How to Customize Product Image Gallery Layout in Dawn Theme?

Store Design

Topic summary

A user wants to modify the Dawn theme’s product image gallery from the default vertical slider to a horizontal sliding layout. They’re uncertain about which files (Liquid, CSS, JavaScript) need editing or where to begin.

Suggested approaches:

  • Check theme customizer settings first for built-in layout options
  • Use AI coding tools if comfortable with Liquid, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Post in Shopify’s developer community for technical guidance
  • Consider no-code solutions like Instant.so or Design Packs’ Product Blocks app

Current status: The discussion remains open with no specific code solution provided yet. One commenter requested the store URL to offer more targeted help.

Summarized with AI on October 31. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hello everyone,

I am currently using the Dawn theme for my Shopify store, and I would like to modify the product image gallery layout on the product page.

By default, the images are displayed in a vertical slider, but I want to change it to a horizontal sliding layout. I believe this requires modifying the Liquid, CSS, and possibly JavaScript, but I’m not sure where to start.

Does anyone have experience customizing the product image gallery layout in Dawn? Any guidance or code snippets would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you in advance!

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Hi @KenshiroEbisu

Please share your store URL

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Hi,

if you cannot find the necessary options in the theme customizer, then you’ll need some apps or custom coding.

Depending on your level of technical knowledge, especially with Liquid, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and comfort level to change code, you can try your hand with AI coding tools.

If you are looking specifically to ask questions to Shopify developers, you can try Shopify’s new dev community: https://community.shopify.dev/

In case you want to try some no-code tools, the 2 that come to mind immediately are:

- https://instant.so/

Their support teams can also sometimes help with specific issues.

Cheers

Joda

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Yes, That’s amazing

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