Improved: stores keep serving pages if a background service has a problem, instead of going offline.
Fixed: visitor stats on busy stores could be incomplete because the background sync timed out.
Fixed: store login, sign up and password pages had no proper titles or descriptions, and the store name did not fill in on account page titles and llms.txt.
Fixed: AI image prompts that the safety filter rejected still cost chips. They are now free and retried once with reworded text.
Fixed: on some stores the per category Subcategory Products switch did not save. It now works on every store.
Fixed: affiliate tracking links longer than 250 characters were cut short.
Fixed: small logos looked blurry because they were stretched, and large logos could spill out of the header. Logo uploads now show the recommended size.
Fixed: store login links stopped working after you changed your account email.
Fixed: some domains showed the wrong registration or nameserver status.
Fixed: Clear Cache did not refresh settings and header scripts, and could get stuck on Clearing.
You can now control how your homepage hero image is framed.
Choose a focal point from nine crop positions so the important part of the picture stays in view, pick how the image fits the space, set the section height, and choose a background colour for any space around the image. A live preview shows the result as soon as you upload, so you can adjust it before you save.
Phones and tablets now get a smaller version of your homepage hero image instead of the full size file.
The hero is the first thing visitors see, so it now appears sooner on mobile connections, while desktop visitors still get the full size image. There is nothing for you to change or upload again.
You can now choose the fonts your store uses on a new Typography page in your store admin.
Pick the fonts that suit your niche, then set one body text size for the whole store, so long articles and product descriptions are easier to read. The settings apply across every page, so you do not need to change anything page by page.
AI images in your store now come from a newer image model. You get more realistic lighting and textures, images that fit your niche better, more variety from one image to the next, and faster results.
The upgrade covers every place FreshStore creates images for you: articles, products, categories, homepage heroes and logos. You create images the same way as before.
You can now make a logo for your store with the AI Logo Designer. Describe what you want, such as colours, shapes or a feel that suits your niche, and it creates a logo on a transparent background, ready to use in your store.
Try again with new instructions until you find one you like. The tool launched as an experimental feature, so results can vary.
You can now manage your store's look from one Design section. It brings together your logo, store icon, colour scheme and fonts, with a live preview of fonts as you choose them.
Global images, with optional links, and your product page design sit in the same section, so you no longer need to hunt through settings to change how your store looks.
You can now change every piece of wording on your storefront. The new Text pages in your store admin list the labels, buttons, headings and messages your store shows visitors, and let you replace any of them with your own words.
Use it to match your store's tone, translate phrases for your audience, or fix wording that does not suit your niche.
The Instant Stores page on the FreshStore website now shows every Instant Store available, each with a screenshot, so you can see what a store looks like before you choose it.
You can now add your own text or HTML in several more places on your homepage, including a new content section. Use them for an introduction to your store, a welcome message, featured links or an embed such as a signup form, and put each one where it fits your layout.
You can now customise your store's menus. Turn link sections in the top and bottom menus on or off, change the menu text and headings, and add your own links to the top menu, for example to a page about you or to another site. Your navigation can now match how you want visitors to move around your store.
You can now upload your own favicon, the small icon that shows in browser tabs, in bookmarks and on phone home screens when someone saves your store. A custom icon makes your store look more professional and easier to spot among open tabs.
Fixed: some members could not log in to the store admin.
Improved: the store contact form blocks more spam.
Fixed: bulk actions in the store admin did not work.
Fixed: moving a store to another domain did not work.
Fixed: the login link in contact message emails did not work.
Fixed: the hero button on mobile and the footer layout looked wrong.
Improved: emails from your store show your store name as the sender.
Improved: our uptime checks no longer count as visits in your traffic reports.
Fixed: buying AI Chips without a saved card, or with a failing card, gave no clear message. It now asks you to update your payment method in the billing portal.
You can now choose the colour of the text in your homepage hero. Match it to your hero image and colour scheme so your headline stays easy to read, whether the image behind it is light or dark. It is a small change that makes the first thing visitors see look sharper.
You can now start a store from a finished niche instead of a blank page. Pick a researched Instant Store from the library and you get your own editable copy, with products, categories, articles and design already in place. Change anything you like, add your own content and make it yours. If you prefer to build from scratch, you can still start with a blank store.
