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  VALOR THEME — README
  Version 1.2.0 — Released May 15, 2026
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Thanks for downloading Valor Theme.

This is a premium Shopify theme provided under the Valor Free License.
One Shopify store per download — see LICENSE.txt or valortheme.com/license.html.


WHAT'S NEW IN 1.2.0
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  • Site-wide Schema.org JSON-LD structured data on every page
    — Organization (every page) with brand name, logo, description,
      and sameAs social links built from theme settings
    — WebSite + SearchAction on the homepage for Sitelinks search box
    — Article JSON-LD replaces older HTML microdata on blog articles
    — Product schema continues to work as in v1.1.0

  • All structured data consolidated into a single snippet
    (snippets/structured-data.liquid) for easy future extension

For the full changelog, see: https://valortheme.com/changelog.html


INSTALLATION
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  1. Open your Shopify admin
  2. Go to: Online Store -> Themes
  3. Scroll to "Theme library", click "Add theme" -> "Upload zip file"
  4. Select valor-v1.2.0.zip
  5. After upload completes, click "Customize"
  6. Use the Theme Editor to set up colors, typography, and content
  7. Preview your changes, then "Publish" when ready

Note: Every Shopify theme upload installs as a NEW theme instance. Your
current theme is not affected, so previewing the new theme is safe.


UPDATING FROM v1.0.0 OR v1.1.0
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Settings DO NOT carry over automatically when uploading a new ZIP. To
preserve your customisations:

  1. Upload valor-v1.2.0.zip as instructed above (it installs alongside
     your existing theme — your live store is not affected)
  2. In your OLD theme, open the code editor and locate:
     config/settings_data.json
  3. Copy the entire file content
  4. In the NEW theme code editor, open the same file and paste, replacing
     its content. Save.
  5. Click "Customize" on the new theme and review every section
  6. Preview thoroughly, then publish when ready

The new structured data settings (brand description and social media URLs)
appear under Theme settings -> Brand and Theme settings -> Social media.
You may want to fill these in so the schema output is complete.

Full update guide: https://valortheme.com/changelog.html#updates


GETTING STARTED
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Documentation:   https://valortheme.com/docs.html
Changelog:       https://valortheme.com/changelog.html
Live demo:       https://valor-theme.myshopify.com/


SUPPORT
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Have a question or run into an issue?

Use the contact form on valortheme.com — it's the primary way to reach us.

  https://valortheme.com/#contact

Valor Theme is provided AS-IS without guaranteed support, but we read every
message and reply when we can.


UPDATES
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New versions of Valor Theme are announced on the changelog page:

  https://valortheme.com/changelog.html

Bookmark that page to stay current. We don't maintain an email list —
the changelog is the single source of truth for new releases.


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(c) 2026 Valor Theme — Jarsi Söderström, Finland
https://valortheme.com
