What's the difference between a Conversion Block and a section?
Blocks and catalog sections are separate products, even with the same name. Learn how to tell them apart and which settings belong to which.
A Conversion Block is a small piece that sits inside a section, usually your product buy box. A section is a full part of a page from our Sections catalog. They are separate products with separate settings, even when they share a name.
| Conversion Block | Catalog section | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Inside a section | On the page, as its own section |
| How you add it | Edit In Theme on its card on the Conversion Blocks page | From Sections in the app, then in the theme editor |
| What it needs | Section Store Plus or its free trial | Depends on the section |
| In the theme editor | Shows under the section it sits in | Shows as its own section. The name often starts with SS - |
Names that look alike
| Conversion Block | Catalog sections |
|---|---|
| Countdown timer | Countdown timer #1, Countdown timer #2, Countdown timer bar, Product countdown timer |
| Addons | Product addons |
| Upsell | Upsell & cross-sell |
| Tabs | Tabs, Tabs Pro, Product tabs |
| Payment icons | Payment icons |
| Coupon code | Product coupon |
| Banner | Banner (Clickable) |
Settings that belong to sections, not blocks
If a guide names one of these, it is about a catalog section. The block doesn't have it.
- Addons Position, Form Class and a Custom Liquid
<div id="ss-addons">are for add-on sections. The Addons block has none of them. It finds your product form by itself. - Year, month, day and hour fields and UTC are for countdown sections. The Countdown timer block has none of them.
How to check what you have
- In Shopify admin, open Online Store → Themes.
- Click Customize on your theme.
- Open the product template and look in the left sidebar.
An item nested under Product information is a block. An item on its own level, like SS - Product Addons #2, is a section.
Related
- What are Conversion Blocks?
- Can the Countdown timer block end on a set date?
- Addons block not adding to cart
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