Themes 2.0 - Blocks and Configuration 1.x Change Log

This log captures the differences in blocks and configurations between the Themes 1.x versions and Themes 2.0. Following the 2.0.3 release of Themes, all subsequent updates will be captured in the release notes.

Block configurations

Impacted	Update	v1 Example	v2 Example
image ratio on video thumbnails	The video thumbnail as promo art now respects the image ratio setting
dividers on blocks	Dividers have been removed from blocks, except the configuration between sizes on the`top-table-list-block`. The new divider block can be used as a replacement.

Site properties on Themes Settings

The following site properties currently supported in the Themes settings application, have been removed from the user interface and instead, supported through the new block styling.

Site property	Update	v1 Example	v2 Example
primary-font	The primary-font has been removed from Theme Settings application and is supported in blocks styling. The new default value is:`Inter`		removed from user interface
secondary-font	The secondary-font has been removed from Theme Settings application and is supported in blocks styling. The new default value is:`Lora`		removed from user interface
primary-accent-color	The primary-accent-color has been removed from Theme Settings application and is supported in blocks styling.		removed from user interface
light/dark-theme and logos	A default light/dark navigation color scheme is no longer supported and background colors can be applied in blocks styling. One primary logo can be uploaded in Themes Settings.

Layouts, block padding / margins

Gutters/margins are all now handled in the layouts, rather than the blocks.

v1 Example	v2 Example

Images

Smart crop - For blocks for the image has a maintained aspect ratio, like list blocks, smart crop has been implemented to automatically detect the focal point of the image.
Photo Center focal points - Themes 2.3.x includes an update to respect focal points on blocks. For images with a maintained aspect ratio that do not have a focal point set in Photo Center, smart crop is applied as the fallback.
Served image sizes - As the blocks are integrated with Image resizer v2, 800px or 1600px images will be served, depending on the user’s breakpoint.

New blocks / features

Block	Update	v1 Exmaple	v2 Example
Divider block	There is now a divider block and component, which can be used to replace dividers that previously could be configured on blocks.
Identity signup block	Terms & conditions, and privacy policy links now display. They can be configured to link to the appropriate pages.