Argento Hyvä 1.3.9 is out. Since the original 1.3 release, we've shipped a number of smaller updates focused on storefront features, compatibility, and fixes based on real store usage.
The main idea behind Argento Hyvä hasn't changed. If you already have an Argento store running on Luma, moving to Hyvä shouldn't mean rebuilding your storefront from scratch.
New Argento Stripes design
The biggest addition is the new Argento Stripes design, introduced in 1.3.8 and updated to version 1.0.3 in Argento Hyvä 1.3.9.
Stripes gives Argento Hyvä another ready-to-use storefront design with a clean and flexible layout.
More importantly, existing Argento Stripes stores now have a much clearer path to Hyvä without having to completely redesign the storefront.
Easier migration from Argento Luma to Hyvä
This is still one of the main reasons we're building Argento for Hyvä.
There are many Argento stores that have been running for years. Moving such a store to Hyvä can become a large project if it means replacing the theme, extensions, configuration, and frontend functionality at the same time.
Argento Hyvä makes this process more predictable. You can keep the general design and functionality of your existing Argento store while replacing the old Luma frontend with Hyvä.
Not everything can be migrated automatically, especially on heavily customized stores, but there is much less work compared with starting again with a completely different theme.
Storefront improvements
Versions 1.3.1–1.3.9 include many smaller storefront improvements.
We've improved product and product-card images, Ajax Search, expanded product tabs, sticky tab titles, and Recently Viewed Products.
Easy Catalog Images received layout improvements, and animated reveal support was added to Recently Viewed Products. There is also an option to disable the Show more button where it isn't needed.
These aren't huge features individually, but together they make the theme more complete for everyday Magento projects.
Argento Chic improvements
Argento Chic also received quite a bit of attention and its theme dependencies are now at version 1.3.10.
We've fixed and improved product images, Ajax Search, product tabs, sticky titles, Recently Viewed Products, and several smaller layout details.
Ajax Search also received RTL support, making it easier to use Chic for stores with right-to-left languages.
Hyvä extension updates
We've continued updating the Hyvä extensions included with Argento.
The latest versions in the 1.3.x release cycle include:
- Hyvä Ajax Search 1.0.2
- Hyvä EasyTabs 1.1.7
- Hyvä Highlight 1.1.1
- Hyvä Sold Together 1.2.3
These extensions cover functionality that many existing Argento stores already use, including search, product tabs, product listings, and related products.
Keeping their Hyvä versions updated is an important part of making migration from Argento Luma more straightforward.
Moving Argento forward
Argento Hyvä 1.3.9 isn't about one big new feature. It's a collection of practical updates that make the theme more complete.
The new Stripes design adds another migration path, existing designs are getting more polished, and more of the functionality available in Argento Luma is ready for Hyvä.
For existing Argento stores, moving to Hyvä is becoming a smaller and more manageable project with every release.