How can I remove slideshow buttons on the Refresh theme?

Topic summary

Goal: Hide the slideshow navigation (arrows and pause) in the Shopify Refresh theme where slides auto-advance.

What was tried:

  • Add custom CSS to either base.css (recommended at the bottom) or component-slideshow.css.
  • Correct selector: use “.slideshow__controls” (with two underscores). The initial “.slideshow_controls” (one underscore) did not work.
  • Suggested rule: .slideshow__controls { display: none !important; } — “!important” may be needed depending on stylesheet load order.

Outcome:

  • After correcting the selector to two underscores, the controls were successfully hidden on the provided site (eclatled.com). The original poster confirmed it worked.

Open point:

  • Another participant reported it still not working and asked which file to place the code in. Earlier guidance indicated either base.css (preferred at the bottom for overrides) or component-slideshow.css. No final follow-up from that participant.

Notes:

  • CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) controls visual styling; the change simply hides the control elements from display.
Summarized with AI on January 6. AI used: gpt-5.

Thanks for your help, I tried it and it doesn’t seem to be working..

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