Full width image

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The Full width image section lets you feature your boldest product and store photography with overlay headings. Enable Parallax scrolling to add a dynamic 3D-like effect to your image.

Set up section

Add this section to your template and use the drag-and-drop handles to re-order its position. You can add this section multiple times with different content and settings.

Editing a template changes all pages that use that template. To edit specific pages, you can create new templates or insert dynamic content with metafields.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Select a Template to edit from the dropdown menu in the top bar.

   Learn how to use templates in our Templates guide.

2. Under Template, click (+) Add section and select Full width image.

3. Click and hold the drag-and-drop handles ⋮⋮ to re-order your sections.

Add image

Upload an Image and fine-tune it by adjusting the Height and Focal point. Add a a Mobile-specific image so this section looks best on all devices.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click the Full width image section to open the settings.

2. Under Image, click Select image to upload and select your image file.

   There are no required images dimensions. We recommend images that are square (1:1) or landscape (3:2) (wider than tall) with a minimum width of 2500px for optimal quality across all devices.

3. (Optional.) Under Mobile image, click Select image to upload and select an alternate slide image that will show only on mobile.

   You may want a different image that works best with mobile screen dimensions.

4. Use Image focal points to specify the main focus of your images. The focal point of your image will remain centered and within frame when your site adapts to different screen sizes.

   See our Image settings guide to learn more about specifying a focal point for an image used within a section or for an uploaded image file when used anywhere on your site.

5. Adjust the Height and Mobile Height of your slide images between 50% to 100% of the maximum height.

   The Height is the percentage of the screen or window height.

6. Choose to enable Parallax scrolling to add a dynamic 3D-like effect.

   Use the Parallax scale to adjust how much the image moves when scrolling past.

7. Click Save.

Add section headings

Add a section title and promotional text to your overlay your Full width image. The section headings are included as blocks nested within the section.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click the Heading block ("Full width image section") to change section title.

   We recommended a short title of just a few words.

2. Click the Subheading block to add a few sentences below the heading.

   We recommend two or three short sentences.

3. Adjust the Max width of text of your headings using the slider.

   Experiment with this setting to find a clean visual shape for your text.

4. Change the Overlay color, Text color, and Overlay opacity to adjust the contrast between the image and headings.

   We recommend using WebAIM's contrast checker when matching colors to make sure your text is clear and readable for everyone.

   

5. Click Save.

Add call-to-action button

Link to your collections or products or any other page with a call-to-action button. Add Button text to display a button or leave this field blank to make the entire block a clickable link.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click (+) Add block and select Button.

   
2. Click on the new Button block to open the settings panel.

3. Select or paste a URL for the Link.

4. Change the Link text to display on the button.

   The most effective button labels ask customers to do something (e.g. Get started, Join us, Shop now). To learn more, read "What is a Call to Action?"

5. (Optional.) Return to the list of sections to change the position of your Button using the drag handles ⋮⋮ of the section section blocks:

   
6. Click Save.

Settings reference

Click the Full width image section to find the following settings

Setting	Description
Image	Select or upload an image. There are no required images dimensions. We recommend images that are square (1:1) or landscape (3:2) (wider than tall) with a minimum width of 2500px for optimal quality across all devices.
Mobile image	Add alternate image to displayed only on mobile devices
Image focal point	Select the Image focal point to control what part of the image to keep centered. Use the focal point to make sure the key part of your image or video won't be cropped when it overflows the size of the block.
Heading	Add text to display as the main heading.
Subheading	Add subheading text to display below the heading.
Max width of text	Use the slider to control the maximum width and line breaks of the section headings.
Link	Select or paste a link for the button.
Link text	Add custom text for your call-to-action button.
Text alignment	Position the Heading, Subheading, and Button to one of nine quadrants of the block.
Text color	Select the color of the heading and subheading.
Overlay color	Select the color to overlay the image.
Overlay opacity	Use the slider to adjust the transparency of the overlay color.

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