# Update Theme 🔔

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The Logic of Updating a theme in Shopify platform:

Ella is the same as any other Shopify themes in Shopify platform. That is when a new update version released, it will be a core theme source, independent from the previous ones you are using. Thus, your changes on the previous versions will not be included in the update.

To update the theme to the latest version, you can follow our next instructions. We will guide you how to update theme and help you save your settings, changes.

Any custom works/ customizations/ changes which are not available from theme core default will be lost and needs customization from the starting point.&#x20;
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1. Ella is **#1 Best Selling Shopify Theme on Envato of All Time**, which comes with **Lifetime Free Update** to ensure its up-to-date and compatibility with Shopify's ever growing feature set.&#x20;
2. The theme update cycle is usually monthly based, but still dependent on the requirements from Theme itself and Shopify Technology. When a version is released, the update information is included in our [**Change Log**](https://halosoft.gitbook.io/ella-documentation/changelog)**.**
3. The theme update is up to your decision, considerations and demands. It's not compulsory to update your store theme to the new version if your current version suits you well. Meanwhile, a newer version can be installed and customized in Draft Mode. During the process, your store content and design can be polished and refreshed before publishment.
4. **When there is any new update version of theme released, information will be notified by Envato via your email.**


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