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title: "Metal Updates - Changelog - Sign Customiser"
description: "Browse all metal updates and improvements to Sign Customiser. 4 metal updates documented."
url: "https://www.signcustomiser.com/changelog/tag/metal/"
last_updated: "2026-09-03"
---

# Changelog

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- 2026.8

    AUG 14, 2026

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    2026.8

    AUG 14, 2026

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    ## Sign board previews now match every size

    ](/changelog/sign-boards-match-entered-sizes/)

    Sign Customiser now shows each rectangular sign board in the shape your customer selected. A square board stays square, while portrait and landscape formats look visibly different before the customer orders.

    ![Three sign board previews showing landscape, square and portrait size proportions](/_astro/changelog-sign-boards-match-entered-sizes.C9mvx5Jn_nK46w.webp)

    ## What’s Changed

    - **True-to-size previews.** Square, portrait and landscape boards keep the width-to-height ratio the customer selects.
    - **Accurate boxes and stands.** Rectangular boxes and stands use the same proportions as the chosen sign size.
    - **Matching product images.** Newly generated product images keep the board shape customers saw while designing their sign.
    - **Clearer measurements.** Width and height guides line up with the board itself, making each format easier to compare.
    - **No setup needed.** Eligible customisers update automatically, and pricing stays the same.

- 2026.8

    AUG 3, 2026

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    2026.8

    AUG 3, 2026

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    ## Categorised Shopify product types for generated signs

    ](/changelog/categorised-shopify-product-types/)

    Sign Customiser now gives each newly generated Shopify product a product type that matches its sign category. This makes it easier to build collections, shipping rules and other Shopify automations for different kinds of signs.

    ## What’s Changed

    - **Product types now match the sign** - New acrylic, metal, stencil, wooden, aluminium, braille, wood-frame and lightbox products receive their own clear product type.
    - **Neon remains familiar** - New neon products keep the existing `Custom Neon` product type, so established neon workflows continue to work.
    - **Existing products stay unchanged** - The new product types apply when Sign Customiser creates a product. Products already in Shopify are not renamed.

- 2026.6

    JUN 23, 2026

    [feature](/changelog/tag/feature/)[metal](/changelog/tag/metal/)

    2026.6

    JUN 23, 2026

    [feature](/changelog/tag/feature/)[metal](/changelog/tag/metal/)

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    ## Backlit glow for cut-out metal signs

    ](/changelog/backlit-cut-out-metal-signs/)

    Sign Customiser now lets you offer a backlit glow on cut-out metal sign customisers. Add a backlight option and your customers can switch the lighting on, pick a colour, and watch the preview update live — light blooming around the panel edge and through the inside of every cut-out shape, just like a real LED-backlit sign lit up against a wall.

    ![Cut-out metal sign reading "Start Typing" with an amber backlit glow around the panel edge and the inside of each cut-out letter](/_astro/changelog-backlit-cut-out-metal-signs.CwjYnENp_Z17eYlT.webp)

    The same glow follows any design. Whether your customer types their own text or uploads a logo through the AI Sign Designer, the shape is cut from the panel and lit around every edge.

    ![Cut-out metal panel with an AI Sign Designer logo punched out and an amber backlit glow tracing the panel edge and the inside of the logo](/_astro/changelog-backlit-cut-out-metal-signs-logo.COP_6MFU_Z1rsmgb.webp)

    ![Cut-out metal sign with a circular monogram logo cut from the panel, lit by a blue backlit glow around the panel edge and through the cut-out design](/_astro/changelog-backlit-cut-out-metal-signs-blue.CTWK6DqZ_Z1zigAb.webp)

    ## What’s Changed

    - **New backlight option** - Add a backlight selection to any cut-out metal customiser so customers can choose to light their sign up.
    - **A range of glow colours** - Offer warm white, amber and other single colours, or multi-colour RGB and Flow effects — each with its own optional price adjustment.
    - **Works for text and logos** - Customer-typed text and AI Sign Designer logos are both cut from the panel, with the glow tracing every edge of the design.
    - **True-to-life glow preview** - The light blooms softly out from the panel edge and the inside edge of every cut-out shape, with see-through centres, instead of a hard painted outline.
    - **Carried right through to the order** - The selected backlight and its price flow into the live quote, the product image, the cart and the manufacturer’s order details.

- 2026.5

    MAY 18, 2026

    [feature](/changelog/tag/feature/)[metal](/changelog/tag/metal/)[AI Sign Designer](/changelog/tag/AI Sign Designer/)

    2026.5

    MAY 18, 2026

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    ## Metal cut-out signs

    ](/changelog/metal-cut-out-signs/)

    Sign Customiser now ships a dedicated Metal Cut-Out Signs product type. Customers pick a panel shape and type or upload their design, and the sign is rendered as a clean negative-space cut-out from a metal panel — ready to send straight to the laser cutter.

    ![New Metal Cut-Out Signs product card in the customiser create flow, with cut-out bear and mountain artwork](/_astro/changelog-metal-cut-out-signs.DbsfwHKs_1v3qGO.webp)

    ## What’s Changed

    - **New Metal Cut-Out Signs product type** — Pick “Metal Cut-Out Signs” in the customiser create flow alongside neon, channel letters, lightbox, wood, and address numbers. Onboarding seeds a complete starter customiser with panels, panel colours, mountings, and an outdoor finishing extra so the new product is ready to sell as soon as it’s created
    - **Six pre-built panel shapes** — Rectangle, rounded rectangle, circle, oval, classic plaque, and banner panels are included out of the box, each with sensible text padding so the cut-out design always sits comfortably inside the panel edge
    - **AI Sign Designer support** — Customers can upload a logo or describe the sign they want and the AI Sign Designer generates clean stencil-style artwork shaped to the selected panel, ready to be cut from metal in a single piece
    - **Panel colour and material library** — A starter library of panel finishes — including raw steel — applies across the visualiser so shoppers see their cut-out design on the actual material they’ll receive
    - **Mounting and finishing options** — Wall standoffs and pre-cut hanging holes ship as mounting choices, with an optional outdoor clear coat extra for signs that need extra protection against the weather
    - **Frame fit pricing built in** — Cut-out signs use area-based frame fit pricing, so quotes scale naturally with panel size using the same pricing model already powering backboards and lightbox signs

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