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v1.1

Align theme v1.1 adds new templates and settings, plus layout and bug fixes.

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v1.2

Align theme v1.2 adds flexible navigation, Accordion content support, localization, and accessibility improvements.

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v1.2.1

Minor update adding backorder status support and preset refinements, better predictive search translations, and UX tweaks (hide empty accordions), plus fixes for mobile filters and hero search display.

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v1.2.2

Minor hotfix correcting the display of collection filters on collection pages following v1.2.

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v1.2.3

Maintenance update improving app compatibility (ReCharge), contact form validation, cart pricing logic, header and hero display, and various style tweaks, plus fixes for custom font rendering and out-of-stock display.

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v1.3

Major release overhauling mini‑cart and cart for performance and app compatibility, adding numerous templates and extensive theme, section, and block settings, 50%+ JS reduction, centered‑header option, and expanded localization (Chinese, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese/Brazilian).

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v1.3.1

Minor maintenance resolving update failures by reverting specific template restrictions and restoring blog templates; ensures stable upgrades from v1.2.x.

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v1.3.2

Minor maintenance fixing a visual regression by swapping a theme setting (display_mini_cart → ux_cart) to restore expected mini-cart behavior.

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v1.3.3

Minor maintenance with UX and style refinements across sections and mobile breakpoints, larger images in Collection list, and fixes for quick-add setting and banner overlay flashing.

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v1.4

Major release overhauling Predictive search, adding a Minimal preset, new templates, card and heading controls, and multiple search features, plus localization expanded to 15 languages and broad UX fixes.

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v1.5

Major release with new theme, section, and block controls, improved predictive search and gallery options, additional templates, and expanded localization to 20 languages.

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v1.5.1

Maintenance update improving sale badge priority on product cards and fixing mobile menu closing, banner aspect ratio, footer nav editor issues, section heights, and a mislabeled editor control.

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v1.5.2

Maintenance update fixing predictive search overlay and empty links, price range filter with comma decimals, and iOS sticky subheader animation.

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v1.6

Major release adding color and image swatch variants, new Buttons section, many new theme and block settings, extensive navigation, collection, and product UX improvements, and expanded localization to 25 languages.

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v1.6.1

Maintenance update addressing missing translations and search, filter, and mobile styling issues, plus polish to image ratios, slideshow cards, rich text, and variant picker UX.

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v1.6.2

Maintenance update introducing the “Playful” preset, improvements to predictive search, sale price styling, embeds, and assorted section polish, plus fixes for navigation colors, blog filters, and related UI issues.

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v1.7

Major release with product card overhaul (hover media, variants, galleries), section layout controls and background media across sections, slideshow refactor, button icons, and expanded localization to 30 languages.

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v1.7.1

Maintenance update adding WhatsApp setting and translatable strings, with audits to sections, cards, and product cards, plus fixes for collections, product variants, and video autoplay.

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v1.8

Major release featuring a rebuilt Navigation section, powerful new theme settings (text transforms, background gradients), sticky/scroll UX refactor, slideshow performance gains, a new “Calm” preset, and expanded localization to 35 languages.

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v1.8.1

Maintenance update introducing a mobile image-aspect-ratio control and a new Circle button style, plus broad polish and fixes throughout sections and blocks.

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v1.8.2

Maintenance update with targeted polish to full‑bleed section margins and fixes for deprecated preset fonts and a slideshow image‑style issue in product cards.

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v1.9

Major release rebuilding all style presets with dozens of hand-crafted templates, plus a new Sitewide navigation settings group, to make it faster to launch polished, conversion-focused stores and prepare Align for upcoming Shopify updates.

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v1.9.1

Maintenance update addressing priority issues, including improved CSS processing and a fix for transparent color defaults, and removing the Embrace preset to prepare for upcoming features; recommended for all v1.9 users.

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v1.9.2

Priority maintenance for Chrome 142 rendering issues plus additional fixes (announcement bar text color, banner foreground image sizing) and improvements such as exposed cart events and refined schema processing.

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v1.9.3

Follow‑up maintenance for Chrome 142 with broad fixes across navigation, editor inspector, media aspect ratios, 3D models, sticky elements, icons, presets, and product card gallery, plus UI and accessibility improvements and JSON sanitization updates.

New

v2.0

Align's biggest release ever — a major release deepening merchandising and media, hardening cart and discovery for complex catalogs, and delivering a faster, more accessible storefront from first click to checkout.