Release Notes for Lumin Classic

We’re excited to roll out Lumintheme Update 16.5.2A, packed with new features, performance improvements, and important fixes to enhance your store’s experience.

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Theme Updater can be access here: Lumintheme Updater

Note: Smart Theme Updater works for theme versions 16.5.0 and above.

Infinite Scrolling on Collection Pages

Improve customer engagement with seamless product browsing. Collection pages now load additional products automatically as shoppers scroll.

Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed: Mega menu button border-radius styling issue.
• Fixed: Cart drawer checkbox bug where removing an upsell item cleared all cart items.
• Fixed: Incorrect mobile thumbnail counter when viewing product images.
• Fixed: Variant change bug causing product media to switch from stacked to multi-column when image filtering is enabled.
• Fixed: Transparent header not displaying correctly when using a white mobile menu drawer background.
• Improved: General minor bugs, UI tweaks, CSS cleanup, and performance enhancements.

We’re excited to announce the release of Version 16.5.0 of our Lumintheme Shopify theme. This update brings new features, improvements, and important fixes to enhance your store’s performance and customization options.

What’s New

• New Page Templates: Introducing Advertorial and Listicle templates, giving you more flexibility to create engaging content-driven pages that convert.

Fixes & Improvements

• Product Picker Fix: Resolved the issue with the sibling product picker dropdown not displaying correctly.
• UI/UX Enhancements: Minor bug fixes and CSS adjustments for smoother browsing and a polished storefront experience.

We recommend updating to the latest version to take advantage of these new features and fixes.

We’ve rolled out a new update focused on fixing key issues, improving performance, and enhancing usability.

Fixes

• Fixed issue in Featured Product where hidden variants were not working when displaying feature images instead of variant images.
• Fixed issue in Quantity Breaks where changing the variant did not update the saved amount and per-unit price correctly.
• Removed extra spacing between header icons on mobile to ensure correct display when multiple icons are present.
• Fixed Thumbnail Slider height issue when using left or right layout combinations on both Featured Product and Product Page.

Improvements

• Optimized CSS and JavaScript files to reduce loading time and improve site performance.
• Added scrolling text support inside the product information section for better content display.
• General bug fixes and overall improvements to theme stability and performance.

We’re excited to announce the latest update of Lumintheme (v16.4.1). This release brings powerful new features, performance improvements, and bug fixes to help you create a faster, more engaging shopping experience.

New Features & Enhancements

• Dot Navigation on Mobile Product Images – Improved navigation for product image galleries on mobile. 
• Feature Image Priority – Added option for product pages to display the featured image first instead of the first variant image.
• Show selected variant images only – Link product photos directly to variants (e.g., “Color” or “Style”) so customers only see images relevant to the selected variant.
• Improved Description Styling – Bullet point alignment fixes for product descriptions.
• New Promotion Block – Create urgency and drive conversions with customizable promotional blocks. 
  

Review Section Improvements

• Customers can now leave reviews directly on your store.
• Reviews are sent to your Shopify contact email for approval and then you can add that review to review section via Theme Editor.
• Added review bars and a thumbnail gallery for a more engaging look.
• Ability to assign reviews to specific products.
• New review popup when clicking on a review or review image.
  

Sales & Conversion Boosters

• Hide Products by Tag – Use the hide_product tag to prevent selected products from being visible in your storefront.
• Sticky Add to Cart – Correctly displays prices from quantity break bundles.
• Cart Drawer Upsell Slider – Show upsell products in a slider inside the cart drawer.

Design & Experience Fixes

• Background color schemes now render correctly on product pages.
• CSS refinements and general bug fixes for smoother browsing.

Quantity Breaks Extension

• Add an extra upsell product within the quantity breaks bundle.
• Display price per piece, discount amount, and discount percentage in bundle text for more clarity.

⚡ Upgrade to Lumintheme v16.4.1 today to unlock these features and improvements.

👉 Download the update from the link provided in your purchase confirmation email or contact support@lumintheme.com for assistance.

New Fixes & Improvements

Email Popup Banner – Alignment issues on mobile devices have been corrected for a cleaner appearance.

Quantity Break Compare Price – Fixed compare-at price display for quantity break offers.

Promo Block – Resolved display and formatting issues.

List Feature – Fixed layout inconsistencies.

Percent Block – Corrected percentage calculations and display formatting.

General CSS Fixes – Minor styling and spacing adjustments across multiple sections for a more polished look.

Bug Fixes

Currency Code Display – Fixed issue where currency code was not showing in drawer cart and quantity breaks, even when enabled in settings.

Cart Checkbox Upsell – Resolved bug where the selected product wasn’t being automatically added every time despite the default setting.

Cart Upsells Visibility – Fixed inconsistency where recommended products sometimes failed to display in the cart.

Swatches – Resolved issue where color and image swatches were not appearing for some users.

New Features

Product Information Padding & Margins – Added padding/margin controls for:

• Buy Button
• Review V1 Block
• Order Timeline Block
• Pop-up Block
• Collapsible Row Block

Product Information – Pop-up Block – Added option to set font size in pixels (px).

Product Information – Collapsible Row – Added “Open by default” toggle and padding/margin settings.

Quantity Breaks – Restored ready-to-use handle for per unit price display (as in 15.x.x), previously available as ($/%).

Product Information – Image Block – Reintroduced Image Block in product templates (previously missing in 16.x.x).

New Features

Added countdown timer in the cart drawer and cart page to create urgency and increase conversions.

Bug Fixes

Fixed the bug where some customers were unable to apply discount codes in the cart drawer.

Fixed the issue where the scrollbar overlapped the menu drawer on mobile devices.

Fixed the background overlay when the cart drawer is opened to ensure proper dimming of the content.

CSS Fixes and Improvements

Added new styles to the progress bar in the cart drawer and cart page for a cleaner appearance.

Fixed countdown timer customisation CSS issues to ensure consistency with theme design settings.

Core Improvements

1. Fully rebuilt using Shopify Theme Blocks to ensure future compatibility with Shopify's evolving standards.
2. Enhanced code reusability, enabling faster customization and easier maintenance.
3. Significantly improved performance and loading times across all pages.
4. Improved app extensibility for greater compatibility with third-party Shopify apps.

Cart Drawer Enhancements

1. Discount codes can now be applied directly within the cart drawer.
2. Line items display the saved amount for better pricing transparency.
3. Total savings are shown clearly in the drawer footer.
4. Cart Drawer Container Option – Cart drawer can now be displayed as a container layout.
5. Updated cart drawer design for improved speed, responsiveness, and user experience.

Product Page Updates

1. New upsell product block for increasing average order value.
2. Quantity breaks now support variant selection, enabling flexible bundling.

1. Frequently Bought Together section added as a modular block.
2. New icon-with-text promotion block to highlight special messages or offers.
3. Swatches are now powered by Shopify’s native color swatch system for improved consistency.
4. Color and Image Swatches – Supports both custom image swatches and Shopify native color swatches.
5. Added a new video story slider block for immersive product storytelling.
6. Introduced a shipping timeline block to communicate estimated delivery clearly.
7. Sticky Add to Cart has been redesigned for more display options and customization capabilities.
8. Add to Cart Button Customization – Customize the Add to Cart button color or size on the product page.

New Features

1. Recently Viewed Products: Automatically displays recently visited items to aid product discovery.
2. Wishlist Functionality: Allows customers to save favorite products for future visits.
3. Custom Product Badges: Dynamically display badges using Shopify metafields for advanced merchandising.
4. New Mega Menu with Promotional Images– Add promotional images to Mega Menus, displayed on both desktop and mobile.
5. Product Scrolling Tags – Added scrolling tags feature for products cards.
6. Fancy Text Feature – Customize text color in most sections.

New Sections and Blocks

1. Lookbook 2 section for curated visual storytelling.
2. Lumin Slider with video support and bug fixes.
3. Bundle Product Section to simulate “Frequently Bought Together” experiences.
4. Shoppable Video Section improvements for better usability and performance.
5. Tab Collection now includes slider functionality for easier navigation.
6. Testimonial Slider section with updated layout and features.
7. Multi-column Section enhanced with desktop slider support.
8. Rich Text Section now includes several new content blocks.
9. Lumin Mega Section expanded with additional layout blocks.
10. Email Newsletter Section redesigned to allow background image display.
11. Two new Video Sections added for enhanced visual content delivery.
12. Scroll to Top section for improved user navigation.
13. Lumin Custom Fonts section to add and manage custom fonts efficiently.
    

Bug Fix

• Fixed an issue where the sale badge on the product page did not display the amount correctly when a saving price was shown.

Additional Notes

This release is part of a larger transition to align Lumintheme with Shopify’s latest development standards. Many more updates and improvements are scheduled to be released soon, including new layouts, advanced blocks, and deeper app integrations.

For assistance with setup or migration, please contact our support team at support@lumintheme.com.