Slideshow

The Slideshow displays up to 8 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.

Set up section

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 Slideshow. Click and hold the drag handles ⋮⋮ to re-order sections.

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

Add image slides

Add up to 8 slides with images and alternate mobile images. Set the focal point of the images and add an optional image link.

Click Slide block to find settings

Setting
Description

Image

Select or upload an image to display as the background of the banner.

Mobile image

Select or upload an alternate image to display on mobile devices.

Image focal point

Specify the main focus of your images for both desktop and mobile. The focal point of your image will remain centered and within frame when your site adapts to different screen sizes.

Image link

Select a page or URL to make the entire image a clickable link.

Add slide text and buttons

Click a slide block to start adding content.

  • Add headings and change text size and position.

  • Add up to 2 buttons

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

  1. Click the Slide block to open the settings.

  2. Select a Text position to align all slide content in one of six possible positions.

  3. (Optional.) Enter text for the Accent text to display above the Heading.

    we recommend using the Accent as a label or category for what you're showcasing in the slide, such as "Products", "Collections", or "Sale", etc.

  4. Add a Heading as a title of slide.

    we recommend a short title of just a few words.

    Set the Heading size to Small, Medium, or Large. Make sure it's large enough to be easily readable with your chosen font.

  5. Add Subheading text to display below the heading.

    We recommend a few words or short sentence.

    Set the Heading size to Small, Medium, or Large. Make sure it's large enough to be easily readable with your chosen font.

  6. (Optional) Use the sliders to adjust the Heading size and Subheading size.

  7. Enter Text for a longer statement. We recommend text no longer than 3 lines on the slide.

    Use the formatting buttons to add text styles, links, or lists. To learn more, see Shopify's Rich text editor guide ↗.

    Set the Text size to Small, Regular or Large.

  8. Change the slide colors to match the slide image and your branding, including Text and Buttons.

  9. Change the Text color to make sure the headings are readable against the other colors or your slide image.

  10. Change the Overlay color and Overlay opacity using the slider to increase the contrast between the text and slide image.

    These settings help make your text clear and readable.

    Set the Opacity to 100% to create a solid color slide. This helps avoid images that include text in the image itself, which are not responsive or recommended.

  11. (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.

  12. Click Save.

Click Slide block to find settings

Setting
Description

Accent

Add small text in all-capitals above the heading.

Heading

Enter heading text to display as the slide title.

Subheading

Enter subheading text to display below the heading.

Heading font size

Select font size for the heading.

Subheading font size

Select font size for the subheading.

Button link

Select or paste a link for the button or slide.

Button label

Add custom text for your call-to-action button.

Button style

Use a Solid or Outline style for the section button. The button uses the theme-wide button color set in the color theme settings.

Text color

Select the color of the slide text.

Buttons color

Select the color of the button label (e.g. "Shop now")

Solid button text

Select the text color for the buttons using the solid style.

Add color overlay

The color overlay adds a layer of color to your image. Overlays help balance image and text for clarity and readability.

  • Select colors for the overlay and overlay text

  • Change the opacity to make the overlay more or less transparent

  • Choose to use a color gradient for the overlay

Click Slide block to find settings

Setting
Description

Overlay

Select the color of the overlay.

Overlay opacity

Use the slider to change the transparency of the overlay. Set the opacity to 0% to turn off the overlay. Set to 100% to display a solid color (instead of the image).

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.

Slideshow height (image cropping)

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).

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

  1. Click on the Slideshow section to open the section settings.

  2. Choose to display slides images with a Custom or their Original height (without cropping).

    The Custom setting will make all slides uniform in height.

    For the Original setting, we recommend uploading images with the same dimensions to avoid irregularity in the slideshow height when rotating.

  3. If Custom height is selected: adjust the Height and Mobile Height of your slide images between 50% to 100% of the maximum height.

    When Custom height is set to 50%, the slideshow will always display at half the height of the customer's screen or window height.

  4. Click Save.

Click section to find settings

Setting
Description

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.

Slide autoplay

By default, multiple slides will auto-rotate every 6 seconds. Change the time between slides or disable autoplay to let customers click through announcements manually.

Set time between slides

Display each announcement between 2 to 10 seconds. Announcements with more words may need more time for customers to read them.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

  1. Click on the Slideshow section to open the section settings.

  2. Click and drag the slider to select the number of seconds to display each slide (between 2 and 10 seconds).

  3. Click Save.

Turn off autoplay

If you turn off autoplay, customers can click the next / previous arrows to view slides at their own pace. Click the Slideshow section to open the settings and uncheck the Enable autoplay option.

Turning off autoplay can make your online store accessible to more customers, including people with disabilities. Learn more about accessibility for themes to help make the web inclusive and usable for everyone.

Click section to find settings

Setting
Description

Enable autoplay

When checked, slides will auto-rotate.

Time between slides

Set the number of seconds to show each slide before auto-rotating.

Slide navigation

Change the alignment and colors of the navigation buttons used for moving forward or backward through slides.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

  1. Click on the Slideshow section to open the section settings.

  2. Select a Navigation alignment to position the previous and next buttons at the bottom of the slides. Either Left, Center, or Right.

  3. Change the Foreground color to make sure the navigation buttons are clearly visible on your slide image.

  4. Change the Background color of the navigation buttons to add more contrast and match your slide images.

  5. Click Save.

Related links

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