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Testimonials
This guide describes setting up your store's Testimonials section. Use the section to display a text area that contains comments from customers, clients, and staff about your store's products and services.
In the following image, a testimonials section is displayed at the top of a store's homepage. The section contains three examples of testimonials from the store's customers.
For general guidance with modifying sections, refer to Sections overview.
Set up a testimonials section
To set up a testimonials section:
Go to Customize theme. At the top of the page, use the dropdown to select a template that contains a testimonials section. For example, select the Home page template.
Note
The testimonials section can be added into any page, except Checkout and Giftcard pages. To add a testimonials section into the current page, select Add section > Testimonials. Refer to Shopify help: Add a section.
From the side menu, select Testimonials.
Select a section setting described in the following table.
| Section setting name | Description |
|---|---|
| Heading | Use the Heading box to enter text to display as a title for the section. |
| Text style | Select the Text style dropdown to apply the Theme's Heading or Body text style to text inside the section. |
| Text size | Use the Text size dropdown to set a size for text inside the section. The dropdown options are S = small, M = medium, M / desktop L = medium on smaller displays and large on desktop displays, M / desktop XL = medium on smaller displays and extra large on desktop displays, and M / desktop 2XL = medium on smaller displays and two times extra large on desktop displays. Refer to Typography. |
| Text align | Select the Text align dropdown to set a position for the text inside the section. The options are Left and Center. |
| Color > Color scheme | Use the Color scheme dropdown to set the section's color scheme to Primary, Secondary or Tertiary. Refer to Colors. |
| Theme settings | Select Theme settings to access additional settings for the section. Refer to Section theme settings menu. |
| Remove section | Select Remove section to delete the section from the current page template. |
Configure a testimonial in a testimonials section
A default testimonials section contains three testimonials (blocks). To configure a testimonial block inside a testimonials section:
Go to Customize theme. At the top of the page, use the dropdown to select a template that contains a testimonials section.
From the side menu, expand the Testimonials section menu.
To configure an existing testimonial block, select the Testimonial block from the side menu.
To add a new testimonial block, select Add testimonial, and then select the Testimonial block you added.
Note
Inside a testimonials section, you can add, remove, show/ hide, or move blocks. Refer to Configure blocks inside a section, or Shopify help: Sections and blocks.
Apply a block setting described in the following table.
| Block setting name | Description |
|---|---|
| Quote | In the Quote box, enter text to display as a comment inside the block . Enter a comment from a customer, client or staff member about your store's products and services. Format the text using the text editor pane. |
| Source | In the Source box, enter a name to display inside the block as the source of the comment/ quote. |
| Remove block | Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section. |
