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description: >-
  You can add a video section to embed a video from YouTube or Vimeo on a page
  in your store.
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# Video

To add this section, please follow the below steps:

1. From your Shopify admin, go to **Online Store** **->** **Themes**.
2. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then click **Customize**.
3. Click **Add section** and choose "**Video**".

## Section settings <a href="#section-settings-1" id="section-settings-1"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="276">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Heading</td><td>The title for this section.</td></tr><tr><td>Heading size</td><td><p>The size of the heading text:</p><ul><li>Small</li><li>Medium</li><li>Large</li><li>Extra large</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Heading alignment</td><td><p>The alignment of the heading text and description within the section container:</p><ul><li><strong>Left</strong> - Aligns the heading and description to the left.</li><li><strong>Center (default)</strong> - Aligns the heading and description in the center.</li><li><strong>Right</strong> - Aligns the heading and description to the right.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Description</td><td>The description for this section.</td></tr><tr><td>Play video on loop</td><td>Allows the video to be played again.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Shopify-hosted video

<table><thead><tr><th width="279">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Video</td><td>Select a uploaded video in your Shopify admin that you want to display.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Or embed video from URL

Shows when no Shopify-hosted video is selected.

<table><thead><tr><th width="278">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>URL</td><td>Use a YouTube or Vimeo URL. The video must be publicly available.</td></tr><tr><td>Cover image</td><td>The image that displays before a customer plays the video.</td></tr><tr><td>Video alt text</td><td>Describe the video for customers using screen readers.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Style

<table><thead><tr><th width="278">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Make section full width</td><td>Makes the section the full width of the browser window.</td></tr><tr><td>Color scheme</td><td>Set the color for the section.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Section padding

<table><thead><tr><th width="278">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Top padding</td><td>Determines the height of the top inner space of the section. Can be from 0px to 150px, increasing arithmetically of 2px (pixel).</td></tr><tr><td>Bottom padding</td><td>Determines the height of the bottom inner space of the section. Can be from 0px to 150px, increasing arithmetically of 2px (pixel).</td></tr></tbody></table>
