Featured products section

Featured products section guide

This section allows you to showcase between 1 and 12 products in a slider format. One active product is displayed prominently in the center, while two additional products are shown in a secondary slider with reduced visibility. Users can navigate through the products using arrow buttons to change the active slide.

Main Settings Options:

  • Adjust the slider width
  • Enable a transparent background (useful for displaying text under the active product)
  • Hide the secondary slider to showcase only one product at a time

Design Tip:

For the best visual experience, use product images with transparent backgrounds.


Demo store:

The Featured products section is displayed on the homepage, showcasing featured products in a slider format.


Note: Section cannot be added to the Password page.

From any page, click on “Add Section” and choose “Featured products” from the list.

To insert a new section between existing ones, follow the steps in the article "Add a section"


Basic Components

The “Featured products” section consists of general settings.

To start customizing Featured products, click on the “Featured products” section to access its settings.


General settings


Select a setting described in the following table:

Settings  Description
Heading

This field is for adding a heading to the section.

In the top menu of the field, you can find options to customize the heading.

Furthermore, you can click the dynamic source button to insert a dynamic source as the title of the section.

Heading size

The heading size setting offers three options to control the size of your section heading:

  • Small
  • Medium
  • Large
Description

This field is for adding a description to the section.

In the top menu of the field, you can find options to customize the text. Additionally, you can use the style of headings from H1 to H6 to the body text.

Furthermore, you can click the dynamic source button to insert a dynamic source for the description.

Description size

This option is visible when a description is entered.

You can choose from three sizes to control the appearance of your description:

  • Small
  • Medium
  • Large
Heading alignment

Align the heading, or heading with description, according to your design preferences:

  • Left
  • Center
  • Right
Featured products Showcase up to 12 featured products in a slider for prominent visibility.
Slider width Adjust the width of the slider using a range from 300px to 600px, depending on your design preferences.
Show secondary slider

Enable this option to display the previous and next products as part of a secondary slider while the active product is highlighted in the product card.

  • Tip: Use images with transparent backgrounds for optimal results if this option is enabled.
Color scheme

Apply Color Scheme:

  • After creating your color schemes in theme settings — 'Colors' tab, you can apply them to different sections of your store.
  • Each section or block includes a Color Scheme Dropdown, allowing you to select a scheme that aligns with your brand identity for a cohesive appearance.
Background image

Upload an image or select one from the media library to enhance your section design.

This option works best for transparent images without backgrounds. You can use it to add visual elements, such as images or text overlays (e.g., “Best Sellers”, as seen in demo stores).


Product card


Navigate to this link to get more info about product icons, promo text and quick add: bulk view options. And check the view of product info and show products stock in this article.

https://docs.muup.co/article/1366-product-grid (Check video and screenshots) but before read a brief info about these options described in the table below.


Setting Description
Image ratio

The “Image ratio” setting allows you to control how images are displayed on your website based on their width-to-height ratio. You have several options to choose from:

  • Adapt to image: This option uses the aspect ratio of the images, ensuring that they are not cropped and displayed in their original dimensions.
  • Portrait: This option crops the images to use a 2:3 ratio, creating a taller appearance with a width that is 2/3 of its height.
  • Square: This option crops the images to use a 1:1 ratio, creating a square-shaped display with equal width and height.
  • Landscape: This option crops the images to use a 3:2 ratio, creating a wider appearance with a width that is 1.5 times the height.
Show second image on hover Check this option to display a second image on hover. This will only apply if the product page includes more than one image.
Show vendor Show the vendor of the products under the product title. 
Show product rating Displays the average product rating in stars with the number of reviews in parenthesis, for example: ★★★★★ (8). Also requires a product review app such as Shopify Product Reviews, and Metafield definitions for reviews.rating_count and reviews.rating.
Show quantity Enable this toggle to display the quantity field above the Add to Cart button for products that do not have variant options.
Product icons

Create a metafield of type "File -> List of files" to customize info. Paste name here (e.g.,"Product icons")

Learn more (from Shopify help center);

*Check our article above.

Promo text

Create a metafield of type "Single line text" to customize info. Paste name here (e.g.,"Promo text")

*Learn more. (from Shopify help center)

**Check our article above.

Promo text color Choose color from a color picker for scrolling promo text.
Promo text background Select a background color from a color picker for scrolling promo text.
Promo text font weight

Choose font weight for promo text:

  • Normal
  • Medium
  • Semi bold
  • Bold
Product title size

Choose size for product title in the card:

  • Small
  • Medium
  • Large
Product info

Create a metafield of type "Single line text" to customize info. Paste name here (e.g.,"Product info") Learn more.

Product Info:

You can add product information in two ways:

  1. Fixed Text: Type a general text that will appear the same on all products. This can be useful for standard information that applies to every product, such as shipping details or return policies.
  2. Metafields: Add different product info through metafields, allowing you to customize the content for each individual product. This is ideal for displaying unique details such as specifications, features, or any other product-specific information.
Show products stock

Swipe the button to the right to display stock information at the bottom of the product card. The stock status will vary based on the product type:

  • [Amount] in Stock[Amount] in Stock — Displays the available product quantity when inventory tracking is enabled and stock has been added.

    If a product has variants and the first variant is out of stock while another variant has inventory, the message will display “[Amount] in Stock” based on the variant that has available stock.

  • In Stock —Displayed when the product or the first variant of a product with options is out of stock, but Continue selling when out of stock is enabled in the product settings.
  • No Inventory Status — Displayed when Track quantity is disabled on the product/first variant in the product settings.
  • Out of Stock — Shown when no inventory is available for the product or any of its variants.
Quick add

If you activate the Quick add option, then your customers can add an item to their cart from the product card. Choose from the following options:

  • None: No quick add feature is displayed.
  • Standard: Displays one of the following quick add buttons on product cards:
    • Add to cart: For single-variant products. When a customer clicks the button, the product is automatically added to their cart.
    • Choose options: For products with variants. When a customer clicks the button, a pop-up dialog displays for them to make their variant selection and then proceed with the purchase.
  • Bulk: Displays the Quick order list functionality.

Section padding


Setting Description
Top padding The 'Top padding' setting allows you to adjust the amount of space at the top of the section using a slider. 
Bottom padding The 'Bottom padding' setting functions similarly to the “Section top padding” setting, but controls the space at the bottom of the section. 
Top padding mobile The 'Top padding mobile' setting allows you to adjust the amount of space at the top of the section specifically for mobile devices, using a slider.
Bottom padding mobile The 'Bottom padding mobile' setting works similarly to the 'Top padding mobile' setting but controls the space at the bottom of the section for mobile devices.
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