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Media card

Media cards provide a consistent layout to present visual information to merchants. Visual media is used to provide additional context to the written information it's paired with.

Examples

Use to surface educational information about a feature or opportunity.

import {MediaCard} from '@shopify/polaris';
import React from 'react';

function MediaCardExample() {
  return (
    <MediaCard
      title="Getting Started"
      primaryAction={{
        content: 'Learn about getting started',
        onAction: () => {},
      }}
      description="Discover how Shopify can power up your entrepreneurial journey."
      popoverActions={[{content: 'Dismiss', onAction: () => {}}]}
    >
      <img
        alt=""
        width="100%"
        height="100%"
        style={{
          objectFit: 'cover',
          objectPosition: 'center',
        }}
        src="https://burst.shopifycdn.com/photos/business-woman-smiling-in-office.jpg?width=1850"
      />
    </MediaCard>
  );
}

Use when there are limited vertical space, or when the card should be less prominent.

import {MediaCard} from '@shopify/polaris';
import React from 'react';

function MediaCardExample() {
  return (
    <MediaCard
      title="Getting Started"
      primaryAction={{
        content: 'Learn about getting started',
        onAction: () => {},
      }}
      description="Discover how Shopify can power up your entrepreneurial journey."
      popoverActions={[{content: 'Dismiss', onAction: () => {}}]}
      size="small"
    >
      <img
        alt=""
        width="100%"
        height="100%"
        style={{
          objectFit: 'cover',
          objectPosition: 'center',
        }}
        src="https://burst.shopifycdn.com/photos/business-woman-smiling-in-office.jpg?width=1850"
      />
    </MediaCard>
  );
}

Use when there are two distinct actions merchants can take on the information in the card.

import {MediaCard} from '@shopify/polaris';
import React from 'react';

function MediaCardExample() {
  return (
    <MediaCard
      title="Get closer to launching your store"
      primaryAction={{
        content: 'Add a product',
        onAction: () => {},
      }}
      secondaryAction={{
        content: 'Learn more',
        onAction: () => {},
      }}
      description="Start your business with eye-catching inventory."
      popoverActions={[{content: 'Dismiss', onAction: () => {}}]}
    >
      <img
        alt=""
        width="100%"
        height="100%"
        style={{objectFit: 'cover', objectPosition: 'center'}}
        src="https://burst.shopifycdn.com/photos/business-woman-smiling-in-office.jpg?width=1850"
      />
    </MediaCard>
  );
}

Use when media card does not require any actions.

import {MediaCard} from '@shopify/polaris';
import React from 'react';

function MediaCardExample() {
  return (
    <MediaCard
      title="Getting Started"
      description="Discover how Shopify can power up your entrepreneurial journey."
      popoverActions={[{content: 'Dismiss', onAction: () => {}}]}
    >
      <img
        alt=""
        width="100%"
        height="100%"
        style={{objectFit: 'cover', objectPosition: 'center'}}
        src="https://burst.shopifycdn.com/photos/business-woman-smiling-in-office.jpg?width=1850"
      />
    </MediaCard>
  );
}

Use to provide a consistent layout for contextual learning content. Use to wrap thumbnails of educational videos about Shopify features in context.

import {MediaCard, VideoThumbnail} from '@shopify/polaris';
import React from 'react';

function MediaCardExample() {
  return (
    <MediaCard
      title="Turn your side-project into a business"
      primaryAction={{
        content: 'Learn more',
        onAction: () => {},
      }}
      description={`In this course, you’ll learn how the Kular family turned their mom’s recipe book into a global business.`}
      popoverActions={[{content: 'Dismiss', onAction: () => {}}]}
    >
      <VideoThumbnail
        videoLength={80}
        thumbnailUrl="https://burst.shopifycdn.com/photos/business-woman-smiling-in-office.jpg?width=1850"
      />
    </MediaCard>
  );
}

Use when vertical screen space is not limited or when the video card is the page’s primary content. For example, in an empty state.

import {MediaCard, VideoThumbnail} from '@shopify/polaris';
import React from 'react';

function MediaCardExample() {
  return (
    <MediaCard
      portrait
      title="Turn your side-project into a business"
      primaryAction={{
        content: 'Learn more',
        onAction: () => {},
      }}
      description="In this course, you’ll learn how the Kular family turned their mom’s recipe book into a global business."
      popoverActions={[{content: 'Dismiss', onAction: () => {}}]}
    >
      <VideoThumbnail
        videoLength={80}
        thumbnailUrl="https://burst.shopifycdn.com/photos/business-woman-smiling-in-office.jpg?width=1850"
      />
    </MediaCard>
  );
}

Props

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  • description

    Required
    string

    Body content

  • title

    Required
    React.ReactNode

    Heading content

  • children

    Required
    React.ReactNode

    The visual media to display in the card

  • primaryAction? ComplexAction

    Main call to action, rendered as a basic button

  • secondaryAction? ComplexAction

    Secondary call to action, rendered as a plain button

  • popoverActions? ActionListItemDescriptor[]

    Action list items to render in ellipsis popover

  • portrait? boolean

    Whether or not card content should be laid out vertically

  • size? Size

    Size of the visual media in the card

Best practices

Media cards should:

  • Provide merchants with a clear call to action.
  • Always pair text with a visual component, for example, body text paired with an image, video, etc.
  • Use media to enhance the written content. The written content should be able to stand alone without an explanation from the paired media.
  • Show targeted content toward specific audiences to maximize relevance.
  • Be dismissable.

Content guidelines

  • Don’t use media cards as advertisements for your feature. Instead they should educate the merchant about how to accomplish tasks related to the section they’re in.

Title

Media card titles should follow the content guidelines for headings and subheadings.

Body content

Body content should be:

  • Actionable: start sentences with imperative verbs when telling merchants what actions are available to them, especially something new. Don’t use permissive language like “you can”.

Do

Get performance data for all of your sales channels.

Don’t

Now you can get performance data for all of your sales channels.

  • Structured for merchant success: always put the most critical information first
  • Clear: use the verb “need” to help merchants understand when they’re required to do something

Do

To buy a shipping label, you need to enter the total weight of your shipment, including packaging.

Don’t

To buy a shipping label, you must enter the total weight of your shipment, including packaging.

Call to action

Buttons should be:

Clear and predictable: merchants should be able to anticipate what will happen when they click a button. Never deceive merchants by mislabeling a button.

Do

Buy shipping label

Don’t

Buy

  • Action-led: buttons should always lead with a strong verb that encourages action. To provide enough context to merchants use the {verb}+{noun} format on buttons except in the case of common actions like Save, Close, Cancel, or OK.

Do

View shipping settings

Don’t

View your settings

  • Scannable: avoid unnecessary words and articles such as the, an, or a.

Do

Add menu item

Don’t

Add a menu item

Accessibility

The required title prop gives the media card a level 2 heading (<h2>). This helps with readability and provides structure to screen reader users. It can also accept a ReactNode.

Use actionable language to ensure that the purpose of the media card is clear to all merchants, including those with issues related to reading and language.

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