Media gallery

The product's photos, videos and 3D models. Choose the layout, image shape and zoom.

Where to find it

Built into its section; it cannot be added elsewhere.

Settings

Layout

Setting	Choices	Shows when	What it does
Layout	Thumbnails below · Thumbnails beside · Stacked · Two-column grid	Always
Gallery width	Large · Medium · Small	Always	The share of the page the media takes beside the buy box, on larger screens.
Keep media in view	On · Off	Layout is Thumbnails below or Layout is Thumbnails beside
On phones	Thumbnails · Swipe carousel	Always

Images

Setting	Choices	Shows when	What it does
Image shape	Square · Portrait (4:5) · Landscape (4:3) · Original shape	Always
Image fit	Fill the frame · Show whole image	Image shape is not Original shape	Show whole image keeps every edge of the photo, for parts shot on a plain background.
Zoom	Open full screen on click · Magnify on hover, open on click · Off	Always

Variants and video

Setting	Choices	Shows when	What it does
Selected variant media only	On · Off	Always	Once a variant is picked, other variants' images hide. Shared media always shows.
Loop videos	On · Off	Always	Applies to videos uploaded to Shopify, not YouTube or Vimeo.

Which settings reveal which:

flowchart LR
  layout["Layout"]
  sticky["Keep media in view"]
  image_ratio["Image shape"]
  image_fit["Image fit"]
  layout -- "is Thumbnails below, is Thumbnails beside  + more " --> sticky
  image_ratio -- "not Original shape" --> image_fit