Slideshow
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The Slideshow displays up to 5 auto-rotating slides to showcase your product images. You can fine-tune how your images look, all slide headings and colors, and add a mobile-specific image for the best experience across all devices.
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 or .
Add up to 5 slides with unique images, headings, buttons, and custom colors.
Add headings for your slides and change the text size and position.
Link to your collections or products or any other page with a call-to-action button. Add Button text to display a button or leave this field blank to make the entire block a clickable link.
You can choose to display slides with the Original height of your uploaded images (without cropping) or set a Custom height for all slides (with cropping).
By default, multiple slides will auto-rotate. You can change the time between slides from 2 to 10 seconds. Set the slider to 0 seconds to turn off autoplay.
Click the Slideshow section to find the following settings.
Image Height
Set the image height to Custom or Original. Select Original to display your uploaded image without cropping.
Custom height
The height of the mobile slideshow as a percentage of the screen height. Your image will be cropped to match the height. If the custom height is 100%, the slideshow will expand the full height of any screen.
Time between slides
Select the number of seconds each slide is shown before rotating.
Dot color
Change the color of the navigation buttons.
Click on the Slide blocks to find the following settings:
Image
There are no required images dimensions. We recommend images that are square (1:1) or landscape (3:2) (wider than tall) with a minimum width of 2500px for optimal quality across all devices.
Mobile image
Add alternate image to displayed only on mobile devices
Image focal point
Select the Image focal point to control what part of the image to center within the slide. Use the focal point to make sure the key part of your image or video won't be cropped when it overflows the size of the block.
Mobile image focal point
Select the Media focal point to control what part of the image to center within the slide.
Heading
Add heading text to display as the slide title.
Subheading
Add subheading text to display below the heading. Use the formatting buttons to add text styles, links, or lists.
Heading size
Increase or decrease the base font size of the heading.
Text shadow amount
Use the slider to increase the amount of text shadow to add more contrast between slide text and image.
Text max width
Use the slider to control the maximum width and line breaks of the section headings.
Button label
Add custom text for your call-to-action button.
Button link
Select or paste a link for the button or slide.
Text alignment
Position the Heading, Subheading, and Button to one of nine quadrants of the block.
Text color
Choose the color of the slide text.
Buttons background
Select the color of the button label (e.g. "Shop now")
Button text
Select the text color for the buttons using the solid style.
Overlay opacity
Use the slider to adjust the transparency of the overlay color.
Related links
Use the formatting buttons to add text styles, links, or lists. To learn more, see Shopify's .
You can choose the style, angle, position, and opacity of the gradient. See Shopify's to learn more.
The most effective button labels ask customers to do something (e.g. Get started, Join us, Shop now). To learn more, read .
Turning off autoplay can make your online store accessible to more customers, including people with disabilities. Learn more about to help make the web inclusive and usable for everyone.