Text with video

Product page block

This feature was added in v5.0.0 on April 12, 2022. See our changelog and theme update guide to learn more.

Add a custom feature block to tell customers more about your product, similar to the more specialized payment, shipping, and security widgets.

Set up block

Add the Text with video feature and choose which side of the product page to display it.

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

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

  1. Choose the Products template you want to edit.

  2. Under the Product overview section, click (+) Add block and select Text video with feature.

  3. Click the new block ("Feature") to open the settings.

  4. Select which column to display the feature. Either Left or Right.

    Choose Left for a larger block below the product media.

Add autoplay video

Add a muted autoplay video that loops continuously. You need to upload a .mp4 video to your Shopify admin and copy the link into your theme editor settings.

The autoplay video does not play audio. To embed a single video from YouTube or Vimeo with audio, see the Video section.

STEPS

In your Shopify admin:

  1. Go to Content > Files to open your Shopify files.

  2. Click the Upload files button to add your .mp4 file from your computer.

  3. Once your file has been processed, click the Link icon next to the file to copy the URL.

    You may need to refresh the page for your file to appear.

In the theme editor (Customize):

  1. Paste the link into the Video link field. Click on the the link that appears in the results above.

  2. Click Save.

Customize video

Change the shape, fit, and focal point of your video with the following options. You can change the Feature height to match the content or expand to the height of the uploaded video.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

  1. Select the Feature height to make the feature match the Content height (the height of the Heading and Text) or the Image height.

  2. (Optional). If you selected Video height, select an Video aspect ratio to change the shape of the video and feature. Either Square, Landscape, or Portrait.

    The default Natural setting will display the original orientation of the video.

  3. (Optional). Select a Media fit to make the image Cover the entire block or to Contain the video within a rectangular color container.

    If you select Contain, you can change the background color.

  4. If you set the Media fit to Cover, change the Media focal point to choose what part of the image should remain centered when cropped.

    This option lets you choose what part of the image should always remain visible.

  5. Click Save.

Add text content

Add a Heading and Text, and adjust their alignment and width.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

  1. Click on the Text with image feature to open the settings.

  2. Change the Heading text.

    We recommend a short title with 2 - 3 words.

    To show different headings on different product pages, you can create multiple templates or use dynamic sources.

  3. Change the Text content to tell customers more about your product or store.

    To show different text on different product pages, you can create multiple templates or use dynamic sources.

  4. Select the Text position of the Heading and Text within the block.

  5. (Optional). Use the Max width of heading to control the line breaks of the Heading when viewed on a full-width desktop screen.

  6. (Optional). Use the Max width of text to control the line breaks of the Text when viewed on a full-width desktop screen.

  7. Click Save.

Add button

You can add a button to link to a page with more information.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

  1. Click on the Text with video feature block to open the settings.

  2. Select or enter a URL for the Button link.

  3. Change the Button label text.

    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?".

  4. Click Save.

Change block colors

Change the color of every block element, including the Background, Text, Button text, Button background.

To enable an image Overlay color, use the Overlay opacity slider to change the color from transparent (0) to complete opaque (100).

Click the Overlay gradient option to add a color overlay that fades across a range of hues. You can choose the style, angle, position, and opacity of the gradient. See Shopify's color gradient guide ↗ to learn more.


Related links

Product template Text block Text with image

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