Video

Add a video from your Shopify files, YouTube or Vimeo to any page. Use it to tell your brand story or show products in action.

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The Video section shows one video with an optional heading. You can use a video uploaded to Shopify, or a YouTube or Vimeo link. Shoppers click the play button to watch it.

1. Our guide to set up a Video section:

Steps:

• In the theme editor, click Add section.

• Locate Video.

• Click Save.

2. Section settings

• Heading: The title above the video. Leave it blank to hide it.

• Heading size: 15–80px.

• Heading alignment: Left / Center.

• Video

  • Video: A Shopify-hosted video. Select one from your files (Shopify admin → Content → Files) or upload a new one. Best for shorter videos. If you set both Video and URL, the Shopify-hosted video is shown.

  • URL: A YouTube or Vimeo link. Best for longer videos.

  • Cover image: The image shown before a YouTube or Vimeo video plays. Shopify-hosted videos use their own preview image.

  • Video alt text: Describes the video for shoppers using screen readers. For Shopify-hosted videos, the video's own alt text from your files is used first.

  • Auto-preview on scroll: Plays the video muted and on a loop when shoppers scroll it into view. Clicking it plays the video from the start with sound and controls. Only works with Shopify-hosted videos.

  • Make section full width: Stretches the video to the edges of the screen.

• Corner radius

  • Corner radius: Rounds the corners of the video, 0–40px.

• Section padding

  • Top padding and Bottom padding: 0–100px.

3. Tips

• Always add a Cover image for YouTube and Vimeo videos, so the section looks good before anyone presses play.

• Turn on Auto-preview on scroll with a short Shopify-hosted clip to add movement to your page without autoplaying sound.

• Fill in Video alt text with a one-sentence description of what happens in the video.