> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.strm.design/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.strm.design/reference/sections.md). # Sections All sections in Stratum, where they can go and what they are for. A **section** is a full-width part of a page. Add one in the theme editor with **Add section**; sections marked "Built into its template" are already on their page and cannot be added elsewhere. | Section | Where | What it does | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [Announcement bar](/reference/sections/announcement-bar.md) | Header group (top of every page) | A slim bar above the header that shows short store-wide messages one at a time, with optional automatic rotation. | | [Before and after](/reference/sections/before-after.md) | Any template (Add section) | A comparison slider: shoppers drag a handle to reveal a before image over an after image. | | [Blog](/reference/sections/main-blog.md) | Built into its template | The blog page with tag filters, a featured newest post and pagination. | | [Blog post](/reference/sections/main-article.md) | Built into its template | A blog post with author, date, reading time, copy link button, related products and more posts. | | [Blog posts](/reference/sections/blog-posts.md) | Any template (Add section) | The latest posts from a blog you choose, as cards with an optional excerpt and a link to the blog. | | [Cart](/reference/sections/main-cart.md) | Built into its template | The full cart page with line items, note, totals and checkout. | | [Cart drawer](/reference/sections/cart-drawer.md) | Overlays group (every page) | The bag that slides in beside the page when Theme settings › Cart › Cart type is Drawer. | | [Collection list](/reference/sections/collection-list.md) | Any template (Add section) | Collections you choose, in one of six layouts: cards, round thumbnails, mosaic, list with image preview, expanding panels or stacking cards. | | [Collection list page](/reference/sections/main-list-collections.md) | Built into its template | The all collections page: each collection with a heading, a Shop all link and a grid of its products, plus a filter and chips. | | [Contact form](/reference/sections/main-contact.md) | Any template (Add section) | A contact form with optional topics, order number and phone fields. | | [Content](/reference/sections/section.md) | Any template (Add section) | The flexible Content section: arrange any theme blocks with layout, panel and background image or video settings. | | [Cookie consent](/reference/sections/cookie-consent.md) | Overlays group (every page) | The cookie banner and preferences dialog. Choices are saved with Shopify's Customer Privacy API. | | [Countdown](/reference/sections/countdown.md) | Any template (Add section) | A countdown to the real end of a promotion, with a button. Hides itself when the time is up. | | [Custom Liquid](/reference/sections/custom-liquid.md) | Any template (Add section) | Paste Liquid, HTML or an app embed code for advanced customizations. | | [Feature list](/reference/sections/media-accordion.md) | Any template (Add section) | Numbered feature rows beside one large image; opening a row shows its text and swaps the image. | | [Featured collection](/reference/sections/product-list.md) | Any template (Add section) | Products from a collection as a grid, scrolling row, numbered list or focus carousel, with optional price shortcuts. | | [Featured product](/reference/sections/featured-product.md) | Any template (Add section) | One product with its gallery, variant picker and buy buttons, anywhere on the site. | | [Flip cards](/reference/sections/flip-cards.md) | Any template (Add section) | Cards that turn over to reveal a story on the back. Good for makers, team members or materials. | | [Footer](/reference/sections/footer.md) | Footer group (bottom of every page) | The footer on every page: menu columns, newsletter, social links, policies, selectors, payment icons and an optional oversized wordmark. | | [Form](/reference/sections/form.md) | Any template (Add section) | A custom form, such as a trade application, whose answers arrive by email. | | [Header](/reference/sections/header.md) | Header group (top of every page) | The header on every page: logo, main menu with mega menu panels, utility links, search, account and bag, in six layouts. | | [Image gallery](/reference/sections/image-gallery.md) | Any template (Add section) | A gallery of images in square tiles or a masonry layout with a full-screen lightbox. Images can link to products. | | [Logo list](/reference/sections/logo-list.md) | Any template (Add section) | Logos of brands you carry or press coverage, with optional links and captions. | | [Marquee](/reference/sections/marquee.md) | Any template (Add section) | A row of large links that scrolls endlessly, for example collection names. | | [Newsletter popup](/reference/sections/newsletter-popup.md) | Overlays group (every page) | A polite newsletter signup popup that opens after the cookie choice or on engagement, with interest tags and an optional discount code. | | [Page content](/reference/sections/main-page.md) | Built into its template | The content of a page written in Online Store › Pages. | | [Page not found](/reference/sections/main-404.md) | Built into its template | The page shown for links that don't exist, with search and links back into the store. | | [Password page](/reference/sections/main-password.md) | Built into its template | The page visitors see while the store is password protected, with an optional email signup. | | [Product bundle](/reference/sections/product-bundle.md) | Any template (Add section) | Lets shoppers pick several products and add them to the bag at once, as product cards or a checklist with an image. | | [Product compare](/reference/sections/main-compare.md) | Only on page templates | The product comparison table on pages that use the compare template. | | [Product finder](/reference/sections/product-finder.md) | Any template (Add section) | A short quiz that recommends a product based on the shopper's answers. | | [Product grid](/reference/sections/main-collection.md) | Built into its template | The product grid on collection pages, with filters, sorting, grid and list views and a bulk add bar. | | [Product information](/reference/sections/main-product.md) | Only on product templates | The product page: media gallery with lightbox, and the product details built from blocks. | | [Product recommendations](/reference/sections/product-recommendations.md) | Only on product templates | "You may also like" products on product pages, chosen by Shopify from sales and product data. | | [Product reviews](/reference/sections/product-reviews.md) | Any template (Add section) | A rating summary from review app metafields, with space for your review app's block. | | [Quick order](/reference/sections/quick-order.md) | Any template (Add section) | A fast order form: search by SKU or name, set quantities and add everything to the bag. | | [Recently viewed](/reference/sections/recently-viewed.md) | Any template (Add section) | Products the visitor viewed on this device, as compact cards. Hidden until there is something to show. | | [Search results](/reference/sections/main-search.md) | Built into its template | The search results page with matching collections, filters, sorting and grid or list view. | | [Shop the look](/reference/sections/shop-the-look.md) | Any template (Add section) | A styled photo with product hotspots and the products listed beside or below it. | | [Size guide](/reference/sections/capacity-guide.md) | Any template (Add section) | A size guide that draws each product size as a circle to scale, with who it serves and an add to bag button for that size. | | [Slideshow](/reference/sections/slideshow.md) | Any template (Add section) | Full-width slides with an image and text, with optional automatic advance. | | [Store locator](/reference/sections/store-locator.md) | Any template (Add section) | Your stores on a map, as a list beside the map or a searchable store finder with service filters. | | [Tabbed collections](/reference/sections/featured-collection-tabs.md) | Any template (Add section) | Several collections in one section, one per tab, each showing a grid of products. | | [Tabs](/reference/sections/tabs.md) | Any template (Add section) | Content in tabs: beside the content, above it, or feature tabs with a progress line. | | [Testimonials](/reference/sections/testimonials.md) | Any template (Add section) | Customer and press quotes as a carousel, card stack, scrolling rows or quote grid. | | [Text reveal](/reference/sections/text-reveal.md) | Any template (Add section) | A short statement whose words fill in as visitors scroll past. | | [Timeline](/reference/sections/timeline.md) | Any template (Add section) | Steps or milestones that fill in on scroll, or a simple list. | | [Video with chapters](/reference/sections/video-chapters.md) | Any template (Add section) | A video with a chapter list; clicking a chapter jumps to that moment. | | [Volume pricing calculator](/reference/sections/volume-calculator.md) | Any template (Add section) | Shows quantity price breaks, such as B2B pricing, with a slider to try quantities. |