Changelog

Semplice

What changed in Semplice: updates, fixes, and improvements to the theme.

11 releases

Contents
  1. September 30, 2026
  2. September 3, 2026
  3. August 15, 2026
  4. August 9, 2026
  5. January 31, 2026
  6. December 30, 2025
  7. June 23, 2026
  8. June 11, 2026
  9. March 29, 2026
  10. May 16, 2025
  11. August 22, 2022

September 30, 2026 — Redesign

  • Semplice is rebuilt from scratch. An editorial photography portfolio for photographers who shoot fashion, beauty, still life and interiors, with a new look, new code and new copy.
  • New pages: home with a drifting photo ribbon, about, services with day rates and licensing, an archive with a full-screen viewer, contact and 404.
  • New collections: work projects with credits and a grid and index view, a journal with tags and RSS, and legal pages.
  • Switzer and Fragment Mono on pure white, a glass navigation with the logo in the middle, Lenis smooth scroll and scroll reveals.
  • New README.md, AGENTS.md, Cursor rule and design skill (.cursor/skills/semplice-design/).
  • The Sanity CMS and EmDash CMS variants are rebuilt on the new design, with projects, journal posts and legal pages editable from the CMS.
  • Dark mode, the extra landing pages, the studio, gallery, team and store pages, and search are gone.

September 3, 2026 — Update

  • Expanded the design system skill at .cursor/skills/semplice-design/SKILL.md: typography, color usage, spacing rhythm, component conventions, and do/don’t rules extracted from the theme’s own code, so AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex) build UI that matches the theme.
  • AGENTS.md links the design rules in every variant.

August 15, 2026 — Update

  • Refreshed Astro + Tailwind CSS dependencies to latest stable releases.
  • Refreshed Astro + Sanity CMS variant dependencies (astro@7.2.2, Tailwind v4.3.3, Sanity v6.9.x, and related packages).
  • Updated integrations and related packages (@lexingtonthemes/seo, @astrojs/*, Tailwind).
  • Refreshed Astro + EmDash CMS variant dependencies (astro@7.2.2, Tailwind v4.3.3, EmDash v0.33.x, and related packages).

August 9, 2026 — Update

  • Added a new Astro + EmDash CMS variant: built-in admin at /_emdash/admin, Portable Text content for gallery (with custom grid styling), blog, team, store, and legal pages, LiveSearch for posts, and Cloudflare Workers deploy (D1 + R2).
  • Includes buyer docs (STARTING-UP.md, SEO.md, AGENTS.md), Cursor rules, and local SQLite + npm run setup workflow.
  • The Astro + Tailwind CSS and Astro + Sanity CMS variants are unchanged in this release.

January 31, 2026 — Update

  • Added a new variant with Sanity CMS integration with a ready-to-use Sanity Studio and full Astro front-end support.
  • Introduced CMS-powered content types for editorial workflows.
  • Now available as part of the new Full Access and Agency tiers.

December 30, 2025 — Update

  • General improvements and internal refinements.

June 23, 2026 — Update

  • Upgraded to Astro v7 stable (7.0.0) — no longer on beta.
  • The Astro + Sanity CMS variant front-end has also been updated to Astro v7 stable.
  • Refreshed integrations and dependencies (@lexingtonthemes/seo, @astrojs/*, Tailwind).

June 11, 2026 — Update

  • Upgraded to Astro v7 and Tailwind CSS v4.
  • The Astro + Sanity CMS variant has been upgraded to Astro v7, Tailwind CSS v4, and Sanity v6.
  • Updated integrations and dependencies for v7 compatibility.

March 29, 2026 — Update

  • Added AGENTS.md and Cursor rules (.cursor/rules) for AI-assisted development, on both the Astro + Tailwind CSS and Astro + Sanity CMS versions, each adapted to its repo layout.

May 16, 2025 — Reset

  • Complete rebuild of the theme from scratch.
  • New UI, layout, and component architecture.
  • Added client-side search using Fuse.js.
  • Introduced a reusable component system.
  • Documentation: Components

This release replaces all previous versions and establishes a new baseline.

August 22, 2022 — Release

  • Initial release