Banner Section

1. Purpose

Displays promotional banners with images, text, and buttons. Suitable for highlighting campaigns, collections, products, or important announcements.

2. Common use cases

3. How to add

Shopify Admin → Online Store → Themes → Customize → Add section → Banner

4. Main blocks

5. Key settings

5.1. Section heading

Setting

Description

Text alignment

Aligns the section heading left, center, or right.

Spacing between items

Adjusts spacing between heading elements.

Margin bottom

Sets the space below the section heading.

5.2. Banner item

Setting

Description

Banner URL

Sets the destination when customers click the banner.

Open in new tab

Opens the banner link in another browser tab.

Image hover effect

Applies an effect to the banner image on hover.

Item effect when hover

Applies an effect to the entire banner.

Color scheme

Controls the banner colors.

Content position

Positions content on desktop and mobile.

Content alignment

Aligns banner content left, center, or right.

5.3. Banner item split

Creates a split banner with image and content displayed in separate columns. It supports similar link, color, position, and alignment settings as the standard Banner item.

5.4. Banner layout

Setting

Description

Image height

Selects Fixed or Adapt to image.

Fixed height

Sets a custom desktop banner height.

Mobile image height

Controls image height behavior on mobile.

Mobile fixed height

Sets a custom mobile height.

Columns

Sets the number of banners on desktop, tablet, and mobile.

Enable scrollsnap slider on mobile

Enables horizontal swipe navigation on mobile.

Make section full width

Expands the section across the browser width.

Boxed content

Keeps content inside a centered container when full width is enabled.

Color scheme

Controls the section colors.

5.5. Spacing

Setting

Description

Vertical space

Adjusts vertical gaps between banner items.

Horizontal space

Adjusts horizontal gaps between banner items.

Section padding

Controls spacing above and below the section.

Rate padding (mobile)

Controls responsive section padding on mobile.

6. Best practices

7. Common issues

Issue

Solution

Banner image is cropped

Use Adapt to image or adjust the fixed height.

Banner link does not work

Add a valid Banner URL.

Mobile layout looks crowded

Reduce mobile columns or enable scroll snap.

Content covers important image details

Change the content position or use another image.

Boxed content is not working

Enable Make section full width first.

Banners have inconsistent heights

Use the same fixed height or consistent image ratios.