You can select Cover Images to visually represent Collection Pages, Gallery Pages, Custom Pages, Store, Client Galleries, and Blog posts. The Cover Image will also be shown when you share a link on Twitter, Facebook or other social networks.
When you create any page type, the default Cover Image is the first image add to the page.
You can adjust the crop, scale, and position of your cover image at any time, depending on your theme, it may not appear as cropped (square) as some themes have wide landscape cover images (Albers).
Video instructions
Edit Page
Tap 'Pages' from left sidebar
Hover over Page Title
Tap 'Edit'
Preview of Cover Images on a Collection Page in Albers theme
Activate Settings Panel
Most page types have a 'Settings' link in the top header area.
Settings panel accessed
Scroll down to Cover Image area
Tap 'Edit Cover Image
Tap 'Change Cover Image' to replace
Size and crop slider, tap and hold over image to reposition
Tap 'Done' when finished
Image replaced with another from same page
Tap 'Done' when finished
Tap 'Save Changes'
Editing from Collection Pages
When you created the Collection Page originally, the first linked page you added will be displaying the default Cover Image for the Collection Page. The Collection Pages Cover Image help article is worth viewing for a better explaination.
Tap 'Pages' from left sidebar and select your Collection Page to edit
Page Title (of Collection Page)
Settings link
Hover over Cover Image thumbnail for individual pages then tap 'Edit Cover Image'
Tap 'Change Cover Image' to replace
Size and crop slider, tap and hold over image to reposition
Tap 'Done' when finished
Change Cover Image
Tap 'Upload Images' or drag & drop image here to upload
Tap 'Import from Format' to select an image that you have already uploaded and saved to an existing page.
'Import from Dropbox' is also an option
Import from Format
Select an existing Page
Tap to select the replacement Cover Image
Tap and hold and move around to reposition (crop)
Slider to increase-reduce size of image
Tap 'Done'
Replaced Cover Image now appears for the Page
Tap 'Save Changes'
Any changes you make within the Settings or Collections Page Editor will not be applied to your live site until you have tapped 'Save Changes' in the top-right corner.
Cover images automatically match the aspect ratio of your themes design. Learn how to modify your themes Collection layout in the Design Editor.
Sharing your page
The cover image will be shown when you share your page to Facebook, Twitter etc.
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