Changelog

2025

New features, enhancements, and fixes released on the Swell platform in 2025.

December 2025

Platform

  • Fix applied to correctly extend data models
  • Fixed an issue where duplicate product image IDs in the same record could cause images to be deleted inadvertently
  • Fixed an issue where files appeared empty in the Sunrise theme when upgrading its version
  • Fixed an issue where content namespaces were incorrectly showing as “app” in the dashboard
  • Fixed an issue where the theme editor could crash when rapidly deleting sections or blocks
  • Fixed an issue with multi-value content lookup fields not populating correctly
  • Fixed an issue where installing private apps could freeze the apps page in the dashboard
  • Improved error handling for deleted files via the API
  • Improved dashboard UI with minor style enhancements
  • Improvements made to app extension event hooks
  • Implemented PayPal gateway for direct card payments
  • Implemented app extension demos and further enhancements
  • Improvement made to apply section class from Proxima theme schemas
  • Improvements made to delivery status field accuracy for multi-item orders
  • Improvements made to invoice payment handling when updating saved cards
  • Improved how the primary storefront is determined when external.custom_url is used
  • Improved layout for minimal account settings
  • Implemented admin authentication for app frontends rendered in iframes
  • Implemented app extension UI's for payments, shipping, and taxes
  • Improved tab support for custom content models in edit and new views
  • Raised the frontend API maximum limit parameter from 100 to 1,000

November 2025

Platform

  • Fixed an issue with the PayPal integration connection with test vs live environments
  • Fixed subscription notifications not using the account’s shipping and billing data correctly
  • Fixed an issue where subscription paused notifications were being triggered incorrectly
  • Fixed an issue where stock levels were not updating during JSON-based product imports
  • Fixed an issue where the CLI swell login command was getting stuck during login on remote machines
  • Fixed an issue where purchase links were not updating after custom domain reconnection
  • Fixed an issue where certain fields were not getting cleared when changing discount types
  • Fixed an issue causing the draft order page to freeze
  • Fixed caching issues when using the CLI swell theme dev command
  • Improvement made to prevent order creation when an authorized payment can’t be charged
  • Improvements made to optimize reporting functionality
  • Added the ability to select multiple status options for order filtering

Storefront

  • Fixed an issue where the Sunrise theme version update could cause the editor not to load
  • Fixed an issue where the color scheme name could be too long
  • Added sitemap.xml generation in Proxima on request
  • Improvement made to open external links in a separate tab within the theme editor
  • Improvement made for indicating a missing template within a theme
  • Various fixes and improvements for 3rd-party theme support

Sunrise theme

  • Fixed an issue where category menus were not loading the correct products
  • Fixed an issue where font settings were being overwritten

Checkout

  • Added VAT and Tax ID fields to hosted checkout settings
  • Added Sezzle payment integration

October 2025

Platform

  • Added the number of paid orders to sales reports
  • Added integration for Sezzle as an alternative payment option
  • Added email opt-in status syncing to the Klaviyo integration
  • Added Hono and Angular to the list of supported frameworks by Swell CLI
  • Added tax_id field to shipping objects
  • Added “Partially Fulfilled” to the order status filter
  • Improved reporting functionality within the Home dashboard
  • Implemented shipping selection for Apple Pay via the Authorize.Net gateway
  • Minor styling updates across the platform
  • Fixed error handling for PayPal intent transactions
  • Fixed an issue causing lookup fields with parent–child relationships to crash
  • Fixed refund edge-case for Google Pay and Apple Pay in the Authorize.Net gateway
  • Fixed alignment issues in the advanced permissions UI
  • Fixed shipping webhooks failing due to missing shipping fingerprints

Apps SDK

  • Added app event hooks and integrations
  • Improved the render tag to use cached snippet versions
  • Prevented caching when the theme version is set to null
  • Fixed locale flag display
  • Fixed issues with block id and img_url values
  • Fixed an issue where the Theme Editor only displayed the default template

Storefront

  • Migrated from Astro v4 → v5 and transitioned from pages to workers
  • Updated Node.js version in the .nvmrc configuration file
  • Deployed Proxima to Cloudflare and internal infrastructure
  • Implemented HTML responses based on the X-Astro-Route-Type header
  • Improved error messaging for missing theme templates
  • Improved block overlay behavior to disable when the section is inactive
  • Improved text editing responsiveness across various blocks
  • Various fixes for Shopify theme compatibility
  • Fixed inconsistent navigation button behavior in slideshow sections within the editor
  • Fixed an issue where updated storefronts were using outdated Liquid files
  • Fixed an issue where new storefronts were generated with a development version
  • Fixed UI overlap issues with color scheme names
  • Fixed incorrect storefront-id assignments in published storefront instances
  • Fixed issues with the cart_add functionality

Sunrise Theme

  • Added an option for title alignment in the page template
  • Added column span settings to featured content section blocks
  • Added labels to sections in the editor preview when selected
  • Updated mobile styling for the left-hand navigation
  • Updated default placeholder images and content
  • Improved product price sorting behavior for gift cards
  • Improved sorting functionality in the product list template
  • Improved feature list block styling and functionality
  • Removed deprecated “alt” template
  • Refactored section/block overlay handling in the editor preview to avoid DOM modifications
  • Fixed bugs affecting collapsible content blocks
  • Fixed social media icon color schemes in the blog post template
  • Fixed the dismiss button on the announcement bar
  • Limited locale dropdown height to 160px and added scroll support
  • Fixed display issues in the footer section
  • Fixed locale dropdown UI inconsistencies

September 2025

Platform

  • Added conversion rate field for cart reports
  • Added the date field to all rows in order CSV exports
  • Added Apple Pay payment options to the Authorize.net gateway
  • Added Google Pay payment options to the Authorize.net gateway
  • Improved console log styling for validation errors
  • Improvement made to show storefront preview for unpublished storefront
  • Improvement made to allow updating the theme through the app config if not owned by client
  • Improvements made to [cli] to run functions locally with swell app dev
  • Various improvements were made to the reporting section UI
  • Refactored Shopify image import logic
  • Fixed an issue preventing adding multiple subscription plans to a new product
  • Fix made to advanced user permissions for reports
  • Fixed an issue with the storefront initial publish status and the ability to publish from list
  • Fixed an issue where localized shipping services were not displaying correctly
  • Fixed subscription price editing inconsistencies

Sunrise Theme

  • Improvement made to the category list heading block margin
  • Improvement to padding within the account section
  • Improvements made to the header section label
  • Improvement made to the hero section default image height
  • Improvements made to category list copy
  • Improvements made to color scheme names
  • Added default formatting for blog and page text h tags
  • Fixed an issue where customer data was not showing within the customer portal in the editor
  • Fixed an issue where related products were not redirecting to the correct product in the editor
  • Fixed an issue with the category list heading block spacing
  • Fixed an issue with the initial load of the custom portal data view
  • Fixed an issue with the text for variant option pills
  • Fix applied to header announcements within the storefront preview image
  • Fix applied to the Mobile UI view for the submit button text
  • Fixed an issue preventing the search template from functioning within the editor
  • Fixed an issue for the header section outline within the editor
  • Fixed an issue with the product template-related products block within the editor
  • Fixed an error when navigating to a category from the category list

Storefront

  • Added support for .liquid dynamic assets
  • Improvements made to the theme editor design
  • Various enhancements to storefront app performance
  • Fixed product URLs incorrectly nesting under category routes
  • Fixed an issue with customer portal functionality within the editor
  • Fixed an issue where the page description was not being set
  • Fix applied for Proxima custom URL logic
  • Fixed an issue preventing the change of variant selection within the editor
  • Various fixes for Shopify theme compatibility
  • Resolved an issue causing featured blog posts to redirect to the wrong URL
  • Fixed an issue where the color scheme outputs were incorrect
  • Fixed an issue causing the editor not to load in some cases

Apps-SDK

  • Fixed an issue with the cache key locale
  • Added custom content types for cache rules
  • Fixed an issue with the selection for theme configs
  • Implemented cache versioning by app version
  • Switched theme loader to kv cache

August 2025

Platform

  • Fixed an issue with taxes webhook
  • Fixed an issue where checkout using cached cart data could select the wrong shipping service
  • Fixed an issue with the “use account” behavior in subscription billing and shipping
  • Improved caching for report data and display times
  • Improved the addresses dashboard for better usability
  • Implemented page record extraction for content management
  • Improved reporting dashboard logic, chart reliability, and default view
  • Improved payment flow to prevent uncaptured or duplicate payments
  • Improved product filters and ensured client_id is correctly set in API requests
  • Added full-page HTML cache support in Apps SDK
  • Added account expansion to subscription data for the storefront API
  • Added bundle item images and price fields to order public permissions
  • Enabled querying by app version; now only published app versions are returned by default
  • Updated Swell Node version

Sunrise theme

  • Fixed customer portal button and link placement across templates
  • Fixed missing product images, category placeholders, and gift card email field errors
  • Improved product template layout, product list display, and cart functionality
  • Added Sunrise subscription template
  • Added support for viewing single orders and subscriptions in the customer portal
  • Added new orders, subscriptions, and My Details dashboards
  • Enhanced “Create an Account” and login pages
  • Updated navigation menu UI
  • Updated default content and preset color schemes

Proxima

  • Improved HTML caching performance

Apps SDK

  • Fixed address ID handling
  • Added missing Shopify global objects
  • Implemented theme batch loading
  • Moved Cloudflare types to a separate file

April 2025

Platform

  • Improved user authorization securities

Storefront

  • Increased maximum storefront limit to 50
  • Implemented default storefront menus
  • Improved handling of new storefront creation
  • Improved caching performance
  • Improved Liquid conversion performance
  • Improved theme cache performance
  • Improved checkout UI and functionality
  • Improved performance of record lookups
  • Fixed rendering issues with blog content
  • Fixed UI jumping issues when preview frame is reloaded
  • Fixed localization fetching issues and removed Astro localization middleware
  • Fixed various storefront and theme app updating issues

Sunrise theme

  • Added support for product subscription options and non-variant options
  • Implemented rich text formatting in theme settings
  • Implemented blog content editing link in theme editor
  • Implemented settings to allow custom text in email form button
  • Implemented settings in Image banner for more control of styles
  • Implemented inline editing functionality for all sections and blocks
  • Implemented more settings to the Rich text section for great customization
  • Implemented subscription functionality within product pages
  • Implemented UI for language and currency within the theme
  • Implemented mega menu and custom settings
  • Improved functionality to slider element in settings panel
  • Improved Featured content icon functionality
  • Updates to properties controlled by color schemes in various sections
  • Updates to media queries for better responsive functionality
  • Updates to filtering functionality for product listing
  • Updates to translation config to eliminate syntax erros
  • Fixed variant selector issues on product pages
  • Fixed collapsible content expanding differently in editor and preview

March 2025

Dashboard

  • Various UI improvements

Storefront

  • Beta release of new Storefronts V2
  • Improved editor performance by optimizing component loading
  • Enabled selection of inline editable blocks
  • Enhanced theme versioning updates
  • Increased theme file upload limit to 25MB
  • Added ability to edit theme colors via theme sections
  • Header menu selection and setup issues resolved
  • Placeholder images now render properly in the editor and preview
  • Hidden elements no longer appear in preview
  • Hidden blocks now reorganize correctly
  • Locale/Currency menus now display correctly in the storefront editor
  • Text block background colors now align with color schemes
  • Various functionality, styling, and UX/UI fixes

Sunrise theme

  • Implemented Vimeo and YouTube support for video banners
  • Added an "Image height" property in the image block
  • Improved localization functionality
  • Updated font size, weights and label styles
  • Fixed sticky header not rendering in editor preview
  • Fixed announcement banner stacking issues
  • Fixed blog content not rendering

February 2025

Dashboard

  • Various UI improvements

Platform

  • Improved app publishing process
  • Prevented theme app from being deleted when storefront uses it

Storefront

  • Added feature to import images when uploading Shopify themes
  • Added toggle component to switch between local and live mode within storefront app
  • Improved search interaction within theme editor
  • Improved app publishing process
  • Improved theme file cache performance
  • Improved primary storefront listing styles
  • Various functionality, styling, and UX/UI fixes
  • Fixed rendering of custom pages

Sunrise theme

  • Improved functionality adding a product with options to the cart
  • Fixed initialization of the 'custom_css' and 'disabled' fields
  • Fixed color scheme applications for the Sunrise theme

January 2025

Platform

  • Fixed issue with custom domain validation
  • Deployed thousands of lines of code for V2 storefront and theme editor features (coming soon)

Dashboard

  • Various improvements to display and filtering of logs in the developer console