Tutorial: Customizing Shopify Slideshow to Show Only When Content is Present

Introduction

Shopify is an e-commerce platform that allows businesses to create and customize their own online stores. One of the features Shopify offers is the ability to add a slideshow to product pages. However, sometimes you only want to show the slideshow when there is content present. This tutorial will teach you how to customize the Shopify slideshow to show only when content is present.

Preparation

Since it is used in a product page template, and you don’t know if the product has this content to present or not, it is adviced to create a product metafield to hold the content.

We will then use dynamic source for the slideshow in the product page layout design.

Therefore, when the metafield is provided with image, the customized slideshow section will be present. Elsewhere it will be ommitted.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Create a new slideshow block in your Shopify theme. This can be done by navigating to your theme editor and selecting "Add section" from the sidebar. From there, select "Slideshow" and give it a name.
2. Find below section tag in Shopify, this is where the slideshow is holding.

<slideshow-component>
//.....
</slideshow-component>

1. Wrap it with condition.

   It will first check if the section contains block[0], which means if there is no content, the following code within the IF statement will not be executed.

{%- if section.blocks[0].settings.image -%}
<slideshow-component>
//....
</slideshow-component>
{%- endif -%}

Conclusion

By following these steps, you can customize the Shopify slideshow to show only when content is present. This can help improve the user experience on your website and make it easier for customers to find the information they need. Remember to follow best practices and API limitations when using the Shopify API.