Slideshow

Display images in a beautiful, touch-friendly, animated carousel. Slide and fade transitions built-in.

Free plan · Updated October 26, 2026

Slideshow is a Shopify theme section in the Section Star library. Display images in a beautiful, touch-friendly, animated carousel. Slide and fade transitions built-in.

About the Slideshow section

The Slideshow section, created with the Section Star app for Shopify, is designed to enhance your online store with a dynamic and engaging visual experience. This section allows you to showcase a series of images or videos in a seamless slideshow format, customized to your style and branding preferences. The Slideshow section is versatile, making it suitable for various types of content, from product features to promotional banners.

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Use cases

  1. Product Highlights: Use the slideshow to highlight your best-selling products or new arrivals. Each slide can feature a high-quality image or video, along with a brief description.

  2. Seasonal Promotions: Create a slideshow to showcase your seasonal sales and promotions. This can help capture customer interest and increase conversions.

  3. Customer Testimonials: Display customer testimonials with images or video feedback in the slideshow to build trust and credibility.

  4. Brand Storytelling: Use the slideshow to tell your brand story visually, including images and videos about your brand's journey, values, and milestones.

  5. Featured Collections: Highlight different product collections, allowing customers to scroll through and discover various product categories within your store.

Settings

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

Slideshow Design

Set settings for the slideshow

Setting Type Default
Transition Select (Slide, Fade) slide
Caption Background Color Color or gradient linear-gradient(177deg, rgba(255, 255…
Caption Text Color Color #111
Show Glass Effect? Checkbox On
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
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) 4 / 3
Mobile Media Aspect Ratio Select (21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, auto) 16 / 9
Image Width (size requested from Shopify) Number 1100
Mobile Image Width (size requested from Shopify) Number 800
Enable Autoplay? Checkbox On
Show Arrows? Checkbox On
Autoplay Time Select (Slowest (10s), Slower (7.5s), Normal (5s), Faster (3s), Fastest (2s)) 5000

Headline

Set text for the headline

Setting Type Default
Text Alignment Text alignment center
Mobile Text Alignment Text alignment center
Headline Inline rich text <b>Sample Headline</b>
Text Inline rich text Use this block to add a description. …
Spacing between Headline and Features Number 15

Image block settings

Setting Type Default
Image Image —
Mobile Image (optional) Image —
Caption Inline rich text —
Link (optional) URL —
Open in New Tab Checkbox Off

Video block settings

Setting Type Default
Video Video —
Caption Inline rich text —
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”.
  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.