Image with highlights

This guide describes how to set up the Image with highlights section.

Use this section to display an image surrounded by blocks of text on a store page.

The previous image shows an example store's home page. In the upper left, part of the Theme editor's Image with highlights section menu is displayed. The menu's Layout > Block vertical alignment on desktop option is set to Center. This option controls the vertical alignment of the section's (highlight) blocks. For example, in the previous image, the Center option is applied to center-align the blocks relative to the section's image.

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

Configure the Image with highlights section

To configure your Image with highlights section:

1. In the Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the dropdown to select a page that contains an Image with highlights section.

   Note

   The section can be added to any page, except Gift card and Customer pages. To add the section to the current page, select Add section > Image with highlights. Refer to Shopify help: Add a section.

2. From the side menu, select Image with highlights.

3. Select a setting described in the following table.

Setting name	Description
Layout > Block vertical alignment on desktop	Use the Block vertical alignment on desktop option to select Center or Spread to control the vertical alignment of the section's (highlight) blocks. The Center option center-aligns the blocks relative to the section's image. The Spread option distributes the blocks evenly, relative to the section's image.
Layout > Display blocks on cards	Use the Display blocks on cards option to show or hide a card behind each of the section's blocks.
Layout > Slideshow on mobile	Use the Slideshow on mobile checkbox option to turn on or off slideshow mode on mobile display devices. With this setting enabled, the section's blocks are displayed as a slideshow.
Layout > Slideshow focus	Use the Slideshow focus option to focus the section's carousel to the Center or Left.
Image > Image	Use the Image picker to select an image to display in the section. Refer to Add, replace or remove an image or video inside a section or block.
Image > Max width on desktop	Adjust the Max width on desktop slider between 250 and 1000 pixels to specify a maximum width for the section's image on desktop display devices.
Image > Shape	Use the Shape option to select a shape for the section's image. For example, select Default, Ellipse, Rounded nonagon, or Pixelated. Shapes theme offers more than 70 shapes in categories such as Fit to image, Basic, Polygons, Stars, Scalloped circles, Square, Miscellaneous, and Variable. Refer to Style images and videos with shapes. Selecting some shapes will crop the image.
Image > Crop	Use the Crop options to select No crop, Landscape, Square, or Portrait to specify a cropping style for images in the section. To use this option, select a Shape from the Fit to image category, such as Default or Ellipse.
Image > Blob type	Adjust the Blob type slider between 1 and 20 to specify the type of blob shape to apply to the section's image. This setting applies only when you set the Shape option to Blob.
Image > Rotate	Adjust the Rotate slider between -90 and 90 degrees to rotate the image in the section.
Image > Disable media style	Use the Disable media style option to show or hide the styles applied to the section's image. Enable this setting if you use an image with a transparent background.
Header > Title	In the Title field, enter text to display as the section's heading. Format the text and add links using the inline editor.
Header > Subheading	In the Subheading field, enter text to display as the section's subheading. Format the text and add links using the inline editor. To use this option, enter text in the Title field.
Color > Color scheme	Use the Color scheme picker to select a color scheme for the section. Refer to Colors.
Color > Use gradient for background	Use the Use gradient for background option to turn on or off using a gradient as the section's background.
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 the 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.

Configure a block within an Image with highlights section

To configure a block for your Image with highlights section:

1. In the Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the dropdown to select a page that contains an Image with highlights section.

2. From the side menu, expand the Image with highlights 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.

   Note

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

4. Apply a block setting described in the following table.

Block name	Block description	Block setting(s)
Highlight	Displays formatted text, within a block, beneath the section's image. The section can contain up to six Highlight blocks.	In the Title field, enter text to display as a title in the block. In the Text field, enter text to display as body text in the block. Format the text and add links using the inline editor. In the Call to action > Link field, enter a URL or select a store page to use as a link for the block's call to action. In the Call to action > Text field, enter text to display as a label for the block's call to action. Use the Override section color scheme option to turn on or off applying the section's color scheme to the block. With this option enabled, use the Color > Color scheme option to specify a color scheme for the block. Use the Color > Color scheme picker to select a color scheme for the block. Select Remove block to delete the block from the section.
Background pattern	Displays a stylistic pattern as a background inside the section.	Refer to Background pattern.
Background shape	Displays a stylistic shape as a background inside the section.	Refer to Background shape.
Sticker	Overlays the section with a stylized sticker.	Refer to Stickers.
Shape divider	Displays a stylized separator between the current section and the next/previous section.	Refer to Shape divider.