How can I make multicolumn images clickable in Dawn 2.0 without extensive coding?

Topic summary

Goal: Make images in the Multicolumn section clickable using each image’s link set in the theme editor, without heavy code changes or losing customizations.

Key steps and clarifications:

  • Initial code shared was large and unclear; the effective fix was a small edit in multicolumn.liquid.
  • Version mismatch clarified: request mentioned Dawn 2.0, but the store runs Dawn 12.0, causing difficulty locating lines.

Implementation:

  • Insert a short snippet in multicolumn.liquid to wrap each image with its configured link (anchor tag), placed at the location shown in shared screenshots (near the column setup logic). Screenshots were essential to identify the exact insertion point.

Outcome:

  • The change works on both desktop and mobile. Another participant confirmed success.
  • No theme editor functionality was lost; links are driven by existing settings.

Open question:

  • A follow-up asked how to apply the same approach to the “Image with text” section; no solution provided yet.

Notes:

  • Images/screenshots and code placement are central to reproducing the fix; the precise code isn’t fully included in the thread.
Summarized with AI on January 5. AI used: gpt-5.

I am trying to only make images within multicolumns have the ability to be clicked and linked to whatever the image link is set to in the settings. I have read other discussions where they change the entire code however, I want to still be able to make customizations without coding and using the settings on the editor. Can someone please give me the code to insert into the original code to make images clickable.

Thank you!

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Hello

To make the images within multicolumns clickable and linked to the URL set in the settings, you can modify the code as follows:

{{ ‘section-multicolumn.css’ | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}
{{ ‘component-slider.css’ | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}

{%- style -%}
.section-{{ section.id }}-padding {
padding-top: {{ section.settings.padding_top | times: 0.75 | round: 0 }}px;
padding-bottom: {{ section.settings.padding_bottom | times: 0.75 | round: 0 }}px;
}

@media screen and (min-width: 750px) {
.section-{{ section.id }}-padding {
padding-top: {{ section.settings.padding_top }}px;
padding-bottom: {{ section.settings.padding_bottom }}px;
}
}
{%- endstyle -%}

{%- liquid
assign columns_mobile_int = section.settings.columns_mobile | plus: 0
assign show_mobile_slider = false
if section.settings.swipe_on_mobile and section.blocks.size > columns_mobile_int
assign show_mobile_slider = true
endif
-%}

{%- unless section.settings.title == blank -%}

{{ section.settings.title }}

{%- if section.settings.button_label != blank and show_mobile_slider -%} {{- section.settings.button_label | escape -}} {%- endif -%}
{%- endunless -%}

{%- if show_mobile_slider -%}

{% render 'icon-caret' %}
1 / {{ 'general.slider.of' | t }} {{ section.blocks.size }}
{% render 'icon-caret' %}
{%- endif -%}

{% schema %}
{
“name”: “t:sections.multicolumn.name”,
“class”: “section”,
“tag”: “section”,
“disabled_on”: {
“groups”: [“header”, “footer”]
},
“settings”: [
{
“type”: “inline_richtext”,
“id”: “title”,
“default”: “Multicolumn”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.title.label”
},
{
“type”: “select”,
“id”: “heading_size”,
“options”: [
{
“value”: “h2”,
“label”: “t:sections.all.heading_size.options__1.label”
},
{
“value”: “h1”,
“label”: “t:sections.all.heading_size.options__2.label”
},
{
“value”: “h0”,
“label”: “t:sections.all.heading_size.options__3.label”
}
],
“default”: “h1”,
“label”: “t:sections.all.heading_size.label”
},
{
“type”: “select”,
“id”: “image_width”,
“options”: [
{
“value”: “third”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.image_width.options__1.label”
},
{
“value”: “half”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.image_width.options__2.label”
},
{
“value”: “full”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.image_width.options__3.label”
}
],
“default”: “full”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.image_width.label”
},
{
“type”: “select”,
“id”: “image_ratio”,
“options”: [
{
“value”: “adapt”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.image_ratio.options__1.label”
},
{
“value”: “portrait”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.image_ratio.options__2.label”
},
{
“value”: “square”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.image_ratio.options__3.label”
},
{
“value”: “circle”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.image_ratio.options__4.label”
}
],
“default”: “adapt”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.image_ratio.label”
},
{
“type”: “range”,
“id”: “columns_desktop”,
“min”: 1,
“max”: 6,
“step”: 1,
“default”: 3,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.columns_desktop.label”
},
{
“type”: “select”,
“id”: “column_alignment”,
“options”: [
{
“value”: “left”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.column_alignment.options__1.label”
},
{
“value”: “center”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.column_alignment.options__2.label”
}
],
“default”: “left”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.column_alignment.label”
},
{
“type”: “select”,
“id”: “background_style”,
“options”: [
{
“value”: “none”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.background_style.options__1.label”
},
{
“value”: “primary”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.background_style.options__2.label”
}
],
“default”: “primary”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.background_style.label”
},
{
“type”: “text”,
“id”: “button_label”,
“default”: “Button label”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.button_label.label”
},
{
“type”: “url”,
“id”: “button_link”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.button_link.label”
},
{
“type”: “color_scheme”,
“id”: “color_scheme”,
“label”: “t:sections.all.colors.label”,
“default”: “background-1”
},
{
“type”: “header”,
“content”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.header_mobile.content”
},
{
“type”: “select”,
“id”: “columns_mobile”,
“options”: [
{
“value”: “1”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.columns_mobile.options__1.label”
},
{
“value”: “2”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.columns_mobile.options__2.label”
}
],
“default”: “1”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.columns_mobile.label”
},
{
“type”: “checkbox”,
“id”: “swipe_on_mobile”,
“default”: false,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.settings.swipe_on_mobile.label”
},
{
“type”: “header”,
“content”: “t:sections.all.padding.section_padding_heading”
},
{
“type”: “range”,
“id”: “padding_top”,
“min”: 0,
“max”: 100,
“step”: 4,
“unit”: “px”,
“label”: “t:sections.all.padding.padding_top”,
“default”: 36
},
{
“type”: “range”,
“id”: “padding_bottom”,
“min”: 0,
“max”: 100,
“step”: 4,
“unit”: “px”,
“label”: “t:sections.all.padding.padding_bottom”,
“default”: 36
}
],
“blocks”: [
{
“type”: “column”,
“name”: “t:sections.multicolumn.blocks.column.name”,
“settings”: [
{
“type”: “image_picker”,
“id”: “image”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.blocks.column.settings.image.label”
},
{
“type”: “inline_richtext”,
“id”: “title”,
“default”: “Column”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.blocks.column.settings.title.label”
},
{
“type”: “richtext”,
“id”: “text”,
“default”: “

Pair text with an image to focus on your chosen product, collection, or blog post. Add details on availability, style, or even provide a review.

”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.blocks.column.settings.text.label”
},
{
“type”: “url”,
“id”: “link”,
“label”: “t:sections.multicolumn.blocks.column.settings.link.label”
}
]
}
],
“presets”: [
{
“name”: “t:sections.multicolumn.presets.name”,
“blocks”: [
{
“type”: “column”
},
{
“type”: “column”
},
{
“type”: “column”
}
]
}
]
}
{% endschema %}

Go to your Online store > Themes > Edit code, open multicolumn.liquid file, copy this code below

img link

Find this line of code and add code above it

{%- liquid
assign number_of_columns = section.settings.columns_desktop

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Hi Dan,

I can not find any matching line of code within your screen shot. I am currently on Dawn version 12.0. I may have misspoke when saying Dawn 2.0 in the title. If you need me to send anything over please let me know. I appreciate your time and help with this!

Please take a screenshot of your multicloumn file

Hi @vlockwood

Please try to add code here and check

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It works on both PC and mobile. Thank you so much for your time and help with this. I truly appreciate you taking your personal time out to provide me with a solution to better enhance the flow of my website. I am grateful.

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Happy I could help

Any idea how to do this for the image with text section? I would truly appreciate it!

This worked for me! Thanks so much.