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How to add Reviews Wall to the Dawn theme

Pinterest-style masonry layout with social media look. Mixed review sizes, source icons (verified, Instagram, etc.), and dynamic flowing layout. This guide shows how to add the Reviews Wall 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 testimonials & reviews like this one are exactly the kind of section it doesn't ship out of the box.

Reviews Wall

Free
Preview of the Reviews Wall section installed on a Shopify store

Full section details, tags and related sections: Reviews Wall →

Why Reviews Wall works on Dawn

Carousels, walls, marquees and video testimonials — social proof formats for every store style. For Dawn specifically, this is one of the strongest matches in the library: no countdown or urgency sections, and Reviews Wall 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.

Theme
Dawn (free)
Section category
Testimonials & Reviews
Merchant installs
25
Shows in editor as
SShop:Reviews Wall
Get Reviews Wall free

How to add Reviews Wall to Dawn, step by step

  1. 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. 2

    Find “Reviews Wall” in the library

    Open the app and browse to it — it's in the Testimonials & Reviews category — or use search.

  3. 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. 4

    Open the Dawn theme editor

    In Online Store → Themes → Customize, click “Add section”: you'll find it as “SShop:Reviews Wall” in the picker.

  5. 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.

Reviews Wall on Dawn — FAQ

Does Reviews Wall work with the Dawn theme?

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

Will Reviews Wall 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 Reviews Wall free, and what if I uninstall Section Shop?

Reviews Wall is free, like every section in the 56-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.

Pairs well with Reviews Wall

Preview of the Testimonial Spotlight Shopify section Free

Testimonial Spotlight

33 installs

Large featured testimonial with side info panel. Prominent single review display, customer photo, detailed quote, company logo, and supporting statistics.

Preview of the Reviews Marquee Shopify section Free

Reviews Marquee

39 installs

Infinite scrolling ticker-style reviews with modern design. Continuous horizontal scroll, pause on hover, customizable speed, and clean card design.

Preview of the Video Testimonials Shopify section Free

Video Testimonials

21 installs

Showcase customer video reviews with thumbnails and lightbox. Play button overlay, video modal popup, customer name and title, and thumbnail grid layout.

Add “Reviews Wall” to your Dawn store today

Free to install, live in your theme editor in under a minute.

Built for Shopify · Free to install · Works with any Online Store 2.0 theme · No code