Appearance
Rich text
This guide describes setting up the Rich text section.
Use the section to add an area with formatted (body) text, a heading, and a hyperlinked button, to a store page.
The previous image shows a Rich text section on a store's homepage. On the right, in the section menu, the Text box contains a description of the store. Below the section menu, the description is displayed as text inside the section.
For general guidance with modifying sections, refer to Sections overview, and Shopify help: Sections and blocks
Set up a rich text section
To set up a Rich text section:
Go to Customize theme. At the top of the page, use the dropdown to select a template that contains a Rich text section. For example, select the Home page template.
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 > Rich text. Refer to Shopify help: Add a section
From the side menu, select Rich text.
Select a setting described in the following table.
| Setting name | Description |
|---|---|
| Heading | In the Heading box, enter text to display as a heading (title) inside the section. |
| Text | In the Text box, enter text to display as (body) text inside the section. Format the text, and/ or add links, using the Text editor pane. |
| Text > Insert dynamic source | To display (body) text from a dynamic source, select the Insert dynamic source icon beside the Text box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields |
| Text font | Select the Text font radio buttons to apply the Body or Heading font to text inside the section. |
| Text size | Select the Text size radio buttons to set a size for text inside the section. Set the section's text to use the same size as Standard heading, Feature heading or Base font text. |
| Text alignment | Select the Text alignment dropdown to align text inside the section to the Left, Center, or Right. |
| Call to action > Link | In the Link box, enter a URL or select a link to a store page. The link opens when a store visitor selects the link's button. To remove a link, select the X icon inside the text box. |
| Call to action > Link > Insert dynamic source | To display a link from a dynamic source, select the Insert dynamic source icon beside the Link box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields |
| Call to action > Label | In the Label box, enter text to display as label for the link. To use this setting, add a link into the Link box. |
| Desktop layout > Width | Use the Width dropdown to set a width for the section. The options are Full, Two thirds, and Half width. This setting applies to desktop display devices. |
| Desktop Layout > Position | Use the Position dropdown to display the section to the Left, Center, or Right. This setting applies to desktop display devices. |
| Color > Color scheme | Use the Color scheme dropdown to set the section's color scheme to Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary. Refer to Colors. |
| Color > Disable transition | Select 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. |
| Spacing > Remove top padding | Select the checkbox Remove top padding to add/remove the spacing (padding) that's displayed above the section. Refer to W3 Schools: CSS Padding |
| Spacing > Remove bottom padding | Select the checkbox Remove bottom padding to add/remove the spacing (padding) that's displayed below the section. Refer to W3 Schools: CSS Padding |
| Remove section | Select Remove section to delete the section from the current page. |