Clickable 'Slideshow' Section Image(s) + Removal of Slideshow 'Container' - Dawn Theme 14.0.0 (HELP)

Topic summary

Issue: On Shopify’s Dawn theme 14.0.0, the goal is to make each slideshow image clickable to a page/collection and remove the slideshow’s text container (which looks bulky on mobile).

What was done:

  • Followed tutorials to make slideshow images clickable.
  • Hid the slideshow text container using CSS: .slideshow__text-wrapper { opacity: 0; display: none !important; } — this part works.

Problem observed:

  • The theme editor intermittently removes the field to link a slide to a page/collection (missing 3 out of 4 attempts).
  • In the one case it worked, after saving, images were not clickable on desktop or mobile; later the link field disappeared again.
  • Unsure if this is caused by the Dawn 14.0.0 update or interaction with the CSS change.
  • Store is currently unpublished (changes tested in an unpublished view).

Status/requests:

  • No solution posted yet; another participant asked if a setup was found for Dawn 14.0.0.
  • Discussion remains open, with the key unresolved question being why link inputs disappear and clicks stop working after saving.
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Hi there,

I hope someone can assist, I have followed a couple of tutorials to make the images linked to the slideshow clickable and also added code to remove the container embedded into each image of the slideshow.

Please note: My Shopify site is not published yet in production, I am making adjustments while it is in an unpublished view.

The below was used to aid me in making the images linked to the slideshow section clickable:

I also used the below code to completely remove the slideshow container:

.slideshow__text-wrapper { opacity: 0; display: none !important; }

However, the issue I am facing is, when I add the above code to make the images clickable, I did this 4 times already, and 3 out of the 4 times - the slideshow images once clicked on had no option for me to link a page / collection to the image nor did it ask me to add in a URL.

The only time it did work, and I did add the collection, once I saved my changes. The slideshow images on desktop view and mobile view were not clickable, like nothing happened when I clicked on the image, but then when I went back to check the collection the image was linked to, that actual field of adding a page / collection etc. was missing.

I’m completely confused, I’m unsure if this is related to the recent 14.0.0 Dawn theme upgrade?

Please note: the code to remove the container as mentioned above, does work. However, I am unsure if this case added in the base.css actually had an impact or affected the code input for slideshow clickable images.

My outcome: I want my customers once they are on my page to see multiple images on the slideshow section, wherein each image is clickable to enter into a collection / page. I don’t want the container there as in mobile view, I don’t like the fact that you can see the container underneath the image, it’s too bulky and does not look great.

Can someone please assist?

Thank you!

Hi,

Have you managed to set this up as I want to do the same thing using Dawn theme 14.0.0?