Forge - Sections
Forge includes a number of theme sections that can be used across your store repeatedly to build compelling visual experiences and maximize the display of your content.
Forge sections
- Announcement Carousel
- Accordion
- Background Video
- Banner header*
- Breadcrumbs*
- Collage
- Collection header*
- Collection list
- Contact form
- Countdown
- Custom liquid
- Editorial columns
- Featured blog
- Featured collection
- Featured product
- Featured product carousel
- Hero image with text
- Image-carousel-with-text
- Image gallery
- Image with text overlay
- Image with text
- Linklist
- Logo list
- Multicolumn
- Newsletter
- Rich text
- Section heading
- Shop the look
- Slideshow
- Table
- Testimonials
- Text with icons
- Video
Items marked with * are not available for selection on the home page.
The theme also includes two Section groups - Header and Footer - where you can add Sections that will show globally across your shop without the need to add them to every templates. The specific Sections are as follows.
Header sections
Footer sections
Announcement Carousel
Add rich text announcements and control the number visible at any time with a scrolling carousel. Great for store announcements or testimonials from customers.
Accordion
A text section that allows collapsible content panes, often associate with FAQ or questions and answers. Accordions are great for pages with large bodies of text content.
Background Video
Full-width autoplaying (on most devices) video section.
Banner image
A page header allowing for a full screen width image.
This section is only available for use on the Collection, Collection List, Blog, Article, Page, Cart and Customer accounts.
Breadcrumbs
A text section that shows a navigation trail normally associated with products and a trail back to collections. For example, when viewing a product page having opened the product from within a collection your breadcrumb trail will show:
Home > Collection title > Product title
Collage
A spacious modern layout of images and text, that can be configured in many layouts.
Collection Header*
A banner section included on all collection templates. Configure to a full width image or side by side.
Collection list
A collection list allows you to select different collections from within your store and display them in any page of your store for quick access. Control the number of collections shown in the grid.
Contact form
Add a contact form to any page of your store allowing customers easy access to questions and answers.
Countdown
Display a countdown timer with text and a call to action button adding urgency to in-store promotions and offers.
Custom liquid
Add app snippets or other Liquid code to create advanced customizations.
Editorial columns
Editorial columns show a grid of images above text for a strong column view, perfect for introductions to pages or additional product and collection details that benefit from additional organized content.
Featured blog
Select a blog from your store and show recent posts on any page, formatting controls allow optional content and layouts.
Featured collection
Showcase a collection of products in a grid or carousel, ideal for sale, new arrivals or adding products to any area of your store.
Featured product
Add a specific product to any page within your store, great if you have a promotional product or subscription / gift offering.
Featured product carousel
Add up to 12 specific products inside a carousel, displaying one at a time that is paired with a unique image. Can go on any page within your store, great if you have a promotional product or subscription / gift offering.
Hero Image with Text
Offset color behind an Image and Text side by side.
Image carousel with text
An image with text section that can uses a carousel that can hold many images instead of one. Good for displaying some text that can be seen in many images.
Image gallery
Add a selection of images with optional text and links to your store to bring focus to products, collections or any other content. Control the width of each image to create different eye catching layouts.
Image with text overlay
Show a large full width image with an optional title and text overlay, if you have lifestyle imagery then this is a great place to add that. We do recommend not using images that contain text for this area due to it's smaller size on mobile.
Image with text
Add an image alongside a title, text and button area with a colored background. Choose the size of your image and its layout from left image or right image.
Linklist
Display a simple horizontal menu created in the Navigation section of your admin for quick access to additional content.
Logo list
Add a section of images that might be used to represent logos for an "as seen in" or list of brands that you carry, or use it to fake a social image feed.
Multicolumn
Display images with text in a wide variety of layouts that include image alongside text, image above text, image with floating text or simple text only blocks.
Newsletter
Collect emails that are saved to your Shopify customers.
Rich text
Add a single block of text for a wider view or add columns of text which help to clearly define content or policies in your store, use as secondary description content for your products to show returns or delivery info or show a simple welcome message and store hours.
Section heading
Break up content or bring focus to specific areas by inserting a section heading.
Shop the Look
An image carousel for product looks.
Slideshow
The slideshow allows up to 5 slides with images and optional text to showcase lifestyle imagery and add calls to action driving customers to key areas of your store, optionally set to full width for ultra large images.
Table
Create organized tables easily with blocks.
Testimonials
Add customer testimonials to your store, which on desktop show in a neat grid for quick visibility converting to a carousel on mobile to maximize screen space.
Text with Icons
Includes 17 custom jewelry icons as well as 23 e-commerce icons.
Video
Set a featured video or an auto playing background video to any area of your store, add optional text overlay with a call to action button to move customers to specific products or promotions.
