Video settings
Source, playback, and framing for video blocks and sections.
Last updated About 7 hours ago
Sections and blocks with video include a Video settings group — Video section, Video with text, Marquee video blocks, banner backgrounds, and product gallery videos.
Add a video source
Pick one:
- Video service URL — YouTube or Vimeo link.
- Shopify-hosted video — upload from your Files library (more control, no external branding).
Hosted video takes priority when both are set.
Set a poster and size
- Video poster image — still shown while loading or if autoplay is blocked.
- Max video width — cap width in pixels (0 = no cap, up to 1600 px).
Control playback
- Autoplay video — off by default. Browsers often block autoplay with sound.
- Loop video — restart when the clip ends.
- Mute video — on by default; keep muted if autoplay is on.
- Show video player controls — on by default. Turn off only for decorative background clips.
Match aspect ratio
Aspect ratio and Mobile aspect ratio frame the player when section height is Default. Options: adapt to image, landscape, portrait, square, ultrawide, widescreen.
Other settings
Section height and fixed viewport heights interact with ratio — see Section height. Product gallery video defaults are in Product gallery settings.