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How to add Image Text Overlay to the Motion theme

Full-width hero section with background image and text overlay. Includes customizable overlay color and opacity, flexible content positioning (left/center/right), dual CTA buttons, and responsive mobile optimization. This guide shows how to add the Image Text Overlay section to the Motion theme with Section Shop — as a native Online Store 2.0 section, customized in the theme editor, without touching Motion's code. Motion is a premium theme by Archetype Themes, known for animation and video-first product pages — and image with text like this one are exactly the kind of section it doesn't ship out of the box.

Image Text Overlay

Free
Preview of the Image Text Overlay section installed on a Shopify store

Full section details, tags and related sections: Image Text Overlay →

Why Image Text Overlay works on Motion

Story-telling layouts pairing visuals with copy — splits, overlays, zigzags and card grids for brand and product stories. On Motion, Image Text Overlay slots in like any built-in section: it inherits the theme's fonts by default, picks up your color choices in the editor, and lives alongside Motion's own sections in the picker — prefixed "SShop:" so it's easy to spot.

Theme
Motion (premium)
Section category
Image with Text
Merchant installs
12
Shows in editor as
SShop:Image Text Overlay
Get Image Text Overlay free

How to add Image Text Overlay to Motion, 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 Motion setup until you add a section.

  2. 2

    Find “Image Text Overlay” in the library

    Open the app and browse to it — it's in the Image with Text category — or use search.

  3. 3

    Click “Add to theme”

    Section Shop writes the section into your Motion theme through Shopify's official theme API, the same mechanism Motion uses for its own sections.

  4. 4

    Open the Motion theme editor

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

  5. 5

    Customize and save

    Adjust text, images, colors and layout. Typography follows your Motion font settings by default — or switch the section to any Shopify font. Hit Save and it's live.

Image Text Overlay on Motion — FAQ

Does Image Text Overlay work with the Motion theme?

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

Will Image Text Overlay match Motion's design?

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

Is Image Text Overlay free, and what if I uninstall Section Shop?

Image Text Overlay 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 Motion theme and keeps working.

Pairs well with Image Text Overlay

Preview of the Image With Text Premium Shopify section Free

Image With Text Premium

Luxury-style image with text section featuring multi-image collage layout, Poppins typography, background image support, and four feature text blocks. Perfect for premium brand storytelling.

Preview of the Image Text Zigzag Shopify section Free

Image Text Zigzag

Alternating image-text blocks in a zigzag pattern for storytelling. Includes optional step numbers, individual CTA buttons per block, and elegant flowing layout perfect for How It Works or process explanations.

Preview of the Image Text Cards Shopify section Free

Image Text Cards

30 installs

Multi-card grid layout showcasing image-text combinations in 2-4 column layouts. Features hover animations, customizable image ratios (square/landscape/portrait), and animated link arrows for engaging storytelling.

Add “Image Text Overlay” to your Motion 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