Slideshow Hero

Create amazing slideshows.

Premium plan · Updated October 26, 2026

Slideshow Hero is a Shopify theme section in the Section Star library. Create amazing slideshows.

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Settings

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

Slideshow Design

Set the settings for your slideshow

Setting Type Default
Progress Background Color Color or gradient linear-gradient(177deg, rgba(17, 17, …
Progress Foreground Color Color or gradient linear-gradient(177deg, rgba(17, 17, …
Indicator Color Color #111
Indicator Position Select (Top, Bottom, Underneath) bottom
Enable Autoplay? Checkbox Off
Show Arrows? Checkbox On
Autoplay Time Select (Slowest (10s), Slower (7.5s), Normal (5s), Faster (3s), Fastest (2s)) 5000

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…
Primary 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

Slideshow

Set settings for your slideshow

Setting Type Default
Round Borders on Media Range 5
Subtle Shadow on Media Checkbox On
Media Aspect Ratio Select (21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, auto) 16 / 9
Mobile Image Aspect Ratio Select (21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, auto) 1 / 1
Image Width (size requested from Shopify) Number 1100
Mobile Image Width (size requested from Shopify) Number 800

Caption

Set the design of the caption

Setting Type Default
Vertical Alignment Select (Center, Top, Bottom, Stretch) center
Horizontal Alignment Select (Center, Left, Right) start
Content Vertical Alignment (when stretched) Select (Center, Top, Bottom) center
Mobile Caption Display Select (On Top of Image, Below Image) bottom
Caption Background Color Color or gradient —
Mobile Caption Background Color Color or gradient —
Caption Padding Number 20
Caption Margin Number 10
Round Borders on Caption Range 5
Show Glass Effect? Checkbox Off
Desktop Caption Width Range 50
Mobile Caption Width Range 100

Headline (optional)

Set text for the headline (appears above the slideshow)

Setting Type Default
Text Alignment Text alignment center
Mobile Text Alignment Text alignment center
Headline Inline rich text —
Text Inline rich text —
Spacing between Headline and Features Number 15

Image block settings

Setting Type Default
Image Image —
Mobile Image (optional) Image —
Show Caption Checkbox On
Text Alignment Text alignment left
Show Text Shadow? Checkbox On
Headline Inline rich text <b>Featured Product</b>
Show Stars Checkbox On
Star Color Color #111
Star Text Inline rich text Rated 4.9/5 with 100+ Testimonials
# Stars Select (5, 4.5) 5
Text Color Color #111
Text Rich text <p>Use this text block to describe yo…
Button Link URL —
Button Text Text Learn more

Video block settings

Setting Type Default
Video Video —
Show Caption Checkbox On
Text Alignment Text alignment left
Show Text Shadow? Checkbox On
Headline Inline rich text <b>Featured Product</b>
Show Five Stars Checkbox On
Star Color Color #111
Text Rich text <p>Use this text block to describe yo…
Button Link URL —
Button Text Text Learn more
Play Inline Checkbox On
Autoplay Checkbox On
Loop Video Checkbox On
Show Video Controls Checkbox Off
Mute Video Checkbox On

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 “Slideshow Hero”.
  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.