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Video with countdown timer
This guide describes the Video with countdown timer section.
Use the section on a page to display a video overlaid with a countdown timer.
For general guidance with modifying sections, refer to Sections overview and Shopify help: Sections and blocks.
Configure the Video with countdown timer section
To configure your Video with countdown timer section:
In Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the theme templates dropdown menu to select a page that contains a Video with countdown timer section.
Note
The section can be added to any page except Checkout, Gift card, and Customer pages. To add the section to the current page, select Add section > Video with countdown timer. Refer to Shopify help: Add a section.
From the side menu, select Video with countdown timer.
Select a setting described in the following table.
| Setting name | Description |
|---|---|
| Video > Video | Use the Video picker to select a video to display inside the section. |
| Video > Desktop height | Use the Desktop height options to select Natural, Full screen, 3/4 screen, 2/3 screen, 1/2 screen, and more to set the height of the section's video on desktop displays. |
| Video > Mobile height | Use the Mobile height options to select Natural, Full screen, 3/4 screen, 2/3 screen, 1/2 screen, and more to set the height of the section's video on mobile displays. |
| Content > Heading | In the Heading field, enter a single line of text to display a heading inside the section. |
| Content > Heading size | Use the Heading size options to apply the Standard, Feature, or Secondary heading size to the section's heading. |
| Content > Text | In the Text field, enter body text to display inside the section. Use the inline editor to format the text and add links, as needed. |
| Content > Position | Use the Position options to select Top left, Top center, Top right, Left, Center, and more to set a position for the section's text. |
| Content > Width on desktop | Use the Width on desktop options to set the width of the section's content area to occupy One half, Two thirds, or Full width of the section. |
| Countdown timer > Use current year | Set the Use current year option to on or off. With this option enabled, the section's countdown timer uses the current year. Alternatively, to set the section's countdown timer to use a specific year, set this option to off and then enter a year in the Year option field. Note that the block's time is set in the store's time zone. |
| Countdown timer > Year | In the Year field, enter a four-digit number that represents the year you want the section's countdown timer to display. For example, enter the year 2029. To use this option, disable the Use current year option. |
| Countdown timer > Month | Use the Month option to select the month you want the section's countdown timer to display. For example, select 1 – January, 2 – February, 3 – March, 4 – April, 5 – May, etc. |
| Countdown timer > Day | Use the Day option to select the date (day of the month) you want the section's countdown timer to display. |
| Countdown timer > Hour (24-hour time) | Use the Hour (24-hour time) option to select the hour (in 24-hour format) you want the section's countdown timer to display. For example, select 00 (12 a.m. / midnight), 01 (1 a.m.), 02 (2 a.m.), etc. |
| Countdown timer > Minute | Use the Minute option to select the minute for the section's countdown timer to display. For example, select 00, 01, 02, etc. |
| Countdown timer > Style | Use the Style option to apply a Numbers or Timer style to the section's countdown timer. |
| Countdown timer > Number padding | Use the Number padding option to select S (small), M (medium), L (large) or XL (extra large). This option specifies a size for the spacing that separates each block of numbers inside the countdown timer. |
| Countdown timer > Flash separators | Set the Flash separators option to on or off. With this option enabled, a "flashing" or "blinking" animation is applied to the text characters that separate parts of the section's countdown timer. To use this option, set the Style option to Timer. |
| Countdown timer > Font | Use the Font options to set the section's text to use the same font as Heading or Body text. |
| Countdown timer > Always show | Use the Always show options to override the countdown timer's auto-hide behavior. By default, unless overridden, the section's countdown timer automatically hides numbers that reach zero. Use the Always show options to select which numbers will not be hidden. For example, set the timer to always display Minutes, seconds, Hours, minutes, seconds, or Days, hours, minutes, seconds, etc. |
| Date metafield > Metafield namespace and key | In the Metafield namespace and key field, enter a namespace and key value to use a dynamic source for the countdown date. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. This option overrides the section's date settings, and it is supported on Products, Collections, Blogs, Articles, and Pages. |
| Color > Color scheme | Use the Color scheme picker to select a color scheme for the section. Refer to Colors. |
| Call to action > Type | Use the Type options to select Link or Newsletter. This option lets you choose whether the section’s call-to-action displays a link or a newsletter signup form. If you choose the Newsletter options, customers who sign up will be added to Customers in your Shopify admin. |
| Call to action > Link | In the Link field, enter an external URL or select a store page for the section's call-to-action. To use this option, set the Type option to Link. |
| Call to action > Text | In the Text field, enter a single line of text to display as a label for the section's call-to-action link. To use this option, set the Type option to Link. |
| Call to action > Style | Use the Style options to select Link or Button. This option lets you choose whether the call-to-action appears as a simple text link or as a button. To use this option, set the Type option to Link. |
| Call to action > Button style | Use the Button style options to apply a Primary or Secondary button style to the section's call-to-action button. To use this option, set the Type option to Link and set the Style option to Button. |
| 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.