttons: Added new โ€œCircleโ€ button style Improved All sections: Audited and improved full-bleed border radius All slideshows: Improved renderering for "Preview next slides" setting Banner section: Removed full-bleed left/right borders Collection list section: Improved header button rendering Footer section: Audit full bleed gap and border radius Hero section: Icon margin on hover adjusted if/when only share UI available Localization blocks: Flex-direction updated to display in single row Logo list section: Desktop column count max setting increased to 12 Mega menu block: Polished first-level-only Mega menu layout Mobile navigation: Improved โ€˜closeโ€™ hamburger click target Mobile navigation: Removed extra gap below banners Navigation section: Improved cursor hover style on non-link elements Navigation section: Refined layout of Mega menu, Menu, and Search block modals Navigation section: Improved overlay rendering for active modals Product cards: Improved image loading Product cards: Improved UX for edge-case of multiple cards with same product Product information section: Improved full-bleed layout gap/padding Product information section: Improved overflow rendering Testimonial blocks: Improved rendering for no/zero rating Miscellaneous section and block settings order and information updates Fixed All slideshows: Audited missing navigation interfaces Buttons section: Audited extra top padding Collage section: Aspect ratios audited for all blocks Collection list section: Pagination and button positioning rendering issue fixed Collection section: Empty filters buttons rendering edge-case fixed Collection section: Mobile filtering and sort interface fixed Features bar section: Mobile rendering audited everywhere Hero sections: Correctly hiding empty featured image Image/Video with text sections: Content alignment audited Logo list section: Fixed column count setting issue (off by 1) Mini-cart block: Fixed the color of items-in-cart number Mobile: Viewport scale/drag edge-case fixed Mobile navigation: Banner layout fully audited Multicolumn section: Content alignment settings audited for all blocks Navigation section: Fixed hover menus not closing with search UX Product card: Padding card style fixed Rich text: Fixed caption font rendering Slideshow with text controls: Removed overlay from active slide

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Align v1.8

This major release launches some exciting new features and continues to refine the experience of using the Align theme. We've also fixed a number of priority issues which have been reported by our customers (thank you, all!) Highlights of this release include: an entirely rebuilt Navigation section (previously known as โ€œMain navigationโ€ section), including the ability to easily fine-tune desktop and mobile layouts, and to use it as a standalone section in any template; awesome new text transform theme settings to easily control how text looks throughout your shop; groovy new theme settings to use a gradient for your primary body background or alt backgrounds; a refactored โ€œstickyโ€ engine for buttery smooth sticky/scrolling UI/UX; and some significant improvements to slideshow performance which leverages the work we released in v1.7. Also be sure to check out our new โ€œCalmโ€ theme style preset โ€” we think youโ€™ll love it. Thereโ€™s a ton of other frontend polish and โ€œunder the hoodโ€ refinement in this release, and weโ€™re excited to see what you build. This release also includes our eighth major round of theme localization support, including new support for Bulgarian, Czech, Hungarian, Latvian, and Romanian (๐Ÿ‘‹ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด). This is in addition to the languages added in our previous releases and brings us to a total of 35 supported languages! (๐Ÿ‘‹ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ) This is Align's eighth major release, and our nineteenth overall since Align went live ๐ŸŽ‰ Please reference the changelog to learn about everything included in the previous v1.7 release โ€” it was huge! We'd once again like to thank our customers for your trust and patience in our work. As always, weโ€™re here to help and we welcome your feedback โ€” please donโ€™t hesitate to reach out with any questions, comments, or concerns. Your feedback helps us build a better theme. Added Collection and article descriptions: Added โ€œExpandableโ€ setting to collapse long collection descriptions or article excerpts (great for SEO!) Mobile navigation: "Show open by default" setting to control which menu starts opened Navigation section: Added separator settings for full visual control Theme settings: New body and alt background gradient theme settings Theme settings: New text transform settings to easily make any text Capitalized, fixed width, lowercase, or UPPERCASE Theme style: Added new โ€œCalmโ€ style preset (previous โ€œMinimalโ€ preset has been deprecated) Improved All slideshows (and all sections with slideshow functionality): Huge performance improvements; polished pagination styles; and new "freemode" scrolling for more natural UX Banner section/block: Improved margins, layout, and settings precedence Blog cards: Enhanced image rendering to improve image sharpness Collection filters: Improved sticky location and UX Collection section: Subnavs now have border option Footer navigation: Improved custom colors support Headings: Mobile layout polish and alignment settings Hero sections: Improved content and heading widths; enhanced button color support Logo block: Improved color settings Menu blocks: Improved layout for smaller screen sizes Menu blocks: Improved features bar rendering Mini-cart: Removed outer border on mobile Navigation and footer logo block: Added mobile width setting to provide even greater control of your mobile logos Navigation section (previously "Main navigation"): Rebuilt from the ground up to provide better performance and layout control for desktop and mobile (and some fun new features in future releases! ๐Ÿ‘€) Navigation section: Can now be used as a standalone section in any template Navigation section: Enabled hover UX style in editor Product cards: Improved image click UX and refined variant sizing Product information section: The variant select/dropdown arrow is now clickable; the gallery has improved pagination spacing Search: Polished mobile frontend layout Social media icons: Improved frontend ordering to match theme settings (alphabetical) Various content width and margin polish Fixed All separators: Fixed edge cases with custom colors Articles: Fixed excerpts rendering the full post content Collection filters: Fixed mobile dropdown icon on reload Expandable text bug fixed on Safari mobile Minicart: Fixed empty cart glitch Navigation section: Fixed overlay "flash" bug Product cards: Fixed default variant selection bug Product information section: Fixed sticky add to cart bug with unavailable variants Product information section: Fixed sticky image which was getting influenced by Featured product section Product information section: Fixed mobile separator settings Search: Fixed predictive search results edge case issues Videos: Fixed the promise-based console error Align theme

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Align v1.7.1

This maintenance release fixes priority issues which have been reported by our customers (thank you, all!) Please reference the changelog to learn about everything included in the previous v1.7 major release โ€” it was a big one! Added Theme setting: New WhatsApp setting Translatable hardcoded strings for breadcrumb โ€œshopโ€ and collection โ€œgrid size viewโ€ Improved All sections: Audit background siblings Banner section: Audit border radius Cards: Audit card padding style Product cards: Slideshow sizing Product cards: Slideshow navigation layout Collection and article cards: Setting to hide buttons Fixed Collections: Filter results loading in editor Collections: Subnav background in editor Product cards: Video autoplay Product information section: Variant selector inconsistency Align theme

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