Product - split

This guide describes setting up the Product - split section.

Use the section to set what's displayed on a Product page, when a visitor selects a product from a page assigned to the Products > Split template. Refer to Shopify help: Apply a new template to a product.

An example Product - split section on a store's product page.

The previous image shows a Product section on a store's Product - split page. In the upper right, part of Theme editor's section menu is displayed. The menu's checkbox option is set to Enable thumbnails on desktop display devices. This setting displays thumbnail images inside the section's lower left area. The thumbnails are created from items in the product's media gallery.

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

Set up a product - split section

To set up a Product - split section:

Go to Customize theme.
In Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the dropdown to select Products > Split.
Note
The section is available only on the Products > Split page template.
From the side menu, select Product.
Select a setting described in the following table.

Setting name	Description
Layout > Media position on desktop	Use the Media position on desktop options to position the section's media area on the Left or Right side of the section. This setting applies to desktop display devices.
Layout > Media width on desktop	Use the Media width on desktop options to specify a width for the section's media area. The options are: `1/2` (one half), `3/5` (three fifths), and `2/3` (two thirds). This setting applies to desktop display devices.
Layout > Media style	Use the Media style options to set a style for the section's media area. The options are Cover and Contain. To display uncropped media, select Contain. This setting applies to desktop display devices.
Layout > Enable thumbnails	For products with multiple images/videos, select the Enable thumbnails on desktop checkbox to show/hide thumbnail images inside the section. The thumbnails are created from items in the product's media gallery. If there are more than 6 items in a product's media gallery, the thumbnails are displayed below the product form. This setting applies to desktop display devices.
Layout > Enable thumbnails	Use the Enable thumbnails options to specify where thumbnail images are displayed inside the section. To set thumbnails to display over the section's media area, select Over media. To display thumbnails in the section's product form area, select Product form.
Product content > Width on desktop	Use the Width on desktop options to specify a width for the section's "product content" area that contains the section's Product blocks. The options are Full width and Narrow. This setting applies to desktop display devices.
Product content > Alignment on desktop	Use the Alignment on desktop options to align the content inside the section's product content to the Left, Center, or Right. This setting applies to desktop display devices. To use this setting, set the Width on desktop option to Narrow.
Media > Enable image zoom	Select the Enable image zoom checkbox to show/hide a panel that contains product images. The panel opens when a store visitor selects a product image inside the section. The panel provides a zoom in/out feature for images.
Media > Enable video looping	Select the Enable video looping checkbox to turn on/off continuous replay for videos inside the section. If this setting is set to `off`, the video plays once. To use this setting, upload video media to the Products area of your Shopify admin. Refer to Shopify help: Product media.
Media > Autoplay videos on desktop	Select the Autoplay videos on desktop checkbox to turn on/off playing videos automatically, inside the section. This setting applies to desktop displays.
Mobile > Add additional space above media	Select the Add additional space above media checkbox to add/remove the spacing (padding) that's displayed above the section. This setting applies to mobile display devices. To hide an overlaid header on mobile display devices, set this option `on`. Refer to W3 Schools: CSS Padding.
Color > Color scheme	Use the Color scheme options 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 box, 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.

Configure a block within a product - split section

A default Product - split section contains 5 (product) blocks. To configure a block inside the section:

Go to Customize theme.
In Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the dropdown to select Products > Split.
From the side menu, expand the Product section menu.
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.
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.
Apply a block setting described in the Table: Product - split blocks.

Table: Product - split blocks

The following table describes the blocks inside the Product - split section, and their corresponding settings.

The blocks indicated with an asterisk * are contained in a default Product - split section. To configure a block, refer to Configure a block within a product - split section.

Block name	Block description	Block setting(s)
Title `*`	Displays a product's title inside the section.	Select the Text size radio buttons to set a style for title text inside the block. The options are Standard or Feature. Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
Price `*`	Displays a product's price inside the section.	There are no customizable settings available for this block.
Quantity selector `*`	Displays a quantity selector, inside the section, for choosing the number of products to purchase.	Select the Hide label checkbox to show/hide the "Quantity" label prefix inside the block. Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
Variant picker `*`	Displays a variant picker for choosing variations of a product, inside the section.	Use the Options style options to set a style for the variant picker. The options are Drop down, Button, Text with underline, and Radio. Select the checkbox Hide option labels to show/hide the name of the currently selected product variant inside the block. Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
Buy buttons `*`	Displays the Add to cart and Buy it now buttons inside the section.	Select the checkbox Show dynamic checkout button to show/hide a button with the customer's preferred payment method, beside the Add to cart button, inside the block. Refer to Shopify help: Dynamic checkout buttons. Select the checkbox Show pickup availability to show/hide indicators, inside the block, for products that can be collected from designated customer "pick up" locations. Refer to Shopify help: Show pickup availability to your customers. Select the checkbox Show recipient information form for gift card products to show/hide a Gift card recipient information form inside the block. With this setting enabled, when a customer purchases a gift card product from your store, they use the form to provide details about the gift card's recipient - like the recipient's name and email address. Refer to Shopify help: Adding or updating gift card products. Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
Complementary products	When a customer selects a product from your store, related products are displayed inside the section. To setup complementary products, install the Shopify search & discovery app, and refer to Shopify developer help: Product recommendations.	In the Heading text box, enter text to display as title text inside the block. To display heading text from a dynamic source, if available, select the Connect dynamic source icon, beside the Heading box, and then choose a dynamic source to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. Use the Heading size dropdown to set a size for heading text inside the block. Set the block's heading text to use the same size as Standard heading or Secondary heading text. Adjust the slider Maximum products to show to set the total number of products to display inside the block. The minimum number is `1`, and the maximum is `10`. Select Remove block to delete the block from the section.
Star rating	Displays customer submitted product ratings, represented as star icons, inside the section.	Select the Star color radio buttons to apply the color scheme's Text or Accent color to the star (rating) icons inside the block. Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
Text	Displays a text area to contain additional product information, inside the section.	In the Text box, enter text to display inside the block. To display text from a dynamic source, if available, select the Insert dynamic source icon, beside the Text box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. Select the Icon dropdown to choose a graphical icon to display beside the text, inside the block. There are more than 50 icons, including: Box, Check mark, Map pin, Price tag, and Star, as well as icons related to food and health. For no icon, select None (default). Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
Rich text	Displays an area with formatted text and links inside the section.	In the Rich text box, enter text to display inside the block. Format the text or add a link using the Text editor pane. To display text from a dynamic source, like product Title or Vendor, select the Insert dynamic source icon, beside the Rich text box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
Description	Displays a text area to contain additional product information, inside the section.	Select the Truncate description checkbox to show/hide a Read more button, inside the block. Selecting the button opens an expanded text area that contains additional product information. Enable this setting for products with variant images and longer descriptions. To use this setting, set collapsible tabs to `off`. Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
Supporting links	Displays a menu of links inside the section. This block supports a single menu level.	Use the following Supporting links menu selector options to set up a menu with links inside the block. This block supports a single menu level. To add a menu, choose Select menu, enter the name of a menu into the Search box or select a menu from the list. Then, choose Select. To create a new menu, choose Select menu > Create menu to open the Add menu page in Shopify admin. Select the new menu, and then choose Select. Refer to Shopify help: Add, remove, or edit menu items in your online store. To replace a menu, choose Change > Change menu, and then select or create a menu. To remove a menu, select Change > Remove menu. Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
Pop-up	Displays a pop-up overlay to contain additional product information, inside the section.	In the Link label box, enter text for the link to use inside the block. When the link is selected, a pop-up overlay is displayed. To display link label text from a dynamic source, if available, select the Insert dynamic source icon, beside the Link label box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. Use the following Page selector options to add content from another store page into the block. To add a page, choose Select page, enter the name of a page into the Search box or select a page from the list. Then, choose Select. To create a new page, choose Select page > Create page to open the Add page page in Shopify admin. Select the new page, and then choose Select. Refer to Shopify help: Pages. To replace a page, choose Change > Change page, and then select or create a page. To remove a page, select Change > Remove page. To display content from a dynamic source, if available, select the Connect dynamic source icon, beside the Page selector, and then choose a dynamic source to add. You must define sources of dynamic content. Contact form fields cannot be displayed in the pop up. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. Select the Icon dropdown to choose a graphical icon to display beside the text, inside the block. There are more than 50 icons, including: Box, Check mark, Map pin, Price tag, and Star, as well as icons related to food and health. For no icon, select None (default). Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
Liquid	Displays advanced customizations from Liquid code, like app snippets, inside the section.	In the Liquid box, enter Liquid template language code for the block to use. Select the checkbox Suppress default block spacing to turn on/off the default spacing between blocks. Refer to Layout. Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
Collapsible tabs	Displays a text area with expandable tabs, to contain additional product information, inside the section.	Select the Show border above and below tabs checkbox to show/hide a line (border) above and below each tab item inside the block. For Tab `2` to `5` items, select the Enable checkbox to show/hide the item inside the block. For Tab `1` to `5` items, in the Heading box, enter text to display as the block's title text. For Tab `1` to `5` items, to display (heading) text from a dynamic source, if available, select the Insert dynamic source icon, beside the tab item's Heading box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. For Tab `1` to `5` items, in the Tab content box, enter text to display inside the block. Format the text and add links using the text editor pane. For Tab `1` to `5` items, to display (tab) content from a dynamic source, if available, select the Insert dynamic source icon, beside the tab item's Tab content box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. For Tab `1` to `5` items, use the selector Tab content from page > Select page to add content from another store page into the block. For Tab `1` to `5` items, to display (tab) content from a dynamic (page) source, select the Connect dynamic source icon, beside the tab item's Tab content from page selector, and then choose a dynamic source to add. You must define sources of dynamic content. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. For Tab `1` to `5` items, select the Icon dropdown to choose a graphical icon to display beside the block's title text. There are more than 50 icons, including: Box, Check mark, Map pin, Price tag, and Star, as well as icons related to food and health. For no icon, select None (default). Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
Icon list	Displays a list of items with icons, inside the section, arranged in a horizontal row.	In the Heading box, enter text to display as the block's title text. To display (heading) text from a dynamic source, if available, select the Insert dynamic source icon, beside the Heading box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. Select the Text color radio buttons to set text inside the block to use the color scheme's Text or Secondary color. For items 1 to 5, use the `Item #` > Text box to enter text to display beside the (list) item, inside the block. For items 1 to 5, to display (list) text from a dynamic source, if available, select the Insert dynamic source icon, beside the `Item #` > Text box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. For items 1 to 5, select the dropdown `Item #` > Icon to choose a graphical icon to display beside the (list) item's text, inside the block. There are more than 50 icons, including: Box, Check mark, Map pin, Price tag, and Star, as well as icons related to food and health. For no icon, select None (default). Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
Tabs	Displays a row of body text below a selectable heading inside the section.	Use the Heading font options to set the block's heading text to use the same font as Heading or Body text. For items 2 and 3, select the `Item #` > Enable checkbox to show/hide the item inside the block. For items 1 to 3, in the `Item #` > Heading box, enter text to display as the tab item's title. For items 1 to 3, to display (heading) text from a dynamic source, if available, select the Insert dynamic source icon, beside the `Item #` > Heading box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. For items 1 to 3, in the `Item #` > Tab content box, enter text to display as the tab item's body text inside the block. Format the text and add links using the text editor pane. For items 1 to 3, to display (tab) content text from a dynamic source, if available, select the Insert dynamic source icon, beside the `Item #` > Tab content box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. For items 1 to 3, use the `Item #` > Tab content from page > Select page selector to choose another store page as a source for the tab item's content displayed inside the block. For items 1 to 3, to display (tab) content from a dynamic (page) source, select the Connect dynamic source icon, beside the `Item #` > Tab content from page selector, and then choose a dynamic source to add. You must define sources of dynamic content. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
Information	Displays rows of heading text with corresponding rows of body text, arranged in a table layout, inside the section.	Use the Headings > Text color options to apply the color scheme's Secondary or Text color to heading text inside the block. Use the Headings > Position options to position heading text to the Left of, or Above, body text inside the block. For row items 1 to 5, in the `Row #` > Heading box, enter text to display as the item's title. For row items 1 to 5, to display (heading) text from a dynamic source, if available, select the Insert dynamic source icon, beside the `Row #` > Heading box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. For row items 1 to 5, in the `Row #` > Content box, enter text to display as the item's body text inside the block. Format the text and add links using the text editor pane. For row items 1 to 5, to display (row) content text from a dynamic source, if available, select the Insert dynamic source icon, beside the `Row #` > Content box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
Horizontal rule	Displays a horizontal line inside the section.	There are no customizable settings available for this block. Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.
Share	Displays an area, inside the section, with buttons for sharing links to your store's products via social media. Refer to Social media.	There are no customizable settings available for this block. Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.

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