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Featured countdown timer

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The Featured Countdown Timer section allows you to add:

  • 1 Countdown timer block (Evergreen or Fixed time)
  • Up to 12 Image cards (categories, products, or collections)

πŸ“’ Perfect for sale events, seasonal promotions, or limited-time offers.

Steps:

  1. In the theme editor (Customize), click Add section.
  2. Locate Featured countdown timer.
  3. Make necessary changes.
  4. Save.

Section settings

General

  • Color scheme: Apply one of your theme's preset styles to the section.
✍ Learn more: Colors

Grid settings

  • Number of columns on desktop: Set how many image cards appear per row (2–4 columns).
  • Column gap / Row gap: Adjust the spacing between cards.
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Mobile layout

  • Number of columns on mobile: Choose 1-2–3 columns for smaller screens.

On mobile, the image cards display under the Countdown timer.

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  • Enable swipe on mobile: Allow horizontal swipe if you have many items.
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Block settings

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General

  • Color scheme: Apply a custom style for the timer block.
  • Background image: Upload a banner image.
  • Image overlay opacity: Dim the background image for better text visibility.
  • Content spacing: Adjust padding around content.
  • Content position: Choose where to place the content. You can also choose the split the content.
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  • Content alignment: Align the content (Left, Center, Right).

Timer settings

  • Countdown type:
    • Evergreen: Auto-reset timer that repeats every defined cycle.
    • Fixed time: Set a specific end date and time.
  • Style:
    • Only number: Shows only numbers.
    • Number with text: Shows numbers with 'days, hours, minutes, seconds' labels.
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  • Number size: Adjust the size of the countdown numbers.

Fixed or Evergreen Settings

  • Fixed time: Select the exact end date/time (Format: YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM or YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM AA).

For example:

YYYY/MM/DD HH:MMYYYY/MM/DD HH:MM AA
2024/06/30 23:592024/06/30 11:59 PM
  • Evergreen duration: Define cycle duration (e.g.: Every 2 hours, every day, every month, etc.).

Countdown Text Content

  • Card link: Paste a link or select a page from your Shopify store to link the card image and button to.
  • Subheading & Heading: Add promotional text above the timer.
  • Highlight styles: Animate or emphasize important words.
  • Heading size: Adjust size of the main heading.
  • Text (optional): Add a supporting paragraph or short promotional description.

Button settings

  • Button label: Add call-to-action text like "Shop Now" or "View Deals".
  • Button style: Choose Primary, Secondary, Underline or Plain.
  • Button icon: Add optional icons to the button.

Advanced

  • Enable preload image: Optimize Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) by preloading background image for faster speed (for sections that are above the fold).
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Each image card promotes a category, product, or collection:

  • Image: Upload the promotional image.
  • Link: Direct customers to a collection or product page.
  • Content alignment: Align the text overlay (Left, Center, Right).
  • Heading: Add the title (e.g., "Moisturizers").
  • Highlight styles: Optional highlight or animate key words.
  • Heading size: Control heading font size.
  • Text (optional): Add a short supporting line.

βœ… Tip: Keep headings short for clean, scannable tiles.

Best practices

βœ… Use a contrasting overlay for better text readability.

βœ… Keep image cards consistent in style and size.

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