Slideshow

The Slideshow displays up to 5 auto-rotating slides to showcase your product images with call-to-action buttons. You can fine-tune how your images look and add a mobile-specific image for the best experience across all devices.

Set up section

Add this section to your template and re-order its position. You can add this section multiple times with different content and settings.

Steps

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Select a Template to edit from the dropdown menu in the top bar.

   Learn how to use Spark's available templates in our Templates help guide.

2. In the side panel, click (+) Add section and select Slideshow.

3. Change the order of your sections by using the drag and drop handles ⋮⋮

Add image slides

You can add up to 5 slides with unique images, text, and buttons, with custom colors.

Steps

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click +Add slide and/or click on the Slide block you wish to edit.

   

2. Under Image, click Select image to upload and select your image file.

   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 2048px for optimal quality across all devices.

   See our article for image recommendations for Spark to learn more.

3. (Optional.) Under Mobile image, click Select image to upload and select an alternate slide image that will show only on mobile.

   You may want a different image that works best with mobile screen dimensions.

4. Use Media 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.

5. (Optional.) Click and hold the drag handles ⋮⋮ to rearrange the blocks:

   

   Click Remove block in the block settings to delete a block.

   Click the Eye icon to hide or unhide a block.

6. Click Save.

Slide headings and styles

Add and customize slide headings, buttons, and colors.

Steps

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click the Slide block to open the block settings.

   

2. Change the Heading text.

   We recommended a short title of just a few words.

3. Change the Subheading text.

   We recommend two to three short sentences.

   Use the formatting buttons to add bold, italic, or linked text.

4. Adjust the Heading size using the slider.

   Make sure the heading is large enough so it's distinctive and easy to read.

5. Adjust the Text shadow amount using the slider.

   Text shadow can add contrast to make your headings readable.

6. Use the Max width of text slider to control the maximum width of the headings.

   Use this setting to create a clean visual shape for your text and avoid unwanted line breaks.

7. Add a Button label and Button link to display a button underneath the subheading.

   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?"

   To learn how to change the style and shape of buttons across your site, see the Style section in our Theme Settings article.

8. Use the Text alignment dropdown to change the position of your headings and button on the slide.

   

9. Change the Color for the Text, Button text, and Button background.

10. (Optional.) Select an Overlay color to display overtop of the image and adjust the Overlay opacity using the slider.

    The Overlay lets you control the brightness and tone of images. Use this setting to balance it with other images and to increase contrast with headings so they're readable.

    Set the opacity to 0% to turn off the overlay color; set it to 100% to create a solid color slide with no image.

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.

Slideshow height

You can adjust the overall Height of the slidehow for both desktop and mobile. The Height of the slideshow is set as a percentage of the screen or browser height.

Steps

In your theme editor (Customize):

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

   

2. Adjust the overall Height and Mobile height of all your slide images using the slider.

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

   Your image will be cropped to match the height.

3. Click Save.

Time between slides

By default, multiple slides will rotate every few seconds. You can choose to display each slide between 5 to 15 seconds.

Steps

In your theme editor (Customize):

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

   

2. Adjust the Time between slides using the slider.

   Choose between 0 seconds and 10 seconds.

   The setting of 0 seconds between slides turns off autoplay, so visitors can click and drag (or swipe) through each slide on their own.

3. Click Save.

Slideshow section settings

Click on the Slideshow section to find the following settings:

Slide block settings

Click on the Slide blocks to find the following slide settings: