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Image with text split ​

This guide describes setting up an Image with text split section.

Use the section to display an image, side-by-side with text, on a store page.

An example Image with text split section on a store's homepage.

The previous image shows an Image with text split section on a store's homepage. On the left, in the section menu, the dropdown Image position on desktop is set to Left. This setting displays the section's image on the left side of the section, on desktop display devices.

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

Set up an image with text split section ​

To set up an Image with text split section:

  1. Go to Customize theme. At the top of the page, use the dropdown to select a template that contains an Image with text split section.

    Note

    The section can be added into any page, except Checkout and Giftcard pages. To add the section into the current page, select Add section > Image with text split. Refer to Shopify help: Add a section

  2. From the side menu, select Image with text split.

    An Image with text split section selected in Theme editor.

  3. Select a setting described in the following table.

Setting nameDescription
Image > ImageUse the following Image selector options to setup an image to display inside the section.
  • To add an image, choose Select image, and then upload an image or select an image file from your store's file library.
  • To add a focal point to an image, select Edit in the image selector's thumbnail preview area, and then select Add focal point. Refer to Shopify help: Add a focal point to an image, and Edit an image inside a section or block.
  • To add "alt text" to an image, select Edit, and then enter a brief description of the image into the Image alt text box. The description improves search engine optimization (SEO), and provides greater accessibility for customers who use screen-reading tools. The text is saved immediately. Refer to Shopify help: Adding alt text to media
  • To download an image, select Edit > Download.
  • To replace an image, choose Change > Change image, and then select or upload a new image.
  • To remove an image, select Change > Remove image.
  • To display an image from a dynamic source, select the Change > Connect dynamic source, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields
Image > Connect dynamic sourceTo display an image from a dynamic source, select the Connect dynamic source icon beside the Image selector, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields
Image > Image position on desktopUse the dropdown Image position on desktop to position the section's image to the Right or Left. This setting applies to desktop display devices.
Width on desktopSelect the dropdown Width on desktop to set a width for the section's image. The options are: One third, Two fifths, One half, Three fifths, and Two thirds. This setting applies to desktop display devices.
Image > Aspect ratio – mobileUse the dropdown Image aspect ratio - mobile to set the width-to-height ratio for images inside the section. The options are: Natural, Portrait (4:3), Square (1:1), Classic (4:3), and Full screen. This setting applies to mobile display devices.
Image > Aspect ratio – desktopUse the dropdown Image aspect ratio – desktop to set the width-to-height ratio for images inside the section. The options are: Natural, Portrait (4:3), Square (1:1), Classic (4:3), Widescreen (16:9), and Full screen. This setting applies to desktop display devices.
Content > HeadingIn the Heading box, enter text to display as a heading (title) inside the section.
Content > Heading text sizeSelect the Heading text size radio buttons to set a size for (heading) text inside the section. Set the section's (heading) text to use the same size as Feature heading or Standard heading text.
Content > TextIn the Text box, enter (body) text to display inside the section's text area. Format the text, and/ or add links, by using the Text editor pane.
Content > Text > Insert dynamic sourceTo display (body) text from a dynamic source, select the icon Insert dynamic source beside the Text box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields
Content > Text alignmentSelect the Text alignment dropdown to align (body) text inside the section to the Left, Center, or Right.
Content > Content color schemeUse the dropdown Content color scheme to select a color for the content area's background. Set the background color to Follow section color scheme. Alternatively, set the color to the (section) color scheme's Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary background color.
Color > Color schemeUse the Color scheme dropdown to set the section's color scheme to Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary. Refer to Colors.
Color > Disable transitionSelect the checkbox Disable transition to turn on/off overriding the color transitions set in the section's theme settings. Setup defaults for this setting in Theme Settings > Colors > Transitions.
Remove sectionSelect Remove section to delete the section from the current page.

Configure a block within an image with text split section ​

A default Image with text split section contains no blocks. To configure a block inside the section:

  1. Go to Customize theme. At the top of the page, use the dropdown to select a template that contains an Image with text split section.

  2. From the side menu, expand the Image with text split section menu.

  3. To configure an existing block, select the block from the side menu.

    To add a new block, select Add block, choose a block to add, and then select the block you added.

    The Image with text split section's Add block menu in Theme editor.

    Note

    Inside the section, you can add, remove, show/ hide, or move blocks. Refer to Configure blocks inside a section, and Shopify help: Sections and blocks

  4. Apply a block setting described in the Table: Image with text split blocks.

Table: Image with text split blocks ​

The following table describes the blocks inside the Image with text split section, and their corresponding settings.

To configure a block, refer to Configure a block within an image with text split section.

Block nameBlock descriptionBlock setting(s)
ButtonDisplays a button inside the section.
  • In the Link box, enter a URL or select a link to a store page. The link opens when a store visitor selects the button. To remove a link, select the X icon inside the text box.

  • To display a link from a dynamic source, select the Connect dynamic source icon beside the Link box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields

  • In the Text box, enter text to display as label text for the button. To use this setting, add a link into the Link box.

  • Select the Style radio buttons to set a style for the button to Solid or Border only.

  • Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
ColorAdds an overlay, with a specified color, to the section.
  • To set a color for the overlay, select Color, and then choose a color using the color picker, or enter a hex color value, or select a Currently used color.

  • To set a color for the overlay using a dynamic source, select the Connect dynamic source icon beside the Color option, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields

  • Adjust the Opacity slider to make the overlay more or less transparent. The slider ranges from 0 to 100.

  • Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
CSS backgroundAdds an overlay, with a specified (CSS) color gradient, to the section.
  • To apply a preset color gradient to the overlay, select CSS Background > Gradient, and then choose a preset color gradient. Use the color gradient settings to configure the gradient. Alternatively, to configure a preset gradient by editing the gradient's CSS code, select a preset gradient, choose CSS Background > CSS, and then edit the contents of the CSS code box. To remove a color gradient, select Remove gradient.

  • To use CSS code to specify a color gradient for the overlay, choose CSS Background > CSS, and then add CSS code into the CSS code box. To remove a color gradient, select Remove gradient.

  • Adjust the Opacity slider to make the overlay more or less transparent. The slider ranges from 0 to 100.

  • Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.