Minimal theme: show second image on hover

Having a second image to show when hovering over a product's image can prove itself to be a beautiful and swift way to allow your customers to have more information about any specific product, without the need to go ahead opening links and waiting for pages to load.

By simply placing the mouse's cursor on top of any image (or by tapping and holding it on mobile devices), an extra image will immediately replace the one prior, allowing potential buyers to comfortably formulate their opinion on whether that product attracts them.

In this tutorial I'll teach you step-by-step how to implement this functionality on your Minimal theme.

Downloading the code files

You can download the code files clicking here. (live preview)

Complete details about it can be found here.

Making a backup of your theme

Step 1: opening the code editor

1. From your Shopify admin, navigate to Online Store > Themes > Actions > Edit Code.
2. Inside the .zip you downloaded you'll find two files:
   1. product-card-item.txt
   2. settings_schema.txt

Step 2: updating the product-card-item.txt file

1. Open the product-card-item.txt file and copy all the code in there.
2. Now go back to your Shopify code editor and find the product-card-item.liquid file in your theme.
3. Delete everything in there and paste the code that you copied.
4. Save. It should look something like this:
   
   
   
5. Please bear in mind that this code will overwrite any previous customizations you had in this specific file.

Step 3: updating the settings_schema.txt file

1. Open the settings_schema.txt file and copy all the code in there.
2. In your Shopify code editor find the settings_schema.json file in your theme.
3. Scroll all the way down.
4. Paste the code before the last line, after the } sign, as indicated the image below.
   
   So, for example, in the case of the image below, the code should be pasted on the line 1506 (the quantity of lines may vary depending of your theme, so don't worry if it shows a different number on yours).
   
   Paste the code to the right of the } character that the arrow is pointing to.
   
   
   
5. Save and you're ready to go!

Troubleshooting common issues

Question: It shows me an error after I edit the settings_schema.json file. What do I do?

Answer: You very likely pasted the code at the bottom of the file. Please make sure you paste the code at the penultimate (second last) line as indicated in the step 3.

Your file must end with this character: ]

If you're still facing any issues please reach out to us via ezfycode@gmail.com and we'll be more than happy to help you out!