Color swatches
How to add color swatches to the Loft theme
Color swatches in the Loft theme by Trailblaze Media: how to test for native swatches, which apps fit, and collection pages.
Shopify theme
Loft is a paid Shopify theme by Trailblaze Media, $180 in the Shopify Theme Store. The current version is 2.4.1 (October 2, 2025). Whether it shows Shopify's native color swatches is unconfirmed.
From the Shopify Theme Store and Trailblaze Media's documentation. A setting we could not confirm in the vendor's own documentation says "not confirmed by the vendor".
| Theme | Loft |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Trailblaze Media |
| Price | $180 One-time license price in the Shopify Theme Store, in US dollars, checked October 23, 2026. |
| Free or paid | Paid |
| Where it is sold | Shopify Theme Store |
| Status | Current theme |
| Online Store 2.0 | Yes |
| Current version | 2.4.1 (October 2, 2025) |
| Native color swatches | Unconfirmed |
| Variant picker block | Not confirmed by the vendor |
| Swatch setting | Not confirmed by the vendor |
| Swatches on product cards | Not confirmed by the vendor |
| Theme Store swatch features | Color swatches, swatch filters |
| Swatch documentation | Trailblaze Media's documentation |
| Last checked | October 23, 2026 |
The sizes Loft's documentation gives, each linked to its page. The image size checker applies them to your own files.
| Slideshow and hero | 700 x 900 px "Slideshow with promotions" with the slide next to featured links; above the links use 1920/1480/1280px wide; mobile hero 760 x 1250; double sizes for text-heavy images. Article may describe older Loft versions. Source: Trailblaze Media's documentation. |
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Color swatches
Color swatches in the Loft theme by Trailblaze Media: how to test for native swatches, which apps fit, and collection pages.
Tool
Drop in product photos, banners and logos to check them against Shopify's limits and Loft's documented sizes.
The apps the Loft swatch guide suggests, and what each App Store listing says about theme support (checked October 23, 2026). Ratings and the full comparison are on the color swatch hub.
| App | From | Theme support | Collection pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLO Color Swatch Variant Image | $9.90/month | Listing says it works with all themes | Yes |
| Swatchy ‑ Color Swatches | $8.99/month | Listing names no themes | Not listed |
| Color Swatch Pug | $6.99/month | Listing names no themes | Yes |
Every fact above comes from one of these pages. The swatch guide lists the Shopify help pages its steps rely on.
Shopify's own swatches, an app or the code route, with the setting names for this theme.