# Banner

In the **Collection banner** settings, you can customize its overall section style, along with the banner image and description. You can also choose to enable breadcrumb navigation.

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The **Collection image** is a Shopify feature. See their article [Add a featured image for a collection](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/products/collections/collection-layout#add-or-change-the-featured-image-for-a-collection) for more information.
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## Collection title and description

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The banner text includes the collection title and description that you’ve added in your Shopify admin. The text uses the **Heading** and **Body** font styles chosen in the **Theme settings**.

To edit your collection's title or description, go to **Products > Collections** in your Shopify admin.

<table><thead><tr><th width="262">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Show collection description</mark></td><td>Show the collection description from the collection settings in your Shopify admin.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Truncate collection description</mark></td><td><p>Choose to show the full collection description or hide additional lines that can be revealed by clicking ‘more’ button.<br></p><p>You can truncate the description text after 1 line or 2 lines.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Set up banner image

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By default, the banner will use the image uploaded to the collection settings in your Shopify admin.

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See Shopify's guide to [Add a featured image for a collection](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/products/collections/collection-layout#add-or-change-the-featured-image-for-a-collection)
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You can change the image height, define an image focal point, and add a color or gradient overlay on top of your image.

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### Use dynamic sources for banner image

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To show custom images for collection pages using the same template, you can use **metafields** and **dynamic sources**. Use this option if you want to show different images without changing the collection image in your Shopify admin.

There are three general steps:

> 1. Create a 'file' **metafield** for collections
> 2. Add **custom images** to the new metafield in your collections
> 3. In your theme editor, add the metafield as a **dynamic source** to the banner image setting

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**Metafields** allow you to store extra information about your products. In your Shopify admin, you can create and populate custom fields for specific parts of your store (such as products). In your theme editor, you can use dynamic sources to automatically display the correct content from your metafields.
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<summary><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>STEPS</strong></mark></summary>

In your Shopify admin:

1. Go to **Settings > Custom data**.
2. Select **Collections.**
3. Click **Add definition**.
4. In the **Name** field, enter a name that describes what the metafield is for. For example: “Banner image”.
5. Under **Access**, select **Storefronts** to allow the metafield to display images on your store.
6. Click **(+) Select type** and select **File**.
7. Under **Validations**, make sure **Accept specific file types** is selected, and uncheck **Videos.**
8. Click **Save**.

**To add images to your collections’ metafields:**

1. From your Shopify admin, go to **Products** > **Collections** and open your collections to add images.
2. Scroll down to the **Metafields** area, and click the banner image metafield you created to select an image.

   > If no image is uploaded to your banner image metafield, the theme will use the default collection image.
3. Click **Save**.

***To insert your metafield as a dynamic source:***

1. In your theme editor (**Customize**), go to the collection template and click **Collection banner** to open the settings.
2. Under **Collection mage banner**, click the **Connect dynamic source** button in the top-right of the image field.
3. Select your custom metafield from the list.
4. Click **Save**.

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`Click Collection banner section to find settings`

<table><thead><tr><th width="183">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Show collection image</mark></td><td>Choose to display an image from your Shopify admin settings or custom image.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Image</mark></td><td>Select or upload a custom image for the banner to override the image from your Shopify admin settings.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Mobile image</mark></td><td>Select or upload an alternate custom image for the banner when on mobile devices.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Image focal point</mark></td><td><p>Select the most important part of your image to keep centered.</p><p>Use focal points to avoid unwanted cropping across different screen sizes.</p></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Mobile image focal point</mark></td><td>For mobile images, select the most important part of your image to keep centered.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Banner height</mark></td><td>Set the banner height to either Adapt to image (use your image’s height) or select a Custom height.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Custom desktop height</mark></td><td>Choose a Fixed height (in pixels) or Relative height (as a percentage of the window height).</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Custom mobile height</mark></td><td>Choose a Fixed height (in pixels) or Relative height (as a percentage of the window height).</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Text position</mark></td><td>Choose one of nine positions to place the description text within the banner.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Mobile text position</mark></td><td>Choose one of nine positions to place the description text within the banner.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Show breadcrumbs

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You can display "Breadcrumb links" that show where customers are on your site and allow them to easily return to the previous page.

Breadcrumbs appear at the bottom-left of the banner when customers have navigated to the collection page from another page.

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<summary><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>STEPS</strong></mark></summary>

In your theme editor (**Customize**):

1. Click on the **Collection banner** section to open the settings.
2. (*Optional*.) Click **Show breadcrumbs** to display a row of links so customers can see where they are on your site and can return to the previous page.
3. Click **Save**.

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`Click Collection banner section to find settings`

<table><thead><tr><th width="246">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Show breadcrumbs</mark></td><td>Display "Breadcrumb links" that show where customers are on your site and allow them to easily return to the previous page.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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> **Related links**
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> [Collections template](https://help.fluorescent.co/cornerstone/collection-pages/collection-pages)\
> [Product grid](https://help.fluorescent.co/cornerstone/collection-pages/product-grid)\
> [Filters and sorting](https://help.fluorescent.co/cornerstone/collection-pages/filters-and-sorting)