Announcement bar

Where you can add it

Section groups: Header.

Blocks

Message — part of this section

Up to 6 blocks.

Message

Setting	Type	Default	Options and range
Text On a phone, a link in the text becomes an arrow button beside it.	Inline rich text	Free shipping on orders over $400
Link Makes the whole message a link.	Link	—
Link label Shown after the message, underlined. Shown when Link is set.	Text	—
Icon	Select	None	None Truck Return Gift Map pin Clock Sparkle

Settings

Setting	Type	Default	Options and range
Display Rotate and Scroll hold while a visitor points at the bar or tabs into it, and always show a pause button.	Select	Rotate	Rotate Scroll First message only
Time on each Shown when Display is Rotate.	Range	5 s	4–8 s, step 1
Show arrows Shown on desktop. On a phone, visitors swipe. Shown when Display is Rotate.	Checkbox	On
Scroll direction Mirrors in right-to-left languages. Scrolling the page speeds the run up, and scrolling back up turns it round. Shown when Display is Scroll.	Select	With the reading direction	With the reading direction Against the reading direction
Beside the messages Shown on desktop. Social media links come from Theme settings › Social media. Language and currency show only when the store sells in more than one, and take the place of the header’s matching selector while the bar is shown.	Select	Nothing	Nothing Social media links Language and currency
Let visitors close the bar The bar stays closed for the rest of the visit. Changing a message brings it back.	Checkbox	On
Color scheme	Color scheme	Scheme 3
Spacing
Top spacing	Range	0 px	0–24 px, step 2
Bottom spacing	Range	0 px	0–24 px, step 2
Top spacing on mobile	Range	0 px	0–24 px, step 2
Bottom spacing on mobile	Range	0 px	0–24 px, step 2
Motion
Animation None shows one message at a time with arrows, without autoplay or movement.	Select	Use theme setting	Use theme setting None
Visibility
Show on desktop	Checkbox	On
Show on mobile	Checkbox	On

Presets

Announcement bar — Category: Banners
Starts with: Message, Message