Hero Builder

Create amazing hero sections with images, icons, columns, shapes and more.

Premium plan · Updated October 26, 2026

Hero Builder is a Shopify theme section in the Section Star library. Create amazing hero sections with images, icons, columns, shapes and more.

About the Hero Builder section

The Hero Premium section is a dynamic and visually appealing component designed to enhance the banner area of your Shopify store. This section is highly customizable, allowing you to incorporate various elements like images, videos, text, icons, and buttons. It provides flexible design options, including background colors, gradients, images, and videos, making it ideal for showcasing key promotions or messages prominently on your homepage or any other page.

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Use cases

  1. Seasonal Promotions: Use the Hero Premium section to highlight seasonal sales or special promotions. Add a compelling headline, a short engaging message, and a call-to-action button to direct visitors to the sale page.

  2. New Product Launches: Showcase new products with a background video or high-quality image, a bold headline, and a button that links directly to the product page. This can generate excitement and drive conversions.

  3. Customer Testimonials: Add a customer testimonial block with a rich text option, a 5-star rating, and a customer photo. This can help build trust with new visitors.

  4. Brand Story: Use the Hero Premium section to share your brand story with a combination of text, videos, and images. This can enhance your brand's connection with customers by providing them with more context about your brand values and mission.

  5. Special Announcements: Make important announcements such as free shipping offers, return policies, or new store features. Adding an icon with text can make these announcements more eye-catching.

Settings

Every setting below appears in the Shopify theme customizer once the section is published.

Font

Set the fonts for your section

Setting Type Default
Override theme fonts Checkbox Off
Headline Font Font sans-serif
Text Font Font sans-serif

Text

Set the text for your section

Setting Type Default
Text Size Range 15
Mobile Text Size Range 15
Line Height Select (0.75, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4…) 1.2
Text Color Color #111
Headline Size Range 40
Mobile Headline Size Range 40
Line Height Select (0.75, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4…) 1.2

Section Design

Set the design of the section.

Setting Type Default
Background Color Color or gradient linear-gradient(164deg, rgba(52, 133,…
Background Image Image —
Image Width Number 1100
Mobile Image Width Number 600
Background Image Position Select (Left, Center, Right) left
Hero Video Video —
Play Inline Checkbox On
Autoplay Checkbox On
Loop Video Checkbox On
Show Video Controls Checkbox Off
Mute Video Checkbox On
Cover Background Color or gradient linear-gradient(164deg, #111 0%, #555…
Cover Opacity Range 25
Max Width Number 5000
Round Borders Range 0
Padding Top/Bottom Number 25
Mobile Padding Top/Bottom Number 25
Padding Left/Right Number 25
Mobile Padding Left/Right Number 25
Shape Select (None, Single Wave, Overlapping Single Wave, Wave, Overlapping Wave, Sharp Wave…) overlapping-wave

Container Design

Set the design of the container.

Setting Type Default
Max Width Number 1000
Box Alignment Select (Left, Center, Right) center
Width Range 50
Padding Top/Bottom Number 10
Mobile Padding Top/Bottom Number 10
Padding Left/Right Number 10
Mobile Padding Left/Right Number 10
Margin Left/Right Number 10
Mobile Margin Left/Right Number 10
Background Color Color or gradient linear-gradient(164deg, #FFFFFF 50%, …
Round Borders on Hero Range 5
Subtle Shadow on Hero Checkbox On
Gap Between Columns Number 20
Gap Between Content Elements Number 20

Media Design

Set the design of the media.

Setting Type Default
Round Borders on Media Range 5
Subtle Shadow on Media Checkbox On

Column block settings

Setting Type Default
Width Select (Default, 10%, 20%, 25%, 33%, 40%…) 1fr

Headline block settings

Setting Type Default
Alignment Text alignment left
Content Inline rich text <strong>This is our hero.</strong>

Paragraph block settings

Setting Type Default
Alignment Text alignment left
Content Inline rich text This is sample content for your hero …

Content block settings

Setting Type Default
Content Tag Select (Paragraph, Headline 1, Headline 2, Headline 3, Headline 4, Headline 5) p
Alignment Text alignment left
Content Inline rich text Add headlines, text, and more with th…

Rich Text block settings

Setting Type Default
Alignment Text alignment left
Content Rich text <h4><b>Create Amazing Content</b></h4…

Image block settings

Setting Type Default
Alignment Text alignment center
Image Image —
Call to Action Link URL —
Aspect Ratio Select (Auto, 4:1, 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1) auto
Max Width (optional) Number —

Video block settings

Setting Type Default
Hero Video Video —
Optional Link URL —
Play Inline Checkbox On
Autoplay Checkbox Off
Loop Video Checkbox Off
Show Video Controls Checkbox On
Mute Video Checkbox Off

Button block settings

Primary Button

Set content for the primary button

Setting Type Default
Alignment Text alignment left
Call to Action Inline rich text Shop Now
Call to Action Link URL —

Secondary Button

Set content for the secondary button

Setting Type Default
Show Secondary Action? Checkbox Off
Call to Action Inline rich text Secondary Action
Call to Action Link URL —

Button Style

Set the look and feel of the button

Setting Type Default
Primary Button Background Color Color or gradient linear-gradient(164deg, #111 0%, #333…
Secondary Button Background Color Color or gradient linear-gradient(164deg, #111 0%, #333…
Primary Button Text Color Color #fff
Secondary Button Text Color Color #fff
Text Size Range 15
Padding Top/Bottom Number 10
Padding Left/Right Number 25
Border Radius Number 5
Border Size Number 0
Border Color Color #111

5 Star block settings

Setting Type Default
Alignment Text alignment left
Icon Width Number 100
Spacing Between Elements Number 20
Gap Between Content Items Number 5
Text Inline rich text Rated 4.9/5 based on 100+ Testimonials
# Stars Select (5, 4.5) 5
Icon Color Color #111

Icon block settings

Setting Type Default
Background Color or gradient linear-gradient(164deg, #0D8BF4 0%, #…
Icon Color Color #fff
Alignment Text alignment left
Icon Shape Select (Square, Rounded, Circle) circle
Icon Padding Number 25
Icon Size Range 40
Icon Select (Cart, Gift, Gift Card, Shipping, Payment, Trending…) tag

Icon with Text block settings

Setting Type Default
Alignment Text alignment left
Icon Color Color #111
Icon Size Number 25
Gap Between Content Items Number 5
Element Spacing Number 20
Text Inline rich text This is sample text to go along with …
Icon Select (Cart, Gift, Gift Card, Shipping, Payment, Trending…) tag

How to add this section to a Shopify store

  1. Install Section Star from the Shopify App Store.
  2. Open the app and search the library for “Hero Builder”.
  3. Click Publish, then choose a name and the theme to publish into.
  4. Follow the deep link into the Shopify theme customizer.
  5. Add the section to any page and customize it with the native theme settings.

No code is required, and the section lives in your theme as ordinary Liquid — see the full install guide.