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The Blog Header section is a full editorial masthead for blog listing pages. It features an optional breadcrumb with metadata, an eyebrow, a large rich text heading, and a configurable right column with text, stats, and a CTA button — creating an editorial introduction to your journal that sets the tone for the content below.
Blog Header

How to Add the Section

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store → Themes and click Customize.
  2. Navigate to your Blog template page.
  3. Click Add section and select Blog header.
  4. Add optional blocks (Text, Stats, Button) to build the right column.
  5. Click Save.

Section Settings

  • Show breadcrumb: Toggle to show or hide the breadcrumb navigation above the heading.
  • Breadcrumb parent: The label displayed between “Index” and the blog title in the breadcrumb (e.g., “Editorial”).
  • Breadcrumb meta: Secondary descriptive text on the right side of the breadcrumb row. Supports inline rich text (e.g., “New writing every Thursday”).

Content

  • Eyebrow: Small text displayed above the main heading.
  • Heading: The main masthead heading. Supports rich text and italic emphasis.

Style

  • Color scheme: Choose a color scheme for the section.

Spacing

  • Padding top / Padding bottom: Control the vertical spacing around the section.

Heading Block Settings (limit 1)

A compact heading label displayed in the right column of the masthead.
  • Heading: The text label to display (e.g., “Editorial · The Journal”).

Text Block Settings (limit 1)

A rich body text block in the right column.
  • Text: Rich text content for the right column (e.g., a short editorial statement or description).

Stats Block Settings (limit 1)

A three-cell stat grid displayed in the right column, optionally with a live indicator dot.
  • Show live dot: Toggle to display an animated live dot — ideal for communicating that the blog is actively publishing.
  • Stat 1 label / value: Label and value for the first stat cell (e.g., “Publishing / Weekly · Thu”).
  • Stat 2 label: Label for the second stat cell.
  • Stat 2 dynamic: Set to Article count to automatically pull the live number of published articles, or None to use custom text.
  • Stat 2 value: Custom value used only when the source is set to None.
  • Stat 3 label: Label for the third stat cell.
  • Stat 3 dynamic: Set to Tag count to automatically pull the total number of tags, or None for custom text.
  • Stat 3 value: Custom value used only when the source is set to None.

Button Block Settings (limit 1)

A CTA link displayed in the right column.
  • Label: The button text.
  • URL: The link destination. Leave blank to automatically link to the current blog’s listing page.
Blog Header Settings