# How to Add Countdown Split 1 to the Dawn Theme

> Source: https://section-shop.com/theme-guides/dawn/add-countdown-split-1/ — Section Shop, 164 free native Shopify sections. Install: https://apps.shopify.com/section-shop

A coloured panel of words and a clock beside a full-height photograph. The panel side can be swapped, and on phones the photo moves above the panel so the wording is never squeezed into a narrow column. Three clock styles, from tiles to plain numbers. This guide shows how to add the Countdown Split 1 section to the Dawn theme with Section Shop — as a native Online Store 2.0 section, customized in the theme editor, without touching Dawn's code. Dawn is a free theme by Shopify, known for speed, minimalism, being the Online Store 2.0 reference — and countdown timers like this one are exactly the kind of section it doesn't ship out of the box.

## Why Countdown Split 1 fits Dawn

Deadline-driven sections for launches, drops and sales — hero countdowns, boxed timers and product-launch layouts. For Dawn specifically, this is one of the strongest matches in the library: no countdown or urgency sections, and Countdown Split 1 fills that gap while inheriting Dawn's typography automatically, so it looks native from the first save. Dawn’s minimal typography carries over automatically: Section Shop sections inherit your Dawn font settings by default, so added sections look native from the first save.

## Steps

1. **Install Section Shop (free)** — Add the app from the Shopify App Store. It's free, carries the Built for Shopify badge, and changes nothing in your Dawn setup until you add a section.
2. **Find “Countdown Split 1” in the library** — Open the app and browse to it — it's in the Countdown Timers category — or use search.
3. **Click “Add to theme”** — Section Shop writes the section into your Dawn theme through Shopify's official theme API, the same mechanism Dawn uses for its own sections.
4. **Open the Dawn theme editor** — In Online Store → Themes → Customize, click “Add section”: you'll find it as “SShop:Countdown Split 1” in the picker.
5. **Customize and save** — Adjust text, images, colors and layout. Typography follows your Dawn font settings by default — or switch the section to any Shopify font. Hit Save and it's live.

## FAQ

### Does Countdown Split 1 work with the Dawn theme?

Yes. Dawn is an Online Store 2.0 theme, and Countdown Split 1 installs as a native OS 2.0 section through Shopify's official theme API. It appears in Dawn's theme editor as “SShop:Countdown Split 1”, alongside the theme's own sections.

### Will Countdown Split 1 match Dawn's design?

By default the section inherits your theme's fonts, so it picks up Dawn's typography automatically. Colors, spacing, images and content are all editable in the theme editor — no CSS required.

### Is Countdown Split 1 free, and what if I uninstall Section Shop?

Countdown Split 1 is free, like every section in the 164-section library. Once added it's a standard theme file: if you uninstall the app, the section stays in your Dawn theme and keeps working.