Adding a Video to Your Store
Adding a video to your website can be a great way to engage your audience and make your content more dynamic. Whether you want to add a video to your homepage, product page, or any other page on your website, the process is simple and can be done in just a few steps.
How to Add a Video to Your Store Using the Slideshow?
STEP 1
Access your Shopify Admin's Theme Library to open the theme customizer.
STEP 2
Navigate the homepage, and scroll down to Templates.
Scroll on Slideshow. (If you don't have one yet, check here on How to use the slideshow?)
Click on the arrow to open the Slideshow menu where you can add a slide.
STEP 3
In the video section, select the video you want to upload as the background video.
STEP 4
Click Save to apply the changes.
How to Add a Video to Your Store Using the Video Section?
Use this section if your video is hosted on YouTube or Vimeo.
STEP 1
Access your Shopify Admin's Theme Library to open the theme customizer.
STEP 2
Navigate the homepage, and scroll down to Templates.
Click Add section, then choose Video.
STEP 3
In the video section, click Video. On the video settings, paste the YouTube or Vimeo video link.
STEP 4
Click Save to apply the changes.
How to Add a Video to Your Store Using the Custom HTML?
STEP 1
Access your Shopify Admin's Theme Library to open the theme customizer.
STEP 2
Navigate the homepage, and scroll down to Templates.
Click Add section, then choose Custom HTML.
STEP 3
In the Custom HTML section, click on Custom HTML. Paste the following HTML code for a video
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="YOUR_VIDEO_URL" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Editing Instructions:
Replace
YOUR_VIDEO_URLwith the actual URL of your video.Adjust the width and height values as needed to fit your theme layout.
You can also customize other attributes like
allowfor different features (e.g., autoplay)
STEP 4
Click Save to apply the changes.