Image with text

Theme section

The Image with text section combines a feature image with a marketing call to action block. With a flexible layout and optional button, it's a great way to introduce a product collection or something new and exciting.

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 Image with text.

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

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 Image with text.

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

Add feature image

Upload a feature image to display on the left or right of the marketing text block. You can adjust the width and shape of your image.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click on the Image with text section to open the section settings.

2. Click Select image to upload and select an image file.

   There are no required images dimensions. We simply recommend uploaded images have a minimum width of 2050px for optimal quality across all devices.

3. (Optional.) Under Image 2, click Select Image to add two images for a magazine-style collage.

   We recommend your second image have the same dimensions as the first image.

   
4. Change the Image position to display the image(s) on the Left or Right side of the section.

5. Choose to set the Image width to either 1/2 or 2/3 of the section.

   

   1/2 image width

   

   2/3 image width
6. Select an Image aspect ratio to crop your image(s) to Square, Landscape, or Portrait.

   The Natural setting displays the original shape of your image.

   
7. Click Save.

Section headings and button

Add heading blocks and a call-to-action button to your section.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click the Heading block to open the block settings.

   Change the Heading text to display as a section title.

   Use the Max width of text slider to control the maximum width of the heading.

2. Click the Subheading block to open the block settings.

   Change the Subheading text to display as a section title.

   Use the Max width of text slider to control the maximum width of the heading.

3. Click (+) Add block and select Button, then click on the block to open the button block settings.

4. Add a Button label and Button link to display a button underneath the text block.

   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?"

   To learn how to change the style and shape of buttons across your site, see the Style section in our Theme Settings guide.

5. Click Save.

Section style

Customize the section Style with options for section Spacing, Animation, and Alternate section color.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click on the section to find the Section style settings.

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

   Learn more about Section animations in Spark.

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

4. 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.

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

6. Click Save.

Settings reference

Click the Blocks to find the following settings. Use the drag-and-drop handles ⋮⋮ to change the order of the blocks.

Setting	Description
Heading	Add text to display as a section heading.
Subheading	Enter 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.
Max width of text	Use the slider to control the maximum width and line breaks of the headings.
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). To learn more, https://www.thebalancesmb.com/call-to-action-1794380.

Click the Image with text section to find the following settings.

Section content

Setting	Description
Image	Select or upload one or two images. There are no required image dimensions but we recommend an image that is square or landscape (wider than it is tall). We recommend uploading an image with a minimum width of 2500px for optimal quality.
Image position	Display the image(s) on the Left or Right side of the section.
Image width	Choose an image width of either 1/2 or 2/3 to set the image size to half or over half of the section.
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). Learn more about aspect ratios in our Image settings guide.
Text alignment	Choose to align the section content to either the Left, Center, or Right.

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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