Sections

Sections are Liquid files that allow you to create reusable modules of content that can be customized by merchants. They can also includeblockswhich allow merchants to add, remove, and reorder content within a section.

For example, you can create anImage with textsection that displays an image and text side-by-side with options for merchants to choose the image, set the text, and select the display order.

Sections can be dynamically added to pages usingJSON templatesorsection groups, giving merchants flexibility to easily customize page layouts. Sections that are included in JSON templates or section groups can supportapp blocks, which give merchants the option to include app content within a section without having to edit theme code. JSON templates and section groups can render up to 25 sections, and each section can have up to 50blocks.

Sections can also beincluded statically, which can provide merchants with in-context customization options for static content.

By default, sections are available for any template or section group. You can limit which templates and section groups have access in thesection schema.

The following diagram shows the main theme architecture components with sections highlighted in blue and blocks highlighted in red:

Diagram of theme architecture components with sections highlighted in blue and blocks highlighted in red.

位置

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Section files are located in thesectionsdirectory of the theme:

Content

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Sections can contain three main types of content:

Type Description Required

Type	Description	Required
Main content	Any HTML or Liquid content you might want to include in the section. Sections have the same access toglobal objects,tags, andfiltersas other Liquid theme files, as well as the following section-specific objects: The`section`object- Contains the section's properties and setting values. The`block`object- Contains the properties and setting values of a single section block. Aside from global objects, variables created outside of sections aren't accessible within sections. The section and block objects, as well as variables created within sections, aren't available outside of their respective section. The only exception is when you reference section and block objects within a snippet that's rendered inside the section you're referencing.	No
Assets	Sections can bundle their own JavaScript and stylesheet assets with the following section-specific Liquid tags: {% javascript %} {% stylesheet %} To learn more, refer toSection assets.	No
Schema	Sections support the section-specific`{% schema %}`Liquid tag. This tag is used to define the following section attributes and settings: name tag class limit settings blocks app blocks max_blocks presets defaults locales enabled_on disabled_on To learn more, refer toSection schema.	Yes

Main content

Any HTML or Liquid content you might want to include in the section.

Sections have the same access toglobal objects,tags, andfiltersas other Liquid theme files, as well as the following section-specific objects:

Thesectionobject- Contains the section's properties and setting values.
Theblockobject- Contains the properties and setting values of a single section block.

Aside from global objects, variables created outside of sections aren't accessible within sections.

The section and block objects, as well as variables created within sections, aren't available outside of their respective section. The only exception is when you reference section and block objects within a snippet that's rendered inside the section you're referencing.

Assets

Sections can bundle their own JavaScript and stylesheet assets with the following section-specific Liquid tags:

To learn more, refer toSection assets.

Schema

Sections support the section-specific{% schema %}Liquid tag. This tag is used to define the following section attributes and settings:

To learn more, refer toSection schema.

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Usage

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When working with sections, you should familiarize yourself with the following:

Render a section

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You can render sections in one of the following ways:

Reference the section in aJSON template, or asection groupin alayoutfile.
Statically renderthe section with thesectionLiquid tag.
Use theSection Rendering API.

Statically render a section

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You can statically render a section using the Liquidsection tag.

For example, to include a section in aLiquid template, you can include it with a section tag:

Integrate sections with the theme editor

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When users customize sections through the theme editor, the HTML of those sections is dynamically added, removed, or re-rendered directly onto the existing DOM, without reloading the entire page. However, any associated JavaScript that runs when the page loads won't run again.

Additionally, you must make sure that when a section or block is selected, that section or block becomes, and remains, visible while it’s selected. For example, a slideshow section should scroll into view when the section is selected, slide to a selected block (slide), and pause while that block is selected.

To help identify theme editor actions like section and block selection or reordering, you can use theJavaScript eventsemitted by the theme editor.

You might also want to prevent specific code from running in the theme editor. To do so, you can use Liquid and JavaScript variables fordetecting the theme editor.

Support app blocks

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App blocks allow app developers to create blocks for merchants to add app content to their theme without having to directly edit theme code.

To learn more about how to make your theme compatible with app blocks, refer toApp blocks.