Quotes

Theme section

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The Quotes section lets you feature quotes from customers or press. Each quote can have an optional icon associated with it – perfect for an avatar or a logo.

Set up section

Add this section to any template (except Checkout) 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 Quotes.

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

Add quote blocks

Add multiple Quote blocks with reviews from your customers and partners.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click (+) Add Quote and/or click on the Quote block you wish to edit.

2. Add a short few sentences to the Quote text.

3. Add the Author name of the person quoted.

4. Select or upload an Author image to display below the author name.

   Note that if all your quotes in a section have images, they will be displayed as a left-to-right scrollable carousel on mobile devices.

5. (Optional.) Click and hold the drag handles ⋮⋮ to rearrange the blocks:

   

   Click Remove block in the block settings to delete a block.

   Click the Eye icon to hide or unhide a block.

6. Click Save.

Section style and layout

Change the overall style and layout of the section, including the Author images, and set the time between quotes when they autorotate.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click the Quotes section to open the settings.

2. Choose the Time between quotes, in seconds.

   Choose between 2 and 10 seconds between quotes.

3. Use the Author image width slider to choose how wide the icons should be. Choose between 40 pixels and 150 pixels.

   This setting applies to the entire Quotes section, so that each block is uniform.

   
4. Select an Image shape for all author images. Either Round, Square, or Natural shape.

   The Natural option display the original shape of your uploaded image.

5. (Optional.) Choose to enable the Outline section style for an alternate look.

   This option removes the section background and adds a border around the section, which uses your store's border color setting.

6. Click Save.

Settings reference

Click the Quotes blocks to find the following settings.

Setting	Description
Image	Select or upload an image of the person being quoted. We recommend a 160px x 160px .png image.
Quote	Add the quote text. Use the formatting buttons to add text styles, links, or lists.
Author	Add the name of the person being quoted.

Click the Quotes section to find the following settings.

Setting	Description
Time between quotes	The number of seconds each quote is shown before rotating. Choose between 2 seconds and 10 seconds.
Author image width	Choose how wide each icon should be. Choose between 40 pixels and 150 pixels.
Image shape	Choose to display all author images with a Round, Square, or Natural shape. The Natural option display the original shape of your uploaded image.
Outline section	Enable this option to remove the section background and add a border around the section, which uses your store's border color setting.

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