Countdown bar
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The Countdown bar 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 banner for a larger alternative layout.
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
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.
Change the Heading and Text that display within the bar.
Add a Button to link to your collections or products or any other page with a custom label.
Choose to display a background image that spans the entire bar instead of a background color.
Choose whether to enable Full width, customize section colors, and adjust the Padding of the section.
Click the Countdown bar section to find the following settings.
Height
Change the height of the banner section for desktop screens: between 200 and 800 pixels.
Mobile height
Change the height of the banner section for mobile screens: between 200 and 800 pixels.
Year
Enter the year of the end-date.
Month
Select the month of the end-date.
Day
Select the day of the end-date.
Hour
Select the hour of the end-time.
Minute
Select the minutes of the end-time.
Time zone
Choose to display the timer according to your Shop time zone or the User’s local time zone.
Hide timer on complete
Choose hide the countdown timer when it has completed.
Timer complete message
Add text to display a message when the timer has completed.
Heading
Add text to show a main heading.
Text
Add text to display below the main heading.
Button link
Select or paste a URL for a button. You can add up to three buttons below the section heading.
Button label
Enter 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
Choose a style for the button. Select Solid, Outline, or Text.
Image
Select or upload an image to display as the background of the banner.
There are no required image dimensions. We recommend a minimum width of 2500px.
Mobile image
Select or upload a mobile-specific image to display as the background of the banner.
Image focal point
Select the most important part of your image to keep centered. Use focal points to avoid unwanted cropping across different screen sizes. You can specify a focal point for an image used within a section or for an uploaded image file. Learn more in our Image settings guide.
Mobile image focal point
Select the most important part of your mobile image to keep centered. Use focal points to avoid unwanted cropping across different screen sizes. You can specify a focal point for an image used within a section or for an uploaded image file. Learn more in our Image settings guide.
Enable animation
Choose whether to display visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section. See the Animation guide to learn more.
Padding
Add a margin of space around the section to either the Top and bottom, Top only, Bottom only, or set it to None.
Enable full width
Display the section at the full width of the screen or window.
Related links
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