Dawn Theme - Separate video background load on desktop and mobile

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

A user seeks help implementing a looping video background on their Dawn theme landing page with text overlay. They want:

Video Requirements:

  • Auto-looping playback without user controls or play/pause functionality
  • Separate video files: vertical format for mobile, landscape for desktop
  • No visible control bar

Additional Request:

  • Temporarily hide search and cart icons in the header, displaying only the logo until the site design is complete

Current Status:

  • User has attempted solutions from existing forum threads without success
  • Self-identifies as new to the Shopify platform
  • Uncertain whether to use video banner or video section for implementation

The discussion remains open with no responses or solutions provided yet.

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Hello and happy new year to the community.

I have seen a couple of threads on the forums but have been unable to figure it out. I am very new on the platform and for now trying to do something quite simple which is have a landing page with a looped video that has a text on top (I assume this is a video banner rather than a video section)

I want it to loop and to not have any controls, play bar nor the ability to start or stop by the user.

I also would like to have the option to load a vertical video for mobile and a landscape video for desktop.

I have tried numerous ways with the various posts I found but none worked for me.

I Also would like to be able to only have the logo at the top of the page, without the search and cart icons for now until the design is finished and ready to replicate on shopify.

Thanks very much for any help that can be given for this.

best,

jm@themiriad