Sales banner

Use the Sales banner section to announce a sale with a prominent discount, promotional headings and content, and optional buttons.

Set up section

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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

In the editor side panel, click (+) Add section and select Sales banner. Click and hold the drag handles ⋮⋮ to re-order sections.

Click the section to edit the general section styles: Padding | Animation

Add sale details

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Add details about your sale, including the Sale type, Sale amount, Sale unit, and Terms and conditions. Adjust the Font size and the Currency symbol position.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

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

2. Enter text for the Sale type. The default text sets the sale to be "up to" a certain percentage.

   Delete the text in this field for sales with a single percentage or dollar amount off on all sale products.

3. Enter the Sale amount: either a dollar value or percentage number.

4. Select the Sale unit: % off, $ per month, $ per year, $, %, or set it to None.

   You can change the default text for Per Month ("/mo") and Per year ("/yr") in the Default theme content editor. Learn more about Changing the wording in your theme.

5. Enter text for any Terms and conditions that might apply to the sale.

6. Click Save.

Add headings

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Change the Heading, Subheading, and Text that displays in the right column of the banner.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

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

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

   we recommend 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.

4. (Optional.) Enter additional Text beneath the headings to provide more information about the sale.

5. Click Save.

Add buttons

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

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click on the Sales 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.

Add background image

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

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

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

2. (Optional) Under Background image, 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

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Choose whether 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 Sales banner section to open the style 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 to use the Two columns or One column layout.

5. Uncheck the Show frame option to hide the thin border line within the banner.

6. Check the Enable full width option to span the banner across the whole window or screen, removing the margins on either side.

7. Select a Padding option to add space around the section to either the Top and bottom, Top only, Bottom only, or set it to None.

8. Click Save.

Settings reference

Click the Sales banner section to find the following settings.

Banner

Setting	Description
Height	Change the height of the banner for desktop screens: between 200 - 800px.
Mobile height	Change the height of the banner for desktop screens: between 300 - 800px

Sale

Setting	Description
Sale type	Enter text to describe the sale amount. The default text sets the sale to be "up to" a certain percentage. Delete the text in this field for sales with a single percentage or dollar amount off on all sale products.
Sale amount	Enter the dollar value or percentage amount for the sale.
Sale unit	Select the unit of the sale amout: % off, $ per month, $ per year, $, %, or set it to None.
Terms and conditions	Add text to state any terms and conditions that might apply to the sale.
Terms vertical offset	Use the slider to increase or decrease the amount of space above the terms and conditions text.
Sale font size	Change the font size of the sale text between 80 to 200 pixels.
Mobile sale font size	For mobile devices, change the font size of the sale text between 80 to 200 pixels.
Currency symbol position	Display the currency symbol Before ($100) or After (100$) the amount.

Content

Setting	Description
Heading	Enter text to show a heading.
Heading size	Change the font size of the heading to Small, Medium, or Large.
Text	Enter multiple lines of text.
Button link	Select or paste a URL for the button.
Button label	Enter text to display a button label. Leave this field blank to remove the button.
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. There are no required image dimensions. We recommend a minimum width of 2500px.
Mobile image	Select or upload an image to display as the background of the banner on mobile devices. There are no required image dimensions. We recommend a minimum width of 1200px.
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 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.

Color and overlay

Setting	Description
Text	Enter multiple lines of text.
Button	Select the color of the button background.
Solid button text	If the Solid button style is selected in the button block settings, select the color for the button text.
Background color	Select the color of the banner backgroud.
Overlay	Select a color to overlay the image. This option helps provide contrast with text and headings to keep them clear and readable.
Overlay gradient	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.
Overlay opacity	Use the slider to adjust the transparency of the overlay color. Set the opacity to 0% to turn off the overlay color. If set to 100%, the overlay will be opaque.

Section style

Setting	Description
Layout	Display the content of the sales banner in Two columns or One column.
Enable animation	Choose whether to display visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section. See the Animation guide to learn more.
Show frame	Display a thin border line within the section.
Enable full width	Display the banner at the full width of the screen or window.
Padding	Add a margin of space around the section to either the Top and bottom, Top only, Bottom only, or set it to None.

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