What are the key differences between sections and snippets in Shopify themes? 🧩
### Explanation
Sections and snippets serve different purposes in Shopify themes.
Key points:
- Sections:
- Support schema settings for customization in theme editor
- Can be dynamically added/reordered on pages
- Have their own schema configuration block
- Can include settings like text fields, images, colors
- Commonly used for major page components
- Located in sections/ directory
- Snippets:
- Simple reusable code blocks without customization settings
- Cannot be customized through theme editor
- Used for repeatable HTML/Liquid code
- Help maintain DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) principle
- Located in snippets/ directory
- Often used for small components like product cards or form fields
Reference: [Shopify Theme Architecture](https://shopify.dev/docs/themes/architecture)
Answer Options:
- Sections are for header/footer only, snippets are for all other reusable code
- Snippets can be customized in theme editor, sections cannot
- Sections can be customized in theme editor, snippets are simple reusable code blocks
- There is no difference, they are just stored in different folders