I am using the colorblock theme, and I want to add a video instead of an image for the ‘image with text’ section. So basically I want a video and text side by side, just like the ‘image with text’ section looks, but with a video instead of an image.
Topic summary
Goal: replace the image in the “image with text” section of the Colorblock Shopify theme with a video to display video and text side by side.
Current suggestions:
- Custom code: One participant advises that this requires a developer to implement and align with the theme, implying the section doesn’t natively support video.
- GIF workaround: Another suggests converting the video to a GIF and uploading it via the standard Shopify theme editor, so it can be used where images are accepted.
Open questions:
- Whether the GIF approach will be treated exactly as an image by the section (no confirmation provided).
Context and terms:
- “Image with text” is a prebuilt section in Shopify themes for media + text.
- GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is an image format that can display short, looped animations.
Status: No definitive resolution; two viable paths (developer customization vs. GIF workaround) with the GIF behavior still unconfirmed.
Hi @zbusiness68 ,
This is a custom code, In order to get this you need a developer to write the code and also to match the theme your using. Or you can check my PM. Thanks!
Hi there!
Simply convert your video to a GIF and upload it through the standard Shopify constructor as usual 
hello, that is great, i will try it now, will that be detected as an image? thank you