Video

This guide describes setting up the Video section.

Use the section on a page to display a video from your store's media library.

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​The previous image shows a Video section on a store's home page. In the upper left, part of Theme editor's section menu is displayed. To specify a height for the section's video, the menu's Height option is set to Widescreen (16:9).

For general guidance with modifying sections, refer to Sections overview and Shopify help: Sections and blocks.

Set up a Video section

To set up a Video section:

1. In Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the theme templates dropdown menu to select a page that contains a Video section.

   Note

   The section can be added to any page, except Checkout and Gift card pages. To add the section to the current page, select Add section > Video. Refer to Shopify help: Add a section.

2. From the side menu, select Video.

3. Select a setting described in the following table.

Setting name	Description
Video	Use the Video picker to select a video from your store's media library to display inside the section. Refer to Add, replace or remove an image or video inside a section or block. If set, this option is used instead of an embedded video and provides improved performance.
Deep inset	Use the Deep inset option to show or hide an area of empty space around the section's video.
Mode	Use the Mode options to select Preview or Autoplay playback mode for the section's video. Preview mode plays a few seconds of the video. Autoplay mode plays the entire video automatically. Autoplay does not play the video's sound or show playback controls during automatic playback.
Height	Use the Height options to specify a height for the section's video. Options include Natural, Full screen, 600px, Standard (4:3), and more.
Subheading	In the Subheading field, enter text to display as a subheading for the section. Note that the Subheading field is hidden in Theme editor when the Heading field is empty.
Heading	In the Heading field, enter text to display as a heading for the section.
Color > Color scheme	Use the Color scheme picker to select a color scheme for the section. Refer to Colors.
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.