As you might know, we periodically recommend following SwissUpLabs product updates. It would ensure the best possible user experience in your stores. We also remind you that upgrading software matters. It brings some advantages like security improvements, compatibility, optimization, bug fixes, and new features.
So let us tell you about the last ones in the recent Breeze release. Move on to read.
In May 2024, we released the Breeze 2.16.1, Breeze Blank 2.8.0, and Breeze Evolution 2.2.0.
First, we draw your attention to new features added in these versions.
New features added to Breeze products
Scroll Reveal Animations
We’ve added the most popular animations to Breeze themes. What will you get?
- Creating an engaging user experience. Scroll-triggered animations capture visitors' attention with dynamic visuals. It drives users to explore your store content further.
- Highlighting products. The animations grab users' eyes to products, key points, and calls to action.
With Breeze products, we made scroll reveal animations customizable, so you can easily use this possibility in your custom development. See more here.
Mind that scroll reveal is enabled in the Evolution theme by default.
When it comes to grabbing users' eyes to products or page sections, the next new feature in Breeze themes comes in handy, too.
Zoom on Hover
In the recent release, we added zoom on hover for the Breeze themes' homepage. The feature is disabled by default. To enable it, please visit the Breeze docs.
And you all know what effect the image zoom effect has on customers' browsing experience. Besides enlarging the image, zoom on hover animation automatically draws attention to the image, and the informative text, related to that image or product. From the short-term perspective, it really does work for improving user interaction and their wish to make a purchase.
Additional updates of the last release
Among improvements and bug fixes you can see:
- Improved Paypal In Context integration.
- Added missing $.fn.serializeArray function.
- Fixed message alignment when it’s centered.
- Fixed not working markers for unavailable swatches.
- Fixed js errors caused by turbo library.
- Fixed inheritance of nested objects in UI components.
- Fixed incorrectly working .one function.
It is these versions of Breeze we updated: Breeze 2.16.1, Breeze Blank 2.8.0, and Breeze Evolution 2.2.0. We remind you that you can visit the product pages to learn more details.
Conclusion
Updating the Magento 2 themes and products is supposed to help you a lot. In the post, we provided important info about new useful features and improvements included in the latest Breeze versions.
You have to consider them if you want to improve functionality, usability, and overall user experience on your websites. The most important thing is that the Breeze front for Magento 2 is a combination of great performance and functionality. So you don’t have to choose between speed and features as you get the best of both.
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