Video hero
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The Video hero section was added in v1.2.0 — Update your theme to access new features.
The Video hero section displays a full-width autoplaying video (without sound) with overlaid headings, text, and buttons.
Editing templates will change all pages that use the same template. Create new templates for different page layouts, or show dynamic page content in the same template.
In the editor side panel, click (+) Add section and select Video hero. Click and hold the drag handles ⋮⋮ to re-order sections.
Click the section to edit general section styles for colors and spacing, available in all sections:
In the section settings, upload a .mp4 or .mov for a background video that autoplays (without sound).
You can upload an alternate mobile video, set a focal point, and customize the overlay colors to make your video look great on all devices.
For autoplay videos, make sure your video files meet the following requirements:
Video file type
.mp4 or .mov
Embedded YouTube or Vimeo videos are not supported.
Video length
< 20 seconds (Recommended)
Video size
< 10MB (Recommended)
Click Video hero section to find settings
Shopify video
Select or upload a video that autoplays (without sound).
Mobile Shopify video
Select or upload an alternate video to show on mobile devices.
Focal point
For desktop and mobile, specify the main focus of the video. The focal point will remain centered and within frame to avoid unwanted cropping.
Center Default Top Bottom Left Right
Background link
Select a page or URL to make the entire video a clickable link.
Image animation
Change the animation style of how the video loads. The image can gradually fade into view or be revealed by an iris swipe, which appears as a growing circle. Set to None to disable animations.
None Fade Iris wipe
You can adjust the height to make the video tall or compact. Choose to display the video with a Fixed or Relative height.
Fixed heights maintain the same pixel height on all screens.
Relative heights adapt the image height as a percentage of the screen height.
Click Video hero section to find settings
Desktop height
Set the section height to a fixed height (in pixels) or relative height (as a percentage of the screen height).
Fixed height 250 - 750px Relative height 50 - 100% Default: 650px
Mobile height
Change the maximum height of the video on mobile. Choose a fixed height (in pixels) or relative height (as a percentage of the screen height).
Fixed height 150 - 750px Relative height 50 - 100% Default: 450px
Click (+) Add block to add text and image content to the section. Use the drag handles ⋮⋮ to re-order blocks, and add Spacer and Divider blocks to further customize the layout.
Adjust the alignment and width of the content blocks.
Click Video hero section to find settings
Content width
Use the sliders to set the maximum width (in pixels) of the section content.
200-1000 px Default: 500
Text position
Set the position of the text content for desktop screens.
Top / Middle / Bottom Left / Center / Right
Mobile text position
Set the position of the text content for mobile screens.
Top / Middle / Bottom Left / Center / Right
The section uses two color schemes. The first color scheme applies a section background color, and the overlay color scheme applies text, button, and overlay tint colors.
The section background is visible when the section has top and bottom padding or when the section width is page width or full width padded.
In the section settings, select a color scheme (at the top of the settings panel) to apply its background color. You can edit the color scheme in your theme settings.
Under Overlay, select a color scheme to apply text, button, and overlay colors.
The color scheme's background color is used for the tint overlay. If the color scheme has a backgraound gradient, it will replace the solid color background.
Overlay colors with high contrast help keep text readable and accessible for everyone.
Click Video hero section to find settings
Overlay opacity
Use the slider to change the transparency of the overlay. Set the opacity to 0% to turn off the overlay.
0 - 100 % Default: 20
