Countdown bar

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.

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 bar.

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 bar 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'.

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

5. Click Save.

Section content

Add section headings

Change the Heading and Text that display within the bar.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

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

2. Enter Heading text to display as a title on the left side of the bar.

   we recommend one to three words.

   Delete the text in this field to remove the heading.

3. Enter additional Text on the right side of the counter to provide more information to your customers.

   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. 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 bar 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.

Add background image

Choose to display a background image that spans the entire bar instead of a background color.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

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

2. (Optional) Under Background, click Select image to upload a background image.

   For optimal quality across all devices, we recommend images width or height of 2500px.

3. Use Image focal points to specify the main focus of your images. The focal point of your image will remain centered and within frame when your site adapts to different screen sizes.

   See our image guide to learn more about specifying a focal point for an image used within a section or for an uploaded image file when used anywhere on your site.

4. Use the color selector to change the Text and Background color.

   The background color appears when there's no background image.

5. (Optional) Change the Overlay color and Overlay opacity using the slider to increase the contrast between the text and background image (if used).

   These settings help make your text clear and readable.

6. (Optional) 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.

7. Click Save.

Section style

Choose whether to enable Full width, customize section colors, and adjust the Padding of the section.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click on the Countdown bar section and scroll down to the Section style settings.

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

   Choose between 60 - 300px for desktop and 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 to Enable animation to show visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section.

   Learn more about Section animations in Stiletto.

5. Choose to display a Top divider that separates sections with a Solid line.

   The Top divider uses the color of Lines and borders set in the Theme settings.

6. Select a Padding option to change the spacing between sections. Choose between Top and bottom, Top only, Bottom only, or set it to None.

7. Click Save.

Settings reference

Click the Countdown bar section to find the following settings.

Banner

Setting	Description
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.

Timer

Setting	Description
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.

Header content

Setting	Description
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.

Background image

Setting	Description
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.

Section style

Setting	Description
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.

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Related links

Countdown banner Promotion bar Promotion banner Sales banner