Countdown banner

Theme section

The Countdown banner section displays a live countdown for an upcoming event or sale. Use this section to create a sense of urgency or anticipation for your customers.

Customize this section to your liking with plenty of content, image, color, and style options. See the Countdown bar for a more compact layout.

Set up section

Add this section to your template 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 Countdown banner.

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

Set up timer

Select the date and time for the end of the countdown. Choose to hide the timer when the countdown or add a message when the countdown is complete.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click the Countdown banner section to open the settings.

2. Select the Year, Month, Day, Hour, and Minute for the completion date of your countdown.

3. Check the Hide the timer on complete

   You may want to enable this option when using the countdown to display the amount of time remaining for a current event or promotion (such as a sale).

4. Enter text for the Timer complete message that appears when the countdown reaches '0'.

   Th message will appear only if the Hide timer on complete option is unchecked.

5. Click Save.

Section content

Add section headings

Change the Heading, Subheading, and Text that display above the section.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click on the Countdown banner section to open the settings.

2. Enter Heading text to display as a title at the top of the banner.

   We recommended one to three words.

   Delete the text in this field to remove the heading.

3. Enter Subheading text to display beneath the heading.

   We recommend two to three short sentences.

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

4. (Optional.) Enter additional Text beneath the countdown clock to provide more information to your customers.

5. Click Save.

Add button

Add a Button to link to your collections or products or any other page with a custom label.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click on the Countdown banner section to open the settings.

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

3. Enter text for the Button label.

   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. Select a Button style: either Solid, Outline, or Text.

   The button uses the theme-wide button color set in the Theme settings.

5. Click Save.

Section style

Choose to show the banner Frame (border), enable Full width, customize section colors, and adjust the Padding of the section.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click on the Countdown banner section to open the settings

2. Use the Height and Mobile Height sliders to adjust the height of the entire banner.

   Choose between 200 - 800px on desktop and 300 - 800px on mobile.

3. Under Color in the section settings, use the color selectors to customize the Text, Buttons, Sold button text, and Background color.

   We recommend using WebAIM's contrast checker when matching colors to make sure your text is clear and readable for everyone.

4. Choose whether to Enable animation to show visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section.

   Learn more about Section animations in Spark.

5. Choose to enable the Alternate section color to apply the secondary section colors selected in your theme settings for colors.

6. Select a Spacing option to add padding around the section content.

   Add padding to either the Top and bottom, Top only, Bottom only, or set it to None.

   
7. Select the Spacing amount for the padded sides of the section: Full, Half, or Minimum.

8. Click Save.

Settings reference

Click the Countdown banner section to find the following settings.

Section content

Setting	Description
Heading	Add text to show a main heading.
Subheading	Add text to show a subheading below the main heading.
Text	Add text to show beneath the subheading.
Button link	Select or paste a URL for a button. You can add up to three buttons below the section heading.
Button label	Enter call-to-action text to display as the button label. The most effective button labels ask customers to do something (e.g. Get started, Join us, Shop now).
Button style	Change the style of the button: either Solid, Outline, or Text.

Section style

Setting	Description
Enable animation	Choose whether to display visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section. See our Section animations to learn more.
Use alternate section color	Apply the alternate section colors as chosen in your Theme Settings. See Spark's theme color settings to learn how to create a secondary color scheme with alternate section colors.
Spacing	Add padding around the section content: either the Top and bottom, Top only, Bottom only, or set it to None.
Spacing amount	Increase or decrease the amount of space around the section: either Full, Half, or Minimum.

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