Broadcast is likely the most feature-rich theme ever built for Shopify. We hope you didn’t notice. It is built to be easy to set up and run for the first time and has rich features you can tap into as your needs become more complex.

These docs are built to guide you along that journey. We hope to develop themes that rarely need documentation, but e-commerce is complex, and some things require explanation. In some cases, these docs are opinionated. The authors of Broadcast have been working in e-commerce for over a decade, building Shopify themes, launching startups, and building large complex sites for international brands. We have opinions about best practices that are based on this experience. We have baked that ethos into Broadcast.

We aim to help you avoid pitfalls and build a site that is maintainable for the long term. In general, we don't document the apparent things. If you see documentation here, it’s probably worth reading — even if you're an expert. From all of us at Invisible, we hope you love it as much as we do.

Demonstration stores

Explore sections in Broadcast

Watch our video overview of the sections used in the Modern demo store:

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All licensed customers can download the latest version for free to their store. Continue running your current version and publish only when you've set up the latest.

Try Broadcast for Free

If you're new to Broadcast, you can easily download a free trial version from Shopify's Theme Store. With Broadcast, you can create a store that perfectly fits your brand, products, and services. You can use it as a draft theme for as long as you need without any time constraints. Only pay when you're ready to publish your store.

Support

If you have questions or need additional assistance with using the theme, our support staff is here to help you by email. We offer free theme-related support by email to all our customers with no extra fees. You can also inquire about features or ask us questions about the theme before your purchase:

Earlier versions of Broadcast

Broadcast has grown with Shopify over the years. We are currently on our fifth generation of the theme. Choose the version toggle at the top of the page next to the logo.

Products with image - New section

Display a branded image with a selection of products with this new two-column style section:

The mobile version displays the image first, followed by the products:

Image with text section now supports media in the text block

Add an image or video block into the text area of the Image with text section:

Insert an image or video into the text column:

The main image is configured in the section settings. The image block will add an image to the text area. Drag the image or video block to sort placement position in the text area.

Transparent header support for product pages

Create modern designs for product pages, now with transparent header support:

Find the settings in the Header section:

For best results, use the Stretched option for the Product page layout:

Subheading settings - New options

Now you can configure both the Body and Heading styles for Subheadings:

Adjust the font sizing, and letter spacing, plus an option to make subheadings in all uppercase.

Countdown timer - New section

Add promotion-style countdown timers to your shop:

Design unique styles with backgrounds for desktop and mobile devices:

Customize with various section settings. Add blocks for text content:

Timeline - New section

New to Broadcast is a unique Interactive section with beautiful animation to engage your customers:

Animated lines connect to timeline points as the customer scrolls down the page. Easy to build, add a timeline block for each entry. Use the section settings to customize the design:

Improved mobile layout for header

We've improved the header elements in the mobile navigation:

Content from the header is now placed in the lower section of mobile navigation.

Header section: Toolbar block

Our latest header block allows you to add more menu items, more icons, and more functionality to your main navigation.

This new option has dedicated controls to show a menu, country and region selectors, a currency picker, social media icons as well as dedicated color settings (for the background and text).

Image with text: Accordion block

Accordions are making their way to more sections. Add expandable blocks to your Image with text section.

Accordion group: new option

Show two columns of tabs with the new option in the accordion group section:

Multicolumn: new option

There are three new ways to display your image blocks in the multicolumn section. First, be sure to add an image block:

Select an image shape from the individual block settings. Try out the new blob and its hover animation!

Footer group: new block & section:

The divider section has made its way to the footer group. Use it to add a horizontal ruler and separate the content above the header.

There is also a divider block inside the footer section itself. Use the individual block settings to adjust the width and space everything perfectly around it:

Image with scrolling text section

We've added a new section to expand the scrolling text feature by integrating a modern scrolling text element within an image banner-style section:

Rich text columns section

We've added a new section to quickly build text-based content and organize the elements into left and right columns.

• Each block has a position option for column placement:

• Column sizes and text alignment can be adjusted in the section settings:

• Mobile settings allow the stacked content to be left-aligned or centred.

Mobile footer accordion options

Display blocks inside an accordion for the mobile footer:

In the footer blocks, you can use the new checkbox to enable the accordion feature for mobile devices:

The accordion option is available on the following footer block types:

• Link list

• Text

• Page

• Social

The newsletter and divider blocks do not contain the option.

Hide tag for products

We've added the ability to hide products from searches and collections. Simply add the hide tag to your product:

After adding the hide tag, the product won't appear on collections and search results:

You can still view the product page by using the product URL:

Sold out badge

Items that are sold out can now display a badge on the product grid or collection listings. The price is now also shown with the product information:

In the Theme settings -> Product grid, you can toggle the badge option:

Before and after block updates

We've added additional size and spacing options to the blocks in the "Before and After" section:

Remove link repositioned in the cart

We've improved the placement of the "Remove" items from the cart. The link is now below the quantity selector and left-aligned to match the other elements:

Release notes

View the release notes for a complete listing of changes:

With the map section in Broadcast, you can display an interactive map for your customers.

Broadcast supports the Google Maps API to display a store's location easily. Alternatively, you can use any static image to display a location.

Example map styles

When using your Google Maps API key, Broadcast will automatically generate an interactive map with the address you provide. Broadcast also includes multiple map styles. Here are some examples:

Use the interactive press logos section in Broadcast to draw attention to customer feedback on your products and services, creating an engaging presentation of quotes.

Flexible

Add as many brand logos and optional quotes as needed. The section builds a slider when additional logos are displayed beyond the viewport.

Broadcast can display a transparent header on almost all pages:

When using a transparent header, you may include a second logo to provide contrast with your main homepage asset.

If a sticky header is also used, a darker logo will provide the needed contrast upon scroll.

Broadcast footer theme blocks help you customize content columns within the footer:

Types of theme blocks

Broadcast includes the following theme blocks for the Footer:

With Broadcast you can easily add search suggestions:

In this tab, you can add a navigation menu and select products.

Watch a video excerpt from our Bold demo store example. This video covers the toolbar settings and image blocks used on our demo store:

This is one of Broadcast's most flexible sections, packed with different content block types and options. Quickly build beautiful promotions with versatility.

Build unique sections by adding multiple block types to the same column.

Flexible

Build creative promotions for the product template or any page. Versatile enough to start any promotion concept with layers of options and settings for desktop and mobile devices.

Customize

• The image column can have one or two images within the column. The size of the column can be increased.

• The text area can include multiple block types stacked together. The divider block can help add separation or lines.

• The placement of content can be swapped from left to right. Use the alignment option to place text to the left or center.

Video Overview

This video demonstrates how to build and customize the Image with text section, including block variations and mobile options:

Advanced setting

Learn more about the Advanced setting to show the placeholder image. The Image banner section contains a video on the concepts and how they are applied. You can use this feature in the same way for the Image with text section:

See also

The multicolumn section in Broadcast is another option to build a custom section with additional columns rapidly:

Display any two images with our interactive slider to present the before state and after state. A powerful sales tool to showcase your services.

Flexible

When you add text and button content, use it as a two-column section. Optionally, display it as a full-width single column without blocks.

Customize

• In the section settings, add two similar sized images for best results.

• Adjust the image aspect ratio for taller or wider images.

• Use a Rich Text section above for a large single-column heading, or add the heading, text and button blocks to build a two-column version.

Video Overview

Discover how to customize and set up the 'Before and After' section in this video walkthrough:

Display accordion and text-based content in a section. Featuring autogenerated navigation that allows customers to navigate easily through your content blocks.

The sidebar's navigation is displayed on desktop devices and remains sticky for quick access to content areas.

Flexible

Use heading categories to organize the content and instantly build the sidebar. Add anywhere to present a question-and-answer style section with a navigation sidebar. This is ideal for FAQs, contacts, about pages, and more.

Customize

• Use the Heading block to build the sidebar and group content into categories or sections.

• The Accordion block helps you add question-and-answer style content.

• The Text block is displayed without an accordion.

Video Overview

This video demonstrates the section settings and how to build the sidebar and content using the Sidebar section in Broadcast:

See also

For a rich accordion section that utilizes images, icons, a newsletter and more, Broadcast includes the Accordion section:

For a simple text-based question-and-answer section that supports one or two columns, Broadcast includes the Accordion group section:

Broadcast's full-featured section to build rich, beautiful, custom layouts and promotions. The multicolumn section is a perfect starting point for building creative promotions from one to many columns with rich blocks and animation.

Examples

Sample layouts and styles when using the multicolumn section.

• Text blocks with large heading sizes:

• Menu block paired with an image block:

• Two rows of text blocks with equal sizes:

Flexible

Experiment with various column widths, blocks and image shapes. The multicolumn section can be used throughout your site with different designs.

Customize

• The section settings help you add an optional heading and configure the content's alignment, section colors, and padding.

• You can choose from different content blocks, such as images, icons, text, and menus. Each block added creates a new column within the section.

• Each block includes a column width option. Adjust the sizes to build rows of content. Four blocks sized at 50% will build two rows, and three blocks sized at 33% will build one row.

Video Overview

This video demonstrates different column layouts and also covers some of the section and block settings to achieve different styles:

See also

For two-column sections with different block types, Broadcast also includes:

Drive more sales by guiding customers to your featured collections. The Collection list section in Broadcast lets you create organized displays that simplify shoppers navigating and finding their desired products.

Choose from grid or slider layouts to showcase your best collections and enhance customer engagement.

Flexible

Choose which collections to display and override the image or heading. Show in a gird or slider format.

Customize

• Add blocks to build out your list of collections.

• Configure the section settings for the right design, layout and messaging.

Video Overview

This short video demonstrates some of the settings and options for the Collection list section:

A quicker and simpler section to build FAQ-style questions and answers for your store. The Accordion group section can be used to add information about your products, services and even helpful tips. These are text-based accordions grouped into one section.

Flexible

Quick and simple section for building classic FAQ-style content. Create single or two-column sections with content blocks.

Customize

• Use a Heading block to separate groups of questions.

• Use the Question block to create questions and answers within a group.

Video Overview

This video demonstrates the section settings and content blocks in the accordion group section:

See also

For pages with longer question-and-answer style content, Broadcast has a unique Sidebar section that automatically generates navigation to groups of questions or content:

For a rich accordion section that utilizes images, icons, a newsletter and more, Broadcast includes the Accordion section:

Broadcast includes a rich testimonials section where you can showcase reviews from clients and business partners. As the number of quotes increases, the section becomes an interactive slider.

Flexible

Compact to add on any page to build trust and confidence with your brand. Two image options are available to showcase a product and profile information.

Customize

• Use the section settings to customize the layout and optional quotation marks. The featured image can be hidden to display only the quotes and optional profile photos.

• Use the image aspect ratio to adjust for the type of featured images you use.

• Text can be aligned centred or left.

Video Overview

This video demonstrates the layout and quote options for the testimonial section:

Broadcast's tab collection enables you to showcase multiple collections in one section. It is the most comprehensive collection section with a wide range of features and options.

Each collection tab can display a promotion with a call to action.

Flexible

Display products from multiple collections in one section. Include a promotional image with messaging and branding to draw customers to your products.

Customize

• Add collection blocks to build each tab.

• Use the heading feature in each block to label the tab name.

• The featured image can be aligned to fit the size of your product images or image size.

Video Overview

This video demonstrates the tab layout options and reviews all the section and block options:

See also

Broadcast includes a single-collection section with similar features for quickly displaying one collection:

Broadcast includes a full-featured section for your customers to contact you. Easily add form blocks to build a simple or complex contact form and place it anywhere you like. The section can be added to most parts of your store.

Flexible

Add any common form field type to your contact form. Broadcast includes the heading block to separate the fields.

Customize

After adding the section, you can modify:

• Heading

• Display captcha terms

• Adjust the width of the form

• Colors for the background and text

Next, build the perfect form using Broadcast's rich blocks:

Video Overview

This video demonstrates some of the settings and options, including contact form blocks:

Broadcast includes a custom code section to help you add Shopify App snippets, HTML or other Liquid code to create advanced customizations.

Flexible

Add to different areas of your store for custom content without editing the theme code.

Customize

Add the Custom code section where you need the functionality. In the section settings, you can add your HTML, Liquid or App snipped into the Custom code area:

The section settings also include the ability to modify:

• Colors for the background and text.

• Section padding, above and below.

• Custom CSS for this section.

Video Overview

This video demonstrates adding custom HTML, Liquid code, and the Custom CSS feature:

Broadcast includes a wide range of commerce shopping icons that can create promotions and key product or brand messages without images.

Flexible

Choose from a large list of commerce shopping icons built right into Broadcast. Each icon block creates a new column. Mobile devices can view one or two columns per row or flick through a slider version.

Customize

Use the section settings to configure the section heading, layout, alignment, colors and padding:

• Add an optional heading and adjust the size.

• Choose a grid or slider layout for desktop browsers. Broadcast includes how many items per row to display when using the grid layout style.

• Use the alignment options to adjust the heading, icons, columns and section width.

Each of the icon blocks has settings to customize the column:

• Choose from a pre-built icon from our commerce shopping collection or add your own image.

• Adjust the color and height of the icon or image.

• Add a heading and supporting text. Adjust the sizes for the heading and text.

Video Overview

This video demonstrates the layout options for desktop and mobile devices and covers how to configure the icons:

Broadcast's multiple-slide hero banner section offers your store a wide range of options to customize and create a rich slideshow asset. Promote your key messages with this powerful branding tool.

Flexible

Use with one or more slides. Broadcast includes multiple slide transitions, height options for mobile and desktop, autoplay controls and more.

Customize

• Each slide has an option for a desktop or mobile image. We recommend a wide, 16:9 ratio image for desktop devices and tall 18:9 or 19:9 aspect ratio images for mobile. Image cropping occurs from side to side and top to bottom. Keep the subject matter in the middle of your image for best results. Experiment with completely different images when choosing desktop and mobile images.

• The overlay feature can help add contrast between the image and text messaging. Experiment with different colors, opacity, and the option to display only the overlay behind the text.

• Each slide has text position options for both desktop and mobile. Move your messaging around to find the perfect spot over the branded image.

Video Overview

This video demonstrates the slideshow section settings and how to configure the slide blocks:

Add single or multiple text announcement bars with links to promote your offers:

Target Page

Display a free shipping message to your customers only when the customer is browsing a certain page, product, collection, or blog post on your site.

Target your message based on where customers are browsing your site:

Target Referrer

Target a specific audience by using Target Referrer. Your announcement bar will only appear when the customer arrives at your site from a certain path or location.

Target Device

Target only certain devices or create a custom announcement bar message for mobile devices and another for desktop browsers.

Broadcast includes several options to customize the announcement bar in the header area fully. You can choose from different styles like a slider or scrolling announcement bar and add rich blocks to enhance the promotional information for your customers:

Layout options

The layout settings include an option to toggle a border and choose the style of the announcement bar to display.

Border

Toggle the border option to help separate the announcement bar and the rest of the header content. This can be helpful when using a similar background for both the announcement bar and the header:

Slider or Scrolling text

Choose between two message display styles:

• The Slider option fades the current message out and fades in a new message when multiple message blocks are added. The "Autoplay speed" setting determines when messages rotate. Arrows can be displayed so customers can navigate through multiple messages.

• The Scrolling text option auto-scrolls messages across the browser or device width, similar to a marquee effect. Use the "Autoplay speed" setting to adjust the scrolling speed. The "Space between the message" option increases or decreases the message gap.

Colors

Choose background and text colors for your announcement bar. Use a blank value for transparency.

Section padding

Customize the top and bottom padding of the announcement bar.

Learn more

Video overview of the different styles and settings to configure the Announcement bar in Broadcast:

Broadcast's rich text section is the simplest method for adding text or headings above or between sections. It allows you to add large or short messages with headings, subheadings, and text styles.

Flexible

• Introduce sections with rich text. Place the section above another to build a seamless look:

• Extended text can be spanned over columns with the columns block:

• The text block can be used to build heading tags for SEO, like an H1:

Customize

• Add a background image to help the section pop out. Both desktop and mobile options are available.

• The text alignment option can centre text. The overlay and color options can be used to fine-tune the content.

• Use the columns block to break content up into columns instantly. Choose how many columns to display.

Video Overview

This video demonstrates the section settings and block options for the Rich text section:

This Broadcast section is packed with full-featured accordion blocks to help you design and build rich, interactive content. Display columns of rich content, such as images, icons with messaging, and text.

Flexible

Build rich accordions on the home page, a lookbook, product pages, or anywhere on your site. Choose from a rich set of content blocks to display eye-catching information. Stack multiple accordion sections together to incorporate multiple column sizes.

Customize

• The section settings help you style the accordion's layout. The open-by-default toggle lets you keep the accordion open by default or closed.

• Add blocks to build each column within the accordion. Similar block types work well together or mix them for a creative design.

• The block settings help you configure each column within the accordion section.

We've included a wide range of blocks to build the right accordion quickly:

• Text column - Commonly used for standard FAQ-style accordions.

• Image column - Add images to your accordion for a more appealing branded experience.

• Icon column - Choose from a rich set of modern icons by Broadcast or add your own.

Video Overview

This video demonstrates how to create image, icon and text accordions in Broadcast:

See also

For pages with longer question-and-answer style content, Broadcast has a unique Sidebar section that automatically generates navigation to groups of questions or content:

For a simple text-based question-and-answer section that supports one or two columns, Broadcast includes the Accordion group section:

Displays a newsletter sign-up form:

Customize form description. Display optional name field.

Displays a Shopify menu:

TIP - Create a custom menu designed for the footer with links to help customers find additional pages or content within your site.

Video Overview

This video walkthrough showcases the sections and settings used on our Modern demo store. We cover the main sections used on the homepage and the footer configuration:

At the end of the video, we display how the sections appear on mobile devices.

More examples

• For a full breakdown of how we've set up the header and toolbar on the Bold demo store:

• Learn how we set up our About page on the Modern demo store:

Complete list of sections

Browse through the main index page of sections:

Displays a Shopify Page created in your Shopify Admin, Pages:

Settings

Select a page created for your store or click on 'Create a page' to create a new page:

Edit or create a page in the Shopify page editor:

Broadcast can display the number of products that are in collections. The feature shows a numerical value next to the collection name in the dropdown navigation:

How to

In the Theme settings -> Layout, use the checkbox to "Enable superscript".

Transparent header with sticky scrolling

Transparent header default scrolling

Sticky scrolling, no transparent header

Default scrolling, no transparent header

Our product grid is the base of our collection pages and the base for a lot of our sections.

In this tab, you can:

• Set the aspect ratio for your grid images

• Show the second image on hover (for non-touch devices only)

• Enable different badges

• Enable quick add

• Enable sibling swatches

• Enable cutline

• Enable reviews - star rating

Display rich text content in the column:

The theme settings help you configure theme-wide options and settings in Broadcast. These are considered global settings as they affect how your theme looks and functions on all pages.

You'll find some of the most important settings here: colors, typography, buttons, social media accounts, layouts and more. The theme settings can be found in the Theme Customizer by clicking on the settings icon on the left icon bar:

Badges block for Product pages

Badges can now be displayed on Broadcast Product pages. Broadcast can automatically display Sale badges or Custom badges that you create for individual products:

Gift card - Send directly to the recipient with a message

Customers can now send a gift card directly to the recipient's email and include a personal message.

In the Theme Editor, use the checkbox option on the Buy buttons block to enable.

Broadcast includes a rich slider section to promote one or more of your blog post articles:

Mobile users can swipe through a scrolling version of the articles:

Flexible

Broadcast uses two primary fonts: Heading and Body. You can choose these font values from a large library of professional fonts provided for free from Shopify by Google. After choosing these two font types, you can customize different elements throughout the theme with these default choices.

Heading

Begin by choosing a Heading font that will be used for various types of headings throughout the site:

Broadcast includes flexible options for creating feature-rich sections from detailed content blocks. The Custom content section is ideal for building single or two-column layouts.

Flexible

Save time by choosing full-featured content block types to build the right section for your page.

This Broadcast section helps you create unique, modern designs using inline product images directly linking to your products and collections. Easily build modern promotions with creative designs that link directly to your products and services.

Flexible

Quickly build text-based key messages throughout your shop and visually attract shoppers with branded images, products and collections. Separate text, alignment and image aspect ratio settings for mobile and desktop help you create the perfect look for all devices.

Promote your offers and discounts easily with this easy-to-use text promotion builder, which can be added to your site.

These are static promotions without any scrolling. Sometimes, simple is best.

Flexible

Add throughout your store to alert customers of offers and services. Broadcast includes three content-block types to help you quickly build the right message with a call to action.

Broadcast's featured collection is the fastest way to promote products from a collection. Add the section and customize the layout features to display your products quickly with a wide range of options.

Shoppers can purchase directly with the Quick Add feature or click through to view the full product page.

Flexible

Broadcast includes a unique interactive timeline section to showcase events, milestones, goals or even age-based shopping options.

With modern animation effects, this section enhances the online shopping experience for customers who scroll down the page or click on the timeline hotspots.

Flexible

The timeline section can be used with or without images for simple text-based content or rich sliding images.

Broadcast includes the "Line item property" block, which helps you collect additional information from your customer and attach that to the product.

This can be helpful when you need the customer's input and attach it to the order:

The information will be included in the order, and the customer will see it in the cart:

Build an engaging section showcasing products from a collection alongside a prominent image promotion. This modern design by Broadcast captures shoppers' attention while browsing your store pages.

Flexible

You can select up to four products to feature in this promotion. The Quick Add feature quickly adds items to the cart. The call-to-action link over the image allows shoppers to view more items.

Broadcast provides various methods for adding a newsletter sign-up option to your shop, including the footer and blocks in various sections. This section allows you to promote your newsletter on any page easily.

The newsletter form collects the customer's email address and tags them in your customer base with "Accepts Marketing." When integrated with newsletter apps, you can target these customers with updates. New subscribers will be seen as new Customers in your Shopify admin tab.

Flexible

Broadcast's hero-style section lets you quickly build a powerful banner section with one or two split images.

The heading, text, and buttons are blocks that can be placed in different positions to create the perfect branded banner and messaging.

Flexible

Add single or multiple text announcement bars with links to promote your offers:

Advanced configuration

Broadcast includes target options to help you create and manage multiple announcement promotions and assign them to certain pages on your site. You can even build shorter messages for mobile devices while displaying a longer message for desktop browsers.

Broadcast includes a rich Blog posts section to display the most recent posts on your site quickly:

Flexible

Choose how many posts to display per row and how many rows.

With Broadcast, you can build rich scrolling text promotions with various font sizes, images, colors, scrolling directions and even a softer slider style. Add an eye-catching message to any spot on your pages.

Broadcast includes custom content blocks for dynamic free shipping information, custom code to build your own content and integrate with apps, plus an image block.

Flexible

Video Overview

Explore the settings we've used on our Bold demo store. This video overview includes all the settings we've used to build the Header in the demo store:

Create custom dividers to style your pages with Broadcast's divider section.

Flexible

Dividers can be added above and below sections to build the correct type of separation. Broadcast includes options to build creative divider designs.

The accordion section in Broadcast includes a robust selection of blocks to visually improve content displayed on product detail pages, blogs, pages, and more.

Content blocks include:

• Text column

• Image column

Cart drawer

Broadcast allows your customers to add items to the cart without the need to refresh the page.

This is done by using asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) to get the information we need to populate the cart.

This feature can be disabled if you need to integrate an application into the cart page.

Transform your store's collection promotion with a visually captivating presentation of high-resolution graphics and prominent text.

Our dynamic format will keep your customers engaged as they browse through the full-sized images to discover collections within your store.

Flexible

Choose which collections to display and override the image or heading. You can even show how many products are in the collection.

With Broadcast's Image with text slider section, you can build text slide cards with one image or an entire promotion that scrolls through your promotions.

Flexible

This section can rotate through multiple text messages while displaying a single image. Optionally, the entire section can rotate through multiple image and text promotions.

Broadcast's interactive image and product section helps shoppers find the products from your brand images.

Flexible

Use it as a static image to promote products. Or display the product dots, which link to the products, making it easier to find the right one. Perfect for any page, including Lookbooks.

The product dots can be easily positioned over the branded image and link to the product in the section.

The product form is home to variants, a quantity picker, and an 'Add to cart' button on all product pages.

Use the options in this tab to create the layout you like the most.

Add links to your social media pages and enable social sharing buttons.

Broadcast includes a fully-featured countdown timer block for the announcement bar. Add the block to help highlight your flash sales and improve conversions.

Countdown timer block settings

After adding the countdown timer block, you can configure your flash sale's end date and time. Use the 12-hour format and then choose the AM/PM option:

Hide block after end of timer

This option will entirely hide the countdown timer block when the flash sale time has reached.

Example of Theme Customizer "dimmed" version to indicate this block is not shown. However, you can still customize the time and details:

End of timer message

The End of timer message will replace the countdown clock with your message at the end of the sale:

Text

Add a message about your flash sale in the text area. This message is displayed on the left side of the main countdown timer:

Broadcast's Countdown section gives you the tools to create attention-grabbing promotions. With customizable countdown styles, showcase flash sales, limited-time offers, or pre-order launches and keep customers engaged and eager to buy.

Easily build promotions that you can place throughout your store:

Flexible

Design custom countdown promotions with background images and solid or gradient colors. Use the expiry features to hide the promotion or display a custom message during the countdown.

Customize

• Choose an end date and time for your event.

• Pick a size for the countdown timer and choose from split or centred styles.

• Display a custom message or hide the entire section after the event.

Video Overview

This video demonstrates some of the settings and options, including gradients:

Broadcast can bring your navigation to life with images. Promote your product lines and sales events by easily adding image promotions to any of your top-level menu items:

You can even build an entire dropdown with images alone:

Video

How to build an all-image dropdown in Broadcast:

Video

How to use image blocks to add images to existing top-level menu items:

Adding images to menu items

• Begin by adding an image block to the Header section:

• Next, map the image to a menu position. If you'd like your image to appear on the first menu item, choose "Item 1". In our example, the image block is mapped to "Item 1", which would be the "NEW ARRIVALS" menu:

• You can add multiple images to the same menu item. Each one will occupy a column. In this example, we have two images mapped to "Item 2":

Image settings

Finetune your image with individual block settings to perfect each individual image and call-to-action link:

• Image scaling ratio - Adjust for wide to tall images.

• Wide image checkbox - Use to adjust for smaller to larger images.

• Overlay opacity - Darken the image to help highlight text.

Click on Footer to view the main footer settings:

Setting Components

• Logo

• Background Image

• Blocks

Logo

Add your brand logo to the top area of the footer:

Background Image

Add a background image to the entire footer area:

Payment icons are automatically generated from your Shopify admin settings, payments, and payment providers.

Create video banners and promotional sections to enhance your brand, products, and services with this single-column section in Broadcast.

Flexible

The video section can loop MP4 or MOV format videos from your content library. Videos can also appear with a pop-up player, ideal for longer video content.

Broadcast always presents a clean branded experience for shoppers, including options to add separate poster images for desktop and mobile devices. These images will load first while your video is loading into the browser and then be replaced by the video content.

Adding videos to your store is perfect for creating attractive promotions. You can easily incorporate them into any page of your store.

YouTube and Vimeo

YouTube and Vimeo videos can only be displayed as Popup videos. The reason is, Shopify can't control the ads and linked videos that YouTube or Vimeo will display in the video. The result is a very unprofessional background section.

If you need to use a YouTube or Vimeo video, we have a couple of recommendations:

• To use as a background video, download the YouTube or Vimeo video and convert it to an MP4 or MOV format, then you can simply add it to your Shopify library.

• For a popup video, you can add the YouTube or Vimeo URL in the Popup section. Use a branded image or a still frame from the video to represent the video.

Customize

Use the section settings to configure all the options for the video section.

• To loop an MP4 or MOV video, select a supported video from your content library into the video option.

• To use the optional popup feature, check the toggle option and select a video from your content library or a YouTube/Vimeo link address. In the section settings, lower down, find and adjust the button style and colors to modify the play icon.

• Add a branded image or still frame image for desktop and mobile options in the image section. These images will be used while your video is loading into the browser. The mobile version is optional but recommended with a taller portrait-style image. For desktop, we recommend a

When enabled, the popup play button uses the same style as the call-to-action button. Adding a popup video can help display longer video content:

Video Overview

How to use the video section. This video demonstrates how to use the settings and options, plus details about the cover image and video types for looping and YouTube videos:

Introduced in Broadcast v5.6

Broadcast includes a Final sale message feature, which allows shoppers to easily identify products on final sale and view details about the sale.

The message can be triggered to appear on all sale items or individual products only.

All sale items

Use the Theme settings -> Product form -> Final sale to toggle the feature for all sale items and also configure the details displayed on hover:

• When this toggle is checked, all sale items will display the 'Final sale' message and details on hover.

Individual products

Broadcast uses a custom metafield which can be added to individual products. Each product in your store can be individually toggled to display the final sale message.

How to video

This short video demonstrates creating a required custom metafield to display the final sale message on only individual items:

Required custom metafield

Customize language

The theme will default the main message to 'Final sale'. You can change the text by modifying the default theme content.

In the Theme Customizer, click on the ellipsis icon on top and choose 'Edit default theme content':

In the editor, type in 'final sale' in the search box to find the correct entry to modify:

To manually find the text snippet, use the Products tab and under the Product section, find Final sale

Broadcast includes an accordion section with the default product template to help you provide frequently asked questions.

A place to promote your services and brand strengths. Include product reviews for the current product.

Theme blocks

Broadcast includes flexible content block types to help you quickly build rich accordions:

Content block types can be mixed and combined in each accordion section

Example of adding a new icon column

Changing the heading

Hiding an entire accordion section

Displaying product reviews

When reviews are enabled, they will appear in the accordion. Broadcast has built-in support for the Shopify Reviews app (required).

Toggle under Reviews:

Custom content inside accordions

Using metafields, we can add custom unique content to accordion blocks for individual products.

Video tutorial - How to add custom content using metafields

Broadcast includes a custom code block to help you build customized messages with HTML and inline styles.

Build custom announcement messages and use targeting options to customize your promotions completely:

Example of custom code used in the above image:

<p>Custom code using <span style="color: orange; font-weight:900;" >HTML</span>. Build your own custom message block</p>

Target options

• Broadcast includes target options to help you display custom messages on certain site pages. Use the Target page feature to customize which announcement bar messages are displayed on various pages of your site.

• With the Target Referrer feature, you can display custom messages when a customer views your shop from an external marketing campaign.

• The Target device feature displays custom announcement bar messages for mobile devices, such as shorter messages and custom longer messages for desktop users.

Learn more about the target options in Broadcast:

Highlight links in your store in colorful shapes and sizes to help your customers find your products and services. The Highlights section in Broadcast is fast and simple to set up.

The section can be used to build a separation between your content. Use it on the homepage, product pages, blogs and other pages.

Flexible

The shapes and color options help you build the right highlights for your brand. Links can be used as a secondary navigation for your pages.

Customize

• Add as many highlight blocks as required to build your navigation.

• Choose from the multiple shape options, including square, rectangle, circular and button.

• Adjust how many highlights per row. Multiple rows are generated based on the number of highlight blocks added. The size of each highlight is based on the number per row.

Video Overview

This video demonstrates the section settings and block options for the Highlights section, including mobile layouts:

Displays social media icons with links to your social networks:

Social icons

Icons automatically appear if a social network address has a URL address configured under Theme settings, Social Media:

Loading icon

Display a custom brand logo or animation during page loads.

Broadcast can display a pulsing custom icon or image during page loads. This branding feature is very easy to implement and is ideal for shops with media-rich pages.

View this short video to demonstrate the effect and how to easily set it up:

Mobile drawer menu

When using this header style, the social media icons are displayed at the bottom:

Broadcast includes a quick, easy-to-use section for building text content into a customized two-column layout. We include columns that can be sized differently and blocks easily positioned to either column.

Flexible

Content can be moved easily from one column to the other. Mobile devices view stacked content with centred or left alignment.

Scroll through product images with Broadcast's captivating product section. Highlight the featured product while shoppers scroll through the page.

The section remains sticky while product images are displayed. Shoppers can purchase directly with the Quick Add feature or click through to view the full product page.

Flexible

Broadcast includes a rich toolbar block to help you store important links and information without cluttering your main navigation area.

Store all the quick links in this secondary space while keeping your leading brand and navigation area clean and easy for shoppers to use.

Text

Display a custom message on the left side of the toolbar. This can be used as an alternative to the Announcement bar, keeping the header area compact.

Quickly build columns with text and images for any promotion in Broadcast. This section helps you build grid-style promotions or strips of photos. Broadcast will automatically align the columns to look perfect. Add creative shape designs with animation for a captivation section.

Flexible

Design clean-looking photo galleries or include headings, text and buttons to build rich promotions.

Add shapes to each of the image blocks.

Customize

Use the section settings to configure the section heading, layout, alignment, colors and padding:

• Use the section settings to add an optional header. Adjust the heading size.

• The desktop layout can be a slider or grid.

• Adjust the number of items per row. Smaller values will display bigger images. When you increase the number of items per row, the images will resize smaller to fit the row.

With the image block settings, you can fine-tune the content:

• Add an image and adjust the desktop and mobile aspect ratio sizes individually for the best display size. The image is optional for text-based columns.

• Choose a shape to transform your image instantly. The blob-style shapes are animated on hover.

• Add optional heading and text or call-to-action buttons.

Video Overview

This video demonstrates the section settings and how to add shapes to the images, plus more:

• Each image shape is adjusted individually at the block level.

Choose the default style and colors for your call-to-action buttons. These button settings allow you to manage the style and appearance of the default buttons. Many sections and blocks will use the choices selected in these settings.

Font

Broadcast allows you to choose any font from the Shopify Font Library for the buttons in your theme. Use the font selector to select the font choice for your buttons.

Featured product section

Fresh new design for the featured product section with new image scrolling options and additional section settings:

Discover the new vertical and horizontal image scrolling options with this quick video:

Logo above menu

Place the brand logo in the middle and navigation below.

The design allows for longer navigation. Stores with many menu items can place the navigation below the brand logo and position items like language selector, currency picker, account, search, and cart icons on the top right:

Configure your brand colors in the color settings. These color elements are used in all the general sections, header, and footer.

Here are some common color elements to demonstrate how the color settings work: