MINIMOG theme
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  • What is Minimog theme?
  • Changelog
  • Refund policy
  • Support policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Getting started
    • Install Minimog theme
      • Install Minimog in 1-click fast way
      • Install Minimog manually
    • Add Custom code/ CSS correctly
    • Integrate Shopify Review apps
    • Mega menu
    • Theme license
      • Activate license
      • Extend/ Renew Theme Support
      • Transfer license
    • Update Minimog theme
    • FoxHome
  • Build for success series
    • Home page for Fashion stores like SKIMS 🔥
  • Page's global sections
    • Announcement bar
    • Age verifier pop-up
    • Header
    • Footer
    • Mobile sticky bar
    • Scaling logo
  • Theme sections
    • Before/ After image slider
    • Blog posts
    • Brand list
    • Cascading collection
    • Cascading product
    • Collapsible tabs
    • Collection image showcase
    • Collection showcase
    • Collage tab
    • Collection list
    • Collection tab
    • Countdown timer
    • Custom content
    • Favorite product slider
    • Featured collection
    • Featured product
    • Featured promotion
    • Featured products slider
    • Gallery images 🔥
    • Google Maps
    • Hotspot image
    • Instagram
    • Image with slider
    • Image cards
    • Image with text overlay
    • Image with text
    • Lookbook
    • Multiple image with text 🔥
    • Newsletter
    • Press
    • Product bundles
    • Product tabs
    • Product list banner
    • Promotion banner
    • Promotion countdown timer 🔥
    • Recently viewed products
    • Rich text
    • Scrolling promotion
    • Slideshow
    • Testimonials
    • Video
    • Video hero
  • Theme settings
    • General settings
    • Layout settings
    • Additional pages
    • Advanced
    • Animations
    • Article card
    • Badges
    • Cart settings
    • Checkout
    • Colors & Color schemes
    • Currency format
    • Drawer & pop-up
    • GDPR settings
    • Intergrated apps
    • Integration
    • Product card
    • Product inventory
    • Product options design
    • Product options swatches
    • Social sharing
    • Search
    • Section
    • Store contact
    • Typography
  • Collections & Products
    • Product page
      • Custom product templates
      • Product template
      • Page sections
        • Breadcrumb
        • Product information
        • Product information tabs
        • Product recommedations
      • Product description
    • Collection page
      • Collection template
      • Collection sections
        • Collection banner
        • Product listing
  • Other pages
    • 404 page
    • Blogs
    • Blog posts
    • Cart & Checkout
    • Password
    • Customize password page
  • FAQS
    • Generic
      • Add a Cookie Banner
      • Add a gift wrap option to my cart
      • Add/ Remove Social icons on footer
      • Customize search results
      • Hide sections on mobile/ desktop view
      • JavaScript events for developers
      • Set up an Age Verifier Pop-up
      • Show Payment icons on the Footer
      • Sticky header when scrolling
    • Collection page
      • Add custom badges to my product card
      • Change the default product order in collection
      • Move the collection description to under the product listing
      • Set up Filters for the collection pages
    • Product page
      • Add recipient fields to my gift card product
      • Remove the tax-included information in product page
      • Set up Local Pickup option
    • Shopify functions
      • Does Minimog support Section groups?
      • Migrate data in the Section groups supported version
    • Foxify freebie code - All you need to know
  • TROUBLESHOOTING
    • Can't upload my Minimog theme to Shopify
    • Contact form submissions not found
    • Currency format display
    • FoxKit features are duplicated
    • FoxKit stops working
    • Missing images when installing demos
    • Translation missing issue
    • Translation apps incompatibility
    • Why is my activated Show Account Icon option not showing?
    • I can't install FoxKit on March 2023
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  • Update Minimog theme automatically
  • What files are kept and what not when updating the theme automatically
  • Update Minimog theme manually
  • Create a backup of your current theme
  • Get the latest Minimog version
  • Upload the new version to your Shopify store
  • Move the theme settings
  • Move the translation file
  • Move your pages
  1. Getting started

Update Minimog theme

Learn how to update Minimog theme in 2 ways

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Last updated 5 days ago

In this article, we will guide you on how to update the theme in 2 ways:

All customization and third-party app code will not be kept in the updated theme version.

Please save the customization code and move it to the updated theme version yourself.

For app integration, we suggest you contact the app providers to help you.

If your current theme version is older, make sure you migrate data for this feature after updating the theme.

Learn how: Migrate data in the Section groups supported version

If you were using this section on the older version, remove the section from the pages before updating.

Update Minimog theme automatically

Steps:

  1. In the Out of dated themes list, locate the Minimog theme you want to update and click Update.

Can't find your Minimog theme from the list? Select Update unlisted themes.

  1. Click Update now.

The app will duplicate your current theme and update it. The updated version will be added to your Theme library.

What files are kept and what not when updating the theme automatically

Files will remain after updating:

  • All sections (including sections that merchants added)

  • config/settings_data.json

  • snippets/custom-code-head.liquid

  • snippets/custom-code-body.liquid

  • assets/custom.css.liquid -templates/*.son (all json data with OS 2.0)

  • Assets that you've added (not including JS and CSS)

  • Alternate template and liquid template

  • All locale files (including new local and editing ones)

Files will not be carried out after updating:

  • theme.liquid snippets

  • Any files created by a 3rd-party app or customized codes from merchants/dev teams.

Update Minimog theme manually

Create a backup of your current theme

Duplicate your work before attempting any theme update. If errors are encountered, you can use the duplicated (backup) version to restore to the original function and styling.

Steps

  1. In your Shopify admin > Online store, click Actions.

  2. Select Duplicate.

  3. Rename the copied file.

Get the latest Minimog version

Check and download the latest version of Minimog from Themeforest.

Upload the new version to your Shopify store

Once you have the theme file ready, you can upload it to your Shopify store.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify dashboard, go to Online Store.

  2. In the Theme library, select Add theme > Upload zip file.

  3. In the Upload theme modal, click Add file and select the file you want to upload.

  4. Click Upload file.

Move the theme settings

Follow the steps below to move the theme settings to your updated version.

Steps:

  1. Locate your old theme > select Actions > Edit code.

  2. Open the file Config/settings_data.json & copy the entire code on this file.

  3. Paste the copied content into the same file of the updated theme version.

  1. Do the same with the Templates/index.json file. Copy the entire code from the old theme and migrate it to the updated one.

Move the translation file

If your store has multilingual languages and you configured the translation files, follow the steps below.

Steps:

  1. Locate your old theme > select Actions > Edit code.

  2. Find the Locales folder, select the language you want to use, and copy the translation file.

  3. In your new version, go to Actions > Edit code and Add a new locale with the language you've copied.

  4. Paste the content to your new file.

Move your pages

Steps:

  1. Locate your old theme > select Actions > Edit code.

  2. In the Templates folder, copy the .json files with a green dot and move them to the new updated theme.

Tip: Files with the green dot are the files you have changed.

The feature is available from Minimog version 3.4.0 and above.

Due to the discontinuation of , the Instagram section is removed from version 5.6.0.

We highly suggest you use - the smart theme manager exclusively built for Minimog theme.

In your dashboard, click Manage themes.

To know how to find and download the theme package, see .

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