Text columns with images

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The Text columns with images displays multiple columns of text blocks with feature images, great for highlighting your values, how your company works, or explaining key elements of your product.

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 Text columns with images.

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

Add column blocks

Add multiple Columns with a featured image, headings, and link.

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 Text columns with images.

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

Section headings and layout

Add section headings to display above the columns and adjust the style and layout of the whole section.

The Text columns with images section settings apply to all Column blocks.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. (Optional.) Add Heading text to display a title at the top of the section.

   We recommend keeping this to one or two words.

2. (Optional.) Add Subheading text to display below the heading.

   Use the formatting buttons to add text styles, links, or lists. To learn more, see Shopify's Rich text editor guide.

3. Choose a Text alignment for this section, either Left or Center.

4. (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.

   
5. Click Save.

Settings reference

Click the Column blocks to find the following settings.

Setting	Description
Image	Choose or upload an image. We recommend a 160px by 160px png image file and that all images are the same shape and size.
Image aspect ratio	Choose to crop all images to be a single uniform shape. Select Portrait (2:3), Square (1:1), or Landscape (3:2). Select Natural to display images in their original shape (without cropping).
Max image width	Set how large the column's image should appear. The minimum width is 10% of the column, and the maximum width is 100% of the column.
Heading	Add text for the heading of the column.
Subheading	Add subheading text to display below the heading.
Max width of text	Use the slider to adjust the maximum width of the heading and text. Experiment with this setting to find a clean visual shape for your text.
Link	Select or paste a link.
Link text	Add custom text for the link label.

Section settings

Click on the Text with columns section to find the following section settings:

Setting	Description
Columns per row	Choose how many columns should be displayed per row. Choose between 1 and 4 columns per row.
Max image width	Choose how wide all of image should be. This helps to ensure all your columns appear uniformly. Choose between 50px and 200px.
Show image in circle	Check this checkbox to center-crop your images into circles. If this option is left unchecked, then images are displayed in their original shape.

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