1. What is Hero Slideshow?
The Hero Slideshow section is a dynamic way to showcase multiple images or slides at the top of your website, complete with customizable effects, layouts, and transitions to capture customer attention.

2. Section Components
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Displays a sliding or static slideshow to highlight key products, promotions, or messages.
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Available blocks
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Used to add a single image slide with optional text and a button.
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3. Location & Setup
- Go to “Online Store” > “Themes” > ”Customize”.
- Select where you want to place it.
- Click "Add Section".
- Search for Hero slideshow.
- Click on it to add.
4. Highlight features
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Autoplay Controls: Set the autoplay interval or disable it entirely.
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Interactive Navigation: Enable arrows, pagination, or hover pauses for better user control.
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Transition Effects: Choose from Slide, Fade, or Zoom-in transitions.
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Responsive Layouts: Adjust desktop and mobile image heights for optimal display.
5. Common Use Cases
🤔 How to set up a simple Hero slideshow?
Want to add a simple slide like the image below to your Hero slideshow? Here's how:

STEP 1: Add the block to the section Under the Hero slideshow section, add Slideshow block.
STEP 2: Assign an image to the slide: Click on the Slideshow block, under Banner media group, you can:
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In Image, click “Select” and upload your image.
- (Optional) Upload a different image for the mobile version in Mobile image.
- Adjust the Overlay opacity from 0–100%.
STEP 3: Add the content to the slide:
Click on the Slideshow block, under Slideshow content group, and:
- Enter text into Subheading, Heading, and Text.
- Add the buttons by entering the label, and link, and choose the style.
- Choose the Content position.
- Adjust the Content alignment.
STEP 4: Click “Save” when done.
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🤔 How to add a promotional overlay to your slide?
Want to your slide to have the overlay photos or products like the image below? Here's how:

STEP 1: Open the settings Click on the Slideshow block that you want to add a promotional overlay to.
STEP 2: Add the overlay groups
At each slideshow, you can add up to 2 overlay groups above the main image. Navigate to First promotion and Second promotion settings group. These groups can link to a product or show an image, depending on your need:
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You need to… |
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Show the products for the overlay…

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Find the Product config, and choose the product you want to show.
- Turn on Show product rating to display stars (optional).
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Show the images & text for the overlay…

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- Add the Image.
- Adjust the Overlay opacity.
- Enter Subheading, Heading.
- Adjust the Overlay content alignment.
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Note:Promotion prioritizes showing the featured product, followed by the image.
STEP 3: Adjust the promotion layout
You can choose Content position and Overlay content alignment at Promotion layout settings.
STEP 4: Click “Save” when done.
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🤔 What other customization options can you give your Hero Slideshow?
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✨ Change the auto-play timing of the slideshow:
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Click on the Hero Slideshow section, under the Slide setting group, and adjust the Autoplay timing.
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✨Make the slideshow pause when the mouse on:
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Click on the Hero Slideshow section, under the Slide setting group, find and turn on the Pause on hover setting.
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✨Show the left-right arrows:
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Click on the Hero Slideshow section, under the Slide setting group, find and turn on the Show navigation arrows setting.
⚠️ Note: This only works if the Pagination type is None or Number bar.
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✨ Change the transition effect:
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Click on the Hero Slideshow section, under the Slide setting group, find and choose the Transition effect to be Slide, Fade, and Zoom in.
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✨ Change the height of images
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Click on the Hero Slideshow section, and:
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For desktop 🖥️: Scroll down to Desktop layout, and choose your preferred image height in Desktop image height
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For mobile 📱: Scroll down to Mobile layout, and choose your preferred image height in Mobile image height.
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✨ Change the padding:
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Click on the Hero Slideshow section, scroll down to the Section layout group, and you will be able to change the Top padding and Bottom padding.
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Need help? Contact our support team at Omni Themes Support.
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