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Collection links over image
This guide describes the Collection links over image section.
Use the section to display an image or video media item behind links to a selection of collections on a page.
The previous image shows an example store's home page. In the upper right, part of Theme editor's Collection links over image section menu is displayed. The menu's Align content option is set to Top. This option specifies the alignment for links inside the section. For example, in the previous image, the T-shirts and Stuff collection links are aligned to the top of the section.
For general guidance with modifying sections, refer to Sections overview and Shopify help: Sections and blocks.
Configure the Collection links over image section
To configure your Collection links over image section:
In Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the theme templates dropdown menu to select a page that contains a Collection links over image section.
Note
The section can be added into any page, except Gift card and Customer pages. To add the section into the current page, select Add section > Collection links over image. Refer to Shopify help: Add a section.
From the side menu, select Collection links over image.
Select a setting described in the following table.
| Setting name | Description |
|---|---|
| Minimum height | Use the Minimum height options to set a minimum height constraint for the section's content. The options are Natural, 1/2 screen, 3/4 screen, 2/3 screen, and more. |
| Align content | Use the Align content options to align the section's link content to the Top, Center or Bottom. |
| Collections | Use the Collections picker to select collections to display inside the section. |
| Mobile font size scale | Adjust the Mobile font size scale slider to set a font size for the section's collection links list text on mobile display devices. The minimum value is -2 and the maximum is 4. |
| Desktop font size scale | Adjust the Desktop font size scale slider to set a font size for the section's collection links list text on desktop display devices. The minimum value is -2 and the maximum is 9. |
| Display | Use the Display options to specify a style for displaying the section's collection links. The options are List, Paragraph, and List mobile, paragraph desktop. The List option displays the section's items as a list, with one item stacked vertically above the next item. The Paragraph option displays the items horizontally, in a single line of text, like a paragraph, with each item separated by a "Paragraph word separator". |
| Paragraph word separator | Use the Paragraph word separator options to specify a symbol to display between each collection links list item inside the section. The options are: None, Hyphen, Emdash, Dot, and Bullet. To use this option, set Display to Paragraph or List mobile, paragraph desktop. |
| Superscript | Use the Superscript options to specify a prefix or suffix to display for each collection link item inside the section. To remove prefixes and suffixes, select None. The Index option prefixes each item with an ascending index number, like a numbered list. The first item is prefixed with 1, the second item is prefixed with 2, etc. The Collection products count option suffixes each item with a count of the total number of products in a collection. |
| Text alignment | Use the Text alignment options to align the text inside the section to the Left, Center or Right. |
| Maximum desktop width | Use the Maximum desktop width options to select a maximum width constraint for the section's content. The options are 9/12, 10/12, 11/12, or Full. This option applies when the Display option is set to Paragraph. |
| Uppercase | Use the Uppercase options to turn uppercase text on or off for the collection links. To use this option, set the Theme settings > Typography > Headings > Uppercase option to off. |
| Show menu images on hover | Use the Show menu images on hover options to show or hide images for collection links list items inside the section. The images display when the cursor is placed over an item. |
| Dim other links on hover | Use the Dim other links on hover options to turn dimming effects on or off for links that are not currently being hovered over. Note that this option does not apply to links as buttons with an accent background color applied. |
| Default media > Enable default media | Use the Enable default media option to show or hide image and video media items behind collection links inside the section. When the Show menu images on hover option is enabled, the default media items are visible until a collection link is hovered over. |
| Default media > Type | Use the Type options to set the section's default media type to Image or Video. Default media items are displayed behind collection links inside the section. |
| Default media > Image | Use the Image picker to select an image to display behind collection links inside the section. To use this option, set the Type option to Image. |
| Default media > Video | Use the Video selector to select a video to display behind collection links inside the section. To use this option, set the Type option to Video. |
| Buttons > Show links as buttons | Use the Show links as buttons option to turn "links as buttons" mode on or off. With this option enabled, the section's collection links are displayed as buttons. |
| Buttons > Button style | Use the Button style options to set the section's buttons to use the same style as Primary or Secondary buttons. To use this option, enable the Show links as buttons option. |
| Color > Color scheme | Use the Color scheme picker to select a color scheme for the section. Refer to Colors. |
| Color > Use custom color scheme when media is visible | Use the Use custom color scheme when media is visible option to turn custom color scheme mode on or off. With this option enabled, your custom color scheme is applied to the section when a media item is selected. To use this option, set the Enable default media option to off and enable the Show menu images on hover option. |
| Color > Custom color scheme | Use the Custom color scheme picker to select a custom color scheme for the section. Your custom color scheme is applied to the section when a media item is selected. To use this option, set the Enable default media option to off, and enable the Show menu images on hover and Use custom color scheme when media is visible options. |
| Theme settings | If available, select Theme settings to access additional settings for the section. Refer to Section theme settings menu. |
| Custom CSS | Select Custom CSS. In the CSS field, enter custom CSS styles to apply only to the current section. Refer to Shopify help: Add custom CSS. To apply custom styles to your entire online store, refer to Theme settings > Custom CSS. |
| Remove section | Select Remove section to delete the section from the current page. |
Note
To connect a metafield to a setting that supports metafields, select the Connect dynamic source icon displayed beside the setting in Theme editor.
To learn how to connect a metafield to a supported setting, refer to Shopify help: Connecting metafields to your theme by using the theme editor.