Information about updating Broadcast to newer versions
Start by checking the version number of Broadcast your store is currently running:
If your store is already using Broadcast v3 and higher, the update process is fairly simple. Here are tips and details:
If you are updating from an older version of Broadcast, before Broadcast v3.0 (all versions from 1.0.0 to 2.02), please read the following information:
Customers updating from Broadcast versions 1.0.0 - 2.02
When you download the latest version of Broadcast from the Shopify Theme Store, you will be downloading the latest version which is based on Shopify's Online Store 2.0. The new platform is a major update and includes the ability to add sections everywhere. This means sections can be added outside of the homepage page to areas like: Collections, Product Detail pages, Blogs, Pages, Search page and much more.
There is no direct update path as Shopify's new platform has been completely modified, older theme versions are not able to easily copy over theme settings.
We recommend that you download the new theme and build a fresh version of your store using the new tools included in the platform. This may take some time so we recommend after you download the new version, explore all the new sections, blocks and features and take the opportunity to build a new experience for your guests.
You can leverage all your existing photo and video assets, plus all your products, collections, blogs and pages. These are not gone. You can now create a much richer experience and add plenty of promotions and new features throughout the site.
Migrating settings is not recommend. Due to the many performance improvements including with Online Store 2.0, legacy settings files will slow down your store load times. A fresh theme build is recommended for Online Store 2.0. Consult a Shopify Expert if you require assistance with moving your store from an earlier version to Online Store 2.0.
Future releases based on Online Store 2.0 are much easier to migrate settings. Stores running Broadcast 3.0 and higher can easily copy over settings, sections and blocks from all areas of the site to a newer version.
Customers updating from Broadcast version 3.x and higher
Broadcast versions 3 and above are designed for Shopify's Online Store 2.0. For customers who are already using Broadcast version 3 or above, these tips will help you migrate your current shop settings, sections and blocks over to a newer version of Broadcast.
Full video walkthrough on how to migrate all your theme settings, sections and blocks:
Online Store 2.0 uses JSON files to store all your settings and sections. Several JSON files hold this information. Currently, the best method to migrate or copy your settings is to copy the content from these files to the new theme version. Shopify may introduce tools in the future to help with this process. For now, if you are comfortable with using the Shopify Code Editor, then you can use that tool to copy over all your settings.
If you come across an error message when copying JSON code from your live theme (the older version) to the new theme, there might be a reference to something that has been changed or not created.
An example would be if you created one or more custom sections. These sections need to be created on the new theme before you copy over the JSON code.
Take a screenshot and send to our support staff if you have any questions about the error message.
There was a change made in Broadcast 3.3.1 in collections.json. Please view this video on how to fix this error message: