Shine Text
Theme: Shine · Section type: All-template section
The Text section adds a block of text with no image: a subheading, a heading, a description, buttons, and a countdown timer. Use it to introduce a page, share your brand story, or announce a limited-time offer.
Note: You can add this section to any template, but not to the header or footer. The section comes with 1 of each block: Subheading, Heading, Description, Buttons, and Countdown timer.
What you can do
- Add the section and your text
- Add buttons
- Add a countdown timer
- Align the text
- See what customers see
- Change the text settings
- Fix common problems
Add the section and your text
- In the theme editor, open the template where you want the section.
- In the left sidebar, click Add section > Text.
- Click the Subheading block and enter the Text.
- Click the Heading block, enter the Text, and choose a Heading size: Headline, H1, H2, or H3.
- Click the Description block and enter the Text.
- Click Save.
The blocks show in the order they have in the sidebar. Drag a block to move it, or click Add block to add another Subheading, Heading, Description, Buttons, or Countdown timer block. Remove the blocks you don't need.
Tip: To make words in the heading stand out, put them between square brackets, for example: Made for [everyday] wear. Choose the style in Theme settings > Typography > Highlighted heading style.
Add buttons
- Click the Buttons block.
- Under Button 1, enter a Label, choose a Style, and add a Link.
- Optional: under Button 2, do the same for a second button.
- Click Save.
A button with an empty Label is hidden. To show only one button, leave the other label empty.
Add a countdown timer
- Click the Countdown timer block.
- Enter an End date in the format YYYY-MM-DD.
- Optional: enter an End time (HH:MM, 24-hour clock).
- Enter the End text to show when the countdown ends, or leave it empty to show nothing.
- Choose whether to Hide the countdown when it ends.
- Click Save.
Caution: If you leave End date empty, the countdown ends at midnight tonight. Always enter the end date of your offer, and remove the block after the offer ends.
Align the text
- Click the Text section.
- Under Large screen, set Text alignment to Left or Center.
- Under Mobile screen, set Text alignment to Left or Center.
- Click Save.
What customers see
- The text: the blocks show from top to bottom in your order, aligned left or center.
- Buttons: customers click a button to open its link. Buttons sit side by side and wrap onto a new line on small screens.
- Countdown: the countdown shows days, hours, minutes, and seconds until the end date. When it ends, customers see the end text, or the countdown is hidden if you chose that.
- Mobile: the text uses the mobile alignment you chose.
Settings reference
General
Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
Color schemes | Sets the section colors. Color schemes are set in Theme settings > Colors. |
Large screen / Mobile screen
Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
Text alignment | Aligns all blocks Left or Center. Large screen and Mobile screen have separate settings. |
Subheading block
Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
Text | Sets the short line shown above or below the heading, depending on block order. |
Heading block
Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
Text | Sets the heading. To highlight words, put them between [ and ]. |
Heading size | Sets the heading size: Headline (the largest), H1, H2, or H3. |
Description block
Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
Text | Sets the paragraph text. You can add bold, italic, and links. |
Buttons block
Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
Label (Button 1) | Sets the first button text. The button is hidden if the label is empty. |
Style (Button 1) | Shows the first button as Filled, Outlined, or Text link. |
Link (Button 1) | Sets the page the first button opens. |
Label (Button 2) | Sets the second button text. The button is hidden if the label is empty. |
Style (Button 2) | Shows the second button as Filled, Outlined, or Text link. |
Link (Button 2) | Sets the page the second button opens. |
Countdown timer block
Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
Hide the countdown when it ends | Hides the countdown after the end date and time. |
End date | Sets the end date in the format YYYY-MM-DD. If you leave it empty, midnight tonight is used. |
End time (optional) | Sets the end time in the format HH:MM (24-hour clock). |
End text | Shows a message when the countdown ends. Hidden if empty. |
Countdown background | Sets the background color of the countdown. |
Countdown number | Sets the color of the countdown numbers. |
End text (Custom color) | Sets the color of the end text. |
Troubleshooting
My button doesn't show.
The button's Label is empty. Enter a label in the Buttons block.
The countdown shows zero or "Event is finished".
The End date is empty or in the past. Enter a future date in the format YYYY-MM-DD, or remove the Countdown timer block.
The text is in the wrong order.
Blocks show in the order of the sidebar. Drag the blocks into the order you want.
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Updated on: 22/10/2026
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