Slideshow

The Slideshow section displays auto-rotating slides to showcase your product and editorial images. Add up to 5 slides with unique images, text, and buttons with custom colors. You can also add mobile-specific images and adjust the mobile height to ensure the best experience across devices.

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Add a Slideshow section

The Slideshow section can be added to any template (except the Checkout). To learn more about Sections and Templates, see Shopify's OS2 Theme Editor manual.

1. In your theme editor (Customize), select the Template you wish to edit from the dropdown menu in the top bar.

   

2. Click + Add section and select Slideshow from the Theme Sections list.

   

3. (Optional.) Click and hold the ⋮⋮ drag icon to change the order of your sections:

   

Create your slides

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

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

   This opens the slide block settings.

2. Under Image, click Select image to select or upload a slide image.

   There are no required image dimensions but we recommend an image that is square or landscape (wider than it is tall).

   We recommend uploading an image with a minimum width of 2048px for optimal quality. Read our article about Image size recommendations for Spark to learn more.

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

   There are no required image dimensions but we recommend an image that is square or landscape (wider than it is tall).

   We recommend uploading an image with a minimum width of 2048px for optimal quality.

4. Select the Media focal point to control what part of the image to center within the slide.

   Use the focal point to make sure the key part of your image appears when cropping occurs.

5. Change the Heading text.

   We recommended a short title of just a few words.

6. Change the Subheading text.

   We recommend two to three short sentences.

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

7. Adjust the Heading size using the slider.

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

8. Adjust the Text shadow amount using the slider.

   Text shadow can add contrast to make your headings readable.

9. Adjust the Text max width of your headings using the slider.

   Experiment with this setting to find a clean visual shape for your text.

10. 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.

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

    

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

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

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

14. Return to the list of your template sections in the sidebar and repeat this process until you've added all the slides you need.

15. (Optional.) Click and hold the ⋮⋮ drag icon to change the order of your slide blocks:

    

    Use the Remove block button in the block settings to remove a slide entirely.

16. Remember to click Save in the top-right corner.

Customize the Slideshow section

The Slideshow section settings are applied to all slide blocks. You can adjust the overall height of the slides for both desktop and mobile, and set how long to display each slide before rotating to the next one.

1. Click on the Slideshow section that you wish to edit.

   This opens the Slideshow section settings.

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

   Choose between 50% and 100%.

3. 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.

4. Remember to click Save in the top-right corner.

Slideshow section settings

The following settings are found by clicking directly on the section title:

Slide block settings

The following settings are found by clicking directly on one of the slide blocks: