Hello,
I’m looking for a full width video banner for Dawn theme.
I need it to autoplay (muted) and have the same options for text overlay as the Image Banner.
Please advise.
Topic summary
Goal: add a full‑width, autoplaying (muted) video banner in Shopify’s Dawn theme with text overlay like the Image Banner.
- Initial guidance shows how to make the video section full width and toggle “muted.” Screenshots are central to the instructions, but autoplay and true text overlay aren’t covered.
- The requester notes two gaps: autoplay doesn’t work, and the heading appears above the video rather than overlaid.
- An external guide link is shared for creating a video banner section; details are not reproduced in-thread, so its coverage of autoplay/overlay is unclear.
- Another response states Dawn lacks a built‑in option for autoplay + loop and overlay; custom JavaScript and theme code changes are required to achieve these features.
Key terms:
- Dawn theme: Shopify’s default storefront theme.
- Text overlay: placing text on top of the media (as with Image Banner), not above it.
Status: no confirmed, in-thread solution. Action paths suggested: follow the external tutorial or implement custom JS/CSS. Discussion remains open.
Hello @meepmediauk , To accomplish this, simply adhere to the straightforward steps illustrated in the attached screenshot:
Begin by navigating to the video, then locate the heading. After that, scroll down to find the option to enable the “make section full width.”
Activating this option will allow you to achieve the desired result.
To activate muted for the video, simply turn this feature on.
Feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions. If this solution is helpful, please consider liking and accepting it.
S.P
Thank you for helping, but this doesn’t include autoplay. Also the heading shows above the video, not overlay like Image Banner
Can anyone else help?
Can you help further in response to my last comment?
Hi @meepmediauk ,
You can follow the instructions below, it will display fine
Hi @meepmediauk this can be done with custom coding as there is no option in dawn theme to accomplish the same, so you need to use the custom javascript code so that it will autoplay the video with the loop.
If you will unable to implement the same then I’m happy to do this for you, let me know. I can implement the code changes so that this will work well for you.
Hopefully it will help you. If yes then Please don’t forget hit Like and Mark it as solution!
Best Regards
Sahil