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Announcement

A thin bar above the header for news, offers and shipping thresholds. Messages can scroll, and a message can be shown only to visitors from one country.

About this section

A thin bar above the header for news, offers and shipping thresholds. Messages can scroll, and a message can be shown only to visitors from one country.

How to add itAlready on the page it belongs to
Where it can goAny page
Settings6 · 3 block types

Good to know: Keep each message to one line. Use a countdown block for a sale with an end date.

Settings

SettingTypeWhat it does
Enable play/marquee modeOn / offAnimates the text continuously across the screen. On by default.
Marquee speedSliderLower value is faster. From 10 to 100 s, 30 s to start.

Background media

SettingTypeWhat it does
Background imageImageChoose an image from your files.
Background videoVideoOverrides image if both are provided. Choose a video uploaded to your files.
Dark mode videoVideoPlays instead of the video above while the store is in dark mode, from the same moment. Use a film of the same length. Choose a video uploaded to your files.
Media overlay opacitySliderDarkens the media so white text remains readable. From 0 to 100 %, 50 % to start.

Blocks

Blocks are added inside the section with Add block, and can be reordered by dragging.

Standard announcement

SettingTypeWhat it does
TextText—

Geo-Targeted message

SettingTypeWhat it does
TextText—
Country code (ISO)TextComma-separated country codes (e.g. US, CA, GB). The message will only show for these countries.

Live countdown timer

SettingTypeWhat it does
Prefix textText—
End date and timeTextFormat: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS (e.g. 2026-12-31 23:59:59). Make sure to use 24-hour format.

Something here not as described?Tell us which setting and what you saw. We reply within two business days.

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