# How to Add Testimonial Spotlight to the Origin Theme

> Source: https://section-shop.com/theme-guides/origin/add-testimonial-spotlight/ — Section Shop, 56 free native Shopify sections. Install: https://apps.shopify.com/section-shop

Large featured testimonial with side info panel. Prominent single review display, customer photo, detailed quote, company logo, and supporting statistics. This guide shows how to add the Testimonial Spotlight section to the Origin theme with Section Shop — as a native Online Store 2.0 section, customized in the theme editor, without touching Origin's code. Origin is a free theme by Shopify, known for bold type and product-first structure — and testimonials & reviews like this one are exactly the kind of section it doesn't ship out of the box.

## Why Testimonial Spotlight fits Origin

Carousels, walls, marquees and video testimonials — social proof formats for every store style. On Origin, Testimonial Spotlight 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 Origin's own sections in the picker — prefixed "SShop:" so it's easy to spot.

## 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 Origin setup until you add a section.
2. **Find “Testimonial Spotlight” in the library** — Open the app and browse to it — it's in the Testimonials & Reviews category — or use search.
3. **Click “Add to theme”** — Section Shop writes the section into your Origin theme through Shopify's official theme API, the same mechanism Origin uses for its own sections.
4. **Open the Origin theme editor** — In Online Store → Themes → Customize, click “Add section”: you'll find it as “SShop:Testimonial Focus” in the picker.
5. **Customize and save** — Adjust text, images, colors and layout. Typography follows your Origin font settings by default — or switch the section to any Shopify font. Hit Save and it's live.

## FAQ

### Does Testimonial Spotlight work with the Origin theme?

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

### Will Testimonial Spotlight match Origin's design?

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

### Is Testimonial Spotlight free, and what if I uninstall Section Shop?

Testimonial Spotlight 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 Origin theme and keeps working.