How to Change a Video Thumbnail in Shopify (Native Upload Fix)

Описание: Have you uploaded a video to your Shopify store, only to find the worst possible frame showing as your thumbnail? And then you check the theme editor… only to see there’s no option to change it?

In this video, I’ll show you the simple fix for changing video thumbnails on Shopify when using native uploads. This method works for videos added to page templates and product listings.

What you’ll learn in this video:
How to upload a video to a Shopify page template
Why Shopify randomly picks a frame as the thumbnail
Why the theme editor doesn’t give you a thumbnail option for native uploads
How to go to your Files (under Content), select your video, and set a custom thumbnail
How it looks on the front end once fixed

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I'm Lee, a Shopify CRO Specialist with over a decade of hands-on experience. I share practical, proven strategies to help you build, optimise, and scale your own Shopify store with confidence.

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