Widget Categories: Media
The Shape widget is a design tool that can be used to highlight important messages. Create buttons and banners, call out awards, and highlight sale prices. You can add an image, color background and text, control the size, and add shadows. The widget can be placed on any location for complete flexibility.
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Select a shape.
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To add a link to the shape, click Add Link (for more information on links, see Link Picker.
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Type a title and description for the shape. To hide the title and description, click the eye (
) icon.
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Type Alt text and a Tooltip for the shape.
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Type your own alt text or click the Sparkle (
) icon to use the AI Assistant to generate alt text.
Alt text generated by the AI Assistant is in the same language as the page’s current language. For more information on the AI Assistant, see AI Assistant Overview and Features.
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To switch from a color to an image background, click Layout .
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To change the default image, navigate to the Style tab and select the Image tab.
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If the Keep Proportions is toggled off, the image's proportions will be adjusted to the widget's (Classic editor only).
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Adjust the width, height, and hover effect (for desktop) in the Style tab.
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In Flex sections and Editor 2.0, the shape’s proportions are maintained by default, even if the Keep Proportions toggle is turned off.
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To place the widget on top of or overlapping an image or another widget, click the Spacing tab, and configure the margins to be a negative number (for example, -50px).
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To make the icon a floating widget, enable the Floating toggle, and select a position for the widget. To display the floating widget on the current page only, enable the Show on this page only toggle.
Make sure the design settings you define are correct per device. Settings such as spacing (of the whole widget and individual items), width and more are defined per device. For more information, see Screen Sizes and Devices.
To create an interesting layout with an amorphic shape:
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Create a row with two columns.
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Choose an amorphic shape and add it to the right-side column.
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Make the shape as big as the column.
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In the Design Editor, select the layout with the background image and replace the image with the one you want.
To use a shape as a button by adding a link and hover effect:
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Select the circle shape and add a title and description.
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Select colors for the shape and texts.
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To position the shape on the corner of an image, use a negative margin on the left side of the shape (spacing > margin > -50px left & top margin).
To use shapes to highlight a specific plan or service:
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Choose the flag shape and add a title and short description.
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Toggle off Keep proportion so you can adjust only the width.
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In Flex sections and Editor 2.0, the shape’s proportions are maintained by default, even if the Keep Proportions toggle is turned off.
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Select colors for the shape and texts.
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To position the shape so it overlaps the top of a column, use a negative top margin (spacing > margin > -30px top margin).
To use a shape to create a scroll button:
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Choose the diamond shape and add a title.
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Toggle off Keep proportion so you can adjust only the width.
Note
In Flex sections and Editor 2.0, the shape’s proportions are maintained by default, even if the Keep Proportions toggle is turned off.
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Select colors for the shape and texts.
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To position the shape on top of an image, use a negative top margin (spacing > margin > -50px top margin).