Version history
Version history
What's in each release of Versatile POD Studio, and how to move to a new version when one comes out.
Current version#
The first public release of Versatile POD Studio.
Release notes
- Storefront: header with dropdown menus up to three levels deep (each starting with a "View all" link), mega menus, mobile menu drawer, predictive search and live cart count; rotating announcement bar; footer with menus, newsletter, social links, payment icons and policies.
- Homepage: 12 sections, from Editorial hero and Shoppable lookbook to Customer voices and Journal, plus Custom Liquid.
- Collections and search: Shopify's native filtering and sorting (with the Search & Discovery app), filter drawer or sidebar, numbered pages or "Load more", and an alternate editorial collection template.
- Product pages: colour swatches with a built-in library of about 300 provider colour names, colour-filtered galleries, size guides, personalization fields, an optional Require a saved Printify design setting, Production & delivery block, Seasonal notices and a mobile sticky add-to-cart bar.
- Other pages: cart, blog, article, standard page, contact page, all collections, 404 and password page.
Important fixes
None yet. This is the first release. Fixes in future versions will be listed here.
Known limitations
- The Printify Personalize button has been tested up to the cart and checkout, but a real Printify production order hasn't been verified. Printful's personalization tools haven't been tested. Details.
- Theme personalization fields are a manual workflow: they don't create print files. Details.
- Storefront and Theme Editor text is in English.
How to update#
Shopify updates themes automatically only when they come from the Shopify Theme Store. When a new version of Versatile POD Studio is released, you install it yourself. Your live store isn't affected until you publish the new version.
- Back up your current themeIn Online Store → Themes, open your current theme's ⋯ menu and choose Duplicate. You can also choose Download theme file to keep a copy.
- Note your customizationsTake screenshots of your settings in the Theme Editor, and note any code you or a developer changed.
- Upload the new versionChoose Add theme → Upload zip file and select the new ZIP. It's added as a separate, unpublished theme.
- Set it upThe new theme starts with default settings. Open Customize and re-apply your settings, sections and blocks. Re-add any code changes.
- Check and publishPreview the new theme on desktop and phone, then publish it. Keep the old theme in your library until you're sure everything works.